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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
17001	Webb	William Miskimon	Pilot Officer	J/15991	7 Dec 1914	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-09-23	Halifax	II	W1274	LQ-R	Topcliffe	19	Flensburg	Hit by flak from 1./306 in cooperation with 1./Schein 609 at 04:08 and crashed in Elsø Moor West of Kelstrup plantation killing all onboard	Killed	Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Mil.Plot. Row 2. Coll.grave 13		Paradie Archive Database
17002	Webb	William Miskimon	Sergeant		7 Dec 1914	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-09-10	Halifax	II	BB212	LQ-P	Topcliffe	2004	Dusseldorf	Hit by flak over Germany and the captain ordered his crew to bale out after losing control. Both air gunners complied with these orders but the pilot was then able to regain control and, despite the damage, he made a return to Topcliffe airfield. The wireless operator had left his normal position in the a/c to occupy the rear turret for the return trip to protect the a/c and was in this position on landing at 0112 hours. The a/c landed then crashed into the parked 419 Sqn Wellington BJ887. The aircraft was later repaired	Injured, Killed in Action 24 Sep 1942			Paradie Archive Database	405 Sqn Halifax W1274 LQ-R
17003	Webb	F H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-12-29	Halifax	II	LW282	VR-Y	Middleton St George	1648	Berlin	Abandoned near Berlin	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17004	Webb	W	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1945-01-16	Halifax	III	NA188	PT-E	Tholthorpe	1839	Magdeburg	Crashed in vicinity of Alfeld	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17005	Webb	E V	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-04-24	Halifax	III	MZ503	PT-L	Tholthorpe	2135	Karlsruhe	Crashed Zuilichem {Gelderland}	Killed	Zuilichem General Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17006	Webb	Frederick Vere	Pilot Officer	J/14505	Age 27	Canada	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-09-15	Halifax	V	DK253	ZL-M	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2035	Montlucon	crashed Harmondsworth MIDDX	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 45.J.5.		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Webb, and stepson of Blanche L. Webb, of Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada.	Read Archive Report on this incident
17007	Webb	Edward Charles	Sergeant	R180232	5th May 1922 in Winnipeg, Manitoba	Canadian	Air Gunner (Mid-Upper)		RCAF	Bomber Command	428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF	1944-02-19	Halifax	II	JD271	NA:M	Middleton St George	23:56	Leipzig	See archive report for details	MiA	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 256		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17008	Webb	D J	Sergeant	R110357					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
17009	Webb	M G	Sergeant	R101741					RCAF	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1943-06-16	Lancaster	III	ED785	EA-	Fiskerton	2211	Koln	Shot down by Night Fighter 'ace'. Crashed SW Vlissingen Holland	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17010	Webb	Stuart Douglas Webb	Flight Lieutenant	J/5122			Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	608Sqn	1944-11-10	Mosquito	B-XX	KB360	6T-H	RAF Downham Market	2155	Hannover	Maltmas Farm, Friday Bridge, Cambridgeshire	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 51.A.2.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17011	Webb	Stuart Douglas	Flight Lieutenant	J5122		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	608 Sqn	1944-08-23	Mosquito	XX	KB242	6T:?	Downham Market	21:35	Koln	Attacked four times by a fighter and, subsequently, crash-landed at 01:10, Woodbridge airfield, Suffolk	Survived			Paradie Archive Database
17012	Webb	Francis Arthur	Warrant Officer Class 2	R93492	8th May 1922 in Manitoba, Ontario	Canada	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1943-01-17	Lancaster	I	W4157	WS:V	RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire	16:58	Berlin	See archive report for further details and photographs	MiA	Runnymede Memorial. Panel. 180	Courtesy Relative	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17013	Webb	C W	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1943-08-10	Lancaster	III	ED939	OF-M	Bourn	2150	Nurnberg	?	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17014	Webb	Harry Cyril	Sergeant	1578041	Age 21	British	W/Op/Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	LW577	ZL-K	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	1845	Berlin	Crashed near Ahlen on return	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Grave 31.F.6			Son of Howard Albert and Mary Adalaide Webb, of 3 Salton Street,Vauxhall, Warwickshire.	Read Archive Report on this incident
17015	Webb	Derek James	Sergeant	R/110337	Age 21	Canada	Flight Engineer		RCAF	Bomber Command	1659 HCU	1944-03-24	Halifax	II	JD317		RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire		Diversion	Crashed Little Chalfont Bucks	Injured			Paradie Archive Database	Born in London, England on June 24, 1923. He moved to Canada in 1944 and settled in Vancouver in 1956. He moved to Richmond after her death in 1995 died peacefully at 04:10 hrs. on the 05th Jun 2002.	Read Archive Report on this incident
17016	Webber	Rodney	Sergeant	R/106709	Age 21	USA (California)	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1943-04-03	Halifax	II	DT795	NP-N	RAF Lissett, Yorkshire	1941	Essen	Claimed by Uffz.Emil Heinzelmann of 8./NJG1 Halifax DT795 at Wapenveld, 10km S Zwollow (Rheinsalm) at 4600m at 2350. Crashed at Wapenveld Holland	Killed	Amersfoort General Cemetery (Oud Leuesden). Plot 13. Row 5. Grave 96	Memorial at crash site	Paradie Archive Database	Excavation of crash site in Holland 2014 Of the crew of seven, only three crew members were officially accounted for, and are buried near Amersfoort. The other four were officially still Missing in Action, and remembered on the Runnymede memorial. However, a war grave at the local cemetery at Wapenveld contains the remains of 2 unidentified crew members that were recovered from the wreck in the weeks after the 1943 crash when the main wreckage was lifted from the canal. Now after 73 years all crew members will have a final resting place: Sgt. Thomas Victor Trollope (tailgunner, age 22), W/O Frederick Henry Blake (pilot, age 26) and WO2 Rodney Webber (gunner, age 21) had been identified in 1943 and are buried in Oud Leusden. Sgt. Philip Henry Eldridge (wireless operator, age 29), Sgt. William David Hawkins (navigator, age 23), Sgt. John Ceredig Jones (bombaimer, age 31) and Sgt. Gerard Stanley Walters (engineer, age 22) had been declared missing in 1943. Unidentified remains of 2 crew members found during recovery operations in 1943 have been buried in Wapenveld since 1943, but did not account for all four crew members. A further investigation and recovery effort shortly after the war did not produce any further remains. The 2014 full excavation did, and the BIDKL was then able to identify all four remaining missing crew members. They will be laid to rest in Wapenveld. The existing memorial headstone to the unknown RAF crewmember(s) that was erected by local villagers will be retained and joined by four CWGC headstones. Born on the 01st June 1921 at Missoula, USA Son of Fred W. and Onia Webber. Of Bellingham, Washington, USA.	Thanks to key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/
17017	Webber	J A	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-05-12	Lancaster	X	KB713	VR-X	Middleton St George	2200	Leuven	Crashed & exploded Reningo {West-Vlaanderen}	Killed	Adegem Canadian War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17018	Webber	W B	Flight Sergeant	R117638					RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-07-13	Halifax	V	ED209	NA-C	Middleton St George	2352	Aachen	Abandoned near Marche-en-Famenne Belgium	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17019	Webber	G S	Sergeant							Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-01-28	Halifax	V	LL150	SE-N	Croft	2358	Berlin	Baled out off Lincolnshire coast
17020	Webber	J C	Sergeant							Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	III	HX283	BM-R	Skipton on Swale	2000	Magdeburg		Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
17021	Weber	Wilfred Earl	Flying Officer	J/40810		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	170Sqn	1945-03-05	Lancaster	III	ME320	TC-L	Hemswell	1700	Chemnitz	Shot down over target.	Killed	Body presumed to rest in one of the mass graves in Chemnitz, Germany. Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom.		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
17022	Weber	Harry Arthur	Sergeant	R/116719			Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1943-10-22	Halifax	II	JD121	KN-D	RAF Elvington, Yorkshire	1802	Kassel	See archive report for further information	Killed	Hanover War Cemetery Collective grave II. F.3-10		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17023	Weber	G R	Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1944-08-17	Spitfire	IX	NH232				Recce	Abandoned near Bernay	Evaded
17024	Weber	G R	Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter	416Sqn RCAF	1945-03-18	Spitfire	XVI	SM399				Sweep
17025	Webley	Leslie Charles Edgar	Flying Officer	J/21610		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-05-09	Halifax	III	LK884	SE-X	Croft	01:07	Haine-St-Pierre	Shot down by a nighf-fighter of IV./NJG1. Crashed Rance {Hainaut}	Killed	Gosselies Communal Cemetery, Row 2. Coll. Grave 29-31. Belgium.		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
17026	Webster	L W	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1945-03-05	Halifax	III	MZ948	ZA-E	Melbourne	1708	Chemnitz		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17027	Webster	G H	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	214Sqn	1942-01-28	Wellington	IC	X9890	BU-	Stradishall		Munster	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
17028	Webster	L P	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-11-26	Halifax	II	LW242	VR-N	Middleton St George	1701	Stuttgart	Crashed near Sankt Ingbert	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17029	Webster	W H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1942-05-17	Wellington	III	Z1562	VR-N	Mildenhall	2309	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
17030	Webster	Lester	Flying Officer	J/35507	Age 28	Canada	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1945-02-21	Halifax	III	NR288	ZL-F	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	16:23	Worms	See archive report foe further details	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Grave 9.J.25		Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 22nd January 1916 in Ontario, Canada. Son of Robert Henry Leopold Webster (died 24th October 1933, age 56) and Alma Florence Webster (née Walker - died in 1949 age 62) of 241 Wright Avenue, Sunderland, Ontario, Canada.	Read Archive Report on this incident
17031	Webster	R J	Flying 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
17032	Webster	D A	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-11-07	Wellington	Ic	X9951	AA-	Feltwell		Berlin	?	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17033	Webster	K	Flight Lieutenant	110633						Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-06-22	Halifax	V	DK225	ZL	Leeming	2322	Mulheim	Crashed West Mijzen	Killed	Bergen General Cemetery
17034	Webster	Alfred Ernest	Squadron Leader	J/4956		Canadian	Navigator	DFC	RCAF	9 Transport Group	168Sqn (RCAF)	1945-11-04	Fortress	II	9202		RAF Prestwick	13:30	Humanitarian transport	Struck a tree and crashed whilst flying in the base of low cloud at about 1,000 feet ASL.	Killed	Munster Heath War Cemetery, 4. F. 21. Germany.		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
17035	Weeden	G H	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	617Sqn	1943-12-10	Lancaster	III	ED825	AJ-E	Tempsford	2035	SOE	Crashed Northern France	Killed	Maharicourt Communal		Paradie Archive Database
17036	Weedon	P G	Flying Officer	J10519					RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-05-23	Halifax	II	BB384	VR-	Middleton St George	2301	Dortmund	Crash landed Dinsdale on return				Paradie Archive Database
17037	Weedon	James Frederick Gladstone	Sergeant	R196990	7th June 1916 in Kisbey, Saskatchewan	Canada	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-11-01	Halifax	VII	NP771	OW:J	RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire	17:23	Oberhausen	See archive report for full details	KiA	Venray War Cemetery. Grave VI.F.9		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17038	Weedy	R C	Warrant Officer	R87956					RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-05-12	Halifax	I	JB861	VR-C	Middleton St George	2314	Duisburg	Crashed near Zuidland	Killed	Rotterdam (Crooswijk)		Paradie Archive Database
17039	Weekes	Neville Oswald	Sergeant	413700		Australia			RAAF		32 OTU RCAF	1943-10-09												RAAF Honour Roll
17040	Weeks	Wylie Murray	Flight Lieutenant	C12579	2nd June 1914 in West Amherst, Nova Scotia	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2nd Tactical Air Force	182Sqn	1944-11-29	Typhoon	Ib	PD552	XM:?	ALG B.78 Eindhoven, Netherlands	15:50	Armed Reconnaissance, Germany	See archive report for details	KiA	Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery Plot KK. Grave 234.		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17041	Weeks	D F C	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-04-18	Halifax	II	JP202	VR-T	Middleton St George	2037	Gardening	Crashed at Nymindegab	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
17042	Weeks	W G	Flight Lieutenant	J15548					RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-07-13	Halifax	V	DK228	NA-D	Middleton St George	2338	Aachen	Crashed Mesnil-St-Blaise Belgium	Killed	Florennes Communal		Paradie Archive Database
17043	Weepers	David James	Flying Officer	J28845	10 August 1917 at Galt, Ontario, Canada	Canadian	Navigator		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
17044	Weese	R A	Pilot Officer	J17467					RCAF	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1943-03-29	Wellington	X	HE545	AS-H	Kirmington	2004	Bochum	Crashed NNW of Arnhem	Killed	Grooesbeek War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17045	Wegenast	W A	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	1666 CU	1945-01-14	Lancaster	I	HK756	ND-	Wombleton		Sweepstake	Lost without trace	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
17046	Weicker	C H	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	100Sqn	1945-03-16	Lancaster	III	PB117	HW-D	Grimsby	1723	Nurnberg		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17047	Weicker	C M	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-11-18	Halifax	II	JD275	AL-T	Leeming	1629	Mannheim	?	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17048	Weigh	A F	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-11-03	Halifax	V	LK954	NA-E	Middleton St George	1647	Dusseldorf	Crashed South Kyme Lincs	Killed
17049	Weighall	Francis Churchill	Sergeant	R87391		Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	142Sqn	1942-08-27	Wellington	IV	Z1338	QT:D	RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire	20:30	Kassel	See archive report for details	PoW No: 26863, Stalag 344			Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17050	Weiler	Norman H	Flying Officer	J18604		Canada	AG		RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-04-30	Halifax	II	DT741	LQ-P	Gransden Lodge	.0008.	Essen	Hit by flak and Nightfighter of II / NJG-1 -. Crashed Oosterhout	PoW Poland			Paradie Archive Database	Lincoln Journal Star, 1945-05-22	BBC Article