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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
1551	Wilkinson	E S	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-05	Stirling	III	EE893	JN-N	Mepal	1959	Mannheim	Crashed Schwanheim	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1552	Wilks	R	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-23	Stirling	III	EH936	JN-W	Mepal	1926	Mannheim	Crashed at Dirmstein	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1553	Williams	J M	Flight Sergeant	A401341					RAAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-28	Stirling	III	BF467	AA-W	Newmarket	2038	Gardening	Crashed in Baltic off Makshov	Killed	Svino Denmark
1554	Williams	G K	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-11-04	Stirling	III	BF461	AA-B	Mepal	1601	Gardening	Crashed at Kallerup	PoW
1555	Williams	R	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-04-13	Lancaster	III	LM728	AA-R	Mepal	2044	Kiel	Landed at base and undercarriage collapsed
1556	Williams	R A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-13	Stirling	I	R9316	AA-K	Newmarket	1753	Lorient	Abandoned near Plouay	Killed	Guidel Communal Cemetery
1557	Williams	W I	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-06-10	Lancaster	I	HK553	AA-S	Mepal	2313	Dreux	Crashed at Tillieres-sur-Avre {Eure}	Killed	Tillieres-sur-Avre Communal Cemetery
1558	Williams	Eric Ernest	Pilot Officer	1164660 / 117664			Bomb Aimer	MC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-12-17	Stirling	I	BK620	AA-A	Newmarket	1807	Fallersleben	Shot down by a combination of flak and night fighters, crash-landing into the Westeinder Plas, South West of Aalsmeer (Noord Holland) 10 miles South West of Amsterdam	PoW, Oflag XXIB Schubin/Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria Escapee from Stalag Luft 3				Plt Off Williams evaded capture for three days, but was eventually caught and sent to Oflag XXIB at Schubin in Poland. There he quickly formed a friendship with Lt Michael Codner MC who spoke French, and together they planned and executed an escape through a tunnel. However, they were quickly recaptured and, as punishment, sent to Stalag Luft III. This where the idea of the “Wooden Horse by Williams and Codner became a reality. The were joined by Fg Off Oliver Philpot MC DFC and managed to escape Stalag Luft III on 23 Oct 1943 and with the help of the Danish Resistance were repatriated via Sweden to the UK on 29 Dec 1943. When he returned Plt Off Williams was awarded the MC. He wrote the book ”The Wooden Horse” about his experiences in 1949. Peter Butterworth (Actor Carry On Films) was an inmate at Stalag Luft 3 and was one of the prisoners who vaulted “The Wooden Horse”
1559	Williams		Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-08-03	Wellington	Ic	R3176	AA-	Feltwell		Horst	Crash landed Barton Mills	Injured
1560	Williams	H C	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-27	Stirling	III	EF135	JN-W	Mepal	2005	Hannover	Stalled and damaged at base on return
1561	Williams	M	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-27	Stirling	III	EF135	JN-W	Mepal	2005	Hannover	Stalled and damaged at base on return
1562	Williams	John Muir	Flight Sergeant	401341		Australia			RAAF		75Sqn (NZ) RAF	1943-04-29												RAAF Honour Roll
1563	Willis	L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-13	Stirling	I	R9316	AA-K	Newmarket	1753	Lorient	Abandoned near Plouay	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
1564	Willis	W J	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-21	Lancaster	III	ND804	AA-K	Mepal	2303	Duisburg		Killed	Runnymede
1565	Willis	F A W	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-03-03	Stirling	I	N6123	AA-Q	Newmarket	2003	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede
1566	Willis	E G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-12-22	Wellington	Ic	T2474	AA-	Mildenhall		Mannheim	Crashed near Therouldeville.	PoW
1567	Willsher	F P	Sergeant	1170594						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-25	Stirling	I	BK602	AA-R	Newmarket	.0006.	Dusseldorf	Crashed in sea French/Belgian coast	Killed	Bergen op Zoom
1568	Wilmer	K	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-16	Stirling	III	BK664 >	AA-M	Newmarket	2200	Mannheim	Crashed at base on return
1569	Wilmshurst	John Charles	Sergeant	NZ/411962	Age 25	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-10	Wellington	III	X3720	AA-U	RAF Feltwell, Norfolk		Dusseldorf	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 118.			Son of Herbert Edward (died 20th April 1942, age 64) and Mary Wilmshurst (née Levandowski - died 24th December1965, age 63), of Stratford , Taranaki, New Zealand.	Read Archive Loss Report
1570	Wilson	W W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-05	Stirling	I	BK617	AA-D	Newmarket	1943	Gardening	Ditched 2 miles off Cromer Norfolk	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
1571	Wilson	J S	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-01-16	Lancaster	I	PB761	AA-Y	RAF Mepal,	2330	Wanne-Eickel	Crashed at Woodditton Cambs	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery			Read Archive Report
1572	Wilson	Peter John	Flight Lieutenant	NZ/402475	Age 22	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-28	Wellington	III	X3664	AA-V	RAF Feltwell, Norfolk		Hamburg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery. Collective. grave 14. F. 12-14.			Son of John Wilson and Elsie Maud Wilson (died 07th February 1981), of Woodville, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.	Read Archive Loss Report
1573	Wilson	N C B	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-11-04	Stirling	III	EE897	AA-G	Mepal	1557	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede
1574	Wilson	Eric Glover	Flight Sergeant	NZ/403035	Age 27	New Zealand	Air/Gnr		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-09-06	Wellington	III	X3867	AA-?	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	105	Duisburg	-	Killed	Tilburg General Cemetery (Gilzerbaan). Plot A. Row 1. Coll. grave 27-28.	AR Archives		Born on the 09th May 1915 at Dunedin. Worked as a clerk for NZ Breweries at Dunedin prior to service. Enlisted on the 01st September 1940 at Levin. Embarked for Canada on the 05th December 1940. Awarded air gunner badge and promoted to sergeant on the 23rd June 1941. Embarked for England on the 06th July 1941. Served with various units and joined 11 Operational Training Unit on the 25th November 1941. Joined 75 squadron on the 19th June 1942. Son of Arthur James Wilson and Noreen Myrtle Wilson (née Griffiths), of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. A total of 257 flying hours logged and on his 18th operational sortie.	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft< a>
1575	Wilson		Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-02-21	Wellington	Ic	T2547	AA-	Feltwell	1910	Wilhelmshaven	Crashed at base on return
1576	Winstanley	James Francis - Sonny	Sergeant	NZ/412373	Age 20	New Zealand	W/Op/Air/Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-26	Wellington	III	Z1596	AA-?	RAF Feltwell, Norfolk	2235	Hamburg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Sage War Cemetery Grave 4.D.12	courtesy courtesy Auckland Library Heritage Collection		Son of Thomas and Angela Adele Winstanley, of Ralph Street, Huntly, Auckland, New Zealand.Total of 127 hours flying time - his 10th operation. Born 9th October 1921, Huntly, Waikato, New Zealand. Before enlistment he worked as a clipper.	Read Archive Report
1577	Wolfenden	Harold	Sergeant	1237318	Age 32	British	Observer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-10-11	Wellington	III	BK341	AA-?	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk		Gardening	Crashed near Skallingen	Killed	Esbjerg Cemetery (Fourfelt). Grave AIII. 9. 16			Son of Harold and Mary Elizabeth Wolfenden, of Hull, England. Grave inscription: 'God Be With You Till We Meet Again'.	Archive report
1578	Wood	F L R	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-10-15	Wellington	Ic	X9916	AA-	Feltwell		Koln	Crashed Koln-Widen	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1579	Wood	J H	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-03-21	Lancaster	III	LM733	AA-R	Mepal	1001	Munster	Broke in two in target area	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
1580	Wood	Benjamin Brinley	Flight Sergeant	656588	Age ?	British	Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-06-22	Stirling	III	EF408	AA-P	RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	2340	Mulheim	Crashed near Gelsinkirchen	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Collective grave 19.G.4-6	Archives		Born in 1919 in New Tredegar, Wales. Lived in Jersey in the Channel Islands and worked at La Motte Garage as a mechanic prior to service. Trained as a Cadet Pilot at the Dart School of Aeronautics, Albany, Georgia, USA. He married Sadie on the 13th of April 1943. No further details - are you able to assist?	Archive report
1581	Woodcock	R J D	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-03-12	Wellington	III	X3585	AA-	Feltwell		Kiel	?	Killed	Runnymede
1582	Woodford	Stanley Alfred George	Sergeant	922095	Age ?	British	Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-30	Lancaster	I	HK558	AA-D	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	610	Amaye	See Archive report for details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 241			No further details are you able to assist?	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
1583	Woodham	H W	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-02-28	Wellington	III	X3355	AA-Y	Feltwell		Air Test	Crashed near Brandon SUFFOLK	Dow 28.02.42
1584	Woods	R M	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-03-04	Stirling	III	EF215	AA-M	Mepal	2051	SOE	Crashed Rochefort-Montagne {Puy-de-Dome}	Killed	Des Carmes-Dechaux Communal Cemetery
1585	Woodward	L A	Warrant Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-20	Lancaster	III	ND915	AA-A	Mepal	2320	Homberg	Crashed near Keldonk {Noord-Brabant}	PoW
1586	Woolcott	D G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-23	Stirling	III	EE938	AA-X	Mepal	2037	Berlin	Crashed at Mahlsdorf	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
1587	Woollam	P	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-04-18	Stirling	III	EH955	AA-K	Mepal	2041	Gardening	Crashed Jenning Denmark	Killed	Jenning Cemetery
1588	Worlledge	F H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-10-15	Wellington	Ic	X9916	AA-	Feltwell		Koln	Crashed Koln-Widen	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1589	Worlledge	F H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-09-20	Wellington	Ic	R1518	AA-	Feltwell	1930	Berlin	Crashed Swanton Abbot Norfolk
1590	Worsdale	E	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-10-24	Wellington	III	Z1652	AA-	Mildenhall		Milano	Crashed Ville-sur-Retourne	Evader
1591	Wort	D F	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-12-01	Stirling	III	EH880	AA-J	Mepal	1516	Gardening	Crashed at Togston NORTHUMBS	Killed
1592	Worth	J	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-20	Lancaster	III	ND800	AA-J	Mepal	2337	Homberg		Killed	Runnymede
1593	Worthington	J H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-08	Stirling	III	BK770	AA-L	Newmarket	2130	Duisburg	Crashed Bressingham NORFOLK	Killed
1594	Wright	A R	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-11-21	Lancaster	I	NN745	AA-A	Mepal	1546	Gardening		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
1595	Wright	J H	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-08-12	Lancaster	I	HK564	AA-P	Mepal	2144	Russelheim	Crashed at Ouren {Liege}	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery
1596	Wright	W K	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-12-02	Stirling	I	BK618	AA-Q	Newmarket	202	Frankfurt	Crashed at Adar-Oberstein Germany	PoW
1597	Wright	L C	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-16	Stirling	I	BF398	AA-P			Training	Crashed near Stoke on Trent STAFFS	Killed
1598	Wright	C C	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-10-13	Wellington	III	BJ837	AA-	Mildenhall		Kiel	Crash landed Lakenheath	Injured
1599	Wrighton	C C	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-04-22	Wellington	III	X3667	AA-D	Feltwell		Koln	Crashed in sea	Killed	Runnymede
1600	Wykes	J	Sergeant	1127228						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-12	Stirling	III	BK721	AA-Z	Newmarket	.0037.	Duisburg	Crashed on take off	Killed	Dalbeattie