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#	Name* SORT (↑)	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Blachowski	Zygfryd	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.781526	Born 9 April 1915 Wiłkowo (Age 27 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-09-04	Vickers Wellington	lV	Z1320	BH-K		RAF Ingham	23:04	Bremen	Obst. Ludwig Becker 6.NJG2, claimed three Wellingtons on this date, one each from 101, 300 and 419 Sqns. (North Sea 40 Km N. Ameland: 4200 m, 0415; North Sea 40 Km N. Ameland: 3200 m, 0455; Sea 35 km Schiermonnikoog: 1000 m, 0509)	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt., No Known Grave - Aircraft believe lost at sea	Polish Memorial Northolt UK	Archiwum Polish Database
2	Becker	Marvin H	2nd Lt		O-810458		USA	Pilot		USAAF	56th Fighter Group	63rd Fighter Squadron	1944-03-08	P-47 Thunderbolt								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3	Becker	Marvin H	1st Lt		O-810458		USA	Pilot		USAAF	56th Fighter Group	63rd Fighter Squadron	1944-06-07	P-47 Thunderbolt								0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
4	Becker	Marvin H	1st Lt		O-810458		USA	Pilot		USAAF	56th Fighter Group	63rd Fighter Squadron	1944-06-30	P-47 Thunderbolt								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
5	Becker	Marvin H	1st Lt		O-810458		USA	Pilot		USAAF	56th Fighter Group	63rd Fighter Squadron	1944-06-30	P-47 Thunderbolt				2.75									Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
6	Becker	Robert H	1st Lt		O-739239		USA	Pilot		USAAF	357th Fighter Group	362nd Fighter Squadron	1944-02-25	P-51 Mustang								1.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
7	Becker	Robert H	1st Lt		O-739239		USA	Pilot		USAAF	357th Fighter Group	362nd Fighter Squadron	1944-04-13	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
8	Becker	Robert H	1st Lt		O-739239		USA	Pilot		USAAF	357th Fighter Group	362nd Fighter Squadron	1944-04-30	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
9	Becker	Robert H	Captain		O-739239		USA	Pilot		USAAF	357th Fighter Group	362nd Fighter Squadron	1944-05-30	P-51 Mustang								3 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
10	Becker	Robert H	Captain		O-739239		USA	Pilot		USAAF	357th Fighter Group	362nd Fighter Squadron	1944-07-29	P-51 Mustang								0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
11	Becker	Robert H	Captain		O-739239		USA	Pilot		USAAF	357th Fighter Group	362nd Fighter Squadron	1944-07-29	P-51 Mustang				7									Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
12	Bell	Albert Thomas	Flight Sergeant		Aus/434440		Australian	Air Bomber		RAAF	Bomber Command	227Sqn	1945-03-14	Lancaster	I	RA546	9J-J		RAF Balderton, Newark-on-Trent	17:03	Lutzkendorf	See archive report - shot down by Hptm Martin Becker	PoW				Born on the 31st March 1918 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.	'Read the archive report for further details'
13	Bird	Joseph Ronald	Flight Sergeant		900012	1920		Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1942-08-27	Stirling	I	R9160	HA-G		Downham Market	2045	Kassel	Claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 6/NJG2 - North Sea West of Bergen aan Zee: 3,600m at 0140	Killed	Runnymede Memorial 73			Son of Joseph and Annie Bird, of Derby
14	Becker	Marvin H	2nd Lt		O-810458		USA	Pilot		USAAF	56th Fighter Group	63rd Fighter Squadron	1944-03-06	P-47 Thunderbolt								0.25 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
15	Blake	William Archie	Flight Sergeant		917122			Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	76 Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LK795	MP:P		Holme on Spalding Moor	22:13	Nurnberg	Claimed by Oblt. Martin Becker, his 21st Abschuss, from 2./NJG6 over Etzbach, 2 km NE Hamm at 5.000m. at 00:23 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 March 1944 - 11 May 1944) Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No. 502, Stalag Luft 7
16	Blance	Ian Edward	Pilot Officer		421496	Age 21				RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-29										Killed	France, Millery Communal Cemetery, Grave 4.			Son Of John William And Ivy Bertha Blance, Of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.	Allied Losses Database Attacker
17	Blance	Ian Edward	Pilot Officer		NZ/421496	Sge 21	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-28	Lancaster	III	ND756	AA-M		RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2200	Stuttgart	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Millery Communal Cemetery. Grave 4			Burial Site Attacker Attacker Operational Record Son of John William (died 29th June 1960, age 68) and Ivy Bertha Blance (née Devlyn - died 13th December 1982, age 91), of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. Half brother of P/O. John William Percival (killed on the 22nd September 1942, age 30) A total of 471 flying hours logged and understood to be on his 3rd operation.	Read Archive Report
18	Booth	Ronald	Sergeant Air Bomber		1549733					RAFVR	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1944-02-19	Halifax	III	LV834	TL-N		RAF Graveley, Huntingdonshire now Cambridgeshire	.0003.	Leipzig	Attacked by night fighter piloted by Oblt. Martin Becker, exploded and crashed at Gohre	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Grave No. 8.E.8			Read Archive Report Attacker
19	Bowers	W H	Sergeant		977278					RAFVR	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1942-03-08	Wellington	III	X3411	WS-		Waddington. (originally RAF Honington- Moved to RAF Waddington August 1942.)	0.0028	Essen	Ditched in North Sea	Killed	Runnymede Panel 78			Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1. This aircraft was claimed by Oblt Ludwig Becker (6./NJG2).North Sea 8 km North of Petten (Eisbar) at 04:11. This would be his 14th kill. See Kracker Archive on this site. (Additional information from John Jones)
20	Bowley	K W	Pilot Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LK800	Al-N		Leeming	2148	Nurnberg	Crashed Weiler-la-Tour	PoW				Attacker
21	Briffett	George William	Sergeant		R/108275		Canada	A/G		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-12-20	Halifax	V	LK644	ZL-C		Leeming	1630	Frankfurt	Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Hptm. Martin Becker and crashed at Weilmünster/Hessen. Several crews from the squadron were either attacked by or observed enemy fighters, and crews reported intense flak opposition and search lights.	Killed Age 21	Hannover War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. C. 13-19. Epitaph NOT JUST TODAY BUT EVERY DAY IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER		Paradie Archive Database	On 20–21 December, the target was Frankfurt. Frankfurt. 650 aircraft, 41 losses (6.3%). The German controllers were able to accurately plot the route as soon as the main force left the English coast and were therefore able to deploy night-fighters at many points along its route. A diversionary raid on Mannheim failed to draw off many fighters until the main raid was over. The target was mainly cloud covered whereas the forecast had predicted clear conditions. Marking did not, therefore, go to plan. The Germans used both decoy fires and also decoy target indicator. By a twist of good fortune, considerable creepback resulted in the bombing coming back over the city. Many public and municipal buildings were hit including many schools. 23000 people were bombed out of their homes. Three Danes were part of the raid: Fg Off. Niels Erik Westergaard and both Sondergaard brothers. This was Sondergaard’s final operation. The crew failed to return. Halifax V LK644/ZL-C took off from RAF Station Leeming at 16.15 hours, and nothing was heard from the crew following take off. The crew of seven was killed. Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Hptm. Martin Becker and crashed at Weilmünster/Hessen. Several crews from the squadron were either attacked by or observed enemy fighters, and crews reported intense flak opposition and search lights. Son of James and Margaret Briffett, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
22	Brych	Ryszard	Kapral	Sergeant	P.783077	Born 14 September 1918 Słupia Jędrzejów (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-10-13	Vickers Wellington	lV	Z1250	BH-K		Ingham	18:39	Kiel	Lost without trace. Probable claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 12/NJG1 - Sea 35km North West of Texel (Salzhering): 3,600m at 2349 hrs	Missing, believed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt., No Known Grave - Aircraft lost over North Sea		Archiwum Polish Database
23	Buttel	Albert Francois	Sergeant 2nd Pilot		403717					RAAF	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1942-06-06	Manchester	I	L7469	EA-		Scampton	2313	Emden	Claimed as shot down by Obit. Lugwig Becker of 6/NJG2 and lost over the North Sea	Killed	Sage War Cemetery. Grave ref. 7.C.5			Read Archive Report
24	Cale	Ronald Philip	Sergeant		1381147			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	7 Sqn	1942-03-28	Stirling	I	W7501	MG-Z		Oakington	1938	Lubeck	Claimed by Oblt. Ludwig Becker, his 17th claim, from 6.NJG2 at 22.05. The aircraft crashed in the sea north of Vlieland (Frisian Islands)	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 79
25	Carleton	R H	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	640Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LW555	C8-L		Leconfield	2210	Nurnberg	Crashed Halbs	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery			Attacker
26	Zalewski	Leon Ignacy	Starszy Szeregowiec Strzelec	Sergeant	P.793239	Born 7 August 1914 Lwów Ukraine (Age 27 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-06-08	Vickers Wellington	lV	R1725	BH-Q		RAF Ingham	23:17	Essen	Claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 6./NJG2 - Sea 25km West of Texel (Tiger): 5,100m at 0216	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt.,		Archiwum Polish Database
27	Becker	Bertram Ernest William	Sergeant		1603389	Age 24				RAFVR			1944-07-21										Killed	United Kingdom, Stoneykirk Cemetery, Sec. C. Grave 120.			Husband Of Verna Phyllis Becker, Of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada.
28	Banks	John Charles Lyon	Sergeant		917462	1920		Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	7 Sqn	1942-03-28	Stirling	I	W7501	MG-Z		Oakington	1938	Lubeck	Claimed by Oblt. Ludwig Becker, his 17th claim, from 6.NJG2 at 22.05. The aircraft crashed in the sea north of Vlieland (Frisian Islands)	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 77			Son of William George Wilson Banks and Violet Mary Gladys Banks, of Broad Oak, Heathfield, Sussex
29	Bauldie	Dandy	Flight Sergeant		1584485			Air Gunner (Rear)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	76 Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LK795	MP:P		Holme on Spalding Moor	22:13	Nurnberg	Claimed by Oblt. Martin Becker, his 21st Abschuss, from 2./NJG6 over Etzbach, 2 km NE Hamm at 5.000m. at 00:23 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 March 1944 - 11 May 1944) Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No. 3429, Stalag 537/ Killed by friendly fire	Berlin 1929-1945 War Cemetery, 5.J.25			On the 19th April 1945 Typhoons strafed a PoW column near Gresse and amongst the many victims was Flt Sgt. Bauldie He was initially buried in the Communal Cemetery at Gresse Son of James and Emma Jane Bauldie, of Manchester
30	Baxter	J C	Warrant Officer						DFM		Bomber Command	156Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND466	GT-Z		Upwood	2230	Nurnberg	Crashed Eisfeld	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery			Attacker
31	Beard	Peter Franklyn	Sergeant		1601748			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	78 Sqn	1944-03-22	Halifax	III	LW512	EY-Q		Breighton	19:07	Frankfurt	Claim by Oblt Marin Becker 2./NJG6, his 18th, - 1km North of Kyllburg: 5,200m at 22:39. Crashed at Mohrweiler 10km NNE of Bitburg. Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1 (September 1939 - March 1944) - Dr Theo E.W. Boiten	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 8 Row F Grave 10
32	Becker	Adam				Age				German Air Force Luftwaffe			1941-05-04										Killed	United Kingdom, Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Plot 3 Row 10 Grave 312
33	Becker	Leslie Alderman Edward	Aircraftman 2nd Class		653372	Age				RAF		110Sqn	1940-06-01										Killed	United Kingdom, Brompton Cemetery, Plot O. Grave 190058.
34	Becker	Peter				Age				German Air Force Luftwaffe			1940-09-09										Killed	United Kingdom, Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Plot 6 Row 7 Grave 157
35	Becker	S I	Lieutenant		48061	Age 31				SAAF			1942-10-09										Killed	South Africa, Johannesburg (Brixton) Cemetery, C. Of E. Sec. Grave 58/91/60E.			Son Of C. Becker And Hilda M. Becker; Husband Of E. L. Becker, Of Johannesburg.
36	Becker	Horst				Age				German Air Force			1942-03-23										Killed	United Kingdom, Portland Royal Naval Cemetery, C Of E Portion Grave 718.
37	Becker	Philip August	Lieutenant		328419V	Age				SAAF		57Sqn RAF	1944-12-04										Killed	Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. D. 16.
38	Becker	Byron Jeremiah	Flight Sergeant		R/190101	Age				RCAF		1664 Heavy Conversion Unit HCU	1944-10-15										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 254.				Paradie Canadian Archive
39	Becker	Horst				Age				German Air Force Luftwaffe			1944-03-14										Killed	United Kingdom, Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Plot 5 Row 7 Grave 155
40	Bake	E.	Sergeant								Bomber Command	640Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LW555	C8-L		Leconfield	2210	Nurnberg	Crashed Halbs	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery			Attacker
41	Becker	Hermann Hirsch	Sub-Lieutenant			Age				Norwegian Air Force			1945-03-21										Killed	Denmark, Tranebjerg Churchyard, Plot K. Grave 3.
42	Becker	Robert Douglas Albert	Pilot Officer		J/94373	Age 20				RCAF		201Sqn (RAF)	1945-03-14										Killed	United Kingdom, Irvinestown Church Of Ireland Churchyard, Plot 2. Grave 71.			Son Of George Albert And Jean Lindsay Becker, Of Pouce Coupe, British Columbia, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
43	Becker	Walter George Edward	Flight Lieutenant		62695	Age				RAFVR		36Sqn	1945-01-24										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 265.
44	Becker	Adam				Age				German Air Force Luftwaffe			1945-01-05										Killed	United Kingdom, Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Plot 5 Row 2 Grave 26
45	Becker	Stanley Victor (Stan)	Pilot II		1893990	Age 22				RAFVR			1947-10-09										Killed	United Kingdom, Frogmore (Holy Trinity) Burial Ground, St. Albans, Grave G. 37.			Son Of George And Frances Eileen Becker; Husband Of Edith Becker, Of Upper Norwood, Surrey.
46	Becker	Robert S.	Sergeant		1812596			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1944-02-15	Halifax	V	LL140	MP-A		RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor, Yorkshire	1730	Berlin	See archive report for full details	PoW No: 1467 Camp: Stalag Kopernikus	none - understood to have survived the war			Read Archive Report
47	Becker	R B	Flight Sergeant		R/152224			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-01-21	Lancaster	II	DS777	A4-C		Witchford	2019	Magdeburg	German documents examined post war record that the aircraft was shot down in the vicinity of Sommersdorf, some 40 miles west of Magdeburg. As Magdeburg was located in the Soviet Occupied Zone of Germany it was not possible for investigating teams to visit the crash site	PoW No 924, Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug			Paradie Archive Database	Promoted to WO whilst as PoW
48	Becker	B J	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	1664HCU	1944-10-14	Halifax	II	HR802			Dishforth		Duisburg		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
49	Becker	Philip August	Lieutenant	Flying Officer	328419V		South African	Pilot		SAAF	Bomber Command	57 Sqn	1944-12-04	Lancaster	I	NG145	DX:J		East Kirkby	16:30	Heilbronn	Claim by Lt. Peter Spoden Stab II./NJG6, his 13th Abschuss and the first of three this night, 0-10km South of Heilbronn, at 3,000m at 19:33hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 October 1944 - 31 December 1944) Part 5 - Theo Boiten). The aircraft crashed at Oberstenfeld, 15km SSE of Heilbronn.	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 9 Row D Grave 16			Those who perished were initially buried in Oberstenfeld Civil Cemetery. Sgt. Osman/Sgt. Lees - Grave 60. Sgt. Roselt - Grave 61. Flt Sgt. Deacon - Grave 62. Lt. Becker SAAF - Grave 63. Flt Sgt Ching RNZAF - Grave 64. Reinterred 7 May 1948
50	Becker	R S	Sergeant								Bomber Command	76Sqn	1944-11-02	Halifax	V	LL189	MP-C		Holme on Spalding Moor	1100	Air Test	Crashed on take off	Injured