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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent 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
16751	Jury	E	Flight Sergeant		653173						Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-04-20	Halifax	II	JB912	VR-B	Middleton St George	2114	Stettin	Crashed near Stettin	PoW
16752	Justason	B R	Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-07-25	Halifax	VII	NP678	QO-A	East Moor	2109	Stuttgart	Abandoned near Villampny {Eure-et-Loir}	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
16753	Justavson	Gernard Roy	Flight Sergeant		R/174951		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-07-25	Halifax	VII	NP687	QO-A	RAF East Moor	21:09	Bombing Stuttgart	Shot down over France by a Ju88 night fighter of 5/NJG-4	Baled out & evaded			Accident Report		Paradie RCAF Database
16754	Justice	Robert Mclaren	Corporal		R/134275	Age 38				RCAF			1942-02-21									Killed	Canada, Dauphin (Riverside) Cemetery, Lot C. Sec. 8. Block 6.			Son Of William And Christena Justice; Husband Of Hannah C. F. Justice, Of Dauphin.	Paradie Canadian Archive
16755	Jutzi	Curtis	Sergeant		R/272625	Age				RCAF			1944-08-31									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 255.				Paradie Canadian Archive
16756	Kabulski	Jan	Plutonowy Mechanic Pokladowy	Sergeant	P.781380	Born 20 May 1911Warszówka Otwock (Age 33 when killed)	Poland	Flight Engineer	Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1944-07-25	Avro Lancaster	III	PB252	BH-M	RAF Faldingworth	23:00	Stuttgart	Took off from Faldingworth 23.00 25 July 1944 on an Operation to bomb Stuttgart. On outbound flight Lancaster collided in mid-air with RCAF Lancaster ND903 aircraft near Orleans and at 01.00 hours it was abandoned. Location : France.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Orleans Main Cemetery - Cher, France. Plot I Row B Grave 4	br> Orleans Main, France	Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database PB252	Raid on Stuttgart undertaken by 412 Lancasters and 138 Halifaxes of Bomber Command. 8 Lancasters and 4 Halifaxes were lost (2.2 per cent of the force desptached).
16757	Kaechele	Emmet Solomon	Flying Officer		J92691	28th November 1917 in Drumheller, Alberta	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Halifax	III	NA190	PT:U	RAF Tholthorpe	16:29	Chemnitz	See archive report for details	Killed	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery - Sec. H. Row H. Grave 14		Paradie RCAF Database		Archive Report
16758	Kaechele	Emmet Solomon	Flying Officer		J/92691	Age 27				RCAF		420Sqn	1945-03-05									Killed	United Kingdom, Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row H. Grave 14.			Son Of Solomon And Emma Kaechele; Husband Of Lulu Grace Kaechele, Of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
16759	Kaesemodel	Ernest Richard	Pilot Officer		J/89899	Age 19				RCAF		405Sqn RCAF	1944-12-29									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 251.			Son Of Kurt Oswald Kaesemodel And Martha Kaesemodel, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
16760	Kaesemodel	E R	Pilot Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-12-29	Lancaster	III	PB525	LQ-P	Gransden Lodge	1553	Scholven-Buer		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
16761	Kahn	Melvin Samuel	Flight Sergeant		R/133968	Age 22				RCAF			1943-02-19									Killed	United Kingdom, Nottingham (Wilford Hill) Jewish Cemetery, Grave 35.				Paradie Canadian Archive
16762	Kain	George Donald	Flying Officer		J/22773	Age 22				RCAF		106Sqn (RAF)	1943-08-23									Killed	Germany, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 6. F. 7.			Son Of Donald And Mary Violet Kain, Of Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
16763	Kain	G D	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	106Sqn	1943-08-22	Lancaster	III	JA871	ZN-	Syerston	2100	Leverkusen	Crashed near Dusseldorf	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16764	Kaiser	Stanley Keith	Flight Sergeant		R129941	18th August 1921 in Middlesex Country, Ontario	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	434 (Bluenose) Sqn RCAF	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	MZ297	WL:Z	RAF Croft, Yorkshire	22:36	Sterkrade	See archive report for further details	KiA	Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13. Row 1. Grave 5		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
16765	Kaiser	Walter Bruce	Flight Sergeant		R/101947	Age 25				RCAF			1943-07-25									Killed	United Kingdom, Dishforth Cemetery, Grave 80.				Paradie Canadian Archive
16766	Kaiser	Stanley Keith	Pilot Officer		J/87268	Age 25				RCAF		434Sqn	1944-06-17									Killed	Netherlands (Holland), Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery, Plot 13. Row 1. Grave 5.			Son Of Garfield J. And Lena Kaiser, Of Lambeth, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
16767	Kalen	John	Flying Officer		J/21856	Age				RCAF		439Sqn	1944-07-18									Killed	France, Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xix. G. 6.				Paradie Canadian Archive
16768	Kalen	John	Flying Officer		J/21856		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	439Sqn RCAF	1944-07-18	Typhoon	Ib	MN574	5V-	B-9 Lantheuil		Armed recce	Flak, crashed near Mesnil-Frementel	Killed	Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xix. G. 6. France		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
16769	Kalheim	Ben Ingard	Flying Officer		J/27434	Age 24				RCAF		103Sqn (RAF)	1944-08-30									Killed	Poland, Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, Joint Grave 6. D. 7.			Son Of Christian Kalheim And Of Borghild Kalheim, Of Sullivan Station, British Columbia, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
16770	Kalheim	B I	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1944-08-27	Lancaster	III	PB365 (corrected courtesy John Jone)	PM-B	Elsham Wolds	2057	Stettin		Killed	Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland		Paradie Archive Database
16771	Kalik	Michael	Leading Aircraftman		R/157013	Age 25				RCAF			1943-03-01									Killed	Canada, Thunder Bay (Riverside) Cemetery, Sec. 8. Plot 112.			Son Of Stephen And Mary Kalik, Of Port Arthur; Husband Of Leona Isabelle Kalik, Of Port Arthur.	Paradie Canadian Archive
16772	Kall	A D	Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	153Sqn	1945-02-20	Lancaster	I	NN785	P4-D	Scampton	2125	Dortmund	Crashed at Hasslinghausen	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
16773	Kalle	R A	Flight Lieutenant					Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-07-30	Halifax	III	NA528	PT-G	Tholthorpe	529	Bomb Amaye-sur-Orne, Normandy	Crashed at White Waltham Berkshire on return	Injured			Paradie Archive Database	Took off from RAF Tholthorpe to bomb Amaye-sur-Orne in the Normandy area. Landed at White Waltham, Berkshire but overshot the runway, shaking free a hanging bomb that had failed to deploy, which exploded badly injuring most of the crew. Herbert Goldstraw J/88659 won MBE for gallant rescue of rear gunner of NA528
16774	Kalms	Michael Yorke Zisslin	Sergeant		1600536	July 1924 in West Ham, Essex.		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-03-15	Lancaster	II	LL718	EQ:Q	Linton on Ouse	19:03	Stuttgart	See archive report for details	MiA	Runnymede Memorial Panel 232				Read Archive Report
16775	Kalyta	Peter	Pilot Officer		J/90760	Age				RCAF		408Sqn (RCAF)	1944-05-23									Killed	Germany, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 4. G. 5.			Husband Of Ailleen Kalyta, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
16776	Kalyta	P	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-05-22	Lancaster	II	DS759	EQ-A	Linton on Ouse	2241	Dortmund	Crashed Hartefeld	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16777	Kamedish	John Benjamin	Sergeant		R/59288	Age 22				RCAF			1941-07-28									Killed	United Kingdom, Brookwood Military Cemetery, 30. H. 5.			Son Of Peter B. Kamedish And Louise Kamedish, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
16778	Kanakos	Tass Joe	Sergeant		R/144074		Canada	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	161Sqn	1943-07-22	Halifax	V	DK119	MA-U	RAF TempsfordRAF Tempsford	23:42	SOE	Crashed at le Boucheroux	Evader		Courtesy Alain Godignon	Paradie Archive Database	born on January 16th 1920 and worked as a lorry driver when he was engaged in the Royal Canadian Air Force on November 19th 1941. He lived in Toronto (Canada). Tass Joe Kanakos was discharged in Toronto in September, 1945. Later, he set up his own auto parts business, married Vivian Pavlis on February 5th 1948, had two sons and six grandchildren (42). He came and mourned on L.M. Lavallée’smemorial in 1995 at Saint-Sauvier and also revisited the hiding places where he had lived at AyatsurSioule.	Read Archive Report on this incident
16779	Kane	Leslie James	Leading Aircraftman		R/110143	Age 30				RCAF			1941-10-25									Killed	United States of America, Oakland (St. Marys) Cemetery, Sta. 2. Dorm. 4. Grave 43.			Son Of Colet And Mary Kane; Nephew Of Leslie Jerome Kane, Of Itasca, Illinois.	Paradie Canadian Archive
16780	Kanelakos	J	Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1943-09-27	Lancaster	III	JA849	MG-F	Oakington	1939	Hannover	Crashed at Osteressen	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
16781	Kapanauik	E A	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1945-02-02	Halifax V	II	NP757	EQ-B	Linton on Ouse	2010	Wanne-Eickel	Abandoned and crashed near North Witham				Paradie Archive Database
16782	Kapel	B G	Sergeant								Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-10-18	Lancaster	II	DS717	OW-	Linton on Ouse	1741	Hannover	Ditched E of Aldeburgh SUFFOLK
16783	Kapuscinski	William George	Sergeant		R/80897	Age 23				RCAF		408Sqn (RCAF)	1943-04-17									Killed	Germany, Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. L. 6-11.			Son Of Thomas And Mary Kapuscinski, Of Whitby, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
16784	Kapuscinski	William George	Sergeant		R/80897	Age 23	Canada	Flight Engineer		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-04-16	Halifax	II	JB925	EQ-R	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	2104	Plzen	See archive report for further details	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Coll. Grave 8.L. 6-11		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
16785	Kapuscinski	W G	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-03-12	Halifax	II	DT790	EQ-S	Leeming	1916	Essen	Crashed on return to base				Paradie Archive Database
16786	Kapusta	Basil	Corporal		R/71151	Age 21				RCAF		418Sqn	1943-02-08									Killed	United Kingdom, Pershore Cemetery, Plot Q. Grave 377.				Paradie Canadian Archive
16787	Karaim	Tony John	Sergeant		R/210272	Age 22				RCAF			1944-02-14									Killed	United Kingdom, Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4167.			Son Of Verna Karaim, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
16788	Karaim	Tony John	Sgt. Air Gunner		R/210272					RCAF	Bomber Command	22 OTU	1944-02-14	Wellington	III	HZ110	Not known	RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire		Training - night circuits and landings	Undershot runway - crashing at Snitterfield	Killed	Stratford On Avon Cemetery. Grave 4167.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
16789	Karcza	George	Flight Sergeant		R/176146	Age 28	Canada	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	620Sqn	1943-08-27	Stirling	III	BF576	QS-F	RAF Chedburgh, Suffolk	2135	Nurnberg	Crashed at Irsch	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Collective grave 8. H. 14-16	Courtesy Oleg Marin	Paradie Archive Database	Born 22 Aug 1922 in Saskatchewan. Son of Peter (died 1950, age 69) and Francis Karcza (née Solnicka - died 1952, age 52), of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. Epitaph 'In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Son'.	Read Archive Report on this incident
16790	Karcza	George	Flight Sergeant		R/176146	Age 21				RCAF		620Sqn (RAF)	1943-08-28									Killed	Germany, Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. H. 14-16.			Son Of Pete And Francis Karcza, Of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
16791	Karlenzig	John Frederick Vincent	Sergeant		R/71259	Age 21				RCAF			1941-06-03									Killed	Canada, St. Vital Cemetery, Plot 256.			Son Of Frederick And Bentina M. Karlenzig, Of Winnipeg.	Paradie Canadian Archive
16792	Karloff	J V	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-04-10	Halifax	III	LV883	ZL-M	Leeming	2030	Gent	Abandoned & crashed near Ipswich				Paradie Archive Database
16793	Karrel	C	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	LK833	SE-R	Croft	2209	Hamburg	Crashed at Hohenaspe	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16794	Karrel	Curdis	Pilot Officer		J/88620	Age				RCAF		431Sqn RCAF	1944-07-29									Killed	Germany, Kiel War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. A. 1-6.				Paradie Canadian Archive
16795	Karstens	William Russell	Pilot Officer		J/92361	Age 22	Canada	W/Op/AG		RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn (Moose) RCAF	1944-10-04	Lancaster	X	KB745	VR-V	Middleton St George	06:05	Bergen	Crashed at Goldscleugh Scotland	Killed	United Kingdom, Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row A. Grave 17. Epitaph: PEACEFUL BE THY SLEEP DEAR SON, ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY MOTHER AND FATHER			W/Op/A/Gnr. Son Of William And Marguerite Karstens, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Lancaster X KB745 from RAF Middleton St George. 89 Halifaxes from 420, 424, 425, 431, 433, and 434 squadrons were joined by 39 Lancasters from 419 and 428 squadrons on an attack on the U-boat pens and dock area of Bergen. The crews were over the target at between 12,000 and 14,000 feet, releasing 1,315,000 lbs of high explosives. According to reports, the harbour and dock area were well hit with some loads creeping into the built up area. German U-Boats had been forced out of the Biscay ports following the Allied liberation of France and Bergen was one of several Norwegian ports now being used as thu forward operating bases for the U-boats. The pens at Bergen were being enlarged, with an influx of German technicians and a large labour force. 93 Halifaxes and 47 Lancasters of 6 and 8 Groups were dispatched to attack Bergen, most of the aircraft being allocated to the pens but 14 Halifaxes and 6 Lancasters were ordered to bomb individual U-boats known to be moored in the harbour. 12 Mosquitoes of 100 Group acted as a long-range fighter escort. KB745 crashed into the Cheviot Hills near the Scottish border after the bombing raid on Norwegian U-boat pens. Crew KB745: F/O Duncan, George Ross (RCAF) Pilot Killed in Action Stonefall Cemetery P/O Karstens, William Russell (RCAF) Wireless Air Gunner Killed in Action Stonefall Cemetery F/O Layng, William George (RCAF) Navigator Killed in Action Stonefall Cemetery P/O Tierney, Thomas Bernard (RCAF) Air Gunner Killed in Action Parkstone Cemetery, Poole P/O Trott, Donald Alexander (RCAF) Air Gunner Killed in Action Stonefall Cemetery	Full details are here: Paradie Canadian Archive KB745 419Sqn History
16796	Kasey	Michael James	Corporal		R/64541	Age 31				RCAF			1942-10-26									Killed	Canada, Campbellton (Our Lady Of The Snows) Roman Catholic Cemetery,			Son Of Hiram And Katherine A. Kasey, Of New Carlisle, Province Of Quebec; Husband Of Rena M. Kasey, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec.	Paradie Canadian Archive
16797	Kashmar	W	Warrant Officer		R119924					RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-06-25	Halifax	V	DK190	ZL-	Leeming	2328	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Gorssel Holland	Killed	Gorssel General Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
16798	Kashmar	William	Warrant Officer		R/119924	Age 24				RCAF		427Sqn	1943-06-26									Killed	Netherlands (Holland), Gorssel General Cemetery, Row A. Grave 12.				Paradie Canadian Archive
16799	Kassaneff	John Michael	Sergeant		R/98300	Age 26				RCAF			1942-09-13									Killed	United Kingdom, Oswestry General Cemetery, Sec. T. Grave 128.			Son Of John And Mary Kassaneff. Of The U.S.A.	Paradie Canadian Archive
16800	Kastner	Joseph John Michael	Pilot Officer		J/94419	Age				RCAF		420Sqn	1945-03-05									Killed	France, Choloy War Cemetery, 2. C. 8.				Paradie Canadian Archive