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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
15951	Jackson	Alan Benjamin	Sergeant Air Bomber	R/116342					RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-09-06	Halifax	V	DK251	IP-F	Tholthorpe	1933	Munchen	Crashed Neufahrn	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery Grave 9.C.8		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
15952	Jackson	D E	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-03-18	Halifax	V	LL178	WL-R	Croft	1834	Gardening	Crashed Thorodale	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
15953	Jackson	L MacC	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-01-05	Lancaster	III	LM431	PO-M	Waddington	.0005.	Stettin		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
15954	Jackson	R J	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1942-06-29	Wellington	III	Z1578	DX-	Feltwell	2335	Bremen	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
15955	Jackson	Duncan John	Flying Officer	J/21979			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	640Sqn	1944-04-22	Halifax	III	LW640	C8-J	Leconfield	2248	Dusseldorf	Crashed Someren	Killed	Originally buried at Eindhoven (Woensel) Cemetery. Re-interred at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery 15 November 1945 - Grave reference XVI.B.9		Paradie Archive Database
15956	Jackson	A H	Flying Officer	J11217					RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1943-04-08	Stirling	I	R9199	MG-F	Oakington	2119	Duisburg	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
15957	Jackson	Leonard Thomas	Pilot Officer	J/15950	21 Jul 1921	Canadian	Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1942-12-31	Lancaster	I	W4799	OL-S	Wyton	1755	Dusseldorf	The aircraft was involved in a special operation supporting Oboe equipped Mosquitoes. Claim by Hptm Reinhold Knacke 1/NJG1 - Ravestein 10km East of Oss (5227, 5 A): 6,600m at 2015 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives The Early Years Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Crashed between Demen & Ravestein 9km North East of Oss	Killed	Uden War Cemetery Coll. Grave 2. I.2-7		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Leonard R. and Lillie May Jackson, of Riverside, Ontario, Canada	Read Archive Report on this incident
15958	Jackson	Frederick Grant	Flight Lieutenant	J6209		Canadian	Passenger		RCAF		273 Squadron	1944-08-04	Dakota	III	FZ597	Y	RAF Dum Dum, Calcutta, India	Not known	Mail flight	See archive report for further details	Killed	Ranchi War Cemetery, India. Special Memorial 5.E.1A		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
15959	Jackson	A E	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-05-08	Halifax	III	MZ598	OW-J	Linton on Ouse	127	Haine-St-Pierre	Crashed at Tielt {West-Vlaanderen}	Killed	Runnymede
15960	Jackson	N	Sergeant							Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1945-03-25	Halifax	VII	NP818	OQ-M	Linton on Ouse	730	Munster	Clipped plane two above on take off
15961	Jackson	Frank Charles (Jack)	Sergeant	1337232			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF	1943-09-27	Halifax	V	LK915	NA:V	Middleton St George	19:15	Hannover	See Archive report for details	Killed	Hanover War Cemetery, Grave 12 A 16				Read Archive Report
15962	Jackson	A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-10-03	Halifax	V	EB210	NA-E	Middleton St George	1848	Kassel	Wrecked after landing Tangmere
15963	Jackson	K H	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-05-24	Halifax	III	LW124	AL-N	Leeming	2256	Aachen	Crashed Tilburg {Noord-Brabant}	Killed	Runnymede			Attacker
15964	Jackson	B P	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-10-08	Halifax	V	LK897	SE-			Training	Overshot Tholthorpe
15965	Jackson	Robert James	Sergeant	R83904	A ge 21 (24th February 1921 in Toronto, Ontario)	Canada	2nd Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	20OTU	1942.01.19	Wellington	Ic	R1646		RAF Lossiemouth		Training	Took off on a cross-country flight and failed to return at the scheduled time. On or around the 19th February the police relayed a message to Lossiemouth indicating that the wreckage of an aircraft had been reported in the vicinity of Clunie Water (or Clunie Glen) near Braemar in Aberdeenshire. Three days later, a service party struggled across the snow-covered countryside and confirmed that the remains were those of the Wellington. From evidence gathered at the scene it seemed likely that the bomber came down at around 12:50 hrs. Of the eight members of the crew six were recovered but only two had been identified. The remaining two crew members were recovered after the weather had permitted access to the crash site	KiA	Dyce Old Churchyard Grave 13	Agę		Son of James and Ella Maud (née Young) Jackson, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph: On Earth He Nobly Did His Best	Read Archive Loss Report
15966	Jackson	Ronald Adey	Sergeant	R/101378		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	22 OTU	1942-09-07	Wellington	I	HF865		RAF Wellesbourne Mountford		Training	Stalled and crashed following power loss in a sharp turn	Killed	Bicester Cemetery, Sec. B. Cons. Grave 140. United Kingdom		Accident Report		Paradie RCAF Database
15967	Jackson	George Frederick Radcliffe	Flying Officer	J/13098	USA	USA	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	430Sqn RCAF	1943-04-19	Mustang	I	AP181		RAF Odiham		Training	Crashed due to loss of control following a mid air collision with a Spitfire	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery, 34. F. 8. United Kingdom		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
15968	Jackson	Kenneth Robert	Flight Sergeant	R62219	13th April 1914 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	61 Sqn	1942-08-19	Lancaster	I	R5563	QR:M	RAF Syerston	11:28	Anti-shipping patrol	The aircraft was on detachment to Coastal Command. Took-off from St. Eval on an Anti-shipping Patrol off the coast of Spain Commencing some 85 miles north of A Coruña (North coast of Spain) on an easterly track for some 250 miles before before turning, about 81 miles north of Santander (North coast of Spain), on a reciprocal heading, and then returning to base. Lost without trace.	MiA	Runnymede Memorial Panel 104			Son of John Henry and Martha (née Normington) Jackson of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Husband to Jean Eileen Jackson of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
15969	Jacob	Jack Morton	Flight Sergeant	R/144258	Age				RCAF		428Sqn	1943-11-22									Killed	Germany, Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 10. D. 13-17.				Paradie Canadian Archive
15970	Jacob	Jack Morton	Sergeant	R/144258	Age 22	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-11-22	Halifax	V	LK906	NA-D	RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham	1638	Berlin	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery. Collective grave 10.D.13-17		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Mr and Mrs Frank Jacob of Toronto, Canada	Read Archive Report
15971	Jacobi	D L	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1945-01-16	Halifax	III	NA192	PT-Q	Tholthorpe	1846	Magdeburg		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
15972	Jacobs	William Harvey	Flying Officer	J/11981	Age 23				RCAF		416Sqn	1943-11-03									Killed	Netherlands (Holland), Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 1. H. 6.				Paradie Canadian Archive
15973	Jacobs	Alan Laurie	Flight Sergeant	R/156343	Age 19				RCAF			1943-11-09									Killed	United Kingdom, Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 772.				Paradie Canadian Archive
15974	Jacobs	Michael Stein	Pilot Officer	J/16184	Age 23				RCAF			1943-02-13									Killed	United Kingdom, Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4176.				Paradie Canadian Archive
15975	Jacobs	Robert George	Flight Sergeant	R/126963	Age 19				RCAF			1943-06-14									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 182.				Paradie Canadian Archive
15976	Jacobs	David Sinclair	Wing Commander	C/1629	Age 29			DFC	RCAF			1944-05-23									Killed	Germany, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. F. 16.			Son Of Llewellyn And Emily Jacobs; Husband Of Josephine K. Jacobs, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. B.Eng.,1937. (Mcgill University, Montreal, Quebec).	Paradie Canadian Archive
15977	Jacobs	Avroy	Pilot Officer	J/88163	Age				RCAF		424Sqn	1944-11-01									Killed	Netherlands (Holland), Nederweert War Cemetery, Iv. E. 11.				Paradie Canadian Archive
15978	Jacobs	Daniel Louis	Flying Officer	J/29518	Age 30				RCAF			1944-03-20									Killed	United Kingdom, Brookwood Military Cemetery, 48. B. 2.			Son Of Jack L. Jacobs And Pauline Jacobs.	Paradie Canadian Archive
15979	Jacobs	D S	Wing Commander					DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-05-22	Lancaster	II	LL723	EQ-H	Linton on Ouse	2251	Dortmund	Crashed Westrup	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
15980	Jacobs	Avron	Pilot Officer	J/88163		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1944-11-01	Halifax	III	MZ376	QB-K	Skipton on Swale	1654	Oberhausen	Shot down by a night fighter of 4/NJG1	Killed	Nederweert War Cemetery, Iv. E. 11. Netherlands.		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
15981	Jacobs	J M	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-10-03	Halifax	V	EB210	NA-E	Middleton St George	1848	Kassel	Wrecked after landing Tangmere				Paradie Archive Database
15982	Jacobs	Daniel Louis	Flying Officer	Daniel Louis			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	82OTU (Operational Training Unit)	1944-03-20	Wellington	X	LN181	KA-Z	RAF Ossington, Nottinghamshire	1944	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave: 48.B.2		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
15983	Jacobs	W H	Flying Officer	J/11981			Pilot			Fighter	416Sqn RCAF	1943-11-03	Spitfire	V	BL430				Ramrod		Killed	Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery Netherlands
15984	Jacobsen	W L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1941-07-24	Wellington	Ic	R1726	HA-O	Marham	1126	Brest	Crashed off Brest	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
15985	Jacobsen	Harold Thomas	Warrant Officer Class 2	R/106534	7 Jun 1918	Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-02-18	Halifax	II	DT639	VR-B	Middleton St George	1751	Gardening	Mine laying duties off the Frisian Islands. Lost without trace	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 180		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Olaf and Betty Nekola Jacobsen, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
15986	Jacobsen	Harold Thomas	Warrant Officer Class II	R/106534	Age 24				RCAF		419Sqn	1943-02-18									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 180.				Paradie Canadian Archive
15987	Jacobson	Joseph Alfred	Flight Sergeant	R/56201	Age 24				RCAF		106Sqn (RAF)	1942-01-28									Killed	Netherlands (Holland), Lichtenvoorde General Cemetery, Coll. Grave 19-21.			Son Of Percy And May Silver Jacobson, Of Westmount, Province Of Quebec, Canada. B.Com. (Mcgill).	Paradie Canadian Archive
15988	Jacobson	Joseph Alfred	Flight Sergeant	R/56201	1918		Observer		RCAF	Bomber Command	106Sqn	1942-01-28	Hampden	I	AT122	ZN-	Coningsby	1800	Munster	The aircraft crashed at 2335 into a isolated wood at Besselinkschans, 1 km south south-west of Lievelde, 10 km North West of Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands. According to one source, it is possible that the crew simply "froze to death" (died of hypothermia) due to the extreme low temperatures - that night temperatures fell to minus 27.4 degrees centigrade. A local doctor who examined the bodies of the crew reported signs of exposure to extreme low temperatures	Killed	Lichtenvoorde General Cemetery Collective Grave 19-21		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Percy and May Silver Jacobson, of Westmount, Province of Quebec, Canada. B.Com. (McGill). His father Percy said: 'He hated the Germans for what they had done to his people and what they were trying to do to the liberty which meant more to him than his life.'
15989	Jacobson	Lloyd Emil	Corporal	R/66466		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	Cpl. Lloyd Jacobson received slight injuries and was treated at station sick quarters.	Archive Report on loss
15990	Jacques	Douglas Harold Morton	Flight Sergeant	R/76606	Age 20				RCAF		214Sqn (RAF)	1942-04-15									Killed	Belgium, Heverlee War Cemetery, Joint Grave 3. E. 17-18.				Paradie Canadian Archive
15991	Jacques	Joseph Gaston	Warrant Officer Class I	R/108393	Age 23				RCAF		24 OTU	1944-05-23									Killed	France, Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxvii. G. 4-7 (Coll.)				Paradie Canadian Archive
15992	Jacques	D H M	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	214Sqn	1942-04-14	Wellington	IC	Z1148	BU-	Stradishall		Dortmund	?	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium		Paradie Archive Database
15993	Jacques	Joseph Gaston	Warrant Officer Class 1	R/108393	16th March 1923 Age 23	Canadian	Wireless Op/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	24 OTU	1944-05-22	Whitley	V	AD701	TY-B	RAF Long Marston, Warwickshire		Nickel	See archive report fr further details - Shot down by flak	Killed	Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxvii. G. 4-7 (Coll.) France.		Accident report	Son of Isadore and Estelle (nee Valade) Jacques of Drummondville, Quebec. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) Further details on archive report.	16th March 1923 Paradie RCAF Database
15994	Jacques	John Allen	Sergeant	R58300		Canadian	Observer		RCAF	Bomber Command	40 Sqn	1941-10-16	Wellington	Ic	Z8862	BL-B	Alconbury	01:06	Duisburg	See archive report for details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 20.D.15		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
15995	Jacquest	Edmund Sydney	Pilot Officer	J/90516	Age 31				RCAF		407Sqn	1944-03-24									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250.			Son Of Frank And Florence Jacquest, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
15996	Jaffray	W N	Warrant Officer	R114232					RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-06-24	Halifax	II	JD214	VR-U	Middleton St George	2307	Wuppertal	Force landed Wageningen Holland	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
15997	Jahnke	Walter Robert Albert	Leading Aircraftman	R/85212	21 Aug 1921	Canadian	Passenger - Airframe Fitter Trade Group 2 (Fitter IIA)		RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1942-09-15	Wellington	III	X3796	VR-C			Air Test	A test was in progress in regards to oil consumption problems reported most likely in the "Flight Snag" book. Sometime within the 2 hour test the a/c went into a 45 degree dive from which it would not recover. The a/c came down near Thursby 9 miles East of Stamford, Lincolnshire	Killed	Cottesmore (St Nicholas) Churchyard Extension Compartment 15 Grave 14		Paradie Archive Database	In addition to the crew there were two mechanics, Fitter IIA LAC Jahnke and Fitter IIE Sgt Wilson who were on board to monitor oil consumption as part of the test. Also there were two ground crew Riggers LAC Lawley and LAC Luten who were on leave from the Maintenance group Son of Julius and Dorothy Jahnke, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
15998	Jahnke	Walter Robert Albert	Leading Aircraftman	R/85212	Age 21				RCAF		419Sqn	1942-09-15									Killed	United Kingdom, Cottesmore (St. Nicholas) Churchyard Extension, Compt. 15. Grave 14.			Son Of Julius And Dorothy Jahnke, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
15999	Jakeman	Colin Ian	Pilot Officer	J/86240	Age 21				RCAF		77Sqn (RAF)	1944-06-29									Killed	France, Fourmetot Churchyard,			Son Of Russell W. Jakeman And Jessie T. Jakeman, Of Roblin, Manitoba, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
16000	Jakeman	A P A	Warrant Officer Class 1						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1944-08-15	Lancaster	X	KB749	NA-A	Middleton St George	946	Soisterberg	Crashed at Soesterberg airfield	PoW			Paradie Archive Database