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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
101	Aide	Louis Lynde	Flight Lieutenant Passenger	C/16471		Canada			RCAF	Bomber Command	No. 3 Service Flying Training School	1945-05-16	Avro Anson	V	12478	Not known	RCAF Currie Field, Calgary, Canada	Take off time not known - crash time 1530	Ferry Flight	Aircraft malfunction - Crashed 7.5 miles NNW Ponoka, Alberta, Canada	Killed	Hardisty Cemetery. Lot 10. Block A	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
102	Aiken	David	Pilot Officer W/Op Air Gunner	J/18207					RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-06-25	Halifax	II	JB858	EQ-S	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2324	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed Holtwick, Germany	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 12.D.3.	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
103	Aiken	Douglas Earl	Pilot Officer	J85822	9th June 1921 in Sarnia, Ontario	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	44 Sqn	1944-06-24	Lancaster	III	ND751	KM:J	Dunholme Lodge	23:30	Pommerval	ND751 was claimed by Oblt Heinz Rokker 2/NJG2 - South of Dieppe: 2,800m at 00:16. ((Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Fell at Criquetot-sur-Longueville (Seine-Maritime), 17 km sputh of Dieppe	Killed	Criquetot-sur-Longueville Churchyard, British Plot. Joint grave 2	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Norman Russell and Loretta Mae (née Hillier) Aiken, of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
104	Aikens	S J	Flight Sergeant	R/77762		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1945-01-05	Halifax	VII	NP759	QO-C	East Moor	19:30	Hannover	Exploded in mid air, crashed at Lichenhorst-Steimbke	PoW		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
105	Ailey	J D	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-06-27	Halifax	II	W1175	LQ-Q	Pocklington	2332	Bremen	Presumed lost over the sea	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
106	Ainsworth	L P	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-03-29	Halifax	II	JB860	VR-	Middleton St George	2131	Berlin	Overshot on return
107	Ainsworth	R E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-12-02	Halifax	III	MZ807	BM-C	Skipton On Swale	1749	Hagen		Killed	Choloy War Cemetery France
108	Aistrop	Charles Sidney	Flight Lieutenant	J13484	3rd January 1920 in Renfrew County, Ontario	Canadian	Pilot	AFC	RCAF	143 Wing, 2nd Tactical Air Force	440Sqn RCAF	1944-10-06	Typhoon	Ib	MN805	I8:D	B-78 Eindhoven	08:30	Armed recce	See archive report for details	KiA	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 25. F. 16. Germany	Paradie RCAF Database		Read Archive Report
109	Aitchison	Edward Grant	Flight Lieutenant	J/8387		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1945-03-31	Spitfire	XVI	TB737	KH-	B-78 Eindhoven	06:35	Recce	Shot down by flak while dive bombing a train	Killed	Nederweert War Cemetery, Grave IV. B. 5., Netherlands.	Paradie RCAF Database	Archive Report	Accident Report
110	Aitchison	H M	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-09-15	Wellington	Ic	X9759	AA-	Feltwell		Hamburg	?	Killed	Hamburg Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
111	Aitken	J W	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1945-03-20	Lancaster	X	KB786	VR-P	Middleton St George	151	Heide	Crashed at Odderade	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
112	Aitken	G E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-10-22	Halifax	V	LK959	ZL-D	Leeming	1736	Kassel	Crashed at Ostayen	Killed	Bergen op Zoom	Paradie Archive Database
113	Aitken	G S	Flight Sergeant				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1942-06-02	Spitfire	Vb	W3564	K			Rodeo	Abandoned off Dover
114	Aitken	G D	Sergeant				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1943-03-13	Spitfire	IX	BR630				Ramrod
115	Aiton	H	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-02-24	Halifax	V	LK907	WL-M	Croft	1704	Air Test	Crash landed at base on return			Paradie Archive Database
116	Akin	Thomas Bernard	Flight Lieutenant Passenger	C/4306		Canada			RCAF	Bomber Command	No. 3 Service Flying Training School	1945-05-16	Avro Anson	V	12478	Not known	RCAF Currie Field, Calgary, Canada	Take off time not known - crash time 1530	Ferry Flight	Aircraft malfunction - Crashed 7.5 miles NNW Ponoka, Alberta, Canada	Killed	Falmouth (Centre Falmouth) Cemetery. Family plot	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
117	Albers	M M	Flying Officer				Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-01-02	Halifax	III	LV828	ZL-	Leeming	1950	Cross Country and Fuel consumption Test	Crashed 22:17 approximately 1 mile from RAF Grafton Underwood 3 miles ENE of Kettering. All went well until a few moments before 22:00, when the port motors of the bomber became unserviceable. After ordering his crew to stand by to abandon the aircraft, he ordered his crew to bale out whilst he valiantly held the aircraft steady so as to insure the maximum of safety for his crew as they parachuted to safety, one by one	Survived - Bailed out		Paradie Archive Database
118	Albert	Joseph Henry Yvon	Sergeant	J/88332			Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Halifax	III	LW395	KW-O	RAF Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire	1847	Training	See archive report for full details	Killed	Pershore Cemetery. Plot R. Grave 109	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
119	Albert	John Amos	Sergeant	R/134836			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-08-31	Halifax	V	EB251	ZL-T	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2020	Berlin	See archive report for further details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 26.D.10	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
120	Alberts	Edward Lloyd	Pilot Officer Air Bomber	J/85518					RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-04-22	Lancaster	III	JB684	LQ-U	Gransden Lodge	2223	Laon	Crashed Conde-sur-Aisne {Aisne}	Killed	Conde-sur-Aisne Communal Cemetery Grave 1	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
121	Albrecht	Oscar Jacob	Warrant Officer Class 2	J92032		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	101 Sqn	1944-04-27	Lancaster	I	LL750	SR:P	Ludford Magna	21:40	Friedrichshafen	See Archive Report for details	Killed	Vevey (St. Martin’s) Cemetery Grave 93	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Louis B. and Elizabeth Albrecht, husband of Julia O'Connor Albrecht, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Archive Report
122	Albrey	Trevor Alexander	Sergeant	425583		New Zealand	Wireless Op/Air Gunner		RNZAF	Eastern Air Command	34 OTU RCAF	1943-08-10	Ventura	V	FN973		RCAF Pennfield Ridge	20:55	Training	Crashed into Bay of Fundy	Missing	Ottawa Memorial, Panel 3 Column 1. Canada	Accident report		CWGC
123	Albright	Frederick Bruce	Flight Sergeant Pilot	R/76714					RCAF	Bomber Command	21 OTU	1942-06-01	Wellington	IC	W5618	?-W	RAF Moreton-in-Marsh	2307	Essen	Shot down by night fighter - crashed at Moustier Sur Sambre, Belgium	Killed	Charleroi Communal Cemetery. Joint grave. Row V. 22-23.	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
124	Albright	Robert Baker	Flight Sergeant	J15590	1916	Canadian	Pilot (Skipper)		RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-07-23	Halifax	II	W7769	LQ-K	Pocklington	37	Duisburg	Just before 0500 the a/c was in the circuit of Pocklington airfield prior to landing when the port outer engine failed. This failure was due to a coolant leak which led to the engine overheating. Around the moment the engine caught fire the flight engineer assumed that the failure was down to a fuel supply shortage to the engine so switched the fuel cocks that supplied the fuel to both port engines. This resulted in the port inner engine's fuel supply being cut off. The a/c swung, and the port wing dropped causing a loss of control resulting in the a/c diving into the ground. It crashed into houses and then the school on New Street in Pocklington. (Aircraft Accidents in Yorkshire)	Killed	Barmby on the Moor (St Catherine) Churchyard Row G Grave 1.	Paradie Archive Database	Posthumously promoted to Plt.Off
125	Alcazar	W E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-06-29	Halifax	II	W7715	LQ-H	Pocklington	2304	Bremen	Crashed at Borgermoor	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
126	Aldcorn	W F	Flight Sergeant				Pilot			Fighter	412Sqn RCAF	1942-08-19	Spitfire	Vb	BL587				Recce	Abandoned
127	Alder	C D	Sergeant	R4607					RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1943-04-26	Wellington	X	HE771	PT-	Croft		Duisburg	Crashed on return to base	Killed	Darlington {West}	Paradie Archive Database
128	Alderdice	William Yarr	Sergeant	1056825			W/Op/Air/Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1942-04-28	Hampden	I	AE426	EQ-W	RAF Balderton, Nottinghamshire	2201	Kiel	See archive report for full details	Killed	Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany. Joint grave: 4A.G.9-10		Read Archive Report
129	Alderson	John Gordon	Sergeant	R/89283			Flight Engineer		RCAF	Bomber Command	106Sqn	1943-04-30	Lancaster	I	ED451	ZN-O	RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire	2355	Essen	See archive report for further information	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. 17. B. 13	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
130	Alderson	Ernest Henry	Flight Sergeant	R123174	18th May 1914 in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England	Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-05-23	Halifax	II	JB841	EQ:K	RAF Leeming	23:06	Dortmund	See archive report for details	KiA	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 3.D.6	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
131	Alderson	R	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Halifax	VII	NP686	OW-T	Linton on Ouse	1615	Dusseldorf	Crash landed at Namur Belgium			Paradie Archive Database
132	Aldous	George Edward	Sergeant	1527318			Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF	1943-10-07	Lancaster	II	DS689	OW:S	Linton on Ouse	20:32	Stuttgart	See Archive report for details	KiA	Rachecourt-sur-Blaise, France Cemetery. Grave 6			Read Archive Report
133	Aldred	W M	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	LK833	SE-R	Croft	2209	Hamburg	Crashed at Hohenaspe	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
134	Aldridge	Thomas	Sergeant	R/177535	Age 25	Canada			RCAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1943-07-24	Halifax	II	HR941	NP-A	RAF Lissett		Hamburg	Crashed near Schleswig	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery. 4. J. 18.	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 13th June 1922 in Winnipeg, Canada. Son of John Thomas Richard (died 25th September 1945, age 53) and Martha Ann Stevenson Aldridge (died 07th August 1979, age 88), of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Epitaph: Our Loss Is Great, We'll Not Complain. We Know In Heaven We'll Meet Again
135	Aldridge		Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	487Sqn RNZAF	1943-01-20	Ventura	II	AJ171	EG-D	Feltwell		Training	crashed NW of Bury St Edmunds SFK	Injured		Paradie Archive Database
136	Aldridge	Albert Charles	Flight Lieutenant	J27724		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	115 Sqn	1944-08-25	Lancaster	I	PD274	KO:Y	Witchford	20:28	Russelsheim	Leaving the target area at 19,550 feet, collided with another Lancaster losing both port engines. With their aircraft out of control, the crew baled out at 6,500 feet, South of Koblenz	PoW No 7725, Stalag Luft 3
137	Aldworth	Frank Carter	Flight Lieutenant	J/13051			Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1945-02-14	Lancaster	I	PB899	QB-A	RAF Skipton on Swale, North Yorkshire	1758	Gardening	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 278	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
138	Aleo	J	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	106Sqn	1943-01-13	Lancaster	I	W4261	ZN-C	Syerston	1640	Essen	Crashed near Dusseldorf	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
139	Alexander	James R	Sergeant				Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-09-01	Halifax	II	BB216	LQ-D	RAF Topcliffe, Yorkshire	2303	Saarbrucken	See archive report for further information	Injured	None - understood to have survived the war		Read Archive Report
140	Alexander	R L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1943-02-03	Halifax	II	W7921	DY-M	Pocklington	1838	Hamburg	Crashed near Quakenbruck	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
141	Alexander	James Richard	Flying Officer	J/17186	Age 22	Canada	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW173	WL-K	RAF Croft, County Durham	2244	Arras	Arras - Communications. Possible claim by Lt. Heinz Altner 8/NJG5 - Lens area either at 01:39 or 01:41 hrs.	Killed	Calais Canadian War Cemetery. Plot 4, Row G, Grave 10	Paradie Archive Database	Calais Canadian War Cemetery. Plot 4, Row G, Grave 10 Information courtesy John Jones March 2021.	Archive Report
142	Alexander	Ian Sutherland	Flying Officer	J/27711		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	LW596	WL-Z	Croft	2230	Hamburg		Killed		Accident report
143	Alexander	James W	Flying Officer	J41173	No details known	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	625Sqn	1945-03-05	Lancaster	I	NG240	CF-F2	Kelstern	1639	Chemnitz	Shot down by night fighter.Crashed near Klášterec nad Ohří, Czechoslovakiaoslovakia	PoW - details not known		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
144	Alexander	R McK	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-09-23	Halifax	V	DK271	NA-Q	Middleton St George	1857	Mannheim	Crashed Geinsheim	PoW
145	Alexander	R.L.	Aircraftsman 2nd class	CAN11563		Canadian			RCAF	Eastern Air Command	5Sqn RCAF	1939-09-17	Stranraer		CV188	911	RCAF Dartmouth, Nova Scotia	05:20	Convoy Escort	Ran out of fuel in poor weather and ditched. Crew rescued after 20+ hours. Aircraft sank while being towed to shore.	Safe, unhurt		Accident report
146	Aley	Harry Charles	Flying Officer	J/21609	Age 26	Canada	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1943-11-25	Lancaster	III	JB221	OF-W	RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire	00:30	Frankfurt	See archive report for further details	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Grave 2.H.10	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 22nd August 1917 in Ontario, England. Son of Harry (died 07th February 1951, age 65) and Mary (née Robertson - died 13th August 1963, age 67) Aley of Alma Road, Vancouver, Canada, brother of George Frederick and Alec, husband of Isabella Mabel Brown (née Glenn) Aley Seaver (the couple married on the 14th September 1943 in Glasgow, Scotlan, his widow married Johnathan Seaver in 1945 in England)	Archive Loss Report
147	Alford	R A	Sergeant							Coastal Command	415Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Halifax	III	MZ882	6U-C	East Moor	1602	Dusseldorf	Damaged on return	Injured
148	Alford	R A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-03-13	Halifax	II	JD459	VR-Q	Middleton St George	2131	le Mans	Crash landed at base on return
149	Alger	A A	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1945-02-08	Halifax	III	LW394	KW-Z	Tholthorpe	242	Wanne-Eickel	Abandoned over Belgium			Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
150	Alger	Gordon Forbes	Flight Sergeant	R60428	10th April 1919, Prelate, Saskatchewan	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Coastal Command	407 Sqn RCAF	1942-05-15	Hudson	V	AM525	RR:A	Bircham Newton	20:24	Strike Mission	Part of a strike force from 320 Sqn (9 aircraft) and 407 Sqn (12 aircraft) which was sortied to attack an east-bound convoy of German ships off the Dutch Frisian Islands. Shot down by flak off the coast of Holland.	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 102		Son of Carmen Beverly and Frances Elizabeth (née Forbes) Alger, of Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada