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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
101	MacPherson	Donald James	Pilot Officer		J/10329	21 May 1915	Canadian	Observer		RCAF	Bomber Command	150Sqn	1942-11-09	Wellington	III	X3310	JN-A	Kirmington	1730	Hamburg	Claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 12/NJG1 - near Raard 5km West of Dokkum (Tiger or Schei): 2,600m at 2255 hrs. Also claimed by Flak of 1/Res Flak Abt 222, 2/schw Flak Abt 606. 1, 2&4/schw flak abt 262 and 2/schw Eisb Flak Abt 416 (Wellington North of Raard near Westdongeradeel 2300 hrs. Flak claim rejected by OKL 19 Oct 1944. Oblt Becker victory confirmed 27 Oct 1944	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery Plot 24 Row H Collective Grave 1-6		Paradie Archive Database
102	Malec	Franciszek Tadeusz	Porucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	P.0308	Born 6 January 1917 Leżajsk (Age 25 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	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
103	Marini	John Anthony Henry	Flight Sergeant		R161818		Canadian	Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	432 (Leaside)Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	MZ504	QO:C	East Moor	22:00	Nurnberg	Outbound the aircraft was intercepted by a night fighter and shot down. Claim by Oblt Martin Becker 2./NJG6 – 10km NW of Alsfeld: 5,200m at 00:50. (Nachtjagd combat Archives 1944 Part 2 - Theo Boiten) Crashed close to Grossmaischeid 17km NNE of Koblenz.	PoW Unknown camp			Paradie Archive Database
104	Martin	E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	640Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LW555	C8-L	Leconfield	2210	Nurnberg	Crashed Halbs	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery			Attacker
105	McCarthy	William Ronald Berryman	Pilot Officer		149880	1920		Pilot	DFC	RAF	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 70			Son of Cornelius and Ethel McCarthy, of Treforest, Glamorgan
106	McFadden	T C	Sergeant								Bomber Command	640Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LW555	C8-L	Leconfield	2210	Nurnberg	Crashed Halbs	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery			Attacker
107	McLachlan	Ian	Sergeant		1055930	1921		Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	150Sqn	1942-11-09	Wellington	III	X3310	JN-A	Kirmington	1730	Hamburg	Claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 12/NJG1 - near Raard 5km West of Dokkum (Tiger or Schei): 2,600m at 2255 hrs. Also claimed by Flak of 1/Res Flak Abt 222, 2/schw Flak Abt 606. 1, 2&4/schw flak abt 262 and 2/schw Eisb Flak Abt 416 (Wellington North of Raard near Westdongeradeel 2300 hrs. Flak claim rejected by OKL 19 Oct 1944. Oblt Becker victory confirmed 27 Oct 1944	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery Plot 24 Row H Collective Grave 1-6			Son of John Morham McLachlan and Anne Logie McLachlan, of Edinburgh
108	McMahon	W	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LK800	Al-N	Leeming	2148	Nurnberg	Crashed Weiler-la-Tour	PoW			Paradie Archive Database	Attacker
109	Medhurst	Gordon Francis	Sergeant		1312588	1922		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	Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery Plot 31 Row C Grave 5			The body of Sgt Medhurst was washed up near Den Helder pole 18 on 16 September 1942 Son of Francis and Elsie Medhurst, of Hassocks, Sussex
110	Michalowski	Marian Stanisław Kostka	Porucznik Pilot	Flight Lieutenant	P.0313	Born 14 November 1903 (Age 38)	Poland	Pilot	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	Missing Presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt.,		Archiwum Polish Database
111	Millen	Beresford Bruce	Flight Sergeant		1289479	Age 23	British	Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	156 Sqn	1944-02-25	Lancaster	III	JA941	GT-A	RAF Warboys, Cambridgeshire (Hunts)	1903	Augsburg	Claim by Oblt Martin Becker 2./NJG6 - Roggenbach 20km South West of Rottweil (BP): 5,000m at 21:49. This is the same claim as Hptm Heinz-Horst Hissbach 5./NJG2 - Schwarzwald area: 5,500m at 21:51. This aircraft was shot down in two Nachtjager attacks to crash at Seelbach near Lahr/Schwarzwald. Victory for Oblt Becker confirmed on 23 June 1944. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 8 Row H Plot 5	Courtesy Paul Brooker		Son of Basil Wickham Millen (died 13th June 1952, age 64) and Hephzibah Millen (née Pearson - died 16th September 1963, age 80) of Old House Farm, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent. Epitaph: 'In Thy Presence Is Fulness Of Joy'.	Read Archive Report on this incident
112	Motts	George Edwin	Sergeant		1623131			Flight Engineer		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)	Killed	Reichswald Forest Cemetery 1.D.1			Son of George Francis and Doris May Motts, of Lincoln
113	Myers	J W A	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LK800	Al-N	Leeming	2148	Nurnberg	Crashed Weiler-la-Tour	PoW				Attacker
114	Narum	Chester Russell	Flight Sergeant		R159116	13th April 1920 in Mannyberries, Alberta	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	432 (Leaside)Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	MZ504	QO:C	East Moor	22:00	Nurnberg	Outbound the aircraft was intercepted by a night fighter and shot down. Claim by Oblt Martin Becker 2./NJG6 – 10km NW of Alsfeld: 5,200m at 00:50. (Nachtjagd combat Archives 1944 Part 2 - Theo Boiten) Crashed close to Grossmaischeid 17km NNE of Koblenz.	KiA	Heverlee War Cemetery Plot 6 Row E Collective Grave 3		Paradie Archive Database	Initially buried in Neuville American Cemetery Belgium. Reinterred 11 June 1948 Posthumously commissioned and promoted to J87636 Plt Off with effect 29th March 1944 Son of Claus Peter and Florence Ethyl (née Engleking) Narum of Rosemary, Alberta, Canada
115	Nogaj	Zygmunt	Plutonowy Radio Operator Strzelecelec	Sergeant	P.794000	Born 26 April 1914 Poznań (Age 28 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator / Air Gunner	Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	301Sqn (Polish)	1942-06-05	Vickers Wellington	IV	Z1467	GR-L	RAF Hemswell	23:36	Essen	Claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 6/NJG2 - Slootdorp (Tiger): 5,200m at 0121. Crashed Molenweg Slootdorp 19km SE of Den Helder.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery - Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Plot Xxxii Row B Grave 6-8		Archiwum Polish Database
116	Norris	Louis Robert Martin	Sergeant		926585	1918		Bomb Aimer		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 90			Son of Reginald Robert and Lilian Mary Norris, of Burtle, Somerset
117	O'Brien	C E	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	640Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LW555	C8-L	Leconfield	2210	Nurnberg	Crashed Halbs	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database	Attacker
118	Osman	Ronald Charles	Sergeant		1209008			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	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 Joint Grave 18-19			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 Son of William John and Edith Emily Osman; husband of Violet Eileen Osman, of Iver, Buckinghamshire
119	Palmer	E H	Flight Lieutenant						DFC		Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND640	OF-R	Bourn	2230	Nurnberg	Crashed Munchholzhausen	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery			Attacker
120	Paris	W McW	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	106Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND535	ZN-Q	Metheringham	2231	Nurnberg	Crashed Konigsberg	PoW				Attacker
121	Paszkowski	Aleksander Jan	Kapitan Nawig	Flying Officer	P.1436	Born 27 March 1909 Sosnowiec (Age 33 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x2) Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	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	Missing, believed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt.,		Archiwum Polish Database
122	Pęczkowski	Wojciech	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.793713	Born 16 April 1906 (Age 36 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-10-13	Vickers Wellington	lV	Z1250	BH-K	Ingham	1839	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		Archiwum Polish Database
123	Pigeon	Louis Edmund	Sergeant		R183788		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	432 (Leaside)Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	MZ504	QO:C	East Moor	22:00	Nurnberg	Outbound the aircraft was intercepted by a night fighter and shot down. Claim by Oblt Martin Becker 2./NJG6 – 10km NW of Alsfeld: 5,200m at 00:50. (Nachtjagd combat Archives 1944 Part 2 - Theo Boiten) Crashed close to Grossmaischeid 17km NNE of Koblenz	PoW No 3822, Stalag Luft 4			Paradie Archive Database
124	Polak	Edmund	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.794249	Born 27 April 1912 Inowrocław (Age 30 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyz Walecznych (x2) 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	Missing, presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt.,		Archiwum Polish Database
125	Prosser	Douglas Vary	Sergeant		R/104801	27 Sep 1917, Brownsburg, Quebec, Canada	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	150Sqn	1942-11-09	Wellington	III	X3310	JN-A	Kirmington	1730	Hamburg	Claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 12/NJG1 - near Raard 5km West of Dokkum (Tiger or Schei): 2,600m at 2255 hrs. Also claimed by Flak of 1/Res Flak Abt 222, 2/schw Flak Abt 606. 1, 2&4/schw flak abt 262 and 2/schw Eisb Flak Abt 416 (Wellington North of Raard near Westdongeradeel 2300 hrs. Flak claim rejected by OKL 19 Oct 1944. Oblt Becker victory confirmed 27 Oct 1944	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery Plot 24 Row H Collective Grave 1-6		Paradie Archive Database	Son of William Vary Prosser, and Edith Prosser, of Brownsburg, Province of Quebec, Canada
126	Putt	M E	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND640	OF-R	Bourn	2230	Nurnberg	Crashed Munchholzhausen	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery			Attacker
127	Rathwell	Robert William	Sergeant		R207897	13th April 1925 in Billing's Bridge, Ontario	Canadian	Air Gunner (Mid-Upper)		RCAF	Bomber Command	432 (Leadside)Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	MZ504	QO:C	East Moor	22:00	Nurnberg	Outbound the aircraft was intercepted by a night fighter and shot down. Claim by Oblt Martin Becker 2./NJG6 – 10km NW of Alsfeld: 5,200m at 00:50. (Nachtjagd combat Archives 1944 Part 2 - Theo Boiten) Crashed close to Grossmaischeid 17km NNE of Koblenz	KiA	Heverlee War Cemetery Plot 6 Row E Collective Grave 3		Paradie Archive Database	Initially buried in Neuville American Cemetery Belgium. Reinterred 11 June 1948. Posthumously commissioned and promoted to J90916 Plt Off with effect 29th March 1944 Son of Robert Henry and Annie Ellen (née McEwen) Rathwell of Billings Bridge, Ontario, Canada
128	Rees	Francis George	Sergeant		1335744	1923		Navigator		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 12			Son of Albert and Florence K. C. Rees, of Guildford, Surrey; husband of Kathleen Elizabeth Rees
129	Renwick	Richard Alan	Sergeant		1502388	1921		Bomb Aimer		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 11			Son of Richard Edmund Wetherall Renwick and Doris Ida Renwick, of Tynemouth, Northumberland
130	Reynolds	Benjamin Samuel	Flight Sergeant		1335477	Age 36	British	Bomb Aimer (Navigator)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	156 Sqn	1944-02-25	Lancaster	III	JA941	GT-A	RAF Warboys, Cambridgeshire (Hunts)	1903	Augsburg	Claim by Oblt Martin Becker 2./NJG6 - Roggenbach 20km South West of Rottweil (BP): 5,000m at 21:49. This is the same claim as Hptm Heinz-Horst Hissbach 5./NJG2 - Schwarzwald area: 5,500m at 21:51. This aircraft was shot down in two Nachtjager attacks to crash at Seelbach near Lahr/Schwarzwald. Victory for Oblt Becker confirmed on 23 June 1944. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 8 Row H Grave 4	Courtesy Paul Brooker		Son of Charles Henry and Catherine Sarah Reynolds, of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. Husband of Bessie Reynolds, of Hemel Hempstead, England. Epitaph: 'For Some We Loved, The Loveliest And The Best'.	Read Archive Report on this incident
131	Roberts	C	Sergeant								Bomber Command	106Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND535	ZN-Q	Metheringham	2231	Nurnberg	Crashed Konigsberg	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery			Attacker
132	Rose	C A	Pilot Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND466	GT-Z	Upwood	2230	Nurnberg	Crashed Eisfeld	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery			Attacker
133	Roselt	Adrain Ruyseh	Sergeant		710346			Air Gunner (Rear)		RAFVR	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 14			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 Son of Eryl Roselt, and of Emily Roselt, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
134	Russell	Henry Millen	Sergeant		R85469	30 Aug 1919	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	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 106		Paradie Archive Database
135	Saprunoff	Samuel	Sergeant		R168720	10th May 1921 in Sutherland, Saskatchewan	Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	432 (Leaside)Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	MZ504	QO:C	East Moor	20:00	Nurnberg	Outbound the aircraft was intercepted by a night fighter and shot down. Claim by Oblt Martin Becker 2./NJG6 – 10km NW of Alsfeld: 5,200m at 00:50. (Nachtjagd combat Archives 1944 Part 2 - Theo Boiten) Crashed close to Grossmaischeid 17km NNE of Koblenz.	KiA	Heverlee War Cemetery Plot 6 Row E Collective Grave		Paradie Archive Database	Initially buried in Neuville American Cemetery Belgium. Reinterred 11 June 1948. Posthumously commissioned and promoted to J89247 Plt Off with effect 26th March 1944 Son of William and Tatiana (née Hologubow) Saprunoff of Trail, British Columbia, Canada Brother WO2 Stephen Saprunoff R149100 RCAF PoW No. 3390, Stalag Luft 3. 28th January 1944, 434 (Bluenose) Sqn, RCAF Halifax V LL134
136	Scanlan	Thomas Patrick	Pilot Officer		106553	1909		Observer	DFC	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	Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery Plot 31 Row C Grave 8			The body of Plt Off Scanlan was washed up at Callantsoog on 25 September 1942 Son of John Christopher and Katherine Scanlan; husband of Peggy Marion Scanlan, of Caldy, Cheshire
137	Scrivener	J V	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND466	GT-Z	Upwood	2230	Nurnberg	Crashed Eisfeld	PoW			Paradie Archive Database	Attacker
138	Sidney-Smith	Desmond Edwin Sproule	Sergeant		1056817			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 93			Son of Tredgar and Irene Sidney Smith, of Sydenham, Co. Down, Northern Ireland
139	Skelton	John Charles	Sergeant		1378783	1914		Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	142Sqn	1942-07-09	Wellington	IV	Z1324	QT-A	Grimsby	2337	Gardening	Claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 6/NJG 2 - North Sea NE of Terschelling at 0112.	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 93.			Son of William and Mary Annie Skelton, of Bardon Mill, Northumberland; husband of Winifred Mary Skelton, of Bardon Mill
140	Smitham	Gordon Matthew	Sergeant		1587946			Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		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. 3432, Stalag 357
141	Søndergaard (Sondergaard)	Svend	Sergeant		R/109492	29 December 1921 in Jebjerg in Denmark	Denmark	FE		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 31	Hannover War Cemetery Coll. Grave 4. C. 13-19. Germany Epitaph: IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SVEND. EVER REMEMBERED, EVER LOVED		Paradie Archive Database	Enlisted in the RCAF in July 1941. To England March 1943 426 Squadron as an Airframe Mechanic (ground crew). Applied for aircrew duties. ‘Very keen to follow in brother’s footsteps who had just completed tour of Ops as F/Eng.’ Posted to 1659 CU. He finished training on 10 October 1943, and joined the crew of Fg Off. J. M. Grieve (J/22270) for flying training. The crew was posted to 427 Squadron for operational duties on 8 November, and he carried out his first operation on 26–27 November 1943, Stuttgart. On 3–4 December, Sondergaard and his brother were briefed for a raid on Leipzig. A. C. Sondergaard’s crew was first of the two over target, observing a number of scattered target indicators and flares on arrival. The bomb load was released at 03.58 hours, and the crew dropped two target indicators just after. At this point, the bombing appeared scattered. Minutes later, Sondergaard’s crew arrived over the target area and bombed at 04.13 hours. The bombing seemed well concentrated, but the cloud cover made observation impossible. The Pathfinders had marked the target accurately, and the bombing was, as it turned out, effective. The result was the most successful raid on Leipzig during the entire war. Both brothers returned to safely to base. 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. Sondergaard’s Halifax was one of forty-one aircraft lost in the operation. Son Of Christian And Kirstine Sondergaard, Of Ponoka, Alberta, Canada. Younger brother of Andrew Christian Sondergard, DFC, who served in 405 Sqn. The family emigrated to Canada in 1929.
142	Spencer	Ronald Howard	Flight Sergeant		1575186		British	Air Bomber		RAFVR	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 1			Burial Site Attacker Attacker Operational Record Son of William H. Spencer and Elsie Spencer, of Bescot, Staffordshire, England.	Read Archive Report
143	Starkey	R	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	106Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND535	ZN-Q	Metheringham	2231	Nurnberg	Crashed Konigsberg	PoW				Attacker
144	Stevens	D N	Sergeant								Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	III	JB469	EA-B	Fiskerton	2353	Leipzig	Crashed near Brockel	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery			Attacker
145	Stock	Herbert Sidney	Sergeant		1381702	1906		Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	142Sqn	1942-07-09	Wellington	IV	Z1324	QT-A	Grimsby	2337	Gardening	Claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 6/NJG 2 - North Sea NE of Terschelling at 0112.	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 94.			Son of Sidney Herbert and Annie Elizabeth Stock, of Selsdon, Surrey
146	Summers	E H J	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	156Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND466	GT-Z	Upwood	2230	Nurnberg	Crashed Eisfeld	PoW				Attacker
147	Szpak	Adam Szymon Stanisław	Kapitan Nawig	Flying Officer	P.0135	Born 19 November 1907 Dąbrowa Kraków (Age 34 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	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)	Missing, believed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt.,	Polish Memorial Northolt UK	Archiwum Polish Database
148	Szychowiak	Leon	Plutonowy Pilot	Sergeant	P.793835	Born 18 September 1916 Poznań (Age 25 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) 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.,		Archiwum Polish Database
149	Taylor	R	Pilot Officer						DFC		Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND640	OF-R	Bourn	2230	Nurnberg	Crashed Munchholzhausen	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery			Attacker
150	Thomas	H	Sergeant								Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	III	JB469	EA-B	Fiskerton	2353	Leipzig	Crashed near Brockel	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery			Attacker