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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	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1151	Ayre	A E W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	61Sqn	1944-05-11	Lancaster	III	LM454	QR-Z		Skellingthorpe	2239	Bourg-Leopold	Crashed Melsele {Oost-Valaanderen}	Killed	Runnymede
1152	Ayre	Roy Eric	Flying Officer		422095		Australia			RAAF		83Sqn RAAF	1944-05-22													RAAF Honour Roll
1153	Ayres	Leonard	Sergeant		1505092			Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	ME725	QR-G		RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire	1639	Giessen	See archive report for further details	Killed	Hanover War Cemetery. Grave 4.J.7			Read Archive Report
1154	Ayres	L J	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-10-30	Halifax	III	MZ903	ZL-Y		Leeming	1814	Koln	Crashed at Manston Kent on return				Paradie Archive Database
1155	Ayres	A A	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	V	LL197	AL-L		Leeming	1612	Berlin	Crashed at Zeetze	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1156	Ayres	K J	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	106Sqn	1944-09-19	Lancaster	III	PB347	ZN-G		Metheringham	1910	Rheydt	Crashed at Elmpt	PoW
1157	Ayres	L R	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-12-24	Lancaster	I	PD397	AS-V		Kirmington	1450	Koln	Crashed target area	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1158	Ayres	A W W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	625Sqn	1944-04-10	Lancaster	III	ND636	CF-O		Kelstern	2334	Aulnoye	Crashed near Pont-de-Metz	Killed	St-Pierre Cemetery Amiens
1159	Ayres	R F	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-05-27	Lancaster	III	ND985	UM-W2		Wickenby	2352	Aachen	Crashed Zingem {Oost-Vlaanderen}	Killed	Courtrai {St-Jean} Communal Cemetery
1160	Ayres	A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	640Sqn	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	MZ510	C8-Q		Leconfield	1922	Berlin		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
1161	Ayrey	Edward Stanley	Corporal		NZ/40636	Born on the 12th May 1919	New Zealand	Passenger		RNZAF	Far East	2Sqn RNZAF	1944-01-17	Ventura	PV-I	NZ4520	5533		Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	1445	Ferry Flight	see archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Bourail Memorial. Panel 8.	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire		Son of Samuel and Ann Ayrey, of Morrinsville, Auckland, New Zealand. Worked prior to service as a mechanic for H.F. McConnell.	Read Archive Report
1162	Ayton	R	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	10Sqn	1944-07-20	Halifax	III	MZ312	ZA-E		Melbourne	2306	Bottrop	Crashed at Wijk-en-Aalburg {Noord-Brabant}	PoW
1163	Ayton	G F	Flying Officer		51167						Fighter	151Sqn	1944-07-09	Mosquito							Ranger	Crashed at Predannack	Killed	East Dereham Cemetery United Kingdom
1164	Ayton	James Trevor	Pilot Officer		NZ/39982	Age 24	New Zealander	Navigator		RNZAF	Allied Expeditionary Air Force	487Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-11	-	-	-	-		RAF Thorney Island, Sussex	1	Motor vehicle accident	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. 8.AA.4	Courtesy AWMM		Also remembered on mothers grave at Kaurihohore Cemetery. Born on the 06th December 1919 at Hikurangi. Educated at the Kauri primary school and the Whangarei High School. Worked as a stores assistant for Whangarei Engineering prior to service. Enlisted at Ohakea on the 24th October 1939. Trained with No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School 17th November 1939. Joined Air Observers School on the 27th July 1940. Observers badge awarded on the 15th November 1940 and promoted to sergeant on the 18th November 1940. Embarked for Egypt on the 27th December 1940Joined 70 Operational Training Unit on the 04th February 1941 then 55 squadron on the 10th April 1941 flying the Blenheim where he carried out 1 operational sortie. 249 Heavy Transport Wing 11th April 1942. Joined 8 Squadron 24th February 1942 carried out numerous operational sorties. Embarked for England on the 02nd May 1943. Joined 13 Operational Training Unit as either instructor or staff navigatorJoined 487 squadron on the 06th January 1944 carrying out a further 27 operational sorties. Awarded his commission on the 02nd June 1944. Son of John Cumming Ayton and of Mary Christina Ayton (nee MacKenzie - died 08th April 1941 age 58), of Post Office, Hikurangi, North Auckland, New Zealand. A total of 642 flying hours logged and carried out numerous operational sorties.	Read Archive Report
1165	Azema	J	Private							FFAF	Bomber Command	347Sqn Free French	1944-12-28	Halifax	III	NA174	L8-		Elvington			Exploded	Injured
1166	Baatsen	Arnoldus Albert					Dutch	SOE Agent			Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1942-03-27	Whitley	V	T4166	NF-B		Tempsford		SOE. Operation WATERCRESS/CATARRH, the first of a series of operations involving the dropping of Dutch agents, code named Nordpol Spiel by the British and England Spiel by the Dutch.	Claim by Ofw Siegfried Ney 5/NJG2 - Sea North of Petten (Salzhering) 0008. Ofw Ney and his BF Uffw Buhler flying in Bf110 D-2 R4+AN of 5/NJG2 dispatched a 138 Squadron Whitley. Aircraft crashed into sea 0015 at Den Helder, South of Texel about 200 - 500 metres offshore between Petten and Callantsoog. The Whitley (that had dropped a secret agent at Steenwijk) exploded with such force that only moments later the Messerschmidt crashed near Petten with the loss of Ney and his Funker (Radio Operator). (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1942 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Location of burial not known. Remembered on a War Graves Foundation memorial in The Hague			The agent, A A Baatsen (Watercress) parachuted near Steenwijk (Overijssel) some 30 km N of Zwolle and was captured almost immediately. After two-and-a-half years of interrogation, he was executed 7 September 1944 in Mauthausen Concentration Camp. The site of the DZ, in the moorlands north of Steenwijk, was suggested by the Germans and approved by London. London was warned by the Lauwers a captured Dutch SOE Agent transmitting for the Abwehr and leaving out his personal security checks by W/T but was ignored repeatedly. Baatsen was the first SOE Agent to fall into this trap. The German subsequently sent a signal that the mission had been successfully accomplished.
1167	Baba	Frank Joseph	Staff Sergeant		33433789	1921	American	Engineer		USAAF	8th Air Force	733rd Bomber Squadron (453rd Bombardment Group (H))	1944-08-16	B-24 Stinky	J	42-110138	F8: N+		Old Buckenham (Station #144), Norfolk, England		Dessau (Mission #556), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia, Germany, now Żagań in Poland					Archive Report
1168	Babiacki	Stanisław	Kapral Nawig	Sergeant	P.705472	Born 16 April 1924 Łódź (Age 20 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	No.1662 HCU	1944-11-11	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JN967			RAF Blyton	17:52	East Ferry, Lincolnshire	Took off from Blyton at 17:52 on a Night Navigational and Practice Bombing Exercise. Eight minutes later, after climbing to 3,000 feet, one of the starboard engines caught fire, and the aircraft crashed in flames at East Ferry, 8 miles South-West of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. Buried 27 November 1962. Location : United Kingdom. Jewish	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Section C Grave 316		Archiwum Polish Database
1169	Baccus	Donald A	Lt Colonel		O-406504		USA	Pilot		USAAF	356th Fighter Group		1944-05-13	P-47 Thunderbolt								0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1170	Baccus	Donald A	Lt Colonel		O-406504		USA	Pilot		USAAF	356th Fighter Group		1944-11-26	P-51 Mustang								2 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1171	Baccus	Donald A	Major		O-406504		USA	Pilot		USAAF	356th Fighter Group	359th Fighter Squadron	1943-11-29	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from Nov 1944)								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1172	Baccus	Donald A	Major		O-406504		USA	Pilot		USAAF	356th Fighter Group	359th Fighter Squadron	1944-01-11	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from Nov 1944)								0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1173	Baccus	Donald A	Lt Colonel		O-406504		USA	Pilot		USAAF	356th Fighter Group	359th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-25	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from Nov 1944)								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1174	Baccus	Donald A	Lt Colonel		O-406504		USA	Pilot		USAAF	356th Fighter Group	359th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-25	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from Nov 1944)				5									Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1175	Bachant	Joseph Ferdinand Jacques	Sergeant		R164918		Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Lancaster	X	KB782	NA:H		Middleton St George	16:16	Dusseldorf	See Archive report for details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 1 Row F Grave 10		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
1176	Bachard	J G	Warrant Officer Class 1							RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-02-12	Halifax	II	HR910	VR-R		Middleton St George	1806	Gardening		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
1177	Bache	K	Lieutenant					Pilot		RNoAF	Fighter	331Sqn Norwegian	1944-05-07	Spitfire	IX	MK182					Ramrod 843	Exploded over Moorseele
1178	Bache	D F	Sergeant								Bomber Command	622Sqn	1944-01-20	Lancaster	I	R5483	GI-D		Midlenhall		Berlin		Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
1179	Bachelor	A E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	576Sqn	1944-05-24	Lancaster	I	LM120	UL-T2		Elsham Wolds	2350	Aachen	Crashed Berescheid	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1180	Backhouse	E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-08-09	Lancaster	I	HK579	A4-B		Witchford	610	le Havre	Crashed target area	Evader
1181	Backhouse	D A	Flight Lieutenant					Pilot			Fighter	197Sqn	1944-08-12	Typhoon	Ib	DN274	S					Abandoned near Falaise	PoW
1182	Backhouse	J W	Flying Officer								Fighter	219Sqn	1944-09-17	Mosquito	NF30	MM710					Support	Crash landed at Amiens
1183	Backler	H	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	576Sqn	1944-08-18	Lancaster	III	LM439	UL-E2		Elsham Wolds	1924	la Nieppe		Killed	Calais Canadian War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1184	Bacon	Douglas Richard	Flight Sergeant		R/190691	Age 21	Canadian	Air Gunner	Guinee Pig Club	RCAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1944-07-05	Stirling	III	LJ477	OJ-M		RAF Methwold, Norfolk	2243	SOE	Crashed at Thorney Island Sussex on return	Seriously Injured			Paradie Archive Database	Treated at East Grinstead Hospital with burns to face and hands. Husband of Ruth L. Bacon (died 2019, age 95) of Milton, Ontario, Canada. Passed away at the Milton District Hospital on Wednesday 19th November 2008 age 85 following a courageous battle with cancer.	Read Archive Report on this incident
1185	Bacon	R A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	100Sqn	1944-04-22	Lancaster	I	LL887	HW-H		Grimsby	2246	Dusseldorf		PoW
1186	Bacon	Donovan John	Flight Lieutenant		132592		UK	Pilot	DFC		Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-04-11	Lancaster	I	LL899	EA-P		Fiskerton	2031	Aachen	Shot down by a night fighter of Stab IV./NJG 1, crashed Hauxbroek {Antwerpen}	Killed	SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY IVa. C. 23. Belgium		Accident report	Attacker
1187	Bacon	D A	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	50Sqn	1944-05-21	Lancaster	I	ME797	VN-J		Skellingthorpe	2247	Duisburg	Crashed Vorst	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
1188	Bacon	H W	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-01-14	Lancaster	III	JB398	NG-L		Oakington	1659	Braunschweig	Crashed at Torfhaus	PoW
1189	Bacon	David Bruce Ernst	Flight Sergeant		434190		Australia			RAAF		18Sqn RAAF	1944-09-15													RAAF Honour Roll
1190	Badell	C F	Flight Lieutenant						DFC		Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-08-14	Lancaster	III	ND854	OL-F		Coningsby	1728	Brest		Killed	Runnymede
1191	Badger	Victor John	Sergeant W/Op. Air Gunner		1581501					RAFVR	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-07-25	Lancaster	III	LM386	AS-V		RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire	2125	Stuttgart	Crashed near Aubigny {Yonne}	Killed	Taingy Communal Cemetery. Collective Grave 2-6.			Read Archive Report
1192	Badger	Neil Thomson	Flight Lieutenant		407161		Australia			RAAF		Attached 528 Squadron Headquarters North Western Area USAAF	1944-05-08													RAAF Honour Roll
1193	Badgery	David George	Flight Sergeant		426772		Australia			RAAF		226Sqn RAF	1944-06-19													RAAF Honour Roll
1194	Badgley	J C	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-11-01	Halifax	III	NR114	WL-U		Croft	1707	Oberhausen		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1195	Badkin	R W	Sergeant					Pilot			Fighter	130Sqn	1944-05-21	Spitfire	Vb	BM335					Ramrod 905	Crashed near Peronne	PoW
1196	Badman	Roy Francis Crossley	Flight Sergeant		420824		Australia			RAAF		25Sqn RAAF	1944-04-25													RAAF Honour Roll
1197	Badowski	Zygmunt	Starszy Sierzant Pilot	Flight Sergeant	P.793747	Born 8 November 1908 Warszawa (Age 35 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1944-06-24	Avro Lancaster	III	EE124	BH-M		RAF Faldingworth	16:12	Les Hayons	Took off from Faldingworth 16.12 24 June 1944 on an Operation to attack flying bomb site at Les Hayons, Belgium. Aircraft damaged by anti-aircraft fire on it's homward journey and flew on two engines across the North Sea, but crashed between Linwood and Lissington, South of Market Rasen, Lincolnshire. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Plot Sec K Grave 321		Archiwum Polish Database
1198	Baer	John W	Captain		O-025684		USA	Pilot		USAAF	368th Fighter Group	396th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-18	P-47 Thunderbolt								2 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1199	Baer	John W	Captain		O-025684		USA	Pilot		USAAF	368th Fighter Group	396th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-23	P-47 Thunderbolt								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1200	Baffico	P	Adjutant							FFAF	Bomber Command	347Sqn Free French	1944-10-28	Halifax	III	NA512	L8-		Elvington	1342	Koln