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#	Name* SORT (↑)	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Photo (Click to Expand)	Commemorated	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Malan	Ralph Jordan	Captain	48078V		Egypt, Moascar War Cemetery, 3. A. 7.	Age			Africa Service Medal Italy Star	SAAF		31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12										Killed	Crashed into sea on training mission	Ralph Malan Memoirs Allied Losses Database
2	Treacy	Wilfred Patrick Francis 'Paddy' 'Treacle'	Squadron Leader	37617		Boulogne Eastern Cemetery France Plot 11. Row A. Grave 17.	Dublin June 1917	Irish	Pilot	DSO	RAF	Fighter	242Sqn	1941-04-20	Hurricane	II	Z2887		5	Stapleford		Patrol	Collision over Channel in clouds with Hugh Lang and ND Esmond, all of 242Sqn	Killed. Drowned	This is 'Paddy' Treacy, who is mentioned in the book 'Nancy Wake: The White Mouse', an SOE secret agent whose exploits are to be found here. Nancy met him when he was in Marseille, trying to escape back to England. She refers to him glowingly as exuberant and great fun. On April 20th, Treacy was flying on a sortie with Hugh Lang (brother ofSqn Ldr Alistair Lang DFC of Pathfinder fame), flying with 242 Squadron over the Channel, when he was involved in a unique accident when Hugh Lang, ND Edmond and their Squadron CO,Sqn. Ldr WPF Treacy, DSO finding themselves suddenly under attack from German fighters all collided together in clouds, and drowned when their Hurricanes crashed into the sea. Paddy Treacy was born in Dublin in 1917, and was educated at St Joseph College, Dublin, and Cistercian College, Roscrea. On the 2nd March 1936, he was granted a short service commission as an Acting Pilot Officers on probation. On the 6th July 1938, he promoted to the rank of Flying Officer. At the beginning of the war, he joined 74Sqn (Tiger) with Pilot officer Bryan Vincent `Paddy` Byrne and Sailor Malan and was B Flight commander. In Spring 1940, he was the Flight Commander. He flew a Spitfire and saw combat on the 24th May (Hs 126 & Ju 88) and 27th May 1940 (Me 109E & Do 17). He went missing in France for the second time in May 1940. He was promoted to Flight Lieutenant 6th July 1940. In July 1940 he was in Marseille and had escaped three times from the Germans before being arrested by the French. He escaped after capture. Became acting Squadron Leader of 242 Squadron seeing combat 1st and 5th April 1941. The Hurricanes of 242 Squadron flew from Martlesham Heath to the Stapleford Tawney airfield on the 9th April 1941. On the squadron's first operation out of Stapleford (20th April) three Hurricanes collided in cloud over the Channel after finding themselves suddenly under attack from German fighters. The pilots drowned when their Hurricanes crashed into the sea, one of whom wasSqn Ldr Treacy. His body was found in the sea off Boulogne, and he was buried there. On the 13th March 1942 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, with effect from the 27th March 1941.
3	Stanger	William Mars	Sergeant	645603	Moascar War Cemetery	Moascar War Cemetery. Grave 4. A. 12.	Age 22	British	W/Op/Air/Gunner		RAFVR	Coastal Command	31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12	Liberator	VI	EV946	-		LG-234 (Gebel Hamzi), Egypt	15:00	Training - bomb practice	Unexplained - crashed into the sea off Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said	Killed	Son of John Dixon Burton Stanger and Edith Stanger; husband of Dorothy Stanger, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. Epitaph: 'At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Him. Wife & Children '. No further details - are you able to assist?	'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Diary'
4	Smith	William David Clarke	Lieutant	329096V	Moascar War Cemetery	Moascar War Cemetery. Grave 34. C. 14.	Age 22	South Africa	Pilot		SAAF	Coastal Command	31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12	Liberator	VI	EV946	-		LG-234 (Gebel Hamzi), Egypt	15:00	Training - bomb practice	Unexplained - crashed into the sea off Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said	Killed	Son of William J. Smith and Mabel Smith, of Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Epitaph: ''Until The Day Break And The Shadows Flee Away". They Shall Never Grow Old'. '. No further details - are you able to assist?	'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Diary'
5	Shannon	James Thomas	Sergeant	1521397	Moascar War Cemetery	Moascar War Cemetery. Grave 3. A. 5.	Age 21	British	W/Op/Air/Gunner		RAFVR	Coastal Command	31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12	Liberator	VI	EV946	-		LG-234 (Gebel Hamzi), Egypt	15:00	Training - bomb practice	Unexplained - crashed into the sea off Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said	Killed	Son of George Gilmour Shannon, and of Constance Mary Shannon, of Eton, Buckinghamshire, England. Epitaph: 'Beloved Son Of George Gilmour And Constance Mary Shannon. Thy Will Be Done'. '. No further details - are you able to assist?	'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Diary'
6	Palmer	Harold Chadwick	Lieutant	48078V	Alamein Memorial	Alamein Memorial. Column 282	Age 26	South Africa	Pilot		SAAF	Coastal Command	31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12	Liberator	VI	EV946	-		LG-234 (Gebel Hamzi), Egypt	15:00	Training - bomb practice	Unexplained - crashed into the sea off Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said	Missing - believed killed	Born 19th March 1917. Son of Harold C. and Beatrice Cooker Palmer (later MacGregor), of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. No further details - are you able to assist?	'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Diary'
7	Malan	Francis	PO	131248		Massicault War Cemetery, Iv. H. 9. Epitaph: 'In God's Good Time We Will Meet Again'.	Age 23	South Africa	Pilot		RAFVR	Fighter Command	72Sqn	1943-04-26	Spitfire	lX	EN294				11:35	Patrol Medjez el Bab	According to Ralph Malan (nephew) he was shot down by Allied ground fire, confirmed in 72Sqn ORB	Killed	Brother of Ralph Jordan Malan and Sailor Malan	Allied Deaths Database
8	Malan	Ralph Jordan	Captain	48078V		Moascar War Cemetery. Grave 3. A. 7.	Age 32	South Africa	Navigator / Air Bomber	Africa Service Medal Italy Star	SAAF	Coastal Command	31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12	Liberator	VI	EV946	-		LG-234 (Gebel Hamzi), Egypt	15:00	Training - bomb practice	Unexplained - crashed into the sea off Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said. In the 1970s, his son was told by a former colleague of Malan that 'the pilot had been showing off by flying low over the water'. (see 'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Memoirs')	Killed	Born on the 07th March 1912 in South Africa. .Son of Willem Adolph Malan (Born 07th April 1879 - died 25th Apr 1949, age 70) and Evelyn Forde Malan (née Jordan - born 17 Mar 1887 - died 24th June 1973, age 86) of Somerset East (now named KwaNojoli), South Africa. Husband of Beatrice Mary Malan (née Winder) - married on the 19th December 1942. Brother of Francis Malan (72Sqn) and 'Sailor' Malan DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar (74Sqn Battle of Britain ace) 31Sqn ORB June 1944 Summary	'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Memoirs' Allied Deaths Database
9	Malan	Daniel Petrus	Air Sgt. Flt Engr.	314123V		Israel and Palestine (including Gaza), Ramleh War Cemetery, 5. H. 7.	Age				SAAF			1944-10-06										Killed
10	Collins	Alexander James	Sergeant	989937	Moascar War Cemetery	Moascar War Cemetery. Grave 4. A. 18.	Age ?	British	W/Op/Air/Gunner		RAFVR	Coastal Command	31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12	Liberator	VI	EV946	-		LG-234 (Gebel Hamzi), Egypt	15:00	Training - bomb practice	Unexplained - crashed into the sea off Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said	Killed	No further details - are you able to assist?	'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Diary'
11	Malan	Francis	Pilot Officer	131248		Tunisia, Massicault War Cemetery, Iv. H. 9. Epitaph: 'In God's Good Time We Will Meet Again'.	Age 23				RAFVR		72Sqn	1943-04-26										Killed	Brother of Ralph Jordan Malan and Sailor Malan Lost in Spitfire lX EN294. According to Ralph Malan (nephew) he was shot down by Allied ground fire, confirmed by 72Sqn ORB.. see Allied Losses Database for details	Allied Losses Database
12	Malan		Air Sergeant	48076		Egypt, Alamein Memorial, Column 247.	Age 23				SAAF		24Sqn	1941-07-02										Killed	Son Of Jan J. D. And Catharina J. Malan, Of Goedeontmoeting, Philadelphia, Cape Province, South Africa.
13	Kelland	Allen Fooks	Warrant Officer 1	336343V	Alamein Memorial	Alamein Memorial. Column 284	Age 21	British	Air Gunner		SAAF	Coastal Command	31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12	Liberator	VI	EV946	-		LG-234 (Gebel Hamzi), Egypt	15:00	Training - bomb practice	Unexplained - crashed into the sea off Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said	Missing - believed killed	Son of William T. F. and Dorothy M. Kelland, of Totteridge, Hertfordshire, England. No further details - are you able to assist?	'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Diary'
14	Goulden	Thomas Robert	Lieutant	542618V	Fayid War Cemetery	Fayid War Cemetery. Grave 6. F. 2.	Age 33	South Africa	Navigator		SAAF	Coastal Command	31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12	Liberator	VI	EV946	-		LG-234 (Gebel Hamzi), Egypt	15:00	Training - bomb practice	Unexplained - crashed into the sea off Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said	Killed	Son of Arthur G. H. Goulden and Hester E. Goulden; husband of Cynthia V. Goulden, of Mossel Bay, Cape Province, South Africa.. Epitaph:' No further details - are you able to assist?	'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Diary'
15	Freeborn	John Connell					1919-12-01 Middleton, Leeds		Pilot	DFC & Bar *	RAF	Fighter Command	74Sqn 602Sqn 118Sqn		Spitfire				14					Survived war. Died 2010-08-28	Battle of Britain Ace In 1939, he shot down another RAF fighter in a friendly-fire incident that marked the first death of an RAF fighter pilot in the war, as well as the Supermarine Spitfire's first aerial victory. The following year, he flew more operational hours than any other RAF pilot during the Battle of Britain. He joined the RAF on a short service commission in January 1938. In training, he was flying solo after only 4 hours 20 minutes logged flight time, a little over half the average; his accuracy at firing whilst in the air was more than twice the average. Commissioned as an acting pilot officer on probation on 26 March 1938 he initially flew Gloster Gauntlets, but in October 1938 he joined 74 Squadron, and from February 1939 flew Spitfires. In July 1939 Freeborn was one of the 74 Squadron pilots to fly Spitfires to France to celebrate Bastille Day with the French Air Force. On 6 September 1939, Freeborn took part in an action later called the Battle of Barking Creek, in which two 56 Squadron Hurricanes were intercepted and shot down by aircraft from 74 Squadron, thereby becoming the first aircraft destroyed by a Spitfire. Freeborn shot down the aircraft killing Pilot Officer Montague Hulton-Harrop. Freeborn felt that his commanding officer, Sailor Malan, tried to evade responsibility for the incident. At the ensuing court martial, Malan testified for the prosecution against his own pilots, stating that Freeborn had been irresponsible, impetuous, and had not taken proper heed of vital communications. During the trial, Freeborn's counsel, Sir Patrick Hastings, called Malan 'a bare-faced liar.' Though the court exonerated Freeborn completely, he regretted the death of Hulton-Harrop for the rest of his life. In 2009, he said, 'I think about him nearly every day. I always have done... I've had a good life, and he should have had a good life too.' Pilot Officer on 17 January 1940, action was over Dunkirk covering the British Expeditionary Force's escape. 74 Squadron was there for six days from 21–27 May 1940. During that time they scored 19 confirmed kills—two of them Freeborn's—and 10 probable kills, with only four losses. During one action his engine was hit by return fire from a Junkers Ju 88 and crash-landed in France. Evading the advancing German troops, at one point pinned down by machine-gun fire hiding in a cemetery, he walked for several days to Calais, where a Blenheim took him back to England. Freeborn fought throughout the Battle of Britain as part of 74 Squadron. On 10 July he claimed a Bf 109 of JG 51 and on 24 July shared a Dornier Do 17 'unconfirmed'. Another Bf 109 was claimed on 28 July. On 11 August 1940, the squadron flew into battle four times in eight hours, destroying 23 enemy aircraft, three by Freeborn (2 Bf 110s and a Bf 109) and damaging 14 more. That evening, back at base in Hornchurch, Winston Churchill congratulated the squadron and their ground crew. On 13 August he claimed a Dornier Do 17, but was shot down again, although he wasn't hurt. Freeborn's accomplished flying made him an ace during the Battle of Britain, with seven confirmed kills and he was awarded the DFC on 13 August 1940 and promoted to command a flight on 28 August. DFC citation: 'This officer has taken part in nearly all offensive patrols carried out by his squadron since the commencement of the war, including operations over the Low Countries and Dunkirk, and, more recently, engagements over the Channel and southeastern England. During this period of intensive air warfare he has destroyed four enemy aircraft. His high courage and exceptional abilities as a leader have materially contributed to the notable successes and high standard of efficiency maintained by his squadron.' He claimed another Do 17 on 11 September and a share in a JG 27 Bf 109 on 17 November. By the end of November he had been with his squadron longer than any other Battle of Britain pilot and had flown more operational hours. Three Bf 109s (and one shared) were claimed on 5 December. Bar to his DFC citation read: 'This officer has continuously engaged in operations since the beginning of the war. He has destroyed at least twelve enemy aircraft and damaged many more. He is a keen and courageous leader.' Following American entry into the war at the end of 1941, Freeborn was posted to the United States. He trained pilots at bases in Alabama, then moved on to test piloting new aircraft, including the P-47 Thunderbolt (which he hated), the P-51 Mustang, P-38 Lightning, B-17 Flying Fortress and A-20 Havoc. In December 1942 he returned to the UK and served as a flight commander with 602 Squadron flying Spitfires. He flew escort operations to bombers attacking German shipping and installations on the French and Dutch coasts. In June 1943 he joined 118 Squadron as commanding officer, again flying Spitfires. This only lasted three months before the squadron moved to Scotland for less-confrontational patrolling and training duties. On 1 January 1944, he was promoted to the temporary rank of squadron leader. He was promoted to war substantive squadron leader on 30 April. In June 1944 Freeborn was promoted to become the RAF's youngest flying wing commander, commanding 286 Wing based at Grottaglie in southern Italy. This was a period of frenetic activity, attacking German installations and convoys in the Balkans and defending Allied ones in Italy. In December, he was posted to RAF Netheravon.
16	Dunkley	Leonard	Pilot Officer	162255	Moascar War Cemetery	Moascar War Cemetery. Grave 4. E. 4.	Age 24	British	Air Bomber		RAFVR	Coastal Command	31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12	Liberator	VI	EV946	-		LG-234 (Gebel Hamzi), Egypt	15:00	Training - bomb practice	Unexplained - crashed into the sea off Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said	Killed	Son of Albert and Laura A. Dunkley, of Worsborough, Yorkshire. Epitaph '√'. No further details - are you able to assist?	'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Diary'
17	Daniels	Leslie Oram	Sergeant	1621816	Alamein Memorial	Alamein Memorial. Column 280	Age ?	British	Air Bomber		RAFVR	Coastal Command	31Sqn SAAF	1944-06-12	Liberator	VI	EV946	-		LG-234 (Gebel Hamzi), Egypt	15:00	Training - bomb practice	Unexplained - crashed into the sea off Bardavlei Peninsula, east of Port Said	Missing - believed killed	No further details - are you able to assist?	'The Ralph 'Bull' Malan War Diary'