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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
151	Hysing-Dahl	Per	Captain		N5205	Age 23	Norwegian	Pilot	DFC and Bar	RNAF	Bomber Command	161Sqn	1944-07-07	Lysander	IIIA	V9490	MA-H	RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire	2238	Secret Intelligence Service	See archive report for further details	Safe		Archives		Survived the war. Born n the 31st July 1920 in Bergen, Norway. When the war ended, Hysing-Dahl continued for a time as a captain in civil aviation. He also saw the need for an airline that could operate taxi flights around Western Norway. Thus he started 1964 A/S Westwing and was CEO there until 1972. Elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1969, and was re-elected on three occasions. During the term 08th October 1981 - 30th September 1985 he was President of the Storting. He received a large number of Norwegian and foreign decorations for his war efforts, including The War Cross with Sword, the St. Olavs Medal with Oak Branch, the British Distinguished Flying Cross and bar and the French Croix de guerre. He was appointed Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1989 and was Commander of the French Legion of Honor. He died on the 07th April 1989, age 68 after a long battle with cancer.	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
152	Indseth	Bjarne	Lieutenant			1911-02-05 in Bardu, Norway	Norway	Navigator		RNoAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1943-01-17	Halifax	II	DT647	MP-P	Linton on Ouse	16:22	Berlin	Failed To Return GERMAN A/C, BE-NE-LX III. / NJG 3, Crashed into sea probably off Dutch coast, crashed North Sea	Killed	Runnymede			NACHTJAGDGRUPPE III./NJG 3 Aircraft had the city Berlin as target this night. No British information was given after the start and from then on the aircraft disappeared without trace. However, a German report shows that DT647 was in combat with Oblt. P.Zorner, 45km NW off island Tvist at 21:55 and brought down into the water. INDSETH, BJARNE, lieutenant in the air force, Sandtorg. By Bendikk Indseth and Ingeborg b. Indseth. Married 1938 in Harstad to Nelly Nilsen. Commercial high school, officers' school, flight school at Kjeller. Participated in the war in 1940. Traveled through Russia to Canada and joined the Air Force in Little Norway. Served after graduating as First Navigator in 76 Squadron. Berlin. 170 aircraft, 22 lost (11.8%). The second attack on Berlin in as many nights. Gee and Oboe could not be used for target markers since Berlin was out of their range of operation. PFF failed to mark the centre of the city, resulting in most of the bombing taking place in the southern suburbs. A BMW aircraft factory was hit at Spandau but only slightly damaged. The Berlin report classified not one building as being destroyed or seriously damaged. The heavy losses of this raid were due in part to using exactly the same route as the previous evening, making it easy for German fighters to find the stream. Richard Dimbleby was aboard a 106 Sqn Lancaster, flown by W/C Guy Gibson. Shot down 40km NW of the island of Juist by a night-fighter flown by Oblt. Paul Zorner of 2./NJG3 at 21.54. Paul Zorner entered into correspondence in 2002 with Bjorn Naess's nephew and gave a vivid account of the events. It had been Paul's first victory and was unusual in being so far from his radio beacon (50km), and the attack took place from a very short range, all of which meant the events were etched on his memory. In one of his emails, Paul remarks 'The world is crazy. Why had your uncle to bomb our towns and why had I to try to prevent that? Why couldn't we both go skiing together.....I can't change the world and you can't do too!'. (courtesy IBCC)
153	Ireland	Peter	Flying Officer		143752			Pilot		RAFVR	Transport Command		1945-03-30	Halifax	III	PN243	8T-S	RAF Tarrant Rushton, Dorset	20.26	No. 38 Group Special Operation "EXECUTIVE" target Ostler 2 Norway	Not known	Missing believed killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel No.267			Read Archive Report
154	Ison	W J	Sergeant								Bomber Command	44Sqn	1940-04-12	Hampden	I	L4099	KM-	Waddington	820	Kristiansand	Crashed off Norway	Killed
155	Jackson	Olavi Leonard	Flying Officer		J/25847	Age 21	Canada	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	LW577	ZL-K	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	1845	Berlin	Crashed near Ahlen on return	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Grave 31.F.2		Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 22nd January 1915. A garage owner prior to service. Enlisted on the 17th June 1942. Son of James Jackson (died in 1921 from Norway and Selma Kallio (née Soini, from Finland). Of 8th Avenue, Haney, British Columbia, Canada.	Read Archive Report on this incident
156	Jackson	Wallis Mahlon	Lance Corporal		4537415			Paratrooper		9th (Airborne) Field Coy RE		38 Wing	1942 -11-19	Horsa		DP349	?	RAF Skitten	17:50	Operation Freshman	See Archive report for details	Murdered	Oslo Western Civil Cemetery 2.B.9.				Read Archive Report
157	Jacques	William	Sapper		2114930			Paratrooper		261st (Airborne) Field Park Coy RE		38 Wing	1942 -11-19	Horsa		DP349	?	RAF Skitten	17:50	Operation Freshman	See Archive report for details	Killed	Stavanger (Eiganes) Churchyard, Norway Row, Z, Grave 24.				Read Archive Report
158	Jamieson	John Murray	Fl/Sgt. W/Op/Air Gunner		R/58352					RCAF	Coastal Command	404Sqn RCAF		Blenheim	IV	Z6245	EE-L	RAF Dyce, Scotland		North Stand Patrol	Shot down near Stavanger, Norway	Killed	Egersund Churchyard. Grave A.6.3.		Paradie Archive Database	Archive Report
159	Jefferies	George	Sergeant		926101			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Coastal Command	42Sqn	1942-05-17	Beaufort	II	AW383	AW:V	RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland	17:55	'Prince Eugen', Norway	See archive report for further brief details	MiA	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 86				Read Archive Report
160	Jespersen	Finn Varde	Lieutenant		N1205	4th April 1914 in Oslo	Norway	Pilot	Haakon Vll Commemorative Medal	RNoAF	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-06-05	Lancaster	III	ND815	OF:G	RAF Coningsby	03:08	St Pierre-de-Mont	ND815 was claimed as a probable by Fw. Kurt Eisele from 3./SKG10. The Lancaster crashed 2 km NE of Isigny-sur-Mer. The claim, because it occurred over the invasion front, could not be confirmed by the Germans as they were unable to obtain supporting evidence. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Osmanville {St-Clement} Memorial	Osmanville St. Clement, France		JESPERSEN, FINN VARDE, lieutenant in the Air Force, V. Aker. By Per Mathias Jespersen and Anna b. Johnsen. Artium, trade education, flight school and instructor course in Toronto. Participated in the fighting in Norway in 1940. After the capitulation in June 1940, he went to Finland to take the road across Russia, Japan and the Pacific to America. After graduating in Toronto, he initially served as an instructor at the flight school, later as a transportation pilot. After completing combat flight school, he joined Bomber Command. Died the night between 5 and 6 June 1944 during a mission over Cherbourg. Mentioned in Aftenposten 21 July 1945 and in «Heming through 30 years», p. 124. Haakon Vll's 70-year medal p. M. Lost during an operation to bomb a coastal battery Fenrik (Lieut.) Finn Varde Jespersen had earlier in the war been flying instructor in Canada (not indicated as Little Norway, but that seems likely), had seven deliveries in Transport Command (two of which to India) and he was on his 5th mission.
161	Jones	David Wise	Warrant Officer		425312	27 January 1923 in Brisbane, QLD, Australia	Australian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command, 38 Group	620 Sqn RAF	1944-12-28	Stirling	V	LJ970	QS-S	RAF Great Dunmow	17:42	SOE: Operation Tail 2	Shot down by Hptm. Joachim Paul Siegfried Vogt flying Ju-88 G-6 (W.nr. 360176) from NJ St. Norwegen at 23:30 hrs on the 28th December 1944 near Sande Railway Station. The aircraft was reported to have exploded on striking the ground killing the crew.	Killed	Sande in Vestfold Cemetery, Norway, Coll.grave		RAAF Honour Roll	Son of Francis Lionel and Rose Merry-Jones, of Bardon, Queensland, Australia
162	Jones	Philip Consterdine	Flying Officer		J/3761	Age 24	Canada	Observer		RCAF		37Sqn 231 Wing. 205 Group	1942-24-06	Wellington	X	DV643	LF-?	LG 09 - Bir Koralyim, Egypt	2050	Benghazi, Libya	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Benghazi War Cemetery. Grave 7.C.27	Courtesy 'A Place of Honour'		Enlisted in June 1940 immediately after graduation and trained at Toronto, Edmonton. Embarked for England in April 1941. Son of Reverend Joseph and Florence Jones, of Norway House, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. (B.Sc. - University of Manitoba). Grave inscription: 'He That Believeth On God Hath Everlasting Life'.	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
163	Jones	Mervyn Anthony	Flt Sgt		748630	1919-05-12	British	Pilot	DFC MiD	RAFVR		1 PRU	1942-04-03	Spitfire	PR type	AA797				Photo recce Tirpitz	Shot down by Staffelkäpitan Hermann Segatz of 8./JG 5. Bf 109	Killed	Runnymede			Son of Herbert Jones and Anne Elisabeth Anthony. The family later owned Cillefwr Farm, Carmarthen. Mervyn was a well-known jockey prior to the war and had won the Grand National Steeplechase in 1940, riding Bogskar, not long after having enlisted into the RAF with his brother William. Both Pilots. Mervyn posted to 1 PRU. Mervyn made several daring attacks against German U-Boats. He was awarded the DFC, and was also Mentioned in Despatches for his gallantry during the war. The recommendation for his DFC, published in the London Gazette of 20 August 1943, read: ‘Pilot Officer Jones has maintained a very high standard in his work throughout his operational career. He made four attacks on U-Boats, inflicting damage on three occasions. He has also made a very determined attack on a blockade runner. Recently he was captain of an aircraft which successfully fought off attacks by seven Ju. 88s over a period of 45 minutes. The safe return of the aircraft was largely due to this officer’s fine tactics and superb airmanship.’ His Mention in Despatches was listed in the London Gazette of 1 January 1943. Posted missing after a North Sea sortie. AA797, has since been discovered and recovered from the Fjord between Frosta and Tømmerdalen in Leksvik. His brother William was killed just over two years later. F/Sgt. Mervyn Anthony Jones PRU-Spitfire AA797 failed to return after his eleventh sortie over Norway. He was shot down by Staffelkäpitan Hermann Segatz of 8./JG 5. The Spitfire crashed into the fjord between Frosta and Tømmerdalen in Leksvik. Jones managed to bail out, but drowned. 9. Staffel of JG 5 was based at Lade in Trondheim. Their task was to protect Tirpitz in Fættenfjord. They were responsible for many of the PRU's April losses. Son of Herbert and Anne Elisabeth Jones, of Carmarthen. Rode the winner of Grand National Steeplechase, 1940. FF 30-9-41 1PRU 1-10-41 HAL 30-11-41 mods 1PRU 10-12-41 Missing from PR mission to Trondheim SOC 3-4-42
164	Jordan	P J	Sergeant								Bomber Command	83Sqn	1942-02-21	Manchester	I	L7522	OL-N	Scampton	348	On the night of 22-23 February 1942, the Squadron was ordered to carry out a diversionary raid against Stavanger, Norway, while the Fleet Air Arm launched an attack against the Prinz Eugen in a fjord near Trondheim.	Crashed in sea near Sola Norway	Killed	Runnymede
165	Keeling	David North	Flight Sergeant		404033	28th November 1918	New Zealand	Observer		RNZAF	Coastal Command	42Sqn	1942-05-17	Beaufort	II	AW383	AW:V	RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland	17:55	'Prince Eugen', Norway	See archive report for further brief details	MiA	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 117				Read Archive Report
166	Kelly	Karl Emerson	Flight Sergeant		R/200438			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-12-28	Halifax	III	NR197	AL-Z	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	1600	Gardening	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Sandefjord Churchyard. Collective Grave B.1.7-12		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
167	Kendall	G H	Pilot Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-12-21	Lancaster	III	PB461	OF-M	Coningsby	1649	Politz	Crashed at Eiken Norway	Killed	Flekkefjord Civil Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
168	Key	S J L	Flight Lieutenant					Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1945-08-23	Lancaster	I	PB902	OJ-H	RAF Methwold, Norfolk	1230	Transit	Overshot on landing at Trondheim-Vaernes airfield Norway	Survived	None - further details required			Details courtesy John Jones September 2018 keyx
169	King	Alfred George	Flight Sergeant		1396360			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Transport Command		1945-03-30	Halifax	III	PN243	8T-S	RAF Tarrant Rushton, Dorset	20.26	No. 38 Group Special Operation "EXECUTIVE" target Ostler 2 Norway	Not known	Missing believed killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel No. 271			Read Archive Report
170	King	Adam Fraser	LAC		546844			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAF	Coastal Command	224Sqn	1941-06-15	Hudson	I	N7270	QX-V	RAF Leuchars, Fifeshire	625	Stavanger, Norway	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 16			Read Archive Report
171	Kirby	Arthur William	Sergeant					Observer	1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45	RAFVR	Bomber Command	110Sqn	1941-08-14	Blenheim	IV	V6515	VE-	Wattisham		Anti Shipping	Shot down attacking convoy. Crashed off Norway	Killed	Runnymede Memorial			Joined the Squadron direct from 13 O.T.U. on 4 August 1941. He was killed in action when Blenheim V6515, piloted by Sergeant E. S. Elmes, on anti-shipping duties, was shot down whilst attacking a convoy off Norway. The Bomber Command diaries for 14 August 1941 state that 26 Blenheims carried out coastal sweeps over a wide area. Ships off of the Dutch coast were bombed and Boulogne docks were hit. One aircraft (Kirby and crew) were lost. Kirby is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. His medals were sent to his widow, Janet Kirby (Mrs. J. Payne, 8 Almond Avenue, Carshalton, Surrey) who had subsequently remarried.
172	Kite	Peter William Hansford	Flight Lieutenant		40231			Pilot		RAF	Coastal Command	210 Sqn	1940-04-09	Sunderland	I	L2167	DA:H	RAF Invergorden	13:00	Reconnaissance	L2167 was claimed by Oblt. Werner Hansen from 1./ZG 76 over Oslo, Norway	Killed	Sylling Churchyard 10			Son of Evelyn William Stanley Kite and May Louise Kite, of Winchmore Hill, Middlesex.
173	Knowles	George	Lance Serjeant		1871585			Paratrooper		9th (Airborne) Field Coy RE		38 Wing	1942 -11-19	Horsa		HS114	?	RAF Skitten	18:00	Operation Freshman	See Archive report for details	Murdered	Stavanger (Eiganes) Churchyard, Norway. Row Z Grave 14				Read Archive Report
174	Kozłowski	Czesław	Starszy Sierzant	Sergeant	P.784220	Born 1 Jul 1909 (Age 33)	Poland	Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari 8217 Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Special Duties - Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1942-10-29	Handley Page Halifax	II	W7773	NF-S	Tempsford	1700	SOE	Believed shot down by fighter over North Sea. After the war, determined the aircraft crashed at the foot of Norewskiej rocks, near the town of Egersund, between Helleren and Refsland. The explosion scattered debris of aircraft within a radius of several hundred metres, some rolled into a nearby lake.	Killed	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Vestre Gravlund, Oslo Norway	Memorial to Poles, Vestre Gravlund Vestre Gravlund, Oslo Norway	Archiwum Polish Database W7773	Aircraft initially believed to have crashed at Hellern, Refsland, Norway. Believed shot down by fighter over North Sea. The mystery of the disappearance of the plane with the Polish crew is partly explained after the war. Halifax W7773 crashed at the foot of Norewskiej rocks, near the town of Egersund, between Helleren and Refsland. The explosion scattered debris of aircraft within a radius of several hundred metres, some rolled into a nearby lake. Read Archive Report Also lost were 3 'Agents' - Wieslaw Szpakowicz 'Pak', Stanislaw Hencel 'Pik'. Jerzy Bichniewicz 'Bleckitny' 138 SOE Operation Halifax II W7773. After the war all crew reinterred in collective grave 11-B-8 in Vestre Gravlund Oslo Western Civil Cemetery.	Archive Report W7773 Polish burials at Vestre Gravlund
175	Lamb	Ralph John	Leading Aircraftman		536874			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1940-04-12	Wellington	IA	P2520	WS:V	RAF Lossiemouth	09:20	Reconnaissance off the coast of Norway	See archive report for details	MiA	Runnymede Memorial Panel 23				Read Archive Report
176	Langley.		Flight Lieutenant				British	Navigator		RAFVR		143Sqn (CO)	1945-01-15	de Havilland Mosquito						Shipping attack above the port of Leirvik, coast of Norway	Flak damages engine. then shot down by Fw 190	Killed				The Wing Commander, Lieutenant-Colonel in the FAFL, Max 'Maurice' Guedj, 31, French pilot of 143 Sqn of the RAF, of which he is the Commander, 1 approved air victory, in a de Havilland Mosquito, attacks a convoy of enemy ships on the coast of Norway, above the port of Leirvik. The Flak damages one engine, but the attack is continued. He was then intercepted by Focke-Wulf Fw-190s and shot down. Guedj loses his life, as well as his British navigator, Flight Lieutenant Langley.
177	Larnach	Francis Magnus	Flight Sergeant		NZ/425319	Born on the 03rd January 1911	New Zealand	Navigator		RNZAF	Coastal Command	489Sqn	1944-07-30	Beaufighter	TF.X	NE745	P6-P	RAF Langham, Norfolk	1611	Shipping Strike	See archive report for further information	Killed	Grimstad Cemetery. Grave 387 Norway			Read Archive Report
178	Larssen	Sverre Nicolaus	Sergeant		NOT CWGC		Norway	Pilot		RNoAF	Fighter	332Sqn Norwegian	1943-04-05	Spitfire	IX	ES291				Ramrod 52		Killed
179	Le Maistre	Arthur Francis	Pilot Officer		41033		Canadian	3rd Pilot		RAF	Coastal Command	210 Sqn	1940-04-09	Sunderland	I	L2167	DA:H	RAF Invergorden	13:00	Reconnaissance	L2167 was claimed by Oblt. Werner Hansen from 1./ZG 76 over Oslo, Norway	Killed	Sylling Churchyard 9			Son of Frederick F. and Edith Hariott Le Maistre, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
180	Leethem	J B	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	83Sqn	1941-09-06	Hampden	I	AE319	OL-J	Scampton	2030	Gardening	Crashed near Sanvika Norway	PoW
181	Legate	Herbert James	Sapper		1922713	22nd October 1924		Paratrooper		9th (Airborne) Field Coy RE		38 Wing	1942 -11-19	Horsa		HS114	?	RAF Skitten	18:00	Operation Freshman	See Archive report for details	Murdered	Stavanger (Eiganes) Churchyard, Norway. Row Z Grave 19				Read Archive Report
182	Levy	F	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	617Sqn	1944-09-16	Lancaster	III	PB416	KC-V	Yagoduik	1921	Transit	Crashed near Nesbyen Norway	Killed	Nesbyen {Halligdal} Cemetery
183	Liby	Søren Kjell	2nd Lieutenant		12024	age 24	Norway	Pilot		RNoAF	Fighter Command	118Sqn	1943-08-16	Spitfire	Vb	EP126	NK-M	RAF Westhampnet, West Sussex		Ramrod	See archive report for further details	Evaded				Born on the 17th January 1920 in Hop, Fana, Hordaland, Norway. The son of Leif Liby and Olga Elfrida Liby (née Klunderud). Husband of Gunvor Elisabeth Liby, father of three children. Escaped from Norway on the 05th June 1940 and arrived at Bressay, Shetland in the morning of the 07th June.	Read Archive Report
184	Lindaas	K	Lieutenant							RNAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1943-11-25	Halifax	V	LK903	MP-G	Holme on Spalding Moor	2320	Frankfurt	Hit by the night fighter pilots Hauptmann Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin of the Stab II./NJG 1 (flying a Bf 110 G-4 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield, Belgium) and Feldwebel Hans Kissel of the 7./NJG 5 (flying from Neuruppin airfield). Crashed near Frankfurt	Killed				Norwegian pilot Knut Lindaas won Norway's highest military decoration for this action
185	Long	John	Sergeant		621505			Air/Gnr		RAF	Coastal Command	224Sqn	1941-06-15	Hudson	I	N7217	QX-W	RAF Leuchars, Fifeshire	625	Stavanger, Norway	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 24			Read Archive Report
186	Lydall	J W	Flying Officer		39669			Pilot			Fighter	46Sqn	1940-05-29	Hurricane	I	L1816				Patrol	Shot down near Biesfjord Norway	Killed	Narvik New Cemetery Norway
187	MacGregor	John Charles	Flight Sergeant		552535	Dundee		W/Op	DFM 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45	RAF	Bomber Command	Previously 44Sqn 83Sqn	1942-02-21	Hampden, Manchester	I	L7522	OL-N	Scampton	348	On the night of 22-23 February 1942, the Squadron was ordered to carry out a diversionary raid against Stavanger, Norway, while the Fleet Air Arm launched an attack against the Prinz Eugen in a fjord near Trondheim.	Crashed in sea near Sola Norway	Killed	Runnymede			DFM Citation. London Gazette 27 August 1941. The recommendation states: ‘This N.C.O. has been a Wireless Operator on 35 operational sorties, all except two flights being with the same Captain. His cheerfulness and determined ability have been largely responsible for the success of the majority of the sorties undertaken. His keenness, ability and ready cheerful manner in which he undertook operations were of the utmost value to the Squadron.’ John Charles MacGregor, who was from Dundee, commenced his operational career with 44Sqn, a Hampden unit operating out of RAF Waddington, but with a detachment at Lossiemouth. And he remained a Wireless Operator in Hampdens for the duration of his tour, an aircraft with striking deficiencies that have been summed up by Max Hastings in Bomber Command (Michael Joseph, 1979): ‘The Hampden was the most urgent candidate for replacement: cruising at only 155 m.p.h., 10 m.p.h. slower than the other two [the Wellington and Whitley], this grotesque-looking flying glasshouse could stand little punishment, lacked power-operated turrets, and could only carry a 4000lb. maximum bombload.’ Awarded the DFM for the completion of 35 sorties, MacGregor returned to the operational scene with a posting to 83Sqn. On the night of 22-23 February 1942, the Squadron was ordered to carry out a diversionary raid against Stavanger, Norway, while the Fleet Air Arm launched an attack against the Prinz Eugen in a fjord near Trondheim. MacGregor was assigned to Manchester L7522 OL-N, with which aircraft type his Squadron had recently been re-equipped, piloted by Squadron Leader J. R. Rainford, DFC* and Pilot Officer E. A. Warren. Tragically, however, aircraft and crew were lost off Sola airfield, crashing into the sea. Eventually the bodies of both pilots and one other crew member were recovered and interred at Sola churchyard, but 20 year old MacGregor and the remainder of his crew have no known grave and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
188	MacIntyre	Don P	Pilot Officer		J/5998			Pilot	DFC AFC DFC (US) MiD	RAFVR	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1942-04-27	Halifax	II	W1048	TL-S	Kinloss	2030	Tirpitz	Hit by flak in the target area, which started a fire in the starboard wing. The pilot retained control and skilfully crash-landing on the ice covered lake near Hocklingen, Norway	Evaded to Sweden returned to Leuchers 5 June 1942 Killed 13.2.47 Halifax VII Crash				DFC - 4 August 1942: AFC 14 August 1945 with No. 5 OTU: DFC (US) - 13 March 1943 with 160 Sqn: MiD - 14 January 1944 with 178 Sqn Following the Crash-Landing, the burning Halifax melted through the ice and settled on the bottom of the lake. From here, in 1973, the near complete wreck was recovered and has since been put on display in the RAF Museum at Hendon. It is believed to be the only genuine Halifax bomber in existence
189	Mackenzie	Kenneth Ian	Flying Officer		42140			Pilot		RAF	Coastal Command	254Sqn	1941-02-10	Blenheim	IV	N3528	QY-?	RAF Sumbergh, Shetland	Not known	Reconnaissance	See archive report for details	Killed	Trondheim (Stavne) Cemetery. Norway. A IV British L.13			Read Archive Report
190	Mackid	John Goodsir	Flight Lieutenant		14042			Pilot	DFC	RAF	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1942-04-27	Lancaster	I	L7572	OF-L	RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland		Tirpitz	Hit by flak attacking Tirpitz See archive report for further details	Killed	Trondheim (Stavne) War Cemetery A IV. British. J.3			Read Archive Report Squadron was directed to attack the German Battleship Tirpitz. Dubbed ‘The Beast’ by Churchill, this ship presented an ever present convoy danger from her lair in Trondheim. The raid was not a success and not one aircraft hit this very difficult target. Marshall was killed in action when Lancaster L7572, piloted by Flight Lieutenant J. G. Mackid, was shot down by flak and crashed near Trondheim- the Squadron Leader leading the raid witnessed their aircraft going down in flames and hitting a hillside. All the crew were killed.
191	Madejski	Tadeusz	St Sierx Strzelec	Flight Sergeant	P.780189	Born 16 Jan 1918 (Age 24)	Poland	Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari 9104 Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1942-10-29	Halifax	II	W7773	NF-S	Tempsford	1700	SOE	Believed shot down by fighter over North Sea. After the war, determined the aircraft crashed at the foot of Norewskiej rocks, near the town of Egersund, between Helleren and Refsland. The explosion scattered debris of aircraft within a radius of several hundred metres, some rolled into a nearby lake.	Killed	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Vestre Gravlund Oslo Norway	Memorial to Poles, Vestre Gravlund Vestre Gravlund, Oslo Norway	Archiwum Polish Database	Aircraft initially believed to have crashed at Hellern, Refsland, Norway. Believed shot down by fighter over North Sea. The mystery of the disappearance of the plane with the Polish crew is partly explained after the war. Halifax W7773 crashed at the foot of Norewskiej rocks, near the town of Egersund, between Helleren and Refsland. The explosion scattered debris of aircraft within a radius of several hundred metres, some rolled into a nearby lake. Read Archive Report Also lost were 3 'Agents' - Wieslaw Szpakowicz 'Pak', Stanislaw Hencel 'Pik'. Jerzy Bichniewicz 'Bleckitny' 138 SOE Operation Halifax II W7773. After the war all crew reinterred in collective grave 11-B-8 in Vestre Gravlund Oslo Western Civil Cemetery.	Archive Report W7773 Polish burials at Vestre Gravlund
192	Magee	David	Corporal		548828			Wireless Operator/Air Grunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	102 Sqn (Ceylon)	1940-04-29	Whitley	V	N1421	DY:C	RAF Kinloss	20:00	Oslo-Fornebu Airfield	Crashed near Sylling Norway	PoW No: 13065, Stalag Luft 1					Read Archive Report
193	Magnus	Knut Baade	Sergeant		N1960	28th September 1921 in Bergen	Norway	Bomb Aimer	Haakon Vll Commemorative Medal	RNoAF	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-06-05	Lancaster	III	ND815	OF:G	RAF Coningsby	03:08	St Pierre-de-Mont	ND815 was claimed as a probable by Fw. Kurt Eisele from 3./SKG10. The Lancaster crashed 2 km NE of Isigny-sur-Mer. The claim, because it occurred over the invasion front, could not be confirmed by the Germans as they were unable to obtain supporting evidence. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Osmanville {St-Clement} Memorial	Osmanville St. Clement, France		MAGNUS, KNUT BAADE, student, sergeant, Bergen. By Eystein Magnus And wife Kathe Johanne. Agricultural school course. Joined the Air Force in November 1941 in London, and in 1943 was appointed sergeant and received bombing training. Then served as a bomb aimer on a Lancaster night bomber belonging t97Sqn. Invasion night 5. – 6. June 1944, the plane was shot down during a bombing raid on Cherbourg, and all died. Remains of one of the crew later found near the plane near Vaveux. Haakon VII's 70th medal.
194	Maile	Graham Herbert	Aircraftman 1st Class		543456					RAF	Coastal Command	210 Sqn	1940-04-09	Sunderland	I	L2167	DA:H	RAF Invergorden	13:00	Reconnaissance	L2167 was claimed by Oblt. Werner Hansen from 1./ZG 76 over Oslo, Norway	Killed	Sylling Churchyard 4
195	Malcolm	Frederick Ian	F/O		43106		British	Pilot		RAF		1 PRU	1942-10-05	Spitfire	PR.lV	AB127		Wick	05:10	Photo recce Tirpitz	Flak/Shot down ?	Killed	Trondheim Stavne Cemetery A IV British. J. 4.			Born Glasgow to Nancy and Frederick J Malcolm. Educated at Glasgow Academy. Pilot Officer on 7th April 1940 . Flying Officer on the 11th July 1941. 1 PRU at ‘C’ flight based at RAF Mount Farm. Dispatched to RAF Wick, crashed one Spitfire on arrival at Sumburgh. At 0510 10th May 1942, left RAF Wick for Trondheim. Time over the target was 0730 with an arrival back at Wick at 10:10. In poor weather his Spitfire struck the top of snow covered Forbordfjell 3 miles south of Tirpitz, near Forbordfjellet. There were no witnesses to the crash. Around 23 May the Germans trekked to the crash site. They found the pilot still seated in his Spitfire. He was carried from the wreck to a local farm house and was from there transferred to Stavne Cemetery in Trondheim. Post-war the RAF Missed Research and Enquiry Service (MRES) considered it likely he shot down by flak from the Luftwaffe base at Værnes, though it was claimed by Oberleutnant Herbert Huppertz 9./JG 5, commander of 9./JG 5. based at Lade. FF 15-11-41 8MU 18-11-41 VA Henley 27-2-42 1PRU 20-4-42 Missing from PR mission to Trondheim 10-5-42	PRU site
196	Mannion	K	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-12-21	Lancaster	III	PB461	OF-M	Coningsby	1649	Politz	Crashed at Eiken Norway	Killed	Flekkefjord Civil Cemetery
197	Marshall	William Keay Falconer	Sergeant		1375102	1915-09-05		W/Op/Air/Gnr	1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45	RAFVR	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1942-04-27	Lancaster	I	L7572	OF-L	RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland		Tirpitz	Hit by flak attacking Tiropitz See archive report for further details	Killed	Trondheim (Stavne) War Cemetery A IV. British. H.1			Read Archive Report Educated at John Watson’s School, Edinburgh. He served during the Second World War as a Wireless Operator / Air Gunner with 97 Squadron, initially flying Manchesters, and later Lancasters, and took part in his first operational sortie on 7 December 1941, attacking the Nazi Party HQ at Aachen. Later that month, and again in January 1942, his crew attacked the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in Brest docks, and on 25 March, and again on 10 April, he took part in the attack on the Krupp’s works at Essen. On 27 April 1942 the Squadron was directed to attack the German Battleship Tirpitz. Dubbed ‘The Beast’ by Churchill, this ship presented an ever present convoy danger from her lair in Trondheim. The raid was not a success and not one aircraft hit this very difficult target. Marshall was killed in action when Lancaster L7572, piloted by Flight Lieutenant J. G. Mackid, was shot down by flak and crashed near Trondheim- the Squadron Leader leading the raid witnessed their aircraft going down in flames and hitting a hillside. All the crew were killed. Marshall is buried alongside his crew in Trondheim (Stavne) Cemetery, Norway. His medals were sent to his mother, Maud Barbara Bryce Marshall. 69 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh 3
198	Masson	Iain	F/O				Australian	Pilot		RAAF		455Sqn RAAF	1943-08-02			L4105	D	RAF Leuchars			Convoy attack off Norway, massive flak damage	Survived				Hampden torpedo bombers of 455 Squadron RAAF attacked a convoy off the Norwegian coast. Aircraft suffered massive flak damage to its tail – half the elevator was blown away, the starboard fin twisted and the port rudder fouled by debris. Crew tied a rope around the rudder bar and took turns helping the pilot hold the aircraft straight as they limped back to Leuchars for a crash-landing.
199	Maybury	D C	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	38Sqn	1940-04-12	Wellington	Ic	P9269	HD-	Marham	1215	Reconnaisance	Crashed off Norway	Killed
200	Maynard	Sidney James Samuel	Flight Sergeant		1801363			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-12-31	Lancaster	III	PB134	OL-N	RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire	1956	Horten	See archive report for further details	Killed	Moss Civil Cemetery, Norway			Read Archive Report