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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
16601	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
16602	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
16603	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
16604	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
16605	Veupel	F L	Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter	414Sqn RCAF	1943-06-17	Mustang	I	AP206				Instep Patrol		Killed
16606	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
16607	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
16608	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
16609	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
16610	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
16611	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
16612	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
16613	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
16614	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
16615	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
16616	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
16617	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
16618	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
16619	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
16620	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
16621	Vidler	Ian Robert	Leading Aircraftman	118598		Australia			RAAF		15 Service Flying Training School RCAF	1945-01-21											RAAF Honour Roll
16622	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
16623	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
16624	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
16625	Vigor	Edmund Arthur	Flight Sergeant	R/52535	UK	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-01-29	Halifax	V	EB256	WL-S	Croft	08:00	Berlin	Damaged by cannon fire from nightfighter, crashed near Flixton, Scarborough	Slightly injured bailing out		Accident report	Later commisionned SN J/85758 KIA 1944-04-28	Paradie RCAF Database
16626	Vilandre	Joseph Bernard Marius	Sergeant	R/74035			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	111Sqn	1941-08-19	Spitfire	IIa	P7528	JU-?			Sweep	See archive report for details	PoW No: 23616 Camp: Stalag Luft Heydekrug (L6)	None - survived the war - Passed away 30th November 2005.	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
16627	Villiard	Joseph Abel Robert	Flight Sergeant	R199989		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF	1945-03-31	Halifax	III	MZ418	KW:C	Tholthorpe	06:27	Hamburg	See archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 1		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
16628	Vincent	Thomas Alexander	Sgt Air/Gnr	R/293614					RCAF	Bomber Command	1659 HCU	1945-05-17	Halifax	lll	HX268		RAF Topcliffe	2235	Conversion Training	Crashed into sea	Killed	Montrose (Sleepyhillock) Cemetery Sec. 2. Grave 32.	Paradie Archive Database	This aircraft was on a cross country exercise and was last seen spinning into the sea with its starboard engines feathered. This could indicate either engine failure or the fact that control was lost whilst practising flying with one or more engines feathered.. 1659 ORB is vague, saying a coast guard vessel and a convoy reported an explosion and fire on the sea 10 miles out to sea off Fife Ness. Crashed at 5621N 0158W 10 miles 070 degrees from Fifeness at 22.35. Vincent was one of two recovered from the sea
16629	Vincent	P H G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	192Sqn	1944-04-24	Halifax	III	LW622	DT-R	Foulsham	2247	Munchen	Crashed Haasdonk {oost-vlaanderen}	Killed	Schoolselhof Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database	Attacker
16630	Vincent	G K V R	Pilot Officer					DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	MZ712	KW-S	Tholthorpe	2230	Hamburg		Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
16631	Vincent	H J V	Sergeant							Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Lancaster	II	DS852	OW-Q	Linton on Ouse	2207	Nurnberg	Crashed Bro Herade	PoW
16632	Vincent	J	Sergeant				Flight Engineer			Bomber Command	434 (Bluenose) Sqn RCAF	1944-08-07	Halifax	III	LW176	WL:J	Croft	20:32	la Hogue Strong Point	On take off the aircraft swung out of control and hit another Squadron aircraft LK799 WL:E before crashing through a brick wall. No injuries reported.	Uninjured
16633	Vineberg	Aaron Joseph Ronnie	Flight Sergeant	1066449	1922 at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland		Observer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-10-01	Halifax	II	W7710	LQ-R 'Ruhr Valley Express'	RAF Topcliffe, North Riding of Yorkshire	1753	Flensburg	Coned by 1 Res/Flakscheinw Abt 609 (Werfer 12). Shot down by 1-4 Res Flak Abt 306 and 1-3/lei Flak Abt 755 near Flensburg Klushof Niehuus at 2236hrs. Crashed Niehuus 6km NNW of Flensburg. Nachtjagd Combat Archives The Early Years Part 3 - Theo Boiten	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 76		Initially buried at Friedenshugel Cemetery Flensburg on 6 Oct 1942. When their bodies were ready to be moved to Kiel War Cemetery it was found that Sgt Copeland RCAF and Flt Sgt Vineberg could not be identified and as a result are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial Son of Harry and Nellie Vineberg, of Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne	Archive Report W7710
16634	Vinecombe	Frederick Samuel	Sergeant	1179317			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF	1944-07-04	Lancaster	X	KB727	VR:H	Middleton St George	21:51	Villeneuve	See archive report for details	PoW, 78377 Buchenwald, PoW No.8117, Stalag Luft 3				Read Archive Report
16635	Vinet	Joseph Parker	Flying Officer	J/14646	Age 24	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	190Sqn	1944-07-23	Stirling	IV	LJ882	L9-H	RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire		SOE 'Rupert'	See archive report for further details	PoW - No further details		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
16636	Vinett	Gerard Frederick	Sergeant	J/90950			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-05-27	Halifax	III	LW365	ZL-W	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2327	Bourg-Leopold	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery. Grave 12.B.5	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
16637	Viney	F H	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-08-16	Halifax	II	HR856	LQ-W	Gransden Lodge	2009	Torino	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database	Attacker Probably Detlef Grossfuss
16638	Vinish	H A	Flying Officer	J29843		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	115 Sqn	1944-08-25	Lancaster	I	PD274	KO:Y	Witchford	20:28	Russelsheim	Leaving the target area at 19,550 feet, collided with another Lancaster losing both port engines. With their aircraft out of control, the crew baled out at 6,500 feet, South of Koblenz	PoW No. 52644, Stalag 9C		Paradie Archive Database	Fg Off Vinish suffered a broken leg and remained at Muhlhausen
16639	Vipond	Blair Everett	Warrant Officer Class 2	R171508	29th December 1923 in Edmonton, Alberta	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1944-07-04	Lancaster	III	ND627	PH:U	RAF Wickenby	21:55	Orleans	See archive report for details	KiA	Orleans Main Cemetery Plot 1. Row A. Grave 14	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
16640	Vipond	G G	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-05-01	Halifax	III	LW415	AL-K	Leeming	2212	St Ghislain	Exploded & crashed Bevere-Meerschaert {Oost-Vlaanderen}	Killed	Oudenaarde Communal Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16641	Vipond	Dalton Eastman	Pilot Officer	J6995	6 August 1921 at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1942-03-26	Hampden	I	AE139	EQ-	RAF Balderton, Nottinghamshire	1600	Transit flight on return from nickelling operation in Rennes area	Landed at Stoke Orchard on return from Rennes: crashed at Wootton, near Abingdon, Berkshire after taking off for base.	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery.. Grave ref: 36. H. 4		Read Archive Report
16642	Virag	J E	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1944-12-05	Lancaster	X	KB768	NA-E	Middleton St George	1750	Soest	Collided with 426 Sqn Halifax VII LW200 OW-N & crashed at Rugby	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
16643	Virtto	R D L	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	620Sqn	1943-08-27	Stirling	III	EF451	QS-D	Chedburgh	2130	Nurnberg	Crashed Greussenheim	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16644	Virtue	James Denholm	Flight Lieutenant	J7905	Age 28	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-07-20	Lancaster	III	PB174	LQ-P	Gransden Lodge	2340	Bottrop	Shot down by a night fighter of III./NJG 1	Killed	Tubbergen Roman Catholic Cemetery, Grave 10. Netherlands	Accident report	Archive report	Paradie RCAF archive
16645	Vitch	M N	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-09-27	Halifax	V	LK919	IP-E	Tholthorpe	1932	Hannover	?	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16646	Vivian	J K	Warrant Officer Class 1						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-06-15	Lancaster	III	ND343	LQ-J	Gransden Lodge	2352	Lens		Killed	Calais Canadian War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
16647	Vlassie	Nickolas	Flying Officer	J/28974	Age 25	Canada	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	619Sqn	1944-04-26	Lancaster	I	LL919	PG-W	RAF Dunholme Lodge, Lincolnshire	2132	Schweinfurt	Read Archive report	Killed	Landeville Churchyard Grave 2	Accident report	Born on the 23rd May 1918. Enisted on the 06th August 1943. Educated at Gladstone and Kelvin Schools and was manager of the College Inn, Portage Avenue before enlistment. Son of Andrew (died September 1957, age 69) and Photini Vlassie (née Nicholaides - died August 1985, age 87), of 101 Norquay Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Vlassie Lake in Manitoba was named after F/O. Vlassie	Paradie RCAF Database
16648	Vogan	G L	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-08-17	Halifax	V	DK227	ZL-	Leeming	2120	Peenemunde	Badly damaged landed Mildenhall			Paradie Archive Database
16649	Vogel	C A	Flight Lieutenant	J11862					RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-05-27	Halifax	II	DT674	EQ-A	Leeming	2315	Essen	Crashed target area	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
16650	Vogel	C A	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-01-23	Halifax	II	DT678	EQ-C	Leeming	1716	Lorient	Crash landed at Ossington			Paradie Archive Database