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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
16651	Vokey	Richard Walter	Flying Officer	J/25397		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	439Sqn RCAF	1944-09-24	Typhoon	Ib	PD465	5V-Y	B-58 Melsbroek Belgium	17:10	Armed recce	Flew into ground during attack (might have been damaged by enemy fighter)	Killed	Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 7. F. 10. Netherlands		Accident report		Paradie RCAF database
16652	Vollans	D	Sergeant	656175						Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1943-04-14	Wellington	III	X3763	KW-L	Dishforth	2107	Stuttgart	Crashed Mussey-Sur-Marne	Killed	Mussey-sur-Marne			First French Canadian squadron
16653	Vollbrecht	G W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-08-27	Halifax	III	MZ594	PT-W	Tholthorpe	1814	Anderbelck	Damaged and landed at Woodbridge				Paradie Archive Database
16654	Vornbrock	W F	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1944-04-22	Halifax	III	LV780	QB-M	Skipton on Swale	2230	Dusseldorf	Crashed Goirle {Noord-Brabant}	Killed	Bergen op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16655	Vose	Peter	Sergeant Flight Engineer	2210136					RAFVR	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-05-23	Halifax	III	LV989	AL-R	RAF Leeming, North Riding of Yorkshire	2359	le Mans	Crashed near Snape	Killed	St. Peter's Churchyard, Parr, St. Helens, Lancashire - 1926 Extension. Grave 467			Read Archive Report
16656	Vose	James Samuel	Flight Sergeant	R/93441			W/Op/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-05-12	Wellington	X	HE423	AL-	RAF East Moor, Yorkshire	.0003.	Duisburg	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Amersfoort General Cemetery. (Oud Leusden). Plot 13. Row 6. Grave 116		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
16657	Vose	R G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1941-11-30	Whitley	V	Z9299	KN-	Leeming	1650	Emden	?	Killed	Sage War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16658	Vosper	H E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1942-04-14	Hampden	I	AT128	PT-G	Waddington	2130	Dortmund	Shot down near Neuss	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
16659	Waddell	John Joseph	Sergeant	1077103			W/Op/Air/Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-01-14	Lancaster	III	ND423	LQ-K	RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire	1657	Braunschweig (Brunswick)	Shot down by night fighter Diepholz area en route to the target	Killed	Hanover War Cemetery. Grave 11 H 7			Read Archive Report
16660	Waddell	H G	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1942-06-20	Hampden	I	AT185	PT-A	Waddington		Emden	Crashed N of Ameland	Killed	Sage War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16661	Waddell	Gordon McTavish	Flying Officer	J24600		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn, RCAF	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	LV987	ZL:K	RAF Leeming	23:00	Acheres	See archive report for details	Evader			Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
16662	Waddell	D A	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1944-04-26	Lancaster	I	ME679	DX-K	East Kirkby	2114	Schweinfurt	Collided with 44 Sqn Lancaster I LL920 KM-V and crashed Oberkirchen	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
16663	Waddell	Hilton Graham	Pilot Officer	402699		Australia			RAAF		420Sqn RCAF	1942-06-21												RAAF Honour Roll
16664	Waddington	R F	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-12-02	Lancaster	II	DS770	OW-	Linton on Ouse	1702	Berlin	?	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16665	Waddington	J N	Sergeant							Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1942-07-02	Hampden	I	AT248	PT-A	Waddington		Bremen	Crashed at Koudum Holland	Killed	Hemelumer-Oldeferd
16666	Waddington		Sergeant							Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1942-05-30	Hampden	I	AE399	PT-P	Waddington	2305	Koln	On return collided with Lancaster below
16667	Wade	R H	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-02-19	Lancaster	II	LL720	EQ-R	Linton on Ouse	2348	Leipzig		Killed	Schoonlselhof Cemetery {Antwerpen} Belgium		Paradie Archive Database
16668	Wade	W H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-11-26	Halifax	II	JN966	NA-V	Middleton St George	1651	Stuttgart	Collided with Lancaster III ED417 103 Sqn and crashed near Middleton St George	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16669	Wade	Donald Allen	Flying Officer	J/38424	Canada	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Lancaster	X	KB778	NA-Y	Middleton St George	23:55	Chemnitz	Crashed in woods 14 km NE of la Roche-en-Ardenne Belgium	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
16670	Wade	F W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1941-10-26	Wellington	Ic	Z8946	DX-S	Feltwell	1810	Hamburg	Crashed off Romo Island Denmark	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
16671	Wade	K C E	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1943-01-29	Wellington	III	BK436	QB-P	Topcliffe	1647	Lorient	Abandoned crashed Salisbury Wilts	Injured
16672	Wadleigh	J D	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1945-02-08	Halifax	VII	NP682	OW-R	Linton on Ouse	247	Wanne-Eickel	Crash landed near Wetherby Yorkshire	Inj			Paradie Archive Database
16673	Wadman	L McB	Flying Officer	J11120					RCAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1943-03-08	Stirling	III	BK697	LS-P	Bourn	1936	Nurnberg	Crashed NNW Verdun	Killed	Fauborg Pave French National Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16674	Wadsworth	J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1943-12-02	Lancaster	II	LL618	QO-F	East Moor	1703	Berlin	Crashed at Mahlw S of Berlin	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
16675	Wagman	John	Flying Officer	J/35150		Canadian	Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn (Bluenose), RCAF	1944-08-16	Halifax	III	LK796	WL:S	RAF Croft	21:55	Kiel	The aircraft was hit by heavy flak approx. 5 mls short of the target. two tanks were holed, and petrol was exhausted 28 mls ENE of Scarborough. The aircraft ditched and two of the crew slightly injured . All were saved after 13hrs in the dinghy.	Safe			Paradie Archive Database	Citation: One night in August, 1944, Flying Officer Wagman was detailed to attack Kiel and on reaching enemy territory his aircraft was engaged by anti-aircraft fire which penetrated the petrol tanks and caused a serious loss of fuel. Nevertheless, Flying Officer Wagman successfully completed his mission but was forced to bring his aircraft down on to the sea 40 miles from the English coast. This he achieved with great skill despite the failure of his landing light, and adverse weather. In hazardous circumstances this officer displayed great skill, courage and devotion to duty. Courtesy John Jones May 2023
16676	Wagner	John Frank	Sergeant	R/87054		Canada	W/Op/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1942-10-08	Wellington	III	BJ780	PH-W	RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire	1900	Gardening	Crash landed near Lorient	PoW No: 27238 Camp: Stalag Lamsdorf		Courtesy Martijn Visser	Paradie Archive Database		Archive report
16677	Wagner	William Wallace	Flight Sergeant	R203097	17th July 1922 in Salinas, California, USA	Canada	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1945-02-21	Halifax	VII	NP711	EQ:O	RAF Linton-On-Ouse, North Yorkshire	17:14	Worms	See archive report for further details	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Collective grave 18. G.2-5	Courtesy Erik Wieman	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
16678	Wagner	R E	Pilot Officer	J16323					RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-05-13	Wellington	X	HE243	OW-	Dishforth	2353	Bochum	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
16679	Wagner	Gordon James	Flight Sergeant	R/59564			Air Gunner (rear)		RCAF (Middle East Command)	Bomber Command	70Sqn	1942-06-25	Wellington	IC	DV564	L	Landing Ground 104, Qotafiyh II, Egypt	21:40	Enemy concentrations roughly between Mersa Matruh and Sidi Barrani	Shot down by night fighter crash landed back at base.	Killed	Buried at El Alamein War Cemetery - Plot XXXII. Row G. Grave 23			Read Archive Report
16680	Wagner	Elmer Leroy	Flight Sergeant	R101328	26th July 1918 in Ritzville, Washington, USA	American	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	22OTU	1942-07-28	Wellington	IC	X9696	DD:Z	Wellesbourne Mountford	22:04	Hamburg	Reason for loss unknown. Two unidentified Wellingtons were claimed by German night fighters on this mission.	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery Coll.grave 5.C. 14-15		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Jacob B. and Mary (née Weber) Wagner of Ritzville, Washington, USA
16681	Wagner	W A	Warrant Officer	R126995						Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-04-08	Halifax	II	HR809	LQ-X			Duisburg		PoW
16682	Wagstaff	Robert Walker	Sergeant	R71717	24 April 1910 in Peebles, Scotland		Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RCAF	Bomber Command	1652 CU	1942-06-25	Halifax	II	V9993	GV:U	Marston Moor	23:58	Bremen	Claimed by Oblt. Fritz Carstens, his 2nd Abschuss, from 7./NJG1, 1.5 km north of Luttenburg (Overijssel), 6km ENE of Raalte, Holland at 02:09 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (30 May - 31 December 1942) The Early Years Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No. 24946, Stalag Luft 3			Paradie Archive Database
16683	Wahl	W	Flying Officer	J20354					RCAF	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1943-05-13	Wellington	X	HZ280	AS-Q	Kirmington	.0001.	Bochum	Ditched in IJsselmeer	Killed	Amsterdam New Eastern		Paradie Archive Database
16684	Wainwright	K R	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1941-06-12	Whitley	V	T4279	KN-F	Topcliffe	2312	Schwerte	Crashed at Medemblikkerweg.	Killed	Bergen op Zoom		Paradie Archive Database
16685	Wainwright	E P	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-09-27	Halifax	V	DK270	NA-U	Middleton St George	1920	Hannover	Crashed Parham SFK
16686	Wainwright	T	Sergeant							Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-11-25	Halifax	II	JD325	AL-F	Leeming	2354	Frankfurt	Crashed near Carignan France	Killed	Carignan Communal
16687	Wainwright	E P	Sergeant	943031			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-03-15	Halifax	III	LW690	AL-T	Leeming	1904	Stuttgart	Cause of loss unknown	PoW No. 3653, Stalag Luft 1 Barth Vogelsang				Promoted to Flt.Sgt. whilst as PoW
16688	Waite	F	Flight Sergeant	R/87939		Canadian	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-02-03	Halifax	II	DT680	EQ-D	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	1800	Hamburg	See archive report for further brief details	PoW No: 27482 Camp: Stalag Lamsdorf	None - survived the war		Paradie Archive Database	(Later promoted to W/O 1. During captivity)	Read Archive Report
16689	Waite	A H	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-02-20	Halifax	III	LW390	KN-J	Tholthorpe	.0005.	Stuttgart	Crashed Souastre	PoW			Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
16690	Wakelin	Raymond Lloyd	Flight Sergeant	R/91255	16 Dec 1918	Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1942-09-30	Wellington	III	BJ964	PH-R	Wickenby	1823	Gardening	Hit by 3/lei Flak Abt 764 and 3/lei Flak Abt 845. Crashed East of Bergen aan Zee at 2110	Killed	Bergen General Cemetery Plot 1 Row A Grave 19		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Arnold and Myrtle Wakelin, of Coboconk, Ontario, Canada
16691	Wakely	Leo Paul	Warrant Officer Class 2	R160481	8th July 1923 in Toronto, Ontario	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-12-29	Lancaster	X	KB753	VR:L	RAF Middleton St George	14:58	Scholven-Buer	See archive report for details	KiA	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 20.C.7		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
16692	Wakely	Wilfred George	Sergeant	R92227	15th December 1919 in Kell, County Meath, Ireland.		Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	424 (Tiger) Sqn RCAF	1944-05-27	Halifax	III	HX313 “Blonde Bomber”	QB:B	Skipton on Swale	23:45	Bourg-Leopold Military Camp	Claim by Oblt Hans-Heinz Augenstein 12/NJG1 - over Bourg-Leopold: 2,300m at 02:13. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Crashed Oostham-Langcen (Limburg) 6km WSW of Leopoldsburg Belgium.	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Plot 5 Row D Grave 1		Paradie Archive Database	Those who perished were buried in St Truiden Cemetery on 30 May 1944 Commissioned and promoted to Plt Off, Service No. J86982, Wef 20th May 1944 Son of Walter Burrows and Susanna (née Richardson) Wakely from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His father predeceased him in September 1939.
16693	Wakeman	H F	Flying Officer	J/27820			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	197Sqn	1944-10-05	Typhoon	Ib	JR366	T				Crashed at Ederveen	Killed	Veenendaal General Cemetery Netherlands		Paradie Archive Database
16694	Wakeman	W A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1942-10-13	Wellington	III	DF664	VR-E	Croft	1828	Kiel	Crashed off Brockeswalde Germany	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16695	Waldern	G C	Sergeant	R/60669			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	92Sqn	1941-07-10	Spitfire	V					Escort	Baled out over sea	Safe			Paradie Archive Database
16696	Waldern	G C	Sergeant	R/60669			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	92Sqn	1941-07-19	Spitfire	V	W3326				Sweep	Failed to return	Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom		Paradie Archive Database
16697	Waldon	D M	Pilot Officer	J/3750			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1941-08-09	Spitfire	V	R7266	J			Sweep	Failed to return	Killed	Longuenesse (St- Omer) Souvenir Cemetery France		Paradie Archive Database
16698	Waldram	William A	Sergeant	R251277	Probably 1925 at Nottingham	British/Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	106Sqn	1944-07-07	Lancaster	I	ME789	ZN-B	RAF Metheringham, Lincolnshire	2240	St-Leu	Abandoned near Gournay-en-Bray	Evaded, helped by Perdereau network and later captured in Paris - POW No. 8118 Buchenwald Concentration Camp then Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria L3 (7)			Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
16699	Waldron	W L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	99Sqn	1941-04-09	Wellington	Ic	R1440	LN-	Waterbeach	2020	Vegesack	Crashed in IJsselmeer	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
16700	Walen	G	Sergeant	R107124					RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-03-05	Wellington	III	BK401	OW-M	Dishforth	1910	Essen	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database