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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
1651	Breen	W J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-08-30	Halifax	II	LK629	ZL-	Leeming	2358	Monchengladbach	Crashed near Antwerpen	Killed	Schoonlselhof Cemetery {Antwerpen} Belgium		Paradie Archive Database
1652	Breen	J G	Warrant Officer	R108675					RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-06-11	Wellington	X	HE392	SE-L	Burn	2325	Dusseldorf	Crashed off coast of Holland	Killed	Bergen op Zoom		Paradie Archive Database
1653	Breen	Roy Frederick	Pilot Officer	J/92935	Age 21	Canadian	Pilot	Croix de Guerre (Belgium)	RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-12-24	Typhoon	Ib	MP178	F3-H	B-78 Eindhoven	1215	Armed recce	Shot down by flak	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery Grave: VIII.F.9		Accident report	Born on the 01st February 1923 at Comber, Ontario, Canada. Son of Fred Breen (died 1958, age 61) and of Vera Irene Breen (née Vickerman- died 1986, age 90), of Comber, Ontario, Canada. The grave inscription reads: “He Gave His Life That We Might Live. He Lives In Our Memory For Ever”.	Read Archive Report Paradie RCAF Database
1654	Breeze	H A A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-04-27	Halifax	V	LL258	WL-W	Croft	2315	Montzen	Crashed Teuven {Liege}	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium		Paradie Archive Database	Attacker
1655	Brehn	Thomas John	Pilot Officer	J/28551	12 January 1923	Canadian			RCAF	Bomber Command	23 OTU	1943-11-24	Wellington	III	Z1682	FZ-?	RAF Pershore	16	Night cross-country training	While flying in cloud, lost control and crashed at 0235 hours at Holm Farm, Marston, on the northern outskirts of Oxford.	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 175			Son of Charles G. Brehn, and of Ariella G. Brehn, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada
1656	Breir	H P	Flying Officer						RCAF	Coastal Command	415Sqn RCAF	1945-01-06	Halifax	III	MZ456	6U-P	East Moor	1542	Hanau	Collided with 10 Sqn Halifax and fell near Eibach	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
1657	Breithaupt	William Ransom	Flying Officer	J17271	7th August 1920	Canadian	Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	239 Sqn	1944-09-12	Mosquito	II	DZ254	HB:?	West Raynham	21:10	BS	Crashed at Annweiller, 2km west of Ranschbach, 6km west of Landau. Ju-88 G-1 2z+AA fell foul of 239 Sqn Mosquito DZ254 near Landau/pfalz. During the encouter, both the Nachtjäger and its assailant were shot down. The Mosquito crew was killed and Maj Heinrich Griece, Kommodore of NJG6 and his crew managed to bail out injured. It appears that Griece did not file an official victory claim for the Mosquito. (Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 2 (April 1944 - May 1945) - Dr Theo E.W. Boiten & Roderick J. Mackenzie)	Killed	Rheinberg War cemetery Joint Grave 18.B.21-22		Paradie Archive Database	DFC awarded whilst with 239 Sqn, gazetted 7th July 1944. Citation reads" Flying Officer William Ransom BREITHAUPT (Can/J.17271), R.C.A.F., 239 Sqn. Flying Officer James Alphonsus KENNEDY (148471), R.A.F.V.R., 239 Sqn. As pilot and observer respectively these officers have completed.numerous sorties. They have displayed a high degree of skill, excellent co-operation and a fine fighting spirit, qualities which have enalbled them to destroy 4 enemy aircraft at night within a period of a few weeks. Their achievements have won much praise." Son of William Walter and Gertrude Hughes Breithaupt, of York Mills, Ontario, Canada.
1658	Breivis	John	Sergeant	R/132553			Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1942-08-28	Lancaster	I	R5897	EA-	RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire	2104	Nurnberg	See archive report for further information	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery Collective Grave 11 F 4-12		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1659	Bremner	John Donald	Warrant Officer Class 2	R/157928			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-04-27	Halifax	II	JN954	VR-R	RAF Middleton St. George, North Yorkshire	2326	Montzen	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Maastricht General Cemetery, Row 1 Grave 86A		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1660	Brennan	J R	Flight Sergeant	R/72637			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	137Sqn	1942-05-27	Whirlwind	I	P7122				Patrol	Crashed at Velsen	Killed	Bergen-op-Zoom General Cemetery Netherlands		Paradie Archive Database
1661	Brennan	Herbert John Patrick	Flying Officer	J/36018		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-05-31	Halifax	V	LL419	NF-V	Tempsford	01:41	SOE	Shot down by a He219 of the 3./NJG 1	Killed	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 245. United Kingdom		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
1662	Brennan	Cornelius Alfred	Sergeant	R/117605		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1943-08-12	Stirling	III	EF452	HA-O	Downham Market	2135	Torino	Hit by friendly fire from another Stirling. Died in arcraft prior to crash landing at Bone airfield Algeria	Killed	Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, I. C. 5. Algeria				Paradie RCAF Database
1663	Brennan	James Harold	Flying Officer	J/23877		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	28OTU	1944-04-20	Wellington	C	LN896	FU-?	RAF Wymeswold		Nickel	On the leaflet dropping exercise over France (Tour and Orléans) they were spoofed by German radio messages to fly off to Brittany where the aircraft ran out of fuel	Evader			Paradie Archive Database	Returned to Dartmouth by MGB 503 on 13th July 1944
1664	Brennan	E K	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-06-29	Halifax	II	W7714	LQ-K	Pocklington	2306	Bremen	Crashed at Deersum Holland	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
1665	Brennan	Lawrence William	Pilot Officer	J/95242			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	415Sqn RCAF	1945-03-25	Halifax	III	MZ907	6U-P	East Moor	753	Munster	Abandoned near Wulfen	Murdered	Groesbeek Canadian War Cementery		Paradie Archive Database	See Vitz Archive for details
1666	Brennan	W T	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1945-02-21	Halifax	III	NP967	KN-Z	Full Sutton	1645	Worms	Believed crashed at Horchheim	POW			Paradie Archive Database
1667	Brenton	Kenneth Stickney	Flying Officer	J/38742			Navigator		RCAF	Fighter	409Sqn RCAF	1945-03-16	Mosquito	NH. XIII	HK382	Not known			Test flight	See archive report for details	Killed	Adegem Canadian War Cemetery. Grave XI.G.7		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1668	Brenton	L A	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-04-24	Lancaster	III	JB719	MG-B	Oakington	2204	Karlsruhe	Crashed Soufflenheim {Bas-Rhin}	Killed	Soufflenheim Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1669	Brest	Clarence Samuel	Flying Officer	J/21331			Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	V	LL135	WL-R	RAF Croft, Yorkshire	1620	Berlin	See archive report for full details	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery. Collective grave 2.N.14-19		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1670	Brett	H B	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	550Sqn	1944-06-16	Lancaster	I	LM134	BQ-H	North Killingholme	2310	Sterkrade	Crashed near Achterberg {Gelderland}	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
1671	Gemmel	Keith Pratt	Sergeant	R/180825		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	19 OTU	1943-07-03	Whitley	V	LA877	W	RAF Kinloss	23:30	Night training	Crashed in hill side	Killed	Kinloss Abbey Burial Ground, Grave 60. Row C. United Kingdom.		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
1672	Brewer	Thomas James Brewer	Sergeant	R133415		Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	156 Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	III	JA921	GT:Q	RAF Warboys, Cambridgeshire	00:23	Leipzig	See Archive Report for details	Killed	Amersfoort General Cemetery (Oud Leusden). Plot 13. Row 9. Grave 177.		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
1673	Brewer	D L	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-10-15	Halifax	VII	NP773	EQ-M	Linton on Ouse	1722	Wilhelshaven		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
1674	Brewer	E C	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-03-15	Lancaster	II	DS829	OW-O	Linton on Ouse	1908	Stuttgart		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
1675	Brewer	M J	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1945-02-27	Halifax	III	RG347	ZL-G	Leeming	1242	Mainz	Tyre burst on take off	Killed	Harrogate (Stonefall ) Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1676	Brewer	H R	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-07-04	Halifax	III	HX353	BM-X	Skipton on Swale	2219	Villeneuve		Killed	Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1677	Brezina	F G	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	630Sqn	1944-07-18	Lancaster	I	ME729	LE-	East Kirkby	2204	Training	Abandoned & crashed at Dunure	Killed	Dunure Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1678	Brian	E J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-09-11	Lancaster	I	LM261	EM-L	Spilsby	2104	Darmstadt		Killed	Leopoldsburg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1679	Brice	Vincent Leslie	Pilot Officer	J/15860	Age 21	Canada	W/Op/Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1942-01-15	Halifax	II	L9622	ZA-G	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	1812	Hamburg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Leeming (St.John The Baptist) Churchyard. Grave G-4		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1680	Brice	Francis Thomas Sargent	Flight Lieutenant	J/23221	Age 25	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	II	DS688	EQ-R	RAF Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire	2207	Cambrai	See archive report for further details	Killed	Canada Cemetery Tilloy-les-Cambrai, France. Collective Grave Plot 2, Row G, Grave 5-7	Courtesy John Jones	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Stephen Leslie and Frances Haywood Brice of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. Mount Brice on the eastern boundary of Skagit Valley Provincial Park, British Columbia, is named after Fl/Lt. Brice and his brother P/O. Vincent Leslie Brice who was killed in 1942. (See Halifax L9622)	Read Archive Report Attacker
1681	Brice	Kenneth Oliver	Sergeant	922835	Age ?		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-04-03	Halifax	II	JB866	EQ-T	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	1952	Essen	See archive report for further information	Killed	Uden War Cemetery 4.F.6.	Courtesy See Archive report		Read Archive Report
1682	Brickenden	Arthur William	Sergeant	R160205	18 June 1923 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	625 Sqn	1944-05-21	Lancaster	III	LM513	CF:Y	RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire	21:58	Duisburg	Shot down by night fighter , crashed near Meer, Antwerp, Belgium	PoW			Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report Read the Gib McElroy story and crew biographies
1683	Bridewell	Maurice Edward	Flight Sergeant	1394634			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-02-19	Halifax	V	LK993	AL-J	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2316	Leipzig	See archive report for full details	Killed	Berlin War Cemetery Joint Grave 9.G.18-19			Archive Report
1684	Bridge	E A	Sergeant	R130220					RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-07-13	Halifax	V	ED209	NA-C	Middleton St George	2352	Aachen	Abandoned near Marche-en-Famenne Belgium	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
1685	Bridgeman	W G	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1945-03-18	Halifax	III	MZ910	PT-Q	Tholthorpe	.0025.	Witten	Abandoned near Barmen	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
1686	Bridgeman	Philip James	Sergeant	R92999		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	61 Sqn	1942-09-04	Lancaster	I	R5682	QR:E	Syerston	00:25	Bremen	Initially hit by flak and then was finished off by Hptm Helmut Lent Stab II/NJG2 - Wartena 15km South East of Leeuwarden: 4,700m at 0251 hrs. Crashed near Wartena 9km South East of Leeuwarden	PoW No. 27019 Stalag 8B Teschen/Stalag 344 Lamsdorf			Paradie Archive Database	Note. Sqn/Aircraft Code has been reported as QR:R by the recovery team. However the Sqn/Aircraft Code is QR:E (W.R. Chorley entry confirmed by Kenneth Stone from Log book of Clifford Giles RAAF Nav)	Aircraft Recovery Remains found
1687	Bridgeman	T B	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1944-09-07	Halifax	III	LV799	EY-C	Breighton	1130	Benapre	Ditched				Paradie Archive Database
1688	Bridgewater	C B	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1942-07-26	Halifax	II	W1164	NP-B	East Moor	2300	Hamburg	Crashed in North Sea	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
1689	Bridgman	E F	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	II	DS667	A4-G	Witchford	.0030.	Berlin		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
1690	Bridgman	W F	Flying Officer	J/25799			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	416Sqn RCAF	1945-01-13	Spitfire	XVI	SM279				Recce		Killed	Hotton War Cemetery Belgium		Paradie Archive Database
1691	Bridle	W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	LL550	PT-	Linton on Ouse	1130	Ferry	Crashed on take off				Paradie Archive Database
1692	Briegel	James Stuart	Flight Sergeant	R113427			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF	1943-12-16	Lancaster	II	DS831	QO:N	RAF East Moor, North Yorkshire	16:29	Berlin	See archive report for full details	Killed	Leeuwarden (Huizum) Protestant Churchyard Row 10.Grave 4		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report Attacker
1693	Briers	G R	Sergeant							Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-07-25	Halifax	III	MZ316	ZL-J	Leeming	2105	Stuttgart	Abandoned over Normandy
1694	Briffett	George William	Sergeant	R/108275		Canada	A/G		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-12-20	Halifax	V	LK644	ZL-C	Leeming	1630	Frankfurt	Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Hptm. Martin Becker and crashed at Weilmünster/Hessen. Several crews from the squadron were either attacked by or observed enemy fighters, and crews reported intense flak opposition and search lights.	Killed Age 21	Hannover War Cemetery Coll. grave 4. C. 13-19. Epitaph NOT JUST TODAY BUT EVERY DAY IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER		Paradie Archive Database	On 20–21 December, the target was Frankfurt. Frankfurt. 650 aircraft, 41 losses (6.3%). The German controllers were able to accurately plot the route as soon as the main force left the English coast and were therefore able to deploy night-fighters at many points along its route. A diversionary raid on Mannheim failed to draw off many fighters until the main raid was over. The target was mainly cloud covered whereas the forecast had predicted clear conditions. Marking did not, therefore, go to plan. The Germans used both decoy fires and also decoy target indicator. By a twist of good fortune, considerable creepback resulted in the bombing coming back over the city. Many public and municipal buildings were hit including many schools. 23000 people were bombed out of their homes. Three Danes were part of the raid: Fg Off. Niels Erik Westergaard and both Sondergaard brothers. This was Sondergaard’s final operation. The crew failed to return. Halifax V LK644/ZL-C took off from RAF Station Leeming at 16.15 hours, and nothing was heard from the crew following take off. The crew of seven was killed. Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Hptm. Martin Becker and crashed at Weilmünster/Hessen. Several crews from the squadron were either attacked by or observed enemy fighters, and crews reported intense flak opposition and search lights. Son of James and Margaret Briffett, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
1695	Brigden	D A	Flying Officer	J/24901			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	442Sqn RCAF	1945-01-01	Spitfire	IX	MK420						Killed	Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery Netherlands		Paradie Archive Database
1696	Briggs	Alfred Neil	P/O. Observer	J/15116					RCAF	Coastal Command	404Sqn RCAF		Blenheim	IV	Z6245	EE-L	RAF Dyce, Scotland		North Stand Patrol	Shot down near Stavanger, Norway	PoW No. 544 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria	None - died on 2nd September 2000		Paradie Archive Database	Archive Report
1697	Briggs	T S	Pilot Officer	J/16215					RCAF	Fighter	409Sqn RCAF	1943-02-18	Beaufighter	VI	X7893				Ranger		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Germany		Paradie Archive Database
1698	Briggs	W E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-03-15	Halifax	III	LW418	PT-	Tholthorpe	1853	Stuttgart	Landed damaged at Friston Sussex on return	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
1699	Briggs	J H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-09-05	Halifax	II	HR810	LQ-X	Gransden Lodge	1925	Mannheim	Crashed Nussloch	PoW
1700	Briggs-Jude	R W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-08-31	Halifax	V	DK233	NA-X	Middleton St George	2020	Berlin	Abandoned crashed near Oberhaching	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database