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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	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1151	Betts	B G	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	MZ712	KW-S	Tholthorpe	2230	Hamburg		Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
1152	Betts	N G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-08-22	Halifax	V	EB255	IP-P	Tholthorpe	2112	Leverkusen	Crashed near Tongeren Belgium	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium	Paradie Archive Database
1153	Betts	E W	Sergeant	1219830						Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-05-12	Wellington	X	HE157	OW-	Dishforth	2349	Duisburg	?	Killed	Bergen op Zoom
1154	Bettsworth	Cyril Jack	Sergeant	1604632			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF	1943-10-07	Lancaster	II	DS689	OW:S	Linton on Ouse	20:32	Stuttgart	See Archive report for details	Evader				Read Archive Report
1155	Betty	Rowland David	Flying Officer	51501	1914		Wireless Operator		RAF	Bomber Command	50Sqn	1944-01-28	Lancaster	III	LM428	VN:O	Skellingthorpe	00:24	Berlin	Possible claim by Hptm Werner Hoffmann Stab I/NJG5 - near Molchow North of Neuruppin (DF 8): 5,800m at 03:12. Crashed Steinberg where the crew were initially buried. (Nachtjagd War Diaries, Vol 1 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Plot 9 Row Z Collective Grave 24-28		Investigating officers from the RCAF visited the village of Steinberg 40 miles NW of Berlin. They were told by the villagers that a large British aircraft had crashed four to five hundred yards west of the villa and that the crew had been buried in a communal grave in the local cemetery. It was believed that the aircraft had been shot by night fighters. The grave was exhumed but unhappily Sgt. Taylor the Flight Engineer and the Bomb Aimer Fg.Off. Daynes of the crew were the only ones who could be individually identified. (Extract from letter to Mrs Presland by Wg.Cdr. Gunn RCAF Causalities Officer dated 23 March 1950) Son of Rowland T. Betty and Jean W. Betty; husband of Betty Betty, of Hartford, Cheshire
1156	Beveridge	Massey Williamson	Wing Commander	J/15070					RCAF	Fighter	409Sqn RCAF	1944-08-06	Mosquito	NFXIII	MM587				Patrol		Injured		Paradie Archive Database	Archive Report
1157	Beveridge	Massey Williamson	Wing Commander	J/15070					RCAF	Fighter	409Sqn RCAF	1944-09-20	Mosquito	NFXIII	MM586				Patrol	Crashed at St Andre	Killed	Flavacourt Churchyard France	Paradie Archive Database	Archive Report MM586 Paradie Archive
1158	Beveridge	James Ralph	Flying Officer	J26756	17th April 1918 in Colony Bay, Wales	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	433 (Porcupine) Sqn, RCAF	1944-08-31	Halifax	III	MZ879	BM:O	Skipton on Swale	10:36	Ile de Cézambre	Mission to bomb Coastal Battery near St-Malo. Lost without Trace. On the 11th July 2018 two amateur scuba divers and World War II enthusiasts, discovered the wreckage of a Halifax off the coast of Saint-Malo. Their investigation determine that this was the wreckage of MZ879.	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 245	Paradie Database	Son of John Ferdinand and Catharine (née Cocker) Beveridge of London, Ontario, Canada. B.Sc Photograph provided by Shirley Stone	French website of the discovery:
1159	Beverley	George	Sergeant	R/116049	Scotland	Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Eastern Air Command	113Sqn RCAF	1943-02-26	Hudson	III	BW634	LM-	RCAF Yarmouth	07:10	Naval escort	Caught fire and exploded in mid air	Killed	Elmwood Cemetery, Sec. 12A. Grave 1374. Winnipeg, Canada.	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
1160	Bews	A R	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1945-01-14	Halifax	VII	NP691	QO-V	East Moor	1530	Grevenbroich	Landed damaged on return to base			Paradie Archive Database
1161	Beyak	A E	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-10-22	Halifax	II	JD363	AL-	Leeming	1730	Kassel	Crashed Rijkevorsel	Killed	Schoonlselhof Cemetery {Antwerpen} Belgium	Paradie Archive Database
1162	Biard	R H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command		1900-00-00									PoW		Paradie Archive Database
1163	Bibby	T J	Sergeant	R158840		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	420 (Snowy Owl) Sqn, RCAF	1944-09-15	Halifax	III	NA629	PT:W	Tholthorpe	21:56	Kiel	They bombed the at 01:19 hours from 1800ft before turning for home. On the return journey the hydraulic system failed, probably holed by Flak. The loss of hydraulics caused the flaps to lower followed by the undercarriage the the bomb doors. The wireless operator put out an SOS and despite attempts by the crew to rectify the situation, Motherwell was forced to ditching this highly dangerous configuration at 04:05 hours. They were 70 miles off the East Anglian coast. At times a search scene could resemble flies around a honeypot and this was the case during the search for Motherwell and his crew. Sqn Ldr Simpson in Hudson L/279 and Fg Off Garven in U/2279 were scrambled at 18:01 and 18:23 respectively. On arrival at the search area and they discovered three Lancasters and two Halifaxes, one of which was another 420 Sqn aircraft flown by Flt Lt E S Heimpel RCAF, circling two dinghies containing the seven survivors. The Hudsons dropped smoke floats to help mark the position and shortly afterwards a Walrus amphibian arrived and picked up the survivors. Sometime later an RML was homed to the area and the survivors were transferred to this from the Walrus. The RML then took the Walrus under tow and headed home. (Dinghy Drop: 279 Squadron RAF 1941-1946 - Tom Docherty)	Rescued		Paradie Archive Database
1164	Bibby	G H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-10-22	Halifax	V	LK908	NA-I	Middleton St George	1717	Kassel	Landed Snetterton Heath NORFOLK on return
1165	Bick	R W	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-11-04	Halifax	VII	NP775	OW-K	Linton on Ouse	1719	Bochum		PoW		Paradie Archive Database
1166	Bickerton	G S	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	22 OTU	1942-09-13	Wellington	IC	HD991		Stratford		Bremen	Crashed at Ramsool Holland	Killed	Amersfoort General	Paradie Archive Database
1167	Bickford	Peter William	Flight Lieutenant	J/25920			Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-09-16	Lancaster	III	LM693	KO-T	RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire	2128	Moerdijk	Collided with 90 Squadron Lancaster LM169 crashed at Strijen {Zuid-Holland}	Killed	Strijen Protestant Cemetery. Grave 5.	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1168	Bidden	Byron Stanley	Pilot Officer	J/15780			W/Op. Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	142Sqn	1942-08-27	Wellington	IV	Z1424	QT-F	RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire	2045	Kassel	No details available - anti-aircraft fire?	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 11.C.6	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1169	Biddiscombe	L G	Flying Officer							Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	V	LL191	ZL-N	Leeming	1610	Berlin	Crashed at Westwick Norfolk on return	Killed
1170	Biddle	F H	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1945-01-16	Halifax	III	MZ427	AL-E	Leeming	1859	Magdeburg		PoW		Paradie Archive Database
1171	Biderman	D	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-12-20	Lancaster	II	DS716	OW-U	Linton on Ouse	1707	Frankfurt	?	PoW
1172	Bidmead	W E	Warrant Officer	657234			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-04-10	Wellington	X	HE213	SE-F	RAF Bourn, Yorkshire	2315	Frankfurt	See archive report for full details	PoW No: 978 Camp: Stalag Heydekrug (Memelland, now in Lithuania)	None - thought to have survived the war		Read Archive Report
1173	Bielby	K T	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-08-16	Halifax	III	LK839	NP-S	Lissett	2159	Kiel	Crashed at Foston on the Wolds	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
1174	Bielby	Richard Ross	Sergeant			Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	426 (Thunderbird) Sqn, RCAF	1944-06-06	Halifax	III	LW377	OW:G	Linton on Ouse	21:35	Coutances, Normandy, France	See Archive Report for details	Safe		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
1175	Biers	Robert Lloyd	Flight Sergeant	J/86395			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	III	W5010	WS-L	RAF Bardney, Lincolnshire	2348	Leipzig	Crashed Stendal	Killed	1939-1945 Berlin War Cemetery. Grave 8.E.1	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1176	Biggerstaff	Richard Alan	Pilot Officer	J95425		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Halifax	VII	NP793	OW-H	RAF Linton on Ouse, North Riding of Yorkshire	1642	Chemnitz	Crashed Kirbymoorside Yorkshire	Killed	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery - Sec. H. Row P. Grave 13.	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1177	Biggs	William	Pilot Officer Pilot	155227				DFM	RAFVR	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-09-06	Halifax	V	LK628	ZL-	Leeming	1924	Munchen	Crashed near Starnberg	Killed	Durnbach. War. Cemetery. Grave Ref 6.G.27 .		Read Archive Report
1178	Biggs	William 'Billy'	Flight Sergeant Pilot	1239042					RAFVR	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-08-09	Halifax	V	EB247	ZL-	Leeming	2310	Mannheim	Abandoned near Hartford Bridge HAMPS	Safe			Read Archive Report
1179	Biggs	H D	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-12-22	Lancaster	III	PA977	LQ-D	Gransden Lodge	1549	Bingen		PoW		Paradie Archive Database
1180	Biggs	E A	Sergeant	1210605						Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-03-29	Halifax	II	DT679	EQ-Q	Leeming	2142	Berlin	Crashed Stapelmoor	Killed	Sage War Cemetery
1181	Biggs	A H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-11-26	Halifax	II	JN966	NA-V	Middleton St George	1651	Stuttgart	Collided with Lancaster III ED417 103 Sqn and crashed near Middleton St George	Killed
1182	Bigoray	William Walter	Warrant Officer Class 2	J/89731	Age 25 Born 13th September 1918	Canada	W/Op/Air/Gnr	DFM	RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-04-27	Lancaster	III	JB676	MG-K	RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire	2226	Friedrichshafen	See archive report for further details	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Grave Ref. Coll. Grave 8. K. 10-13	Paradie Archive Database	Son of John and Nasta (née Krickay) Bigoray of Redwater, Alberta, Canada. At the time of his loss, two younger brothers, Nicholas Peter and Anthony were serving in the RCAF. (4) Enlisted on the 15th March 1941 in Edmonton. Awarded the DFM (Distinguished Flying Medal) 29th December 1942. Flight Sergeant William Walter Bigoray, RCAF "for great gallantry, fortitude and devotion to duty in exceptionally hazardous circumstances"	Read Archive Report
1183	Bigoray	William Walter	Flight Sergeant	R/93566		Canada	W/Op/Air/Gnr	DFM	RCAF	Bomber Command	Wireless Interception Flight 1474 (Special Duties)	1942-12-03	Wellington	ic	DV819	DT-G	RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire	202	Special Duties	See archive report for further brief detail	Safe	Killed later in 1944	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1184	Bilan	J	Flight Sergeant	R/172682			W/Op/Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	625Sqn	1944-10-14	Lancaster	I	LL956	CF-Q	RAF Kelsterrn, Lincolnshire	628	Duisburg	See archive report for further information	Safe		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1185	Bilbie	J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-08-12	Halifax	III	LV821	ZL-N	Leeming	2115	Braunschweig	Crashed in North Sea	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
1186	Bilkey	James Dalton	Leading Aircraftman	R/56212	Age 24 - Born on the 29th March 1916	Canada	Pilot U/T		RCAF	Fighter Command	6 Service Flying Training School	1940-12-14	NA-64 Yale		64-2209	3351	Dunnville, Ontario, Canada	1350	Training	See archive report for details	Killed	Hudson Heights St. James Cemetery, Section C. Lot 202	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 29th March 1916, the son of Paul E. Bilkey and Sarah E. D. Bilkey, of 427 Mount Stephen, Westmount, Quebec, Canada.	Read Archive Report
1187	Bill	Victor Edward	Flying Officer	J/6683		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Eastern Air Command	10Sqn (RCAF)	1943-09-04	Liberator	V	589	D	RCAF Gander		Training	Loss of control shortly after take off, crashed in Gander lake and sank.	Killed	Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
1188	Billing	J W	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	487Sqn RNZAF	1943-03-02	Ventura	I	AE680	EG-			Training	Crashed near Lakenheath SFK	Killed	Feltwell {St Nicholas}	Paradie Archive Database
1189	Billing	G D	Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter	401Sqn RCAF	1944-07-01	Spitfire	IX	ML135					Crashed at Carentan	Evaded
1190	Billingsley	F D	Warrant Officer Class 1						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-08-16	Lancaster	III	PB239	LQ-D	Gransden Lodge	2115	Kiel	Crashed off Denmark	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
1191	Billington	Walter	Flight Sergeant	751750	1912		Air Gunner	DFM	RAFVR	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-03-02	Wellington	X	HZ260	AL-K	East Moor	1901	Gardening	Ditched some 87 miles off Cromer, Norfolk. Reason unknown	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 135		DFM Gazetted on the 19th Sep 1941 whilst serving with 144 Sqn Son of William and Frances Alice Billington, of Old Trafford, Lancashire
1192	Billson	Victor Lloyd George	Leading Aircraftman	R/139004		Canadian	Ground crew		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-11-09	Halifax	VII	NP710	EQ-S	RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire	1834		See Archive report - Information courtesy John Jones	Injured		Paradie Archive Database	LAC. Victor Billson Suffered lacerations to scap and concussion, was taken to RAF Northallerton hospital and discharged on the 14th of September being granted 7 days sick leave.	Archive Report on loss
1193	Bilodeau	J A M	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1945-01-05	Halifax	III	NR178	KW-J	Tholthorpe	1624	Hannover	Crashed near Schneeren	PoW		Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
1194	Bilson	F W	Flying Officer							Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-10-08	Lancaster	III	JA980	LQ-Z	Gransden Lodge	2315	Hannover	Crashed S of Engern	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
1195	Bilyard	R G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-12-29	Halifax	II	LW282	VR-Y	Middleton St George	1648	Berlin	Abandoned near Berlin	PoW
1196	Binder	Hector Frederick	Flight Sergeant	J/72273			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-02-24	Lancaster	I	LL797	UM-B2	RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire	1810	Schweinfurt	Crashed Marsal {Moselle}	Killed	Marsal (Moselle) Churchyard Cemetery Grave 3	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1197	Bing	Gerrard Roy	Flight Sergeant	J/8610	25 Aug 1917	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1942-10-15	Wellington	III	X3808	PT-B	Middleton St George	1852	Koln	Possible claim by Lt Erich Gollasch 12/NJG1 - Sea 30km North West of Vlieland (Salzhering or Tiger): 800m at 2321 hrs. The aircraft may have been claimed by Flak of IV Zug 2/lei Res Flak Abt 988 and light Marine Flak (Wellington North of Juist in sea 2105 hrs)	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 99	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Gerrard Andrew and Florence Gladys Bing, of Port Hammond, British Columbia, Canada
1198	Binne	G A V	Sergeant						RCAF	Coastal Command	415Sqn RCAF	1945-01-16	Halifax	III	NR253	6U-L	East Moor	1825	Magdeburg	Crashed at Borne	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
1199	Binnie	N	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-06-10	Halifax	III	LW674	PT-E	Tholthorpe	2203	Versailles	Crashed at Theuville {Eure-et-Loir}	Evader		Paradie Archive Database
1200	Binns	M R	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-03-01	Lancaster	III	ND566	KM-O	Dunholme Lodge	2317	Stuttgart	Crashed near Reutlingen	PoW		Paradie Archive Database