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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
1301	Baker	C	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-03-13	Stirling	III	EF236	AA-J	Mepal	2300	Gardening	Crashed on landing at Castle Combe
1302	Baker	A E F	Sergeant							Bomber Command	10Sqn	1944-11-28	Halifax	III	MZ789	ZA-H	Melbourne	232	Essen	Crash landed at Guines {Pas-de-Calais}
1303	Baker	R W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	103Sqn	1944-12-24	Lancaster	I	NG420	PM-Q	Elsham Wolds	1443	Koln	Crashed at Sindorf	Killed	Venray War Cemetery
1304	Baker	William	Flight Lieutenant	43159			Pilot		RAF	Bomber Command	105 Sqn	1944-10-04	Mosquito	XVI	ML986	GB:?	Bourn	19:30	Heilbronn	From the target to base, the flight was made on one engine and while making ready to land, the Mosquito side-slipped and crashed at 23:29 while approaching the runway, being totally wrecked.	Injured
1305	Baker	C H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-03-15	Lancaster	II	LL693	A4-K2	Witchford	1934	Stuttgart		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
1306	Baker	E R	Wing Commander	40660			Pilot	DSO DFC & Bar		Fighter	146 Wing	1944-06-16	Typhoon	Ib	MN754						Killed	Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery Reviers France
1307	Baker	H S	Sergeant							Bomber Command	15Sqn	1944-05-11	Lancaster	I	LL752	LS-A	Mildenhall	2236	Leuven	Crashed Leuven	Killed	Leuven Communal Cemetery
1308	Baker	C R H	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-12-09	Halifax	III	HX329	NP-Y	Lissett	1122	Scholven-Buer	Crashed and exploded at Dorsten	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
1309	Baker	Louis Michael Gabriel	Flight Sergeant	426507	2nd October 1915 in Brisbane, Queensland	Australian	Air Gunner (Rear)	DFM	RAAF	Bomber Command	166 Sqn	1944-06-07	Lancaster	I	DV367	AS:T	Kirmington	23:59	Versailles Railway Communications	Possible claim by Ofw Richard Rother 6/NJG4 - Versailles (AE 7): 800m at 02:33. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Crashed near St-Cyr-I’-Ecole (Yvelines)	Killed	Clichy Northern Cemetery Plot 16 Row 14 Grave 3			Flt Sgt Wright was awarded the DFM whilst with 166 Squadron. Effective 6 June 1944. Gazetted 25 January 1945 Son of Patrick Albert and Catherine Therese Baker, husband of Ruth Marie Baker, of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
1310	Baker	F R	Sergeant							Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-09-23	Lancaster	I	PD318	EM-J	Spilsby	1902	Munster		Killed	Apeldoorn {Ugchelen-Heidehof} General Cemetery
1311	Baker	G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-07-07	Lancaster	III	ND567	EM-V	Spilsby	2245	St-Leu	Crashed at Sancourt {Oise}	PoW
1312	Baker	A S	Flight Lieutenant				Pilot			Fighter	34 Wing	1944-06-23	Mustang	I	AG519				Sortie
1313	Baker	Roy Barry	Flying Officer	151360	1915		Navigator			Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	I	W4831	KM-C	Dunholme Lodge	2350	Berlin	The aircraft was heading in a westerly direction and exploded in the air at 150ft approximately 1km North of the village Lynow. The Burgermeister went to the scene of the crash and saw what he believed to be five bodies, possibly two more taking into account the smashed limbs which were strewn about. The police at Juterbog were notified by telephone and a Luftwaffe team arrived to investigate. They ordered the Burgermeister to bury the crew and he was also present at the burial on 3 Jan 1944. (Extract from Berlin Detachment No 4 MREU report to the Air Ministry dated 20 Oct 1947)	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll.Grave 2.C.7-10			Flying as second Navigator Son of Edward John and Elizabeth Ann Baker; husband of Sheila Wendy Baker, of Hastings, Sussex
1314	Baker	Albert Charles	Pilot Officer	158259			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner	DFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	44 Sqn	1944-07-01	Lancaster	I	ME574	KM:P	Dunholme Lodge	15:45	Training	On return to base on completion of the training exercise the throttles jammed and while trying to go round again the Lancaster crashed at 16:30 into a small Spinney some 2 miles SW of the airfield.	Survived				Awarded the DFC whilst with 44 Sqn. London Gazette 30th June 1944
1315	Baker	Francis William	Pilot Officer	54076	Age 20	British	Pilot		RAF	Bomber Command	460 Sqn RAAF	1944-05-03	Lancaster	III	JB741	AR:J	RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire	21:56	Mailly-le-Camp	See Archive report for details	Killed	Dommartin-Lettree Churchyard Collective grave 2-3	Courtesy Mark Rogers			Archive report
1316	Baker	C T	Sergeant							Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-02-19	Lancaster	I	DV338	JO-C	Waddington	2320	Leipzig		Killed	Runnymede
1317	Baker	C	Flying Officer							Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-07-07	Lancaster	I	LL976	EA-A	Fiskerton	2221	St-Leu	Crashed at Beauvoir-en-Lyons	Killed	Marissel French National Cemetery
1318	Baker	T C	Sergeant							Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	JB314	EA-Q	Fiskerton	2210	Nurnberg	Crashed Sant Quotshausen	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
1319	Baker	K R	Sergeant							Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	DS818	JI-Q	Waterbeach	2311	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed at Nunspeet	Killed	Ermelo {Nunspeet} General Cemetery
1320	Baker	A D	Sergeant							Bomber Command	550Sqn	1944-07-12	Lancaster	III	LM647	BQ-S	North Killingholme	2130	Revigny	Crashed at Vignory {Haute-Marne}	Killed	Vignory Communal Cemetery
1321	Baker	Arthur C H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	57Sqn	1944-07-07	Lancaster	III	LM522	DX-G	East Kirkby	2218	St-Leu	Crashed near Envermeu {Seine-Maritime}	Killed	St-Nicolas d'Aliermont French Military Cemetery			Archive Report
1322	Baker	D	Flying Officer							Bomber Command	576Sqn	1944-09-24	Lancaster	I	PD235	UL-N2	Elsham Wolds	1635	Calais	Crashed target area	Killed	Boulogne Easter Cemetery
1323	Baker	A S	Sergeant							Bomber Command	576Sqn	1944-01-05	Lancaster	III	ND416	UL-G2	Elsham Wolds		Stettin	Crashed at Pasewalk	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
1324	Baker	Howard Warburton	Flight Lieutenant	151315			Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	582 Sqn	1944-08-09	Lancaster	III	PB123	6O:O	Little Staughton	06:30	le Havre – Strong Points near garrison	Pilot Officer Mackenzie reported: “At 7.15am on 8 September 1944, the plane came in over Le Havre under the cloud with a base of 5,000 feet. The Germans opened up with flak hitting us. I was sitting at the side of Johnny (Goddard) in the second pilot’s seat, when there was a crash, the intercom went dead and fire broke out around the wireless operator. There was a second bang right after the first and the whole front cabin filled with smoke and fire. Johnny shouted for full power and then shouted “jump Mac”. I got down and went back to the navigator’s cabin which was full of smoke, and dragged my chute out, then Neville’s, and then shouted into the smoke that we had to get out. A voice shouted OK. I turned back to the front escape hatch with two figures behind me, which might have been Neville and Howard. When I reached the hatch, it was open and Alan De Beer was just jumping. I went straight out over his heels. After my chute opened I could see the plane with all of the fuselage on fire flying on, until it disappeared into cloud. I looked below and saw another chute, Alan De Beer. After coming down some distance, I heard a crash which I assumed was the plane hitting the ground, but could not see any more chutes	Killed	Ste Marie Cemetery Le Havre Division 67 Row G Grave 9.
1325	Baker	Frederick John	Flying Officer	146594	1905		Air Gunner (Rear)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	619 Sqn	1944-05-21	Lancaster	I	NN695	PG:X	Dunholme Lodge	22:58	Duisburg	It is reported that the aircraft was shot down by an intruder over East Anglia. The aircraft crashed near RAF East Wretham airfield. Uffz. Eberhard Baier, his 5th Abschuss, from 6./KG51 claimed a Liberator 20 km north of Bury St.Edmunds at 600m at 02:51 hrs. However it was probable that this was Lancaster NN695 (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery Grave 13964			Son of Julius Stafford Baker and Charlotte Mary Baker; husband of Gertrude Queenie Ingram Baker, of Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex
1326	Baker	A K	Flying Officer							Bomber Command	619Sqn	1944-04-11	Lancaster	I	LL784	PG-W	Coningsby	2043	Aachen	Exploded	PoW
1327	Baker	G A	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	619Sqn	1944-06-21	Lancaster	III	NE151	PG-W	Dunholme Lodge	2310	Wesseling		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1328	Baker	F B	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-04-24	Lancaster	III	ED424	UM-E2	Wickenby	2113	Karlsruhe	Crashed Haquenau {Bas-Rhin}	Killed	Haquenau French National Cemetery
1329	Baker	R C	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-24	Lancaster	I	HK568	AA-K	Mepal	2151	Stuttgart		Killed	Cronenbourg French National {Mixed} Cemetery
1330	Baker	H G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-08-25	Lancaster	I	LL866	AA-S	Mepal	2023	Russelsheim		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
1331	Baker	W G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	78Sqn	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	LW589	EY-G	Breighton	1841	Berlin	Crashed les Hantes-Rivieres {Ardennes}	Killed	les Hautes-Rivieres Communal Cem
1332	Baker	L J	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-05-22	Lancaster	III	LM519	WS-N	Bardney	2242	Braunschweig	Crashed Gersten	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
1333	Baker	R C W G	Warrant Officer							Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-05-22	Lancaster	III	ND415	OF-B	Coningsby	2237	Braunschweig	Collided with 57 Sqn Lancaster I LL967 at base on return	Killed
1334	Baker	H A B	Flight Lieutenant							Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-07-30	Lancaster	III	NE121	OF-E	Coningsby	545	Cahagnes	Crashed near St-Lo	Killed
1335	Baker	C	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-06-21	Lancaster	III	ND451	OF-L	Coningsby	2325	Scholven-Buer	Crashed at Grieth	PoW
1336	Baker	Alwyn Royce	Leading Aircraftman	439637		Australia			RAAF		15 Service Flying Training School RCAF	1944-07-20												RAAF Honour Roll
1337	Baker	Robert Minton	Flight Sergeant	413939		Australia			RAAF		156Sqn RAF	1944-03-02												RAAF Honour Roll
1338	Baker	Louis Michael Gabriel	Flight Sergeant	426507		Australia			RAAF		166Sqn RAF	1944-06-08												RAAF Honour Roll
1339	Baker	John Albert	Flying Officer	420808		Australia			RAAF		207Sqn RAF	1944-11-11												RAAF Honour Roll
1340	Baker	William "Bill"	Flying Officer	J23291	22nd October 1919 in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, USA	American	Pilot	MiD	RCAF	No. 38 Wing, Royal Air Force	570 Sqn RAF	1944-09-23	Stirling	IV	EF298	V8:T	RAF Harwell, Berkshire	14:34	Operation "Market Garden"	Hit by flak shortly after leaving the Drop Zone near Ede	Killed	Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery Coll.Grave 31.A. 2-7			MiD awarded with effect 14th June 1945 for Distinguished services rendered whilst serving with the RCAF, overseas. Promulgated in the London Gazette 21st September 1945. Son of Louis Henry and Winifred (née Peavey) Baker of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. His father predeceased him in May 1937	Read Archive Report on this incident
1341	Baker	N	Flying Officer				Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	115 Sqn	1944-04-25	Lancaster	I	ND800	KO-C	RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire	2200	Karlsruhe, Germany	The aircraft sustained damage as a result of flak and an enemy night fighter. Three crew were injured but the aircraft was successfully brought back and landed at RAF Manston.	Survived - Injured					See the following Report for the actions of the crew
1342	Baker	George F Jr	1st Lt	O-796642		USA	Pilot		USAAF	358th Fighter Group	368th Fighter Squadron	1944-09-11	P-51 Mustang							2 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1343	Baker	George F Jr	Captain	O-796642		USA	Pilot		USAAF	358th Fighter Group	368th Fighter Squadron	1944-11-02	P-51 Mustang							0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1344	Baker	George F Jr	Captain	O-796642		USA	Pilot		USAAF	358th Fighter Group	368th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-31	P-51 Mustang							2 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1345	Baker	Gordon E	Major	O-424705		USA	Pilot		USAAF	56th Fighter Group	62nd Fighter Squadron	1944-07-04	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1346	Baker	Harry B	Captain	O-733780		USA	Pilot		USAAF	20th Fighter Group: Loco Busters	55th Fighter Squadron	1944-06-30	P-51 Mustang							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1347	Baker	Harry F	Captain	O-792788		USA	Pilot		USAAF	404th Fighter Group	506th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-17	P-47 Thunderbolt`							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1348	Baker	Irvin C	1st Lt	O-746018		USA	Pilot		USAAF	20th Fighter Group	77th Fighter Squadron	1944-05-12	P-38 Lightning							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1349	Baker	Maurice F	Captain	O-730333		USA	Pilot		USAAF	357th Fighter Group	362nd Fighter Squadron	1944-05-12	P-51 Mustang							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1350	Baker	Ray G	1st Lt	O-559051		USA	Pilot		USAAF	355th Fighter Group	358th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-05	P-51 Mustang							2 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)