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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
17051	Weir	I A	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1944-04-23	Halifax	II	HX151	DY-M	Pocklington	2110	Gardening	Crashed near Omo	Killed	Svino Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17052	Weir	J E	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	40Sqn	1941-10-14	Wellington	Ic	Z8782	BL-H	Alconbury	2301	Nurnberg	Exploded near Karlsruhe	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17053	Weir	Robert Norman	Flight Sergeant	R/152759	19 July 1921	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	V	LL176	ZL-Q	Leeming	2000	Magdeburg	During an exhumation trip in the Soviet Zone Kreis Calbe, a visit was made to the town Gloethe to exhume 6 unknown English fliers, exhumation proved the identity of the crew of Halifax LL176 and the following information obtained regarding the crash. Information was supplied by the former Burgomeister of Gloethe and it was to the effect that during the night of 21/22 January 1944 at approximately 2300 a four engined was seen engaged with a German night fighter. The bomber burst into flames and crashed 1km North of the town (Gloethe), the aircraft exploded on impact and wreckage was scattered over an area of 500m. 6 bodies were recovered from the wreckage and it was stated that a seventh crew member was taken as a PoW. The six dead were placed into two coffins and buried at Gloethe Cemtery. A cross was erected at the head of the grave and it bore the following inscription: ”6 Kanadische Piloten 21.1.1944" (Extract from report by Flt Lt John R Hughes DFM No.4 MREU dated 6 September 1948)	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Plot 2 Row K Grave 18		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Eva Weir, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
17054	Weir	L S	Warrant Officer Class 2	R148836					RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-04-22	Lancaster	III	ND353	MG-N	Oakington	2320	Dusseldorf		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17055	Weir	L S	Warrant Officer Class 2	R148836					RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND350	MG-Z	Oakington	2212	Nurnberg	Crash landed at Feltwell Norfolk				Paradie Archive Database
17056	Weir	J C	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1942-06-27	Lancaster	I	R5675	OF-H	Woodhall Spa	2332	Bremen	Crashed near Avenhorn Holland	Killed	Bergen General Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17057	Weir	John	Flying Officer	C/1650			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	401Sqn RCAF	1941-11-08	Spitfire	Vb	AB922 "Liphamola"	YO-?			Escort	See archive report for further details	PoW No: 715 Camp: Stalag Wegschelde (9B	None - survived the war		Paradie Archive Database	Some details here: Read Archive Report
17058	Weir	J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-11-21	Halifax	III	MZ284	BM-T	Skipton on Swale	1613	Castrop-Rauxel		PoW
17059	Weis	Joseph William	Flight Lieutenant	C1651		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF	1944-06-07	Lancaster	II	LL643	EQ:Q	Linton on Ouse	23:00	Acheres	See Archive Report for details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 244		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17060	Weis	Herbert Stanley	Pilot Officer	J/47055		Canadian	Wireless Op/Air Gunner		RCAF	RCAF Western Air Command	5 OTU RCAF	1945-02-04	Liberator	VI	EW134		RCAF Abbotsford	13:40	Training	Crashed into Thorn Hill near Whonnock, British Columbia.	Killed	Shaare Zion Congregational Cemetery, Grave 315, Montreal, Quebec. Canada.		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
17061	Weiser	W	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-05-04	Halifax	II	JB897	LQ-T	Gransden Lodge	2143	Dortmund	Crash landed near Wyton				Paradie Archive Database
17062	Weiss	Gordon Thomas	Flying Officer	J35610	30th September 1922, Silver Lake, Ontario, Canada	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-11-04	Lancaster	I	ME865	SR:K	RAF Ludford Magna	17:38	Bochum	See archive report for details	KiA	Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 17 Row D Collective Grave 1-8		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17063	Weiss	R	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-03-01	Halifax	II	DT797	EQ-H	Leeming	1844	Berlin	Crashed SE of Bathmen Holland	Killed	Bathmen General Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17064	Welch	Gordon George	Flying Officer	J/27563			Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-06-16	Lancaster	III	LM474	N2	RAF Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire.	2341	Sterkrade	Crashed at Volkel {Noord-Brabant}	Killed	Uden War Cemetery Holland. Grave reference 5.C.13		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17065	Welch	H W	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1943-02-19	Lancaster	III	ED485	GT-	Warboys	1807	Wilhelmshaven	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
17066	Welch	Henry Maxwell	Flight Sergeant	J/19121			Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1943-11-03	Halifax	V	LK681	MP-A	RAF Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire		Air Test	See archive report for further details	Killed	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Section C Row D Grave 9		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report Paradie Archive Aircrew Deaths Database
17067	Welch	H R	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-05-25	Halifax	II	HR806	LQ-D	Gransden Lodge	22:54	Dusseldorf	Crashed on take off	Injured
17068	Welch	I	Sergeant							Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-04-22	Halifax	III	LW633	KW-O	Tholthorpe	2230	Dusseldorf	Crashed St-Oedenrode {Noord-Brabant}	Killed	Eindhoven {Woensel}			First French Canadian squadron
17069	Welch	D H	Warrant Officer							Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-10-22	Halifax	V	DK182	ZL-	Leeming	1725	Kassel	Turned back came down Newton Kyme	Killed
17070	Welch	D H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-07-29	Halifax	V	DK242	ZL-			Training	Crash landed at Leeming
17071	Weldon	E N	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	576Sqn	1945-02-21	Lancaster	I	NG464	UL-O2	Fiskerton	1940	Duisburg	Baled out near Reims and abandoned				Paradie Archive Database
17072	Welk	J G	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1945-01-16	Halifax	III	NA183	PT-M	Tholthorpe	1834	Magdeburg	Crashed at Bokensdorf	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17073	Wellein	J C	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-07-18	Lancaster	III	PB231	EA-H	Fiskerton	2240	Revigny	Crashed at St-Oeun-en-Domprot {Marne}	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17074	Weller	A L	Pilot Officer	J17138					RCAF	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1943-03-09	Wellington	III	BK368	AS-P	Kirmington	1843	Gardening	Crashed twixt Grinsted and Filskov Denmark	Killed	Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery Denmark		Paradie Archive Database
17075	Weller	H R	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1944-06-28	Halifax	III	LV910	QB-Y	Skipton on Swale	2222	Metz		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17076	Weller	R D	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-05-03	Lancaster	I	DV281	UM-D2	Wickenby	2157	Mailly-le-Camp	Crashed St-remy-sous-Barbuise {Aube}	Killed	St-Remy-sous-Barbuise Churchyard		Paradie Archive Database
17077	Weller	D A W	Sergeant	1487005						Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-04-10	Wellington	X	HE652	KW-	Dishforth	2312	Frankfurt	Crashed at Virelles Belgium	Killed	Florennes Communal
17078	Wells	A E	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1945-01-07	Lancaster	I	NG290	AS-B	Kirmington	1820	Munchen	Believed crashed 50KM SE Stuttgart	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17079	Wells	J R	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-04-24	Halifax	III	MZ573	KW-G	Tholthorpe	2135	Karlsruhe	Shot down by Hptm Ernst Modrow. Abandoned and crashed Oosterschelde	PoW			Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron Attacker
17080	Wells	R A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-10-22	Halifax	V	LK633	ZL-W	Leeming	1731	Kassel	Crashed Harzberg	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17081	Wellwood	Kenneth Douglas	Sergeant	R/12275	Age 25	Canada	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	106Sqn	1943-09-03	Lancaster	I	ED385	ZN-?	RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire	1930	Berlin	See archive report for further details	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery. Grave 3.F.13		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17082	Wellwood	Norman Joseph	Sergeant	R90177		Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF	1942-11-09	Wellington	III	BK557	KW:S	RAF Dishforth	17:36	Hamburg	Crashed at Bad ZHit by flak of Ugruko Süd (II. Marine Flak Brigade), 2./schw.Flat Abt. 117 (o) and 1.-4./schw.Flak Abt.531, crashed near Kreuzmoor, twixt Rasteade and Karel at 21:35 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (30 May - 31 December 1942) The Early Years Part 3 - Theo Boiten)wischenahn	PoW No. 909, Stalag Luft 6			Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron Promoted to Warrant Officer (WO) J96486 whilst as a PoW
17083	Welsh	Ronald Hanson	Flight Sergeant	R/79382		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1943-01-21	Wellington	III	BJ966	PT-R	Middleton St George	1710	Gardening	Shot down by night fighter pilot Major Helmut Lent of the Stab IV./NJG 1	Killed	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 186. United Kingdom		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
17084	Welsh	B E	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	MZ641	KW-K	Tholthorpe	2205	Hamburg		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
17085	Welsh	L A	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1944-11-21	Halifax	III	MZ810	EY-F	Breighton	1721	Sterkrade	Crashed at Spaldington range on return	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17086	Welsh	R	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Halifax	VII	NP696	OW-M	Linton on Ouse	1606	Dusseldorf	Crash landed at Brussels Airport
17087	Welsh	J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-01-31	Wellington	X	HE173	NA-	Dishforth	212	Training	Crashed NW of base on take off	Injured
17088	Welte	K	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-02-24	Halifax	V	LK907	WL-M	Croft	1704	Air Test	Crash landed at base on return				Paradie Archive Database
17089	Welte	K	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-03-25	Halifax	V	LL225	WL-L	Croft	1832	Aulnoye	Crash landed at Friston Sussex on return				Paradie Archive Database
17090	Wemyss	J M	Sergeant							Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-10-23	Halifax	III	MZ906	AL-H	Leeming	1611	Essen		Killed	Runnymede
17091	Wendt	William David	Pilot Officer	J/39857	Age 28	USA	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	19Sqn	1944-06-07	Mustang	III	FZ141	QV-?	RAF Duxford		Patrol	See Archive report for details	Killed	Eturqueraye Churchyard France	Courtesy Operation Picture Me	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 06th May 1916. Enlisted in the RCAF on the 20th March 1941 at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of August and Neva Harvey Wendt, of Little Falls, Minnesota, United States of America. Grave inscription: 'When A Good Man Dies... The Light He Leaves Behind Him Shines Upon The Lives Of Men'.	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
17092	Wenger	J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-06-07	Lancaster	III	JA957	WS-D	Bardney	2245	St-Leu	Crashed at Ecquevilly {Yvelines}	Killed	Ecquevilly Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17093	Went	H E	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1942-05-08	Wellington	III	X3703	VR-Q	Mildenhall	2213	Warnemunde	?	Killed	1939-1945 Berlin War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17094	Wentworth	Cliff W	Sergeant	R185519		Canadian	Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RCAF	Bomber Command	434 (Bluenose) Sqn, RCAF	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	LK801	WL:D	Croft	22:42	Synthetic Oil Plant Sterkrade	Claim by Lt Hans Schafer 7/NJG2 - estimate 20km E-NE of Arnheim (HN 8): 4,800m at 01:47. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Crashed Ruurlo (Gelderland)	Evader			Paradie Archive Database		Story by Alan Soderstrom
17095	Wenzel	C	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1944-10-23	Halifax	III	LV872	EY-	Breighton	1630	Essen	Abandoned near Woodbridge				Paradie Archive Database
17096	Wenzel	C	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1944-11-16	Halifax	III	MZ849	EY-	Breighton	1257	Munster	Crash landed at Carnaby on return				Paradie Archive Database
17097	Werbowecki	John P	Sergeant			Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	2nd Tactical Air Force	226Sqn	1944-07-24	Mitchell	II	FW210	MQ-?	RAF Hartfordbridge, Hampshire		Enemy troop concentrations	See archive report for further brief details	Sole survivor				Trained with 13 Operational Training Unit. On 23rd operational sortie. His log books were sold on a specialist Auction site on the 08th July 2020 for £180.00.	Read Archive Report
17098	Werier	V	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-11-11	Lancaster	I	PD314	UM-J2	Wickenby	1609	Dortmund	Crashed at base on return	Injured			Paradie Archive Database
17099	Wernham	James Chrystall	Pilot Officer	J6144		Canadian	Navigator	MiD	RCAF	Bomber Command	405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF	1942-06-08	Halifax	II	W7708	LQ:H	Pocklington	22:57	Essen	See archive report for details	PoW No. 564 Stalag Luft 3/Murdered	Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery 8.C.2.		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17100	Wert	C M	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-11-21	Halifax	III	MZ377	AL-D	Leeming	1546	Castrop-Rauxel		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database