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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Best	Ronald Robert	Sergeant	1386330	Age 20	British	Pilot	RAFVR	Coastal Command	612Sqn (County of Aberdeen)	1942-11-09	Whitley	VII	Z9376	WL-M	RAF Wick, Caithness-shire, Scotland	650	Air sea rescue	See archive report for details	Killed	Midvaag Military Cemetery. Grave 3		Joined 612 Squadron on the 17th March 1942 from (C) Operational Training Unit. Son of Daisy Best, of Finsbury Park, Middlesex. Grave inscription: 'He Was Loved By All Who Knew Him. He Died As He Lived: A Man'.	Read Archive Report
2	Bramwell	Ronald Hollis	Pilot Officer	130457	Age ?	British	Pilot	RAFVR	Coastal Command	179Sqn	1942-11-08	Wellington	VII	HX776	M	RAF Skitten	1815	Anti-shipping	See archive report for details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 68		No further details. Are you able to assist?	Read Archive Report
3	Brooking	Sydney Gibbs	Sergeant	1177608	Age 32	British	W/Op/Air/Gnr	RAFVR	Coastal Command	179Sqn	1942-11-08	Wellington	VII	HX776	M	RAF Skitten	1815	Anti-shipping	See archive report for details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 79		Foster-son of John and Clara Wood; husband of Winifred Mary Brooking, of Parkstone, Dorsetshire.	Read Archive Report
4	Davies	Oliver Geoffrey	Flight Sergeant	972287	Age 22	British	W/Op/Air/Gnr	RAFVR	Coastal Command	612Sqn (County of Aberdeen)	1942-11-09	Whitley	VII	Z9376	WL-M	RAF Wick, Caithness-shire, Scotland	650	Air sea rescue	See archive report for details	Killed	Midvaag Military Cemetery. Grave 4		Joined 612 Squadron on the 17th March 1942 from (C) Operational Training Unit. Son of John Joseph and Kate Marion Davies, of Carmarthen, Wales. Grave inscription: 'Hearts That Loved Him Never Forget. Rest In Peace'	Read Archive Report
5	Haeusler	Harold John George (Jack)	Flying Officer	NZ/401272	Ruatoki region New Zealand Age 24	New Zealander	Pilot	RNZAF	Coastal Command	612Sqn (County of Aberdeen)	1942-11-09	Whitley	VII	Z9376	WL-M	RAF Wick, Caithness-shire, Scotland	06:50	Air sea rescue	Crashed into a mountain on the islands during a search. Tail gunner only survivor. See archive report for details	Killed	Midvaag Military Cemetery. Grave 5 Faroes Islands	Courtesy Sonia Edwards and Bruce Haeusler Midvaag Military Cemetery, Faroes Islands	Born on the 02nd July 1918 at Whangarei. Worked as a warehouseman for John Chambers and Sons of Auckland prior to service. Enlisted on the 07th May 1940 at Levin.Pilots badge awarded on the 30th September 1940 and promoted to sergeant on the 22nd November 1940 after training with No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School and No. 2 Flying Training School. Embarked for England on the 05th December 1940. Commissioned on the 06th May 1942. Joined 612 squadron from No. 3 Operational Training Unit on the 14th July 1941. Son of Rudolph Hans Waikato Haeusler (died 20th April 1974) and Doris Mildred Haeusler (née Hart - died 29th June 1977), of Whangarei, Auckland, New Zealand. A total of 641 flying hours logged and on his 57th operational sortie. Only Kiwi among the 14 servicemen buried at the small Midvaag Military Cemetery in the Faroes. Tail gunner recounts aircraft had taken off from its base in Wick, Scotland, and that a combination of fog and radio silence meant the crew could not establish their location and the aircraft crashed into the mountainside. The survivor made his way down hill and met a group of shepherds. Some helped him down to the British army base in the village of Tvoroyri, while others went to the burning aircraft. Haeusler was still alive so they carried him by stretcher to the little village hospital, but he died the following day. He and his crewmates were buried a few days later. Remnants of the aircraft wreck remain on the mountainside, and the story of the crash has been passed on through generations of islanders. Haeusler, known as "Jack", was one of three brothers raised in Ruatoki and educated in Opotiki. He gained his wings in 1940 and was engaged to be married when he went to war in late 1940. Undergoing training in New Zealand Parading Queen St Auckland. Parents had this image on their mantlepiece	Read Archive Report
6	Hamman	George Albert	Pilot Officer	130437	Age 28	British	Observer	RAFVR	Coastal Command	179Sqn	1942-11-08	Wellington	VII	HX776	M	RAF Skitten	1815	Anti-shipping	See archive report for details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 69		Son of James W. and Mary A. Hamman; husband of Elsie Hamman, of Cheadle Heath, Cheshire.	Read Archive Report
7	Hustler	Ronald Durance	Sergeant	1104367	Age ?	British	W/Op/Air/Gnr	RAFVR	Coastal Command	179Sqn	1942-11-08	Wellington	VII	HX776	M	RAF Skitten	1815	Anti-shipping	See archive report for details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 86		No further details. Are you able to assist?	Read Archive Report
8	Kirby	Frank Ernest	Sergeant	1379419	Age ?	British	W/Op/Air/Gnr	RAFVR	Coastal Command	179Sqn	1942-11-08	Wellington	VII	HX776	M	RAF Skitten	1815	Anti-shipping	See archive report for details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 87		No further details. Are you able to assist?	Read Archive Report
9	Mugford	Allan Ivan	Sergeant	1163981	Age 31	British	W/Op/Air/Gnr	RAFVR	Coastal Command	179Sqn	1942-11-08	Wellington	VII	HX776	M	RAF Skitten	1815	Anti-shipping	See archive report for details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 90		Son of John and Ellen Mugford; husband of Ernestine Minnie Emily Mugford, of Brislington, Somerset.	Read Archive Report
10	Turner	Geoffrey Philip	Sergeant	Aus/406510	Age 33	Australian	Observer	RAAF	Coastal Command	612Sqn (County of Aberdeen)	1942-11-09	Whitley	VII	Z9376	WL-M	RAF Wick, Caithness-shire, Scotland	650	Air sea rescue	See archive report for details	Killed	Midvaag Military Cemetery. Grave 2		Born on the 14th January 1909 in Sutton Coldfield, England. Served for 4 years in the 44 battalion, Citizen Forces. An accountant and car salesman prior to enlisting on the 06th January 1941 in Perth. Embarked for England on the 16th October 1941. Embarked for Canada on the 12th November 1941. Joined 612 Squadron on the 17th March 1942 from (C) Operational Training Unit. Son of Frederick Thomas Turner and Edith Mary Turner and husband of Rena Turner, of Carlisle, Western Australia. Grave inscription: 'Greater Love Hath No Man Than This'.	Read Archive Report
11	Williams	Harry Mornington	Sergeant		Age 34	British	W/Op/Air/Gnr	RAFVR	Coastal Command	612Sqn (County of Aberdeen)	1942-11-09	Whitley	VII	Z9376	WL-M	RAF Wick, Caithness-shire, Scotland	650	Air sea rescue	See archive report for details	Survived - injured				Read Archive Report
12	Williamson	Robert	Sergeant	?	Age ?	British	W/Op/Air/Gnr	RAFVR	Coastal Command	612Sqn (County of Aberdeen)	1942-11-09	Whitley	VII	Z9376	WL-M	RAF Wick, Caithness-shire, Scotland	650	Air sea rescue	See archive report for details	Killed	Midvaag Military Cemetery. Grave 1		Joined 612 Squadron on the 17th March 1942 from (C) Operational Training Unit. No further details. Are you able to assist?	Read Archive Report

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