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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
1201	Billard	C E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1945-03-03	Lancaster	I	NG469	JO-D	Waddington	1832	Ladbergen		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
1202	Billett	Clive	Flight Sergeant	414191	Born on the 27th July 1918	Australian	Bomb Aimer		RAAF	Bomber Command	460 Sqn RAAF	1944-04-09	Lancaster	I	ME663	AR-M	RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire	21:20	Gardening	See archive report for further details	Killed	Esbjerg War Cemetery. Grave A.7.9			Son of John Charles and Mary Kate Elizabeth May Billett, of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Read Archive Report
1203	Billett	C	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1943-09-27	Lancaster	III	JA680	AR-	Binbrook	1949	Hannover	Emergency landing near Aldbrough
1204	Billett	Clive	Flight Sergeant	414191		Australia			RAAF		460Sqn RAAF	1944-04-10												RAAF Honour Roll
1205	Billing	Albert Norman James	Flight Sergeant	436283	1st January 1923 in Port Melbourne, Victoria	Australian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RAAF	Bomber Command	100 Sqn	1944-08-26	Lancaster	III	LM622	HW:P	Grimsby	20:29	Kiel	Claimed by Fw. Gottfried Schneider his 15th Abschuss and the 3rd of three this night, from 1./NJG3 - Sea West of Pellworm Island/Brestedt (SS): 4,000m at 23:35 hrs. Recorded in Abschüsse Luftgaukommando XI: Lancaster in mud flats near Heversteert 4.5km South of Pellworm Island 23:30 through fighter, exploded in mid-air. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (24 July 1944 - 15 October 1944) Part 4 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Kiel War Cemetery Plot 3 Row H Grave 18.			Son of Norman John Silas and Lydia Jane Billing, of Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
1206	Billing	Albert Norman James	Flight Sergeant	436283		Australia			RAAF		100Sqn RAAF	1944-08-26												RAAF Honour Roll
1207	Billing	John Urban	Flying Officer	2114		Australia			RAAF		455Sqn RAAF	1944-07-01												RAAF Honour Roll
1208	Billington	Robert Anthony	Sergeant	1169761			Observer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	455Sqn RAAF	1942-02-06	Hampden	I	AE308	VB:L	RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire	12:05	Gardening	See archive report for details	MiA	Runnymede Memorial Panel 78				Read Archive Report
1209	Billington	Charles Siel	Warrant Officer	411674		Australia			RAAF		42 Squadron	1944-10-14												RAAF Honour Roll
1210	Billman	D P	Flying Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	100Sqn	1944-07-25	Lancaster	I	LL915	HW-V	Grimsby	2138	Stuttgart	Crashed at Verrieres {Aube}	Killed	Verrieres
1211	Billman	Douglas Payne	Flying Officer	423045		Australia			RAAF		100Sqn RAAF	1944-07-26												RAAF Honour Roll
1212	Bilney	Raymond Thomas James	Flying Officer	129024	Age 31	British	W/Op/Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1943-09-03	Lancaster	III	ED541	PO-A	RAF. Bottesford, Leicestershire	19:48	Berlin	See lost report for further details and photographs	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery. Joint grave 4. F. 24-25			Son of Thomas George Bilney and Ethel Rose Bilney (née Jeffery), of Surrey, England.	Archive report of incident
1213	Bilsby	Ralph Trentham	Flight Sergeant	415222		Australia			RAAF		142Sqn RAF	1943-07-22												RAAF Honour Roll
1214	Biltoft	A H	Warrant Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	576Sqn	1944-05-06	Lancaster	III	ND783	UL-C2	Elsham Wolds	.0015.	Aubigne		Killed	Bayeaux War Cemetery France
1215	Biltoft	Tom Tate	Flying Officer	404525		Australia			RAAF		200 Flight	1945-05-17												RAAF Honour Roll
1216	Biltoft	Arthur Henry	Warrant Officer	414192		Australia			RAAF		576Sqn RAF	1944-05-07												RAAF Honour Roll
1217	Bilton	W J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1945-02-14	Lancaster	I	NN721	JO-T	Waddington	1707	Rositz		PoW
1218	Bilton	Victor John Herbert	Corporal	12572		Australia			RAAF		1 Initial Training School Somers	1942-06-08												RAAF Honour Roll
1219	Binder	K W	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1945-03-16	Lancaster	I	PB816	AR-E2	Binbrook	1727	Nurnberg		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
1220	Binder	Kenneth William	Flight Sergeant	431194		Australia			RAAF		460Sqn RAAF	1945-03-16												RAAF Honour Roll
1221	Bingham	Vincent William	Leading Aircraftman	55152		Australia			RAAF		1 Central Recovery Depot RAAF	1947-01-07												RAAF Honour Roll
1222	Bingham	Clive Thomas	Sergeant	4559		Australia			RAAF		10Sqn RAAF	1942-07-31												RAAF Honour Roll
1223	Bingham	Kevin Joffre	Flight Sergeant	426027		Australia			RAAF		104Sqn RAF	1944-02-17												RAAF Honour Roll
1224	Bingham	Clive Frederick	Pilot Officer	413515		Australia			RAAF		4 Service Flying Training School Geraldton	1942-09-30												RAAF Honour Roll
1225	Binion	C E	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-11-06	Lancaster	I	ME791	KM-K			Training	Crash landed
1226	Binks	Esther Mary Ada	Aircraftwoman	91692		Australia			RAAF		1 Engineering School (WAAAF)	1942-05-13												RAAF Honour Roll
1227	Binnie	J F	Flight Sergeant	A414290					RAAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1943-06-16	Lancaster	III	ED737	PO-F	Bottesford	2215	Koln	?	PoW
1228	Binnie	Keith Cedric	Flying Officer	AUS/423602	Age 23	Australian	Air Bomber		RAAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-07-20	Lancaster	I	LM136	UM-D2	RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire	2355	Courtrai	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 257			Read Archive Report
1229	Binnie	Neil Arlie	Leading Aircraftman	33659		Australia			RAAF		1Sqn RAAF	1944-06-24												RAAF Honour Roll
1230	Binnie	William George Ronald	Flying Officer	43192		Australia			RAAF		30Sqn RAAF	1943-09-10												RAAF Honour Roll
1231	Binnie	Keith Cedric	Flying Officer	423602		Australia			RAAF		626Sqn RAF	1944-07-21												RAAF Honour Roll
1232	Binning	William Robert	Flying Officer	421881		Australia			RAAF		1 OTU East Sale	1945-01-16												RAAF Honour Roll
1233	Binning	Terence William	Warrant Officer	420432		Australia			RAAF		62Sqn RAF	1945-07-13												RAAF Honour Roll
1234	Binstead	J	Pilot Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1944-11-02	Halifax	III	LW141	DY-U	Pocklington	1633	Dusseldorf	Crashed at Lammersdorf	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1235	Binstead	Jack	Pilot Officer	429099		Australia			RAAF		102Sqn (Ceylon)	1944-11-02												RAAF Honour Roll
1236	Birbeck	A F	Flight Sergeant	R102142					RCAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1943-05-25	Lancaster	III	ED695	PO-J	Bottesford	2336	Dusseldorf	Crashed at Burgerbrug {Noord Holland}	Killed	Bergen General Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1237	Birch	Ernest Hugh	Flight Sergeant	38770			Mid Upper Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LV881	ZA-Y	Melbourne	2216	Nurnberg	Shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Helmut Pleines of the 3./Nachtjagdgruppe 10, who had taken off from Bonn-Hangelar airfield in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Crashed Steinheim near Hungen	Killed Age 21	Hannover War Cemetery 16. E. 14. Epitaph: Semper Fidelis			German intelligence had identified Nuremburg as the target that night and defences were well prepared; every available night-fighter was lying-in-wait and the ground defences of searchlights and anti-aircraft flak guns were increased along the bomber stream’s route. It is also documented that the evening was clear and featured a full moon; unusual for a night mission and against normal procedure. The task force was intercepted as they crossed over the Belgian border with 82 bombers being lost in the first hour. A further 13 aircraft were lost on their return and it is clear that LV881 met its fate in these circumstances along with the other casualties. Son of Harold Ernest and Victoria Maud Margaret Birch, of Bunbury, Western Australia.	LV881 Excavation Project
1238	Birch	E E	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-10-25	Lancaster	I	PD276	KO-X	Witchford	1323	Essen		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
1239	Birch	A H	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-07-28	Lancaster	I	LL846	PO-V	Waddington	2211	Stuttgart	Ditched ?	PoW
1240	Birch	Eric Eyles	Flight Sergeant	429445		Australia			RAAF		115Sqn RAF	1944-10-25												RAAF Honour Roll
1241	Birch	Ernest Hugh	Flight Sergeant	38770		Australia			RAAF		Attached 10Sqn RAF	1944-03-31												RAAF Honour Roll
1242	Birch	Hugh Milton	Grp Cpt			Australia	Pilot	DFC MiD (x2)	RAAF	Coastal Command	10Sqn RAAF												Distinguished Flying Cross GVIR (GRI 1918); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, - clasp - Air Crew Europe (see note below); Africa Star; Pacific Star; Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45 with 2 MID emblems; Australia Service Medal 1939-45; Malta George Cross 50th Anniversary Commemorative Medal 1992.			Hugh Birch Reminiscences Paul McGuiness RAAF Archive 10Sqn RAAF
1243	Birchall	Frederick George	Squadron Leader	252031		Australia			RAAF		RAAF Headquarters Melbourne	1946-04-17												RAAF Honour Roll
1244	Bird	J P	Flying Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1944-03-24	Lancaster	I	ME640	AR-M	Binbrook	1839	Berlin	Crashed near Osterbrock	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
1245	Bird	N G	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1945-02-03	Lancaster	III	PB301	AR-J	Binbrook	1627	Bottrup		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
1246	Bird	H W	Pilot Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	NA545	KN-R	Full Sutton	2315	Sterkrade	Crashed off coast of Holland	Killed
1247	Bird	Hugh Alexander	Flight Sergeant	410210		Australia			RAAF		10Sqn RAAF	1943-08-03												RAAF Honour Roll
1248	Bird	Campbell David	Flight Sergeant	418048		Australia			RAAF		1661 Conversion RAF	1944-02-26												RAAF Honour Roll
1249	Bird	Jack Hume	Flight Sergeant	409131		Australia			RAAF		4 Communications Unit Archerfield	1944-03-20												RAAF Honour Roll
1250	Bird	John Powell	Flying Officer	410619		Australia			RAAF		460Sqn RAAF	1944-03-25												RAAF Honour Roll