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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
1001	Aspin	V E	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	635Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	JB356	F2-X	Downham Market	2204	Nurnberg	Crashed Erksdorf	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
1002	Aspinall	Glyn Robert (Bob)	Sergeant W/Op. Air Gunner		1800248					RAFVR	Bomber Command	5 Lancaster Finishing school	1944-04-14	Lancaster	I	W4103	RC-E	RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire	1630	Training	Collided with Airspeed Oxford LB415	Killed	Laxfield Cemetery. Sec.7 Grave 11.			Read Archive Report
1003	Aspinall	J S A	Warrant Officer Class 1							RCAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-05-22	Lancaster	III	ND963	OL-H	Coningsby	2244	Braunschweig	Crashed Nieuw Dordrecht {Gelderland}	PoW			Paradie Archive Database	Attacker Hptm Werner Husemann
1004	Aspinall	K	Sergeant								Bomber Command	156Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	JB310	GT-O	Warboys	.0018.	Berlin		Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
1005	Aspinall	T R	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	227Sqn	1944-12-04	Lancaster	I	LM259	9J-U	Balderton	1631	Heilbronn	Crashed at Kleiningershaim	PoW
1006	Aspinall	W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	550Sqn	1944-07-18	Lancaster	I	DV279	BQ-M	North Killingholme	2311	Scholven-Buer	Abandoned near Seething Norfolk
1007	Aspinall	H A	Flight Sergeant						DFM		Bomber Command	61Sqn	1944-04-22	Lancaster	III	LM476	QR-E	Skellingthorpe	2307	Braunschweig	Exploded and crashed Lugde	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
1008	Aspinell	D C E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-08-27	Lancaster	III	PB131	KO-W	Witchford	2108	Stettin		Killed	Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland
1009	Asplen	Raymond John	Sergeant		1331865	Age 21		W/Op/Air/Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	622Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND767	GI-D	RAF Mildenhall	2230	Nurnberg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery. Grave VIII.E.3			Son of William John and Thyra Bessie Alice Asplen, of Ealing, Middlesex, England.	Read Archive Report
1010	Asquith	D B	Sergeant								Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	I	ME637	AS-F	Kirmington	2350	Leipzig		Killed	Runnymede
1011	Asquith	D	Sergeant								Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-05-22	Lancaster	III	NE114	AS-S	Kirmington	2215	Dortmund	Crashed Mettmann	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
1012	Assman	Ludwik Karol	Podporucznik	Pilot Officer	P-1538 / 783390	1915.10.09 Nupejdel – Czechoslovakia Republic	Czechoslovakiaoslovakia	Air Gunner		PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn Polish	1941-10-26	Wellington	Ic	W5720	NZ-	Lindholme	1755	Hamburg	The aircraft had been hit by flak over the target Hamburg. This resulted the failure of the port engine. It was ditched at 2210 on the 27 October 1944, approximately 12 miles off Cromer, Norfolk. The crew except for Fg Off Stenocki were rescued after 17 hours in the water by the Sheringham Lifeboat ” Forester Centenary”.	Rescued	0		Archiwum Polish Database
1013	Asson	Edward	Staff Sergeant		6891251		American	Nose Turret		USAAF	8th Air Force	567th Bomber Squadron (389th Bombardment Group (H))	1944-10-19	B-24 Betsy II	J	42-50842	HP:J	Hethel (Station #114), Norfolk, England		Mainz, Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow, Pomerania, Prussia					Archive Report
1014	Astall	C	Sergeant								Bomber Command	76Sqn	1944-08-12	Halifax	III	LW695	MP-M	Holme on Spalding Moor	2144	Russelheim	Crashed at Quint	Killed
1015	Astbury	J W	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-01-14	Lancaster	III	JA974	LQ-V	Gransden Lodge	1707	Braunschweig		Killed	Hannover War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1016	Astbury	T E	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	103Sqn	1944-04-22	Lancaster	I	LL913	PM-	Elsham Wolds	2316	Dusseldorf	Crashed near Helmsley	Killed
1017	Astle	Alfred	Pilot Officer		177562	Age 29		Navigator	DFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	156 Sqn	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	PB177	GT:L	RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire	16:45	Calais	See archive report for full details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 210				Read Archive Report
1018	Astles	John James	Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-02-19	Lancaster	II	DS788	EQ-O	Linton on Ouse	.0003.	Leipzig	Crashed at Kropswolde {Groningen}	Killed	Hoogezand-Sappemeer (Kropswolde) Protestant Church		Paradie Archive Database	The crew of Lancaster DS788 was on its operational debut. They were airborne 0003 20Feb44 from Linton-on-Ouse on a mission to Leipzig, Germany. Shot down by a night-fighter from 20,000 feet and the resulting fire destroyed the rudders causing the Lancaster to crash at Kropswolde (Groningen) in the SW outskirts of Sappemeer, Holland. Also killed in the crash were the 19 yr old pilot F/O J.A.Frampton; P/Os J. J. Astles and K.Smith; and Sgt K.W.Tindall RAF Two survived: F/O G.W.Reynolds was interned in Camp L3, PoW No.3537 and F.W.C.Robertson evaded.
1019	Astley	W E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-06-07	Lancaster	III	ND761	A4-C	Witchford	.0033.	Chervreusse	Crashed at les Breviaires {Yvelines}	Killed	les Breviaires Communal Cemetery
1020	Astley	S	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-08-25	Lancaster	III	PB345	OL-Q	Coningsby	2104	Darmstadt	Crashed near Nustenbach	PoW
1021	Aston	J D	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	76Sqn	1944-01-28	Halifax	V	DK245	MP-G Bar	Holme on Spalding Moor	.0007.	Berlin	Crashed on take off	Injured
1022	Aston	R L	Sergeant								Bomber Command	90Sqn	1944-05-23	Stirling	III	BK784	WP-M	Tuddenham	2245	Gardening	Crashed Chippenham Cambs	Killed
1023	Atcheson	S C	Pilot Officer						DFC		Bomber Command	57Sqn	1944-03-15	Lancaster	III	JB474	DX-F	East Kirkby	1857	Stuttgart	Crashed Saignelegier	Killed	Vevey {St-Martins}
1024	Atherton	J L	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-04-27	Lancaster	I	LL903	AS-B	Kirmington	2130	Friedrichshafen	Crashed Heiteren {Haut-Rhin}	Killed	Heiteren Communal Cemetery
1025	Atherton	Cyril	Sergeant		1358514	1913		Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	199Sqn	1944-01-28	Stirling	III	EF505	EX-R	Lakenheath	1846	Gardening	Claim by Fw Klaus Moller 12/NJG3 - Romo (Himmelbett) at 22:30. Coned by 1/Flakscheinw Abt 609 (Werfer 11). Also claimed by Flak 1-3, 5, 6 & 8/schw Flak Abt 306 (o) (Lancaster N Romo Island 22:30)Flak claim confirmed by OKL on 8 July 1944. Claim by Fw Moller not listed OKL/RLM 12/NJG3. Confirmed Abschussubersicht probably rejected. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 1 - Theo Boiten). At 22:30 the aircraft crashed in shallow water at Juvre Sande at the north end of the island of Rømø killing all onboard. (Air War Over Denmark)	Killed	Esbjerg (Fourfelt)Cemetery Plot A Row 8 Grave 22			Son of Thomas and Clara E. Atherton, of Birmingham; husband of Beatrice K. Atherton, of Hay Mills, Birmingham
1026	Atherton	T	Sergeant								Bomber Command	576Sqn	1944-04-30	Lancaster	III	LM527	UL-U2	Elsham Wolds	2150	Maintenon	Crashed on take off
1027	Athey	R W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-06-10	Lancaster	III	NE129	NG-G	Oakington	2300	Dreux	Crashed target area	Killed	Dreux Communal Cemetery
1028	Atkin	Alwyne	Flight Sergeant Air Gunner		1663367					RAFVR	Bomber Command	99Sqn	1944-06-17	Wellington	XI	HZ719		Jessore Airbase		Bomb ferrying		Killed	Imphal War Cemetery. Coll. Grave 6.H.14-18.			Read Archive Report
1029	Atkin	Harold	Flight Sergeant		R68318		Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	427 (Lion) Sqn, RCAF	1944-07-04	Halifax	III	LW166	ZL:S	Leeming	22:10	Villeneuve	LW166 was claimed by Ofhr. Johannes Strassner, his 2nd Abschuss and the 1st of two this night, from 2./NJG2 in the area of Chartres at 1,000m at 01:30 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). The aircraft crashed between the hamlet of Obville (Yvelines) and Allainville, about 13km SW of Dourdan.	PoW, 78440 Buchenwald, PoW No. 8075 Stalag Luft 3			Paradie Archive Database	Promoted to J90299 Plt Off. whilst a PoW Whilst evading he was betrayed and arrested by the Gestapo then and taken to the Fresnes prison located to the south of Paris. This was were French political prisoners were held and ordinarily Allied airmen, after questioning, were moved to a PoW Camp. In the summer of 1944, with the Allies having liberated Paris and closing in, the Gestapo guards started reducing the prison population by execution, and then relocating surviving prisoners to various concentration camps east of France. On the 15th August 1944 he was one of 169 Allied PoWs and hundreds of French men and women who were packed into a freight train and transported to Buchenwald concentration camp on a journey lasting five days. Note: Fg Off. J.M. Stevenson C27788 RCAF escaped from the train and successfully evaded. Buchenwald was located 8 km north of Weimar, in the German province of Thüringen. Sqn Ldr. Lamason and Fg Off. Chapman succeeded in getting all but two of the Allied PoWs transferred to Stalag Luft 3. Two airmen, 1st Lt. Levitt Clinton Beck Jr. O-736945, US AAF and Fg Off. Philip Derek Hermmens, 152583, RAFVR, died in the camp hospital.
1030	Atkin	D	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	HK574	AA-R	Mepal	1713	Leuna	Ditched in River Orwell Near Ipswich
1031	Atkins	Frederick Thomas George	Sergeant		1603538		British	Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	1657HCU	1944-04-18	Stirling	III	EJ108	W	RAF Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire	22:35	Training	See Archive report for details	Killed	Mortlake Cemetery, Surrey. Plot 15. Sec C. Grave 291				Archive Report
1032	Atkins	Samuel Stephen	Pilot Officer		172115			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	115 Sqn	1944-05-19	Lancaster	I	HK547	KO:F/A4	RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire	22:28	le Mans	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Le Mans West Cemetery. Plot 38. 1939-1945. Row C. Grave 24				Read Archive Report
1033	Atkins	Reginald Clifford Cooke	Flying Officer		148720			W/Op/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-08-25	Lancaster	III	PB398	OF-N	RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire	2102	Darmstadt	See archive report for further information	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Grave Ref. 5. E. 20			Read Archive Report
1034	Atkins	N	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1944-10-14	Halifax	III	LV908	ZA-J	Melbourne	.0045.	Duisburg	Crash landed at base on return				Paradie Archive Database
1035	Atkins	Robert James	Sergeant		R/191525		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	424 Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	II	LV879	QB-A	Skipton on Swale	21:35	Nurnberg	See Archive report for details	Killed	Hanover War cemetery Grave 6.D.17		Paradie Archive Database		Archive Report
1036	Atkins	John Ivan	Flying Officer		J22434	28th January 1917 in Newmarket, Ontario	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	640 Sqn	1944-05-12	Halifax	III	LW499	C8:G	Leconfield	22:01	Hassett	Claim by Oblt Josef Nabrich 3/NJG1 - 4km North of Larum (Antwerpen): 3,000m at 00:20. (Nachtjagad Combat Archives 1944 Part 3 - Theo Boiten) Crashed near Genk, Belgium.	KiA	Schoonselhof Cemetery Plot IVa Row E Grave 43		Paradie Archive Database	Initially buried in Fort 3 British Cemetery Antwerp. Grave 167. Reinterred 21 December 1945 Son of Albert Herbert Atkins and Mary Alice (née Lee) (deceased) Atkins, of Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.
1037	Atkins	Kenneth Leslie	Flying Officer		144756			Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	103 Sqn	1944-02-15	Lancaster	III	ND363	PM-A	Elsham Wolds	1710	Berlin	Claim by Lt Kurt Matzak 12/NJG1 - Waddenzee East of Texel (Lowe): 6,400m at 22:50. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 1 - Theo Boiten) Crashed into the Waddenzee East of Texel.	Killed	Texel (Den Burg) General Cemetery Plot K Row 7 Grave 149				Attacker
1038	Atkins	N A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-10-15	Lancaster	I	ME692	A4-G	Witchford	1745	Wilhelmshaven		Killed	Runnymede
1039	Atkins	W G	Sergeant								Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-01-20	Lancaster	II	LL724	QO-N	East Moor	2027	Magdeburg	Crashed Wesendorf	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
1040	Atkins	J R M	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	578Sqn	1944-03-22	Halifax	III	LW540	LK-R	Burn	1843	Frankfurt	Crashed at Steinringsberg	PoW
1041	Atkins	J E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-06-10	Lancaster	III	PA964	MG-K	Oakington	1507	Scholven-Buer		PoW
1042	Atkins	Henry Lendrum	Flying Officer		419377		Australia			RAAF		22Sqn RAAF	1944-09-20												RAAF Honour Roll
1043	Atkins	James Bernard	Leading Aircraftman		43440		Australia			RAAF		6 Aircraft Depot Oakey	1944-06-24												RAAF Honour Roll
1044	Atkins	Robert	Technical Sergeant	Sergeant	32792318	1923	American	Radio Operator		USAAF	8th Air Force	731st Bomber Squadron (452nd Bombardment Group (H))	1944-05-12	B--17 Lucky Lady	G	42-39941	7D:G	Deopham Green (Station #142), Norfolk, England		Brüx (Mission #353), Czechoslovakiaoslovakia	See Archive report for details	Evader					Archive Report
1045	Atkinson	William James	Warrant Officer		AUS/413332	Born on the 14th August 1922 Age 21	Australian	Pilot		RAAF	Fighter Command	131Sqn	1944-06-01	Spitfire	VII	MB887	NX-?	RAF Culmhead, Somerset		Rhubarb 265	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 259			Read Archive Report
1046	Atkinson	Walter Edward	Pilot Officer		AUS/422530					RAAF	Fighter	456Sqn RAAF	1944-07-12	Mosquito	NFXVII	HK312	G			Patrol	Crashed off Littlehampton	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery United Kingdom	Courtesy Oleg Marin	RAAF Honour Roll
1047	Atkinson	Eric	Sergeant		2216077			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	DV190	UM-B2	RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire	.0016.	Berlin	Crashed at Gardelegen, Germany	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery. Grave 6.F.1			Read Archive Report
1048	Atkinson	Joseph	Sergeant		613970			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-12-27	Lancaster	X	KB738	VR-D	RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham	257	Opladen	See archive report for further details	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Grave 6.D.18			Read Archive Report
1049	Atkinson	Robert Edward	Sergeant		1897386			Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	69Sqn	1944-11-18	Wellington	XIII	HZ863	Not issued	RAF Melsbroek, Belgium	2145	Reconnaissance	See archive report for further details	Killed	Brussels Town Cemetery. Grave X.26.22			Read Archive Report
1050	Atkinson	J N	Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-11-21	Halifax	VII	NP778	OW-A	Linton on Ouse	1747	Castrop-Rauxel	Crashed at Tholthorpe on return	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database