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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	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1101	Berndt	E J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1943-11-26	Halifax	V	LK946	MP-F	Holme on Spalding Moor	1651	Stuttgart	Crashed at Malborn	Killed	Koln-Sud Friedhof		Paradie Archive Database
1102	Bernhardt	Douglas Paul	Sergeant	R/183965	Age 19	Canada	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	622Sqn	1944-05-31	Lancaster	I	LL782	GI-H	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	2341	Trappes	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Poingy-la-Foret Communal Cemetery. Joint grave	Courtesy Oleg Marin	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Oscar George and Verda V. Harwood Bernhardt, of Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. A memorial to him been erected in front of the Town Hall of Poigny-la-Forêt.	Read Archive Report
1103	Bernhart	Pierre Nicolas	Flying Officer	J/25260 (R/162644)	Age 24	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	56 Operational Training Unit	1945-03-04	Tempest	V	EJ924 (Some records list it as NV924	-	RAF Milfield, Northumberland	09:44	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Harrogate Cemetery (Stonefall). Sec. H. Row G. Grave 11	Operation: Training		Born on the 01st June 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Educated at Vancouver College. Worked for four years as front office clerk for the Vancouver Hotel prior to enlisting. Enlisted on the 16th April 1943. Trained in Canada with No, 7 Initial Training School then to No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School until the 27th December 1942. Further training with No. 10 Service Flying Training School on the 28th December 1942. Awarded his wings on the 16th April 1943. He proved to be an Exceptional pilot and was then moved to No. 2 Flying Training School from April until July 1943. Joined 121 squadron until the end of October. Then to 123 squadron in Derbert, Nova Scotia. After this he was sent to England and joined 439 squadron. After his tour had expired he went as an instructor for 56 Operational Training Unit. His parents immigrated to Canada from France sometime after 1920. Son of Antoine (died 06th June 1941, age 51) and Marie Bernhart (Née Weckel - died 16th November 1988, age 93), of 423 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Brother of Gerard and Marie. Epitaph: 'May His Soul Rest In Peace 1921-1945.	Archive loss report
1104	Bernick	Lloyd Adolf	WO ll	R/62500	Age 21	Canada			RCAF	Bomber Command	196Sqn	1943-02-26	Wellington	X	BE161	ZO-	RAF Leconfield	12:10	Air Test	Crashed E of Middleton on the Wolds	Killed	Commemorated Beverley (Queensgate) Cemetery, Block 72. Grave 11. United Kingdom.		Paradie Archive Database	Some comments from other crew notes that a canvas strip detached and became lodged in the controls.	Courtesy Wartime Memories Project
1105	Bernick	L A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1943-02-25	Lancaster	III	ED520	WS-T	Waddington		Nurnberg	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
1106	Bernier	Joseph Wilfrid Laurier Fernando	Flying Officer	J/29412		Canadian	Navigator	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-12-17	Halifax	III	MZ538	KW-V	Tholthorpe	02:22	Duisburg	Inexplicably crashed from an altitude of approximatly 500 feet shortly after a normal take off	Killed	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row D. Grave 10. United Kingdom		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
1107	Bernier	J W	Flying Officer							Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-05-31	Halifax	III	LK880	OW-C	Linton on Ouse	2208	Au Fevre	Crashed at base on return
1108	Bernier	C L	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	V	LL191	ZL-N	Leeming	1610	Berlin	Crashed at Westwick Norfolk on return
1109	Bernier	Hubert Roland Bernier	Flying Officer	J/18676		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	440Sqn RCAF	1944-06-24	Typhoon	Ib	MN457	I8-R	RAF Hurn	21:50	Armed recce	Taxied into a parked aircraft damaging both	Uninjured			Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
1110	Bernyk	Michael	Flying Officer	J/38740	24 August 1923	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-12-31	Lancaster	I	ME647	AS-J	Kirmington	1510	Osterfeld	Crashed at Eygelshoven {Limburg}	Killed	Nederweert War Cemetery IV.A.5		Paradie Archive Database	Most if not all were brought to Margraten in Holland for Burial, but their graves are now at Nederweert War Cemetery Son of William and Mary Bernyk, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada
1111	Bernyk	V H	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-04-24	Lancaster	III	DV244	UM-L2	Wickenby	2132	Karlsruhe	Crashed Plottersdorf	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1112	Berrigan	Leonard Thomas	Flight Lieutenant	J16898	24th December 1914 in Dunedin, Clyde River, Prince Edward Island	Canadian	Air Gunner (Mid Upper)	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-03-24	Lancaster	III	ND581	MG:M	RAF Oakington	18:42	Berlin	See archive report for details	MiA	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 244		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
1113	Berrinan	L.	Civilian		Age?	Canada	Pilot (Inst)		EATS	Training Command	10 Air Observer School. No. 3 Training Command	1942-04-06	Anson	I	6631	-	RCAF Chatham, New Brunswick	2155	Training	See archive report for detailed information	Missing - believed killed	No details			No further details are you able to assist?	Read Archive Report
1114	Berry	W L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1941-08-14	Halifax	I	L9500	TL-H	Linton on Ouse	2206	Magdeburg	Crashed Andervenne	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1115	Berry	J H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1943-02-13	Halifax	II	W7885	TL-B	Graveley	1820	Lorient	Abandoned near Carhaix France	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
1116	Berry	L J	Flying Officer	J/25130					RCAF	Fighter	418Sqn RCAF	1945-01-14	Mosquito	VI	RG571	G			Patrol	Crashed on return	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery United Kingdom		Paradie Archive Database
1117	Berry	G R	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1945-03-31	Lancaster	X	KB869	VR-Q	Middleton St George	601	Hamburg	Reported shot down by Me262	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
1118	Berry	J L P	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LV944	QB-U	Skipton on Swale	2159	Nurnberg	Crashed Falkenstein	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1119	Berry	M D	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1945-01-05	Halifax	III	NP999	KW-W	Tholthorpe	1630	Hannover		PoW			Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
1120	Berry	D E	Flight Lieutenant					AFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1945-02-02	Lancaster	X	KB792	NA-I	Middleton St George	2020	Wiesbaden	Exploded over target area	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1121	Berry	Gordon Hewitt	Flight Sergeant	R114954		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	578 Sqn	1944-04-22	Halifax	III	MZ518	LK:C	Burn	22:44	Dusseldorf	MZ518 was claimed by Ofw.Hans Zettel, his 2ns Abschuss, from 2./NJG6 over Eppinghoven, W. Dinstaken at 5.000 m at 01:38 hrs. Victory confirmed 08.09.1944. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 March 1944 - 11 May 1944) Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No. 3568, Stalag 357			Paradie Archive Database	Commissioned and promoted to Plt Off whilst as a PoW
1122	Berry	G W	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	578Sqn	1944-03-13	Halifax	III	LK756	LK-J	Burn	2219	le Mans	Crashed near Selby				Paradie Archive Database
1123	Berry	Adam Barr	Flying Officer	J/27466		Canada			RCAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-06-21	Lancaster	I	ME704	WS-B	Bardney	2306	Scholven-Buer	Shot down by nightfighter. Abandoned and crashed at Ede {Gelderland}. Crashed near railwaystation 'De Klomp', Buurtsteeg	PoW Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria			Paradie Archive Database	Outward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted by Hauptmann Ernst-Wilhelm Modrow & Unteroffizier Erich Schneider of the 1./NJG 1, who had taken off from Venlo airfield at 00:43 hrs in Heinkel He 219 A-0 G9+AH. The crew caught the Lancaster at 20,000 feet. The aircraft was abandoned and came down at De Klomp (Buurtsteeg). Those who died are buried in various Cemeteries. Sgt Redshaw RCAF was 18 years of age and was amongst the youngest Canadians killed in Bomber Command in 1944:	Attacker
1124	Berry	Walter	Flight Sergeant	1080826			Flight Engineer	DFM	RAFVR	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-05-12	Halifax	III	LK883	OW:E	RAF Linton on Ouse	22:07	Louvain, Belgium	See archive report for details	Evader					Read Archive Report
1125	Berryman	Stuart	Flight Sergeant	R186388	18th April 1922 in Hamilton, Ontario	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF	1945-04-26	Lancaster	X	KB879	NA:Y	RAF Middleton St. George		Cross Country Flying Training	See archive report for details	Killed	Chester (Blacon) Cemetery Section A Grave 842		Paradie Archive Database		See Archive Report
1126	Bertelsen	Frederick Castell	Flight Lieutenant	J/9077	Age 22	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	582Sqn	1944-05-03	Lancaster	III	JA968	6O-O	RAF Little Staughton	2242	Montdidier	See archive report for further details	Killed	Montdidier French National Cemetery. Collective Grave 5822 – 5824	Courtesy Operation Picture Me	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Albert Frederick & Florence Rebecca Bertelsen of Salmonhurst, Victoria Co., New Brunswick, Canada.	Read Archive Report
1127	Berthiaume	J F E G	Pilot Officer	J17079					RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1943-05-25	Stirling	III	EF361	MG-B	Oakington	2357	Dusseldorf	Crashed near Julich	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1128	Bertoia	C	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-03-22	Halifax	III	LW584	QO-Y	East Moor	1905	Frankfurt		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1129	Bertram	R E	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	25 OTU	1942-09-10	Wellington			?-L	Finningley	2022	Dusseldorf	Presumed crashed in sea	Killed	Adegem Canadian War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1130	Bertram	Richard Edgar	Warrant Officer Class 2	R/75831		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	25 OTU	1942-09-13	Wellington	III	BJ987	PP-L	Finningley	2022	Dusseldorf	Probable claim by Hptm Horst Patuschka 8/NJG2 - North Sea 30km West of Schouwen at 0137	Killed	Adegem Canadian War Cemetery Plot 1 Row E Grave 6
1131	Bertrand	Joseph Norman	Flying Officer	C/21287		Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	129Sqn	1944-10-18	Mustang	III	FB389	DV-M	RAF Andrews Field, Essex	912	Armed Reconnaissance	See archive report - Abandoned near Zuid Beveland	PoW Stalag Luft Barth-Vogelsang		Courtesy Oleg Marin	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
1132	Bertrand	J H T R	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-02-03	Halifax	III	LW378	KW-A			Training	Crashed at Crayke	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
1133	Bertrand	L	Sergeant	1050195						Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-04-08	Wellington	III	HE238	NA0X						Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
1134	Besse	Claude Andrew	Flight Sergeant	R/167515			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-12-16	Lancaster	II	LL676	EQ-E	RAF Linton-on-Ouse	1623	Berlin	Possible that aircraft crashed at Heyrothsberge, Germany	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 181		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1135	Bessent	Henry Roberts	Sergeant	R/198740	17th April 1925, Winsor, Ontario	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqn RCAF	1943-12-16	Lancaster	III	JB481	LQ-R	Gransden Lodge	16:37	Berlin	Aircraft crashed crashed at 01:30 hours near Marham, Norfolk, when returning from operations, owing to lack of fuel and bad weather conditions.	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery Grave 14558A		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Herbert Gordon and Elsie May Roberts Bessent, of Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
1136	Bessette	B J A	Flight Sergeant	R94993					RCAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1943-04-16	Stirling	III	BF474	LS-H	Mildenhall	2146	Mannheim	Crashed at St-Erme-Soutre-et-Ramecourt France	Killed	St-Erme Communal		Paradie Archive Database
1137	Bessette	B J A	Sergeant	R94993					RCAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1943-03-22	Stirling	III	BK667	LS-H	Bourn	1928	St Nazaire	Crashed Clyffe Pypard WILTS				Paradie Archive Database
1138	Bessette	G M	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-02-25	Halifax	III	LW420	PT-U	Tholthorpe	2127	Augsburg		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1139	Best	T	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	214Sqn	1942-04-01	Wellington	IC	Z8805	BU-	Stradishall		Hanau	?	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1140	Best	A G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-11-01	Halifax	III	NR114	WL-U	Croft	1707	Oberhausen		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1141	Best	W F	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-07-07	Lancaster	III	JA690	WS-M	Bardney	2245	St-Leu	Crashed at Beaumont-les-Nonains {Oise}	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
1142	Best	H F S	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	90Sqn	1944-07-20	Lancaster	I	LM183	WP-L	Tuddenham	2313	Homberg	Crashed near Boxtel {Noord-Brabant}	Killed	Groesbeek Canadian War Cementery		Paradie Archive Database	Attacker
1143	Best	Robert Augusta	Flight Sergeant	R/221087	Age 19	Canada	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-11-08	Stirling	IV	LK198	NF-H	RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire	2300	SOE	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom. Panel 254		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1144	Best	Alan	Sergeant	2207320	1925		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF	1944-04-24	Halifax	III	LW591	KW-T	Tholthorpe	2140	Karlsruhe	See Archive report for details	Evader					Archive Report
1145	Bestel	E G R	Sergeant	R70458					RCAF	Bomber Command	207Sqn	1942-01-14	Manchester	I	L7309	EM-O	Bottesford	1709	Hamburg	?	PoW	Sage War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1146	Bester	John Frances ‘Jack’	Flying Officer	J35747		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	427 (Lion) Sqn, RCAF	1944-07-04	Halifax	III	LW166	ZL:S	RAF Leeming	22:10	Villeneuve	See archive report for details	Evader			Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
1147	Beswick	W E	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-08-17	Halifax	V	DK260	IP-M	Tholthorpe	2117	Peenemunde	Crashed near Wolgast	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
1148	Beswick	Herbert Russellce	Flying Officer	J/12047		Canadian			RCAF	Bomber Command	23 OTU	1943-11-24	Wellington	III	Z1682	FZ-?	RAF Pershore	16	Night cross-country training	While flying in cloud, lost control and crashed at 0235 hours at Holm Farm, Marston, on the northern outskirts of Oxford.	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 173
1149	Bethell	P E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-03-15	Halifax	III	LW426	PT-Q	Tholthorpe	1908	Stuttgart	Crashed Echterdingen airfield	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
1150	Bettridge	O A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1943-08-10	Lancaster	II	DS665	KO-N	Little Snoring	2205	Nurnberg	Crashed at Chart Sutton Kent	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database