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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	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1601	Bradshaw	R L	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1942-06-06	Halifax	II	R9439	TL-A	Linton on Ouse	2319	Emden	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
1602	Bradshaw	S V	Flight Sergeant	R128173					RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1943-03-29	Wellington	X	MS484	PT-	Middleton St George	1933	Bochum	Crashed near Wanroij Holland	Killed	Groesbeek Canadian War Cementery	Paradie Archive Database
1603	Bradshaw	A J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	51Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LV822	MH-Z2	Snaith	2200	Nurnberg	Crashed Guntersdorf	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
1604	Brady	Francis Joseph Desmond	Sergeant	R96967	13th March 1922 in Quebec	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF	1943-08-17	Halifax	V	DK243	ZL-F	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	21:25	Peenemunde	See Archive report for further details	KiA	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery. Collective Grave 14.Z.13-15	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
1605	Brady	Albert Thomas	Flight Sergeant	R/54033	1909	Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	51Sqn	1941-10-31	Whitley	V	Z9220	MH-V	Dishforth	1738	Hamburg	Last heard on the radio calling for help at 0032. Hit by Marine Flak and crashed in the sea off Brunsbüttelkoog	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 291.	Paradie Archive Database	On 10th November 1941 a dinghy belonging to Z9220 was picked up by a trawler 17 miles east of Yarmouth. The dinghy contained the body of one crew member who could not be identified. Son of Charles C. Bradly and Bilanda Bradly, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; husband of Ethel Lydia Bradly (née Kneen), of Ottawa
1606	Brady	C J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	576Sqn	1944-09-23	Lancaster	I	NN711	UL-L2	Elsham Wolds	1851	Neuss	Crashed at Kapellen	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
1607	Brady	Joseph Gordon	Flight Sergeant	R/93554		Canada	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	617Sqn	1943-05-16	Lancaster	III	ED865	AJ-S	RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire	.0011.	Chastise: Dambusters Raid	Crashed near Gilze Rijen Holland	Killed	Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery. Grave 23.A.1	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Micheal Joseph and Anna Margaret Brady of Ponoka, Alberta, Canada.	Read Archive Report
1608	Brager	K L	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-12-20	Lancaster	II	DS758	EQ-H	Linton on Ouse	1620	Frankfurt	?	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
1609	Brager	K L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-09-07	Lancaster	II	DS732	EQ-F			Training	Crash landed Newton on Ouse			Paradie Archive Database
1610	Bragg	J P	Flight Sergeant				AG		RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1943-02-02	Stirling	I	R9264	MG-L	Oakington	1926	Koln	Crashed at Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht Holland	PoW		Paradie Archive Database	First loss of Top Secret H2S-equipped bomber. See Introduction of OBOE & H2S
1611	Braid	R W	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	619Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	LM423	PG-H	Woodhall Spa	2343	Berlin	Abandoned near Kleve	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
1612	Brain	E A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1942-01-06	Whitley	V	Z9289	DY-	Dalton	424	Brest	Crashed at Barnsley YORKS			Paradie Archive Database
1613	Braithwaite	Harry	Sergeant	1685138			Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	405 (Vancouver) Sqn, RCAF	1944-06-11	Lancaster	III	ND344	LQ:V	Gransden Lodge	22:10	Tours	See archive report for details	Evader				Read Archive Report
1614	Brakeman	Jesse Clemence	Sergeant	R/68117	Sarnia Ontario	Canada			RCAF	Bomber Command	214Sqn	1941-09-02	Wellington	Ic	R1717	BU-	Stradishall		Frankfurt	Hit by flak over Frankfurt, managed to get to French coast but crashed into sea off Dunkirk	Killed Age 21	Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Plot 2 Row 2 Grave 20.	Paradie Archive Database	It is believed they were hit by flak over the target area and managed to make the coast where they crashed into the sea off Dunkirk. All six of the crew were killed.
1615	Brakes	B E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-08-30	Halifax	II	JD381	VR-R	Middleton St George	2330	Monchengladbach	Damaged on return to base
1616	Brakes	B E	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-06-10	Halifax	III	LW674	PT-E	Tholthorpe	2203	Versailles	Crashed at Theuville {Eure-et-Loir}	Evader
1617	Braley	Raymond Sydney	Flying Officer W/Op Air Gunner	J/10170					RCAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1942-10-13	Halifax	II	W7870	ZA-G	RAF Melbourne, Yorkshire	1834	Kiel	Shot down by night fighter over North Sea	Missing	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 99.	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1618	Brambleby	James Edwin	Warrant Officer Class 2 Navigator	J/9524					RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1945-04-25	Halifax	VII	NP796	EQ-M	RAF Linton-on-Ouse	1432	Wangerooge	Collided with Halifax NP820 OW-W from 426 squadron	Missing	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 280.	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1619	Brammall	John Alfred	Flight Sergeant	J/88408	8th December 1923, Richmond, Quebec, Canada	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	12 Sqn	1944-03-24	Lancaster	III	ND439	PH-K	Wickenby	18:39	Berlin	Outbound shot down from 24,000 feet by a night-fighter and crashed at Kolrep 12km NW of Kyritz and on the main road leading to Pritzwalk. Those who perished were initially buried in Kolrep Cemetery except for the two air gunners whose remains were never found	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Plot 9 Row C Grave 13	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Harold and Margaret Ann Brammall, of St. Laurent, Province of Quebec, Canada
1620	Branch	H J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1944-06-28	Halifax	III	LV910	QB-Y	Skipton on Swale	2222	Metz		PoW		Paradie Archive Database
1621	Brand	L W	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1945-01-05	Halifax	III	MZ471	PT-V	Tholthorpe	1639	Hannover		Killed	Hannover War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
1622	Brand	Peter Healey	Flight Sergeant	R135031	16 August 1922 at Wallsend, Northumberland	Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-05-21	Wellington	X	HE899	NA-B	Dalton	2205	Gardening	Mine laying in the Nectarines region. Lost without trace	Killed	Runnymede Memorial panel 181	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1623	Brandon	T S	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1942-09-08	Halifax	II	W7782	EY-C	Middleton St George	1935	Frankfurt	Crashed near Sclayn Belgium	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
1624	Brandow	W L	Sergeant	R134525					RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1943-03-29	Wellington	III	X3814	PT-	Middleton St George	1933	Bochum	Crashed Metzkausen	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
1625	Braniff	M S	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-02-27	Halifax	II	DT615	VR-P	Middleton St George	1825	Gardening	Ditched	Rescued		Paradie Archive Database
1626	Brannagan	T A	Squadron Leader				Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	441Sqn RCAF	1944-08-15	Spitfire	IX	NH233				Recce		PoW		Paradie Archive Database
1627	Branston	L F	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1945-03-25	Halifax	VII	NP811	OW-J	Linton on Ouse	710	Munster	Crashed at Westenfeld	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
1628	Branton	H J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-10-07	Lancaster	II	DS724	EQ-X	Linton on Ouse	2059	Stuttgart	Abandoned Hutton le Hole Yorks
1629	Brasnett	R G	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	214Sqn	1942-10-15	Stirling	I	R9146	BU-S	Chedburg	2000	Koln	Crashed at Oss Holland	Killed	Uden War Cemetery Holland	Paradie Archive Database
1630	Brass	J G	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	105Sqn	1944-12-11	Mosquito	XVI	MM152	GB-	Bourn	1735	Bielefeld	Crashed at Newmarket Suffolk on return	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
1631	Brassard	P A	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-12-29	Halifax	III	MZ493	KW-H	Tholthorpe	1545	Troisdorf	Crashed at base on return			Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
1632	Braur	H C	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-08-26	Lancaster	I	HK560	A4-K	Witchford	2012	Kiel		Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
1633	Brawley	Paul Franklin	Flight Sergeant	R/88827	28 Mar 1914	American	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1942-09-19	Wellington	III	BJ689	SR-	Stradishall		Saarbrucken	Claim by Hptm Wilhelm Herget 9/NJG4 - 7km East of Rethel (8B): 3,300m at 01:15. Coned by Flakschw Regt (mot.) 7. Crashed Novion-Porcien 12km NNE of Rethel.	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 102	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Edward and Lydia Brawley Flt.Sgt. Brawley’s parents were both deceased and he was raised from the age of 14 by one of his aunts
1634	Bray	Charles Lorne	Flight Sergeant	R78203		Canadian	Pilot	DFM	RCAF	Bomber Command	103 Sqn	1942-04-25	Wellington	Ic	DV579	PM:Z	Elsham Wolds	21:45	Rostock	Either shot down by flak from 1. Lehr- and 2. Versuchsbatterie FAS I and crashed into the Breitling near Rostock at 02:14 hrs or by Uffz. Heinz Grimm, his 4th Abschuss, from 5./NJG2 over the sea NW of Ameland at 03:37 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (13 July 1941 - 29 May 1942) The Early Years Part 2 - Theo Boiten).	MiA	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 102		Son of Wilbur Bray, and of Sybil May Bray, of Lyn, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie RCAF Database
1635	Bray	Earl Clarence	Flight Sergeant	R/89558		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1943-07-29	Stirling	III	BF578	HA-A	Downham Market	2235	Hamburg	Damaged by flak over target, shot down by a night fighter of NJG3 on return leg. Crashed at Ahrenswohlde.	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery, 12. G. 2. Germany.	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
1636	Bray	W	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-08-23	Halifax	V	DK184	ZL-	Leeming	2052	Berlin	Crashed near Germandorf	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
1637	Bray	J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-07-12	Lancaster	III	LM638	KM-P	Dunholme Lodge	2143	Culmont	Collided with 576 Sqn Lancaster ND859 UL-L2 & crashed at Auberive {Haute-Marne}	Evader		Paradie Archive Database
1638	Bray	J	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	II	DS726	EQ-Y	Linton on Ouse	2159	Cambrai	Crashed at Seranvillers-Forenville {Nord}	Killed	Seranvillers-Forenville Military Cemetery		Attacker
1639	Bray	Charles Lorne	Flight Sergeant	R78203		Canadian	Pilot	DFM	RCAF	Bomber Command	103 Sqn	1942-01-25	Wellington	IC	Z1142	PM:N	Elsham Wolds	20:00	Wilhelmshaven	See archive report for details	Safe / KiA 26th April 1942		Paradie RCAF Database		Read Archive Report
1640	Brayford	L W	Warrant Officer Class 1						RCAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1943-02-11	Lancaster	I	W4384	DX-D	Scampton	1741	Wilhelmshaven	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
1641	Brayler	W E J	Warrant Officer Class 2	R108037		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	158 Sqn	1944-04-10	Halifax	III	LW723	NP:X	Lissett	20:54	Tergnier	Claimed by Uffz. Leopold Weinberger, his 3rd Abschuss and second of four this night, from 7./NJG4, at Erches, 8 km WNW of Roye and 3.400m at 00:07 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 March 1944 - 11 May 1944) Part 2 - Theo Boiten). The aircraft crashed at Erches (Somme)	Evader		Paradie Archive Database	Liberated on the 13th August 1944
1642	Brayne	K	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-08-12	Halifax	III	MZ825	AL-E	Leeming	2122	Braunschweig	Crashed at Brelingen	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
1643	Brazeau	J P R F	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	LW425	KW-V	Tholthorpe	1852	Berlin	Crashed Seyda	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
1644	Brazier	P V	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1941-10-31	Wellington	Ic	X9873	KO-P	Marham	1750	Bremen	Crash landed Schiermonnikoog Island	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
1645	Brearley	E	Flying Officer	J/15157			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	263Sqn	1943-04-16	Whirlwind	I	P6995				Rhubarb		Killed	Warmwell (Holy Trinity) Churchyard United Kingdom	Paradie Archive Database
1646	Breault	A J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1945-02-20	Halifax	III	NP942	ZL-T	Leeming	2147	Monheim		PoW		Paradie Archive Database
1647	Brechin	Manley Lyall	Flying Officer	J/20439		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Middle East	458Sqn RAAF	1943-08-24	Wellington	III	MP706		RAF Protville	19:58	Anti-Shipping	Failed to return from patrol off the Italian coast	Missing	Malta Memorial, Panel 10, Column 1. Malta	Accident Report	Paul McGuiness RAAF Archives	Paradie RCAF Database
1648	Breck	Alan William	Pilot Officer	J/6955		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1942-01-09	Wellington	II	W5356	PH-T	Binbrook	04:38	Cherbourg	Crashed NW of Wythall WORCS	Injured		Accident report	Was 2nd dickie on flight when he noticed an engine overheating and losing power. 1st pilot took over but was unable to rectify problem or associated loss of altitude.	Paradie RCAF Database
1649	Bredin	J C	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	40Sqn	1941-08-28	Wellington	Ic	Z8839	BL-L	Alconbury	2342	Duisburg	Crashed at Mulheim	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
1650	Bredin	M W	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1945-03-15	Lancaster	X	KB814	VR-N	Middleton St George	1627	Hagen	Crashed at Monchengladbach	Killed	Nederweert War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database