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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
1151	Austin	James C Jr	Captain		O-740133		USA	Pilot		USAAF	474th Fighter Group	428th Fighter Squadron	1944-08-25	P-38 Lightning							2 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1152	Austin	George Rolla	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-716698	24th November 1920 in Missouri	American	Navigator		USAAF 8th Air Force	US Army Air Force	700th Bomber Squadron (445th Bombardment Group (H))	1944-09-27	B-24 'Patches'	H	42-110022	RN:F+	Tibenham airfield (Station #124), Norfolk, England		Henschel industrial plants Kassel (Mission #650), Germany	See Archive Report for details	Killed	Repatriated and buried at the Grand Prairie Cemetery, Cairo, Randolph County, Missouri				Archive Report
1153	Autret	P J M	Sergeant					Pilot			Fighter	345Sqn Free French	1944-06-07	Spitfire	Vb	BM312				Patrol	Crashed Utah Beach	Killed
1154	Auty	Eric	Sergeant		1675798	1925		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	12 Sqn	1944-02-15	Lancaster	III	ND404	PH-R	Wickenby	1708	Berlin	Hit by flak at 22000 ft over the target area, which knocked out all four engines. All bailed out but St. Auty’s parachute became entangled in the tailplane and he was dragged down to his death	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 22			Son of Arnold and Maud Ellen Auty, of Dewsbury, Yorkshire
1155	Avant	Alan Frederick	Wing Commander		J/10503		Canadian	Pilot	DSO DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-07-13	Halifax	III	LV913	AL-N	Leeming	2124	Air Test	Crashed on take off	Injured, thrown from aircraft upon impact, suffered a broken back.			Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
1156	Avent	Kenneth John	Flying Officer		139706	Age?	Beitish	Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	578Sqn	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	MZ512	LK-C	RAF Burn, Yorkshire	18:53	Berlin	Crashed Grossvargula	PoW No: Not known Camp: Stalag Luft Barth Vogelsang				Next of kin details not available, are you able to assist?	Read Archive Loss Report
1157	Aver	Francis Alfred	Sergeant		628423	Age 23	British	Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-01-28	Lancaster	III	ED867	PO-L	RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire	00:49	Berlin	Post war it was established that all the crew were killed when the aircraft crashed. Probable claim by Maj Helmut Lent Stab NJG3 at 03:25	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Plot 5 Row J Collective Grave 9-12			Son of Sydney George and Ivy Victoria Florence Aver, of Merstham, Surrey, England.	Read Archive Report on this incident
1158	Avery	A N	Sergeant								Bomber Command	61Sqn	1944-06-24	Lancaster	III	ND987	QR-B	Skellingthorpe	2231	Prouville		Evader
1159	Aveyard	A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	100Sqn	1944-05-22	Lancaster	III	LM542	HW-S	Grimsby	2244	Dortmund	Abandoned near Bonn	PoW
1160	Aviet	P B	Sergeant								Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1944-08-27	Lancaster	III	NE144	AR-F2	Binbrook	2106	Stettin		Killed	Falkenberg Forest Cem Sweden
1161	Avis	A H	Flight Sergeant							RAAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1944-06-12	Stirling	III	EF181	HA-J	Woolfox Lodge	2310	Gardening	Crashed on take off
1162	Avon	J L G	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1944-07-31	Lancaster	III	JB746	PM-I	Elsham Wolds	1813	le Hauvre		Killed	Ste-Marie Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1163	Awad	Philip Peter	Flying Officer		J/39979			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	619Sqn	1944-12-04	Lancaster	III	LM751	PG-X	RAF Strubby, Lincolnshire	1642	Heilbronn	See archive report for further information	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Joint grave 4.H.34-35		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1164	Awcock	T L	Warrant Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-09-11	Lancaster	III	PB535	KM-Z	Dunholme Lodge	2044	Darmstadt	Crashed at Roxheim	Killed	Runnymede
1165	Awcock	James Peter	Flying Officer		AUS/415109			Pilot		RAAF	2nd Tactical Air Force	226Sqn	1944-08-17	Mitchell	II	FW127	MQ-W	Gilze-Rijen, Holland	1616	Abbeville	See archive report for further details	PoW No: 5339 Stalag Luft Barth Vogelsang	None - survived the war			Read Archive Report
1166	Awcock	Terrence Lansdowne	Warrant Officer		406988		Australia			RAAF		44Sqn RAF	1944-09-12												RAAF Honour Roll
1167	Awrey	D McL	Pilot Officer						DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	HX272	BM-N	Skipton on Swale	2149	Nurnberg	Crashed Friesen	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1168	Axford	Cecil	Flight Sergeant		R158790		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	427 (Lion)Sqn RCAF	1943-12-29	Halifax	III	LK965	ZL:?	Leeming		Berlin	See Archive report for details	Safe. Died 1944-08-12			Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
1169	Axford	Herbert Frank	Warrant Officer Class 2		J/87271	Age 28	Canada	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	578Sqn	1944-07-20	Halifax	III	MZ556	LK-P	RAF Burn, Yorkshire	2310	Bottrop	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 29.E.7		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Daniel Neale Axford and Bessie Florence Kate Axford, of 337 Westminster Boulevard, Riverside, Ontario, Canada. Brother to Gwenith, William and Norman. Born 12th January 1916 in Peterborough, Canada. Enlisted in December 1939	Archive Report
1170	Axtell	Eugene D	1st Lt		O-746016		USA	Pilot		USAAF	IX Air Support Command	422nd Night Fighter Squadron	1944-12-26	Northrop P-61 Black Widow							2 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1171	Axton	R H	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	640Sqn	1944-04-10	Halifax	III	LW441	C8-T	Leconfield	2047	Tergnier	Crashed Eercheu	Killed	Eercheu New British Cemetery
1172	Ayers	James W *	1st Lt		O-706334		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group	334th Fighter Squadron: Fighting Eagles	1945-04-07	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from mid 1944)							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1173	Ayers	James W **	1st Lt		O-809078		USA	Pilot		USAAF	366th Fighter Group	390th Fighter Squadron	1944-06-10	P-47 Thunderbolt							0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1174	Ayers	James W **	1st Lt		O-809078		USA	Pilot		USAAF	366th Fighter Group	390th Fighter Squadron	1944-06-17	P-47 Thunderbolt							0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1175	Ayliffe	Harold Devening 'Jack'	Flying Officer		145489	24th July 1920 in Wycombe, Oxfordshire		Navigator	DFM	RAFVR	Fighter Command	153Sqn 96Sqn 151Sqn	1944-08-04	Mosquito	FB.VI	PZ186	DZ:?	RAF Predannack, Cornwall	10:45	Ranger Patrol	See archive report for details	KiA	Feugarolles (Limon) Communal Cemetery, France.				Read Archive Report
1176	Aylmer	Albert Arthur	Sergeant		2210900			Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	102 Sqn (Ceylon)	1944-08-12	Halifax	III	LW195	DY:H	Pocklington	21:22	Braunschweig	Shot down by a night-fighter, whose fire killed Sgt Craig, crashing near Rintein	PoW No 545, Stalag Luft 7
1177	Aylmer	Albert Arthur	Sergeant		2210900			Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	102 Sqn (Ceylon)	1944-06-08	Halifax	III	MZ659	DY:T	Pocklington	22:33	Alencon - Communications	Ran low on fuel on the return leg. The crew baled out near RAF Carnaby at 05:12. No injuries reported	Safe/PoW 13 August 1944				102 Squadron Halifax LW195 DY:H
1178	Aylott	G J	Flight Lieutenant		116146			Pilot			Fighter	274Sqn	1944-06-19	Spitfire	IX	MH362				Patrol	Crashed off Beachy Head	Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom
1179	Ayoub	Lee S	2nd Lt		O-750512		USA	Pilot		USAAF	364th Fighter Group	383rd Fighter Squadron	1944-04-15	P-38 Lightning (P-51 Mustang mid 1944)							0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1180	Ayoub	Lee S	1st Lt		O-750512		USA	Pilot		USAAF	364th Fighter Group	383rd Fighter Squadron	1944-05-25	P-38 Lightning (P-51 Mustang mid 1944)							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1181	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
1182	Ayre	Roy Eric	Flying Officer		422095		Australia			RAAF		83Sqn RAAF	1944-05-22												RAAF Honour Roll
1183	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
1184	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
1185	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
1186	Ayres	K J	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	106Sqn	1944-09-19	Lancaster	III	PB347	ZN-G	Metheringham	1910	Rheydt	Crashed at Elmpt	PoW
1187	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
1188	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
1189	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
1190	Ayres	A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	640Sqn	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	MZ510	C8-Q	Leconfield	1922	Berlin		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
1191	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
1192	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
1193	Ayton	G F	Flying Officer		51167						Fighter	151Sqn	1944-07-09	Mosquito						Ranger	Crashed at Predannack	Killed	East Dereham Cemetery United Kingdom
1194	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
1195	Azema	J	Private							FFAF	Bomber Command	347Sqn Free French	1944-12-28	Halifax	III	NA174	L8-	Elvington			Exploded	Injured
1196	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.
1197	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
1198	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
1199	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)
1200	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)