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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
16551	Vardy	A E	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1945-04-13	Lancaster	X	KB784	NA-K	Middleton St George	2020	Kiel	Ditched	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
16552	Varey	B H	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1943-11-26	Lancaster	I	DV339	QR-W	Skellingthorpe	1721	Berlin	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
16553	Varley	H	Sergeant							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
16554	Vasiloff	S A	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
16555	Vatcher	R R	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	VII	LW208	OW-U	Linton on Ouse	2237	Hamburg	Crashed near Quarnstedt	Killed	Hamburg (Ohlsdorf) Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16556	Vatne	N R	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1945-01-14	Lancaster	X	KB799	VR-W	Middleton St George	1847	Leuna	Abandoned near target area	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16557	Vaughan	J L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1941-12-14	Hampden	I	AT133	EQ-X	Balderton	.0030.	Cherbourg	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
16558	Vaughan	William Ewart	Flying Officer	J24199	11th December 1914	Canadian	Navigator I		RCAF	Bomber Command	582 Sqn	1944-12-23	Lancaster	III	PB523	6O:J	RAF Little Staughton	10:29	Koln	See archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 1		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
16559	Vaughan	J G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LV899	EY-Q	Breighton	2219	Nurnberg	Crashed Maubert-Fontaine {Ardennes}	Killed	Maubert-Fontaine Communal Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16560	Vaughan	R H	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-08-09	Halifax	II	W7709	LQ-J	Topcliffe	2350	Osnabruck	Crashed at Oploo Holland	Killed	Woensel Cemetery Eindhoven
16561	Vaughan	C D	Sergeant							Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-06-11	Halifax	VII	NP815	QO-A	East Moor	1216	Gelsenkirchen		PoW
16562	Vautour	A C	Warrant Officer Class 1						RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1942-07-31	Wellington	III	BJ841	SR-	Bourn		Dusseldorf	Crashed near Monchengladbach	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16563	Vautour	Alfred Gerald 'Gerry'	Pilot Officer	J85303	Born 17th June 1915 in Richibucto, New Brunswick	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	409Sqn RCAF	1944-06-28	Mosquito	NF.XIII	MM573	KP:?	RAF Hunsdon		Patrol over D-Day beachhead	The Court of Inquiry concluded that the aircraft let down through cloud at night trying to acquire the runway lighting and struck and broke a power line on a small hill at 300 ft ASL. The aircraft continued for about three-quarters of a mile and hit a haystack and other obstacles before hitting another power line and then nose dived into the ground on fire. He was last heard on the radio when at 500 ft (the cloud base was 400 ft). The time was 01:31 hrs approximately	KiA	Brookwood Military Cemetery 54.I.9	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Joseph Theodore and Mary Virginia (née Purcell) (deceased) Vautor , of Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada	Loss of Mosquito Memorial Aircrew Deaths and Resting Places Database
16564	Vear	K E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	161Sqn	1944-04-19	Hudson	III	T9439	NA-R	Tempsford		Training	Force landed Gothenburg	Interned		Paradie Archive Database
16565	Veasey	D J	Sergeant	R/77350		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	25OTU	1942-07-31	Wellington	IC	DV439	PP-D	Finningley	2341	Dusseldorf	The aircraft was initially hit by flak over the target are. It was then finished off by Lt Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer Stab II/NJG1 - 1km South West of Loon op Zand (6C): 3,000m at 0228	PoW No.25142 Stalag 8B Teschen/Stalag 344 Lamsdorf		Paradie Archive Database	Attacker
16566	Veilleux	Joseph Achille John Paul	Leading Aircraftman	R/177329	Age 20	Canadian	Passenger		RCAF	Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron	10Sqn (RCAF)	1943-10-19	B-24 Liberator		3701	H	Gander, Newfoundland	2216	Transport	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	St. Donat Roman Catholic Cemetery Collective Grave Lot GE 34		Son of Emile and Marie Anne Veilleux of Thetford Mines, Quebec.	Read Archive Report
16567	Veira	Basil Vernon Lancelot	Flying Officer	J/10677	St.Kitts, British West Indies	Canadian	Navigator	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1943-04-28	Lancaster	III	ED408	PH-A	Wickenby		Gardening	Lost to AAA over northern coast of Poland	Killed	Malbork Commonwealth War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. A. 1-3. Poland. Body washed ashore.	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
16568	Veitch	L E	Flying Officer						RCAF	Coastal Command	415Sqn RCAF	1945-04-10	Halifax	III	NA185	6U-B	East Moor	1347	Leipzig		Killed	Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16569	Venables	G W H	Flying Officer	J/24233			Air/Bmr		RCAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	DV240	PO-D	RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire	2203	Nurnberg	See archive report for further details	PoW No: 5129 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria	None - survived the war	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
16570	Venables	H D	Squadron Leader	106029				DFC		Fighter	418Sqn RCAF	1943-04-09	Boston	III	W8325				Intruder Sortie		Killed	St- Andre-De-L'eure Communal Cemetery France
16571	Venber	Nick	Warrant Officer Class 1	J85634		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	420 (Snowy Owl) Sqn RCAF	1944-04-30	Halifax	III	LW476	PT:J	RAF Tholthorpe	21:15	Somain	See Archive report for details	Missing	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 253.	Paradie Archive Database	Posthumously promoted to Plt.Off. with Service No. J85634	Read Archive Report
16572	Venning	O E	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	189Sqn	1944-11-26	Lancaster	I	PB745	CA-Q	Fulbeck	2353	Munchen	Crashed at Saltby Leicestershire	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16573	Verge	J E	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	82Sqn	1944-08-16	Wellington	III	BJ790		Ossington	2114	Nickel	Abandoned	Injured		Paradie Archive Database
16574	Veri	D	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1945-01-07	Lancaster	III	PB229	LQ-X	Gransden Lodge	1950	Munchen	Believed collided in air with 635 Sqn Aircraft 19KK SSE of Nurnberg	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16575	Verner	J W	Texhnical Sergeant						USAAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1945-02-20	Lancaster	III	PB530	LQ-O	Gransden Lodge	2220	Dortmund		PoW
16576	Verney	F V	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	619Sqn	1945-03-09	Lancaster	I	LM207	PG-E	Strubby	1211	Essen	Overshot landing at Evere Belgium			Paradie Archive Database
16577	Vernon	S J	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-02-19	Halifax	V	LK964	SE-T	Croft	2336	Leipzig		Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16578	Vernon	G E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1944-11-01	Halifax	III	MZ376	QB-K	Skipton on Swale	1654	Oberhausen		Killed	Nederweert War Cemetery
16579	Verras	A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1943-07-29	Halifax	II	HR711	DY-C	Pocklington	2245	Hamburg	Crashed NE of Heligoland	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
16580	Verrier	Charlie Reginald	Warrant Officer Class I	R/101326		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	India	146Sqn RAF	1944-10-24	Thunderbolt	I	FL842		RAF Kumbhirgram	16:10	Ground attack to Pantha, Burma	Shot down by AAA fire	Killed	Singapore Memorial column 444	Accident report	Posthumously commissioned to Pilot Officer S/N J/92099	Paradie RCAF Database
16581	Veupel	F L	Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter	414Sqn RCAF	1943-06-17	Mustang	I	AP206				Instep Patrol		Killed
16582	Vey	H E	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-02-26	Wellington	III	Z1599	OW-B	Dishforth	1850	Koln	Crashed at Boerdonk	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
16583	Veys	J V J R	Flight Sergeant	R104910					RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-05-27	Halifax	II	DT674	EQ-A	Leeming	2315	Essen	Crashed target area	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16584	Veys	J V J R	Sergeant	R104910					RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-01-23	Halifax	II	DT678	EQ-C	Leeming	1716	Lorient	Crash landed at Ossington			Paradie Archive Database
16585	Vezina	J F P	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1942-02-12	Wellington	IC	Z1091	VR-A	Mildenhall	1700	Fuller	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
16586	Viau	R G	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	LW169	QB-L	Skipton on Swale	532	Siracourt	Crashed at St-Pol {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	St-Pol War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16587	Viau	J A J L	Flight Sergeant	R95518					RCAF	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1943-03-12	Lancaster	I	R5607	OF-X	Woodhall Spa	1907	Essen	Crashed near Dorsten	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16588	Vicary	George Thomas	Flying Officer	J/15727		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-06-22	Halifax	V	DK139	ZL-P	Leeming	2319	Mulheim	Crashed near Rheinhausen	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16589	Vickerman	William Kingswell 'Bill’	Flying Officer	J26925		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	432 (Leaside) Sqn	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	LW582	QO:N	East Moor	23:04	Acheres	See archive report for details	Evader		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
16590	Vickers	Albert Harvey	Flying Officer	J/21585		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-09-28	Typhoon	Ib	JR497	F3-F	B-78 Eindhoven		Armed recce	Hit by flak, abandoned aircraft behind enemy lines, captured	PoW		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
16591	Vickery	C H	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
16592	Vid	F J	Warrant Officer	C/86521			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	501Sqn	1944-03-24	Spitfire	Vb					Recce		Killed	Calais Canadian War Cemetery Leubrunghen France	Paradie Archive Database	vidx
16593	Vidal	Joseph Wilfrid Henri	Warrant Officer Class 2	R/96518	19 Jan 1922	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-07-02	Halifax	III	LK758	ZL-E	Leeming	1203	Training	One of the crews was piloted by Flt Sgt Nicol who were flying on a familiarisation flight in the early afternoon, although scheduled to participate in the “X” country they were all killed after a rather unfortunate incident. At 13:10 after Flt Sgt Nicol had completed his flight and was coming into land, it appears from all reports, that one wheel remained retracted which as he neared the ground with flaps down, this caused the a/c to dip into the ground and immediately enveloped in flames, with ammunition exploding all around. The a/c broke into two pieces, the badly mutilated wings, with the four engines, were found approximately 20 yards from the mid upper turret and the remainder of fuselage. Flt Sgt Nicol was not entirely unfamiliar with the new type of Halifax, having already flown several hours on them in training exercises. All the occupants of the aircraft other than the pilot were in the rest position and were found dead in this location, either instantly killed as the result of of the impact or burned alive in the inferno that followed. The only member of the full crew who was still alive was the Navigator O-8861116 Lt Frank Shepard Shove, US Army Air Force who was not required for local flying. (Extract 427 Squadron War Diary)	Killed	Harrogate Stonefall Cemetery Plot C Row K Grave 16	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Lionel and Alvine Vidal, of Val Alain, Province of Quebec, Canada
16594	Vidal	A E	Warrant Officer	R92411					RCAF	Bomber Command	51Sqn	1943-06-28	Halifax	II	HR839	LK-L	Snaith	2332	Koln	Crashed at Herentals Belgium	Killed	Schoonlselhof Cemetery {Antwerpen} Belgium	Paradie Archive Database
16595	Vidal	Hannas Kristin	Flying Officer	J25204		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	635 Sqn	1944-08-26	Lancaster	III	ND355	F2:W	Downham Market	20:11	Kiel	ND 355 was claimed as a probable by Gottfried Schneider, his 14th Abschuss and his 2nd of three that night, from 1./NJG3 - North of Schleswig: 5.500m at 23:12 hrs. Coned by Flak searchlight (“Lancaster Damp” 23:10”) (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (24 July 1944 - 15 October 1944) Part 4 - Theo Boiten)	PoW, Unknown camp		Paradie Archive Database
16596	Vidler	A N	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1943-08-17	Lancaster	III	JA900	QR-	Syerston	2129	Peenemunde	Crashed near Greifswald	Killed		Paradie Archive Database
16597	Vidler	Ian Robert	Leading Aircraftman	118598		Australia			RAAF		15 Service Flying Training School RCAF	1945-01-21											RAAF Honour Roll
16598	Vigars	Roy E.	Sergeant	1852652					RAFVR	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	X	KB726	VR-A	RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham	2144	Cambrai	Shot down by night fighter piloted by Friedrich Thörl - Crashed at Gaudiempre	PoW No: 244 Camp: Stalag Luft Bankan	None		Read Archive Report Attacker
16599	Vigneault	Joseph Philorome Ambroise	Sergeant	R/159546		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	1664HCU	1944-09-23	Halifax	V	DK143		RAF Dishforth	23:20	Training	Crashed 3 minutes after take off. Loss of propeller suspected.	Killed	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row E. Grave 10. United Kingdom	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
16600	Vigor	E A	Warrant Officer Class 2						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