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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
17151	Wheeler	J E	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-11-22	Halifax	V	LK953	IP-C	Tholthorpe	1642	Berlin	Crashed at Barsselermoor	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17152	Wheeler	C E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	51Sqn	1941-10-24	Whitley	V	Z6874	MH-	Dishforth	1737	Frankfurt	Crashed near Pihen-les-Guines	Killed	Pihen-les-Guines	Paradie Archive Database
17153	Wheeler	J A	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	III	ND503	DX-E	East Kirkby	2357	Leipzig	Crashed near Volkse	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17154	Wheelhouse	Clifford James	Sergeant	175807	Age 21		Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-04-20	Halifax	III	LW692	PT-V	RAF Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire	2113	Lens	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Grandcourt War Cemetery. Grave E.4.		Son of John Henry and Emily Alice Wheelhouse, of Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham, England	Read Archive Report
17155	Whelan	Joseph William Beter Paul	Sergeant	R/171362	1924	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	425 (Alouette) Sqn RCAF	1944-04-24	Halifax	III	LW591	KW-T	Tholthorpe	2140	Karlsruhe	See Archive report for details	Evader		Paradie Archive Database		Archive Report
17156	Whelan	J J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-12-29	Halifax	V	LK701	SE-L	Croft		Berlin	?	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17157	Wheler	T R	Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter	411Sqn RCAF	1944-08-07	Spitfire	IX	MK941				Recce	Abandoned near Lisieux
17158	Whetton	L M	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1943-09-22	Wellington	X	LN547	QO-G	Skipton on Swale	1907	Hannover	?	PoW
17159	Whigham	Robert George Murray	Flying Officer	76930			Air Gunner (Rear)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1941-07-24	Wellington	Ic	W5551	LQ:U	RAF Pocklington	11:30	Brest	Shot down at Ploudaniel	KiA	Lesneven Communal Cemetery, Grave 11		Son of General Sir Robert Dundas Whigham, G.C.B., K.C.M.G., D.S.O., and of Lady Whigham (nee Muntz), of St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
17160	Whinfield	G A F	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	1664HCU	1944-10-14	Halifax	II	HR802		Dishforth		Duisburg		Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
17161	Whipple	John William	Fl/Sgt. W/Op. Air Gunner	R/105760					RCAF	Coastal Command	415Sqn RCAF	1943-04-03	Hampden	I	L4084	GX-	RAF Thorney Island, Hampshire		Training	Crashed at Goose Green, near Arundel, Sussex	Killed	Littlehampton Cemetery, Sussex. Sec. D. Grave 4271	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17162	Whipple	J A	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1945-04-18	Halifax	VII	PN226	OW-N	Linton on Ouse	952	Heligoland	Returned to base damaged			Paradie Archive Database
17163	Whiston	Arthur James	Flight Lieutenant	J/8406			Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-10-22	Lancaster	II	DS778	EQ-U	RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire	1756	Kassel	See archive report for further information	Killed	Hanover War Cemetery. Collective grave 15.G.2-7	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17164	Whitbread	Dennis Lawson	Sergeant	1624919			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-05-08	Halifax	III	MZ828	BM-H	RAF Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire	1038	St-Leu	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Kempston Cemetery. Block J. Grave 30		Read Archive Report
17165	Whitby	S A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-09-23	Halifax	V	EB207	NA-B	Middleton St George	1848	Mannheim	crashed at Uersfeld	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
17166	White	E F	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	106Sqn	1942-10-15	Lancaster	I	W4195	ZN-W	Syerston	1900	Koln	Crashed near Valburg	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17167	White	C S	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1941-09-26	Wellington	Ic	R1332	KO-X	Marham	1850	Emden	Ditched off Frisian Islands	Killed		Paradie Archive Database
17168	White	Earl Douglas	Sergeant Air Gunner	R/200964					RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-07-17	Lancaster	III	LM616	KO-J	RAF Witchford	420	Emieville (Operation Goodwood)	Crashed at West End Farm, Great Offley, Hertfordshire on return	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery 52.F.8.	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report 3 Civilians within the farm house buildings also killed.
17169	White	D H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1943-09-14	Halifax	II	HR666	NF-E	Tempsford	1753	SOE	Shot down off Korsor Denmark	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17170	White	K	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1942-06-29	Stirling	I	BF310	OJ-H	Lakenheath	.0025.	Bremen	Crashed in IJsselmeer off Hoorn	Killed	Amsterdam New Eastern	Paradie Archive Database
17171	White	D H	Pilot Officer	J16896					RCAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1943-04-14	Stirling	III	BF500	OJ-M	Lakenheath	2157	Stuttgart	Crashed Belval France	Killed	Belval Communal	Paradie Archive Database
17172	White	G P	Warrant Officer Class 1						RCAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1944-01-27	Lancaster	I	ED323	LS-D	Mildenhall	1750	Berlin		Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
17173	White	Ernest Griffith	Flight Sergeant	R85938	20th December 1918 in Ontario	Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		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 Arthur Chandler and Elizabeth Ann (née Giles) White, of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
17174	White	D A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	26 OTU	1942-09-16	Wellington	IC	DV941	?-G	Wing	2029	Essen	Crashed off Dutch coast	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
17175	White	E K	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-07-25	Halifax	II	HR864	LQ-M	Gransden Lodge	2146	Essen	Crashed at Ten Boer Holland	Killed	Ten Boer	Paradie Archive Database	Attacker
17176	White	J D	Warrant Officer	R91819					RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-04-03	Halifax	II	DT808	LQ-V	Leeming	1958	Essen	Shot down near Vierlingsbeek Holland	Killed	Groesbeek Canadian War Cementery	Paradie Archive Database
17177	White	J G	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Lancaster	II	LL633	EQ-L	Linton on Ouse	2204	Nurnberg	Crashed Gerolzhofen	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17178	White	C H	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1945-04-18	Halifax	VII	NP776	EQ-R	Linton on Ouse	1019	Heligoland		Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
17179	White	R	Flying Officer	J/3253					RCAF	Fighter	418Sqn RCAF	1942-06-23	Boston	III	W8394				Night Intruder		Killed	Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Netherlands	Paradie Archive Database
17180	White	C C	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	X	KB714	VR-Y	Middleton St George	2135	Cambrai	Crashed at Courcelette {Somme}	Killed	Meharicourt Communal Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17181	White	R G	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-08-27	Lancaster	X	KB724	VR-K	Middleton St George	1743	Mimoyecques	Crash landed at Appleton Wiske Yorkshire on take off			Paradie Archive Database
17182	White	Lloyd Ernest	Flight Sergeant	R/87390	10 Aug 1921	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1942-10-15	Wellington	III	X3808	PT-B	Middleton St George	1852	Koln	Possible claim by Lt Erich Gollasch 12/NJG1 - Sea 30km North West of Vlieland (Salzhering or Tiger): 800m at 2321 hrs. The aircraft may have been claimed by Flak of IV Zug 2/lei Res Flak Abt 988 and light Marine Flak (Wellington North of Juist in sea 2105 hrs)	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 107	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Herbert W. and Lillian White, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
17183	White	R C	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1943-04-03	Wellington	X	HE367	QB-			Training	Overshot Topcliffe			Paradie Archive Database
17184	White	Robert John	Flying Officer	J/17506		Canada	Navigator	DFM	RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LV898	ZL-D	Leeming	2220	Nurnberg	Shot down by a night fighter and crashed over Herhahn whilst on a bombing raid to Nuremberg. Crashed Herhohn	Killed Age 26	Rheinberg War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database	Halifax LV898, piloted by Squadron Leader J. M. Bissett, DFM was detailed to attack Nuremberg, as part of the main force of 795 aircraft, and was shot down by an enemy night-fighter and crashed at Herhahn, 4km north west of Schleiden, on 30-31 March 1944. All the crew were killed. The raid on Nuremberg on the night of 30-31 March 1944 was the blackest night for Bomber Command in the whole of the War, with some 96 aircraft lost. 'The Bomber Command War Diaries' by Martin Middlebrook gives the following account: ‘This would normally have been the moon and stand down period for the main bomber force but a raid on the distant target of Nuremberg (8 hours round trip) was planned on the basis of a forecast predicting protective high cloud on the outward route. 795 aircraft were despatched. The German Controller ignored all diversions and assembled his fighters at 2 radio beacons which happened to be astride the route to Nuremberg. The first night fighters appeared just before the bombers reached the Belgian border and a fierce battle in the moonlight lasted for the next hour. 82 bombers were lost on the outward route. The action was much reduced on the return flight, when most of the night fighters had had to land but 96 bombers were lost in total, the largest Bomber Command loss of the war. The main raid over Nuremberg was a failure, the city was covered in thick cloud and a fierce cross wind which developed on the final target approach made the Pathfinder aircraft move too far to the East, little damage was caused. Subsequent research showed that 120 aircraft had bombed Schweinfurt, 50 miles to the North West of Nuremberg and that there had been a 10 mile ‘creep back’ in the main bombing.’ Three Halifax’s from 427 Squadron were lost in the raid with only two crew members surviving. 'The Nuremberg Raid' by Martin Middlebrook gives additional information onLV898: ‘At least nine flight commanders went missing, all killed. 427Sqn lost both A and B flight commanders- Squadron Leader’s Bissett, DFM, and Laird, DFC both Manitobans. Bissett’s crew had already caused anxiety on the squadron when starting their second tour by their apparent unconcern at the importance of keeping on course and his loss was not unexpected. In fact, Bissett’s Halifax had crashed almost exactly on track south of Aachen.’
17185	White	V M	Flying Officer	J22537					RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-06-24	Halifax	V	DK135	ZL-	Leeming	2307	Wuppertal	Crashed WSW Rotterdam	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17186	White	J	Flight Sergeant	R114141					RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-05-04	Wellington	X	HE727	NA-K	Dalton	2234	Dortmund	Crashed at Wilnis	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
17187	White	T H	Warrant Officer	R100561					RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-04-14	Wellington	X	HE176	NA-F	Dalton	2114	Stuttgart	Crashed Freiburg	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17188	White	W G	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1945-03-15	Lancaster	X	KB835	WL-J	Croft	1631	Hagen	Crashed at Landen [Brabant]	Killed	Hasselt [Kruisveld] Communal Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17189	White	James Walker	Sergeant	R/193905			Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	50Sqn	1944-05-03	Lancaster	III	ED870	VN-J	RAF Skellingthorpe	2158	Mailly-le-Camp	Shot down over Poivre. Crashed Poivres {Aube}	Killed	Poivres Churchyard	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report Lancaster ED870, piloted by Pilot Officer A. Handley, was shot down and crashed over Poivres, whilst on a bombing raid to the German military base at Mailly-Le-Camp, on 3-4 May 1944. All the crew were killed. The Bomber Command War Diaries by Martin Middlebrook states: ‘Late on 3 May 1944, 346 Lancasters of 1 and 5 Groups along with pathfinder Mosquitoes attacked the large German military base at Mailly-Le-Camp. The control of this raid in the target area failed to operate according to plan. The initial low level markers were accurate and well backed up by Lancaster marker aircraft. The Marker leader (Wing Commander G. L. Cheshire) ordered the main force to come in and bomb but the main force Controller (Wing Commander L. C. Deane) could not transmit the order to do so to the waiting Lancasters because his VHF set was being drowned by an American Forces Broadcast and his transmitter was wrongly tuned. German fighters arrived during the delay and bomber casualties were heavy. The main attack eventually started when Deputy Controller (Squadron Leader E. N. M. Sparks) took over. Approximately 1500 tons of bombs were dropped with great accuracy. 114 barrack buildings, 47 transport sheds and some ammunition buildings in the camp were hit; 102 vehicles including 37 tanks were destroyed 218 German soldiers were killed and 156 were injured.’ Because of the delay Luftwaffe Night Fighters arrived in force and managed to shoot down 42 Lancasters. 50 Squadron lost four aircraft during this operation with 24 crewman losing their lives.
17190	White	W R	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	622Sqn	1944-09-07	Lancaster	I	R5625	GI-B	Mildenhall	1215	Lisieux		Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
17191	White	W A T	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-12-31	Lancaster	III	PB561	UM-X2	Wickenby	1449	Osterfeld	Crash landed at Manston			Paradie Archive Database
17192	White	T S	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	640Sqn	1944-05-27	Halifax	III	LK865	C8-Q	Leconfield	2356	Bourg-Leopold	Crashed Antwerpen	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17193	White	H R	Sergeant	R/70056		Canadian			RCAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1942-11-07	Halifax	II	DT515	MP-T	Linton on Ouse	1702	Genova	Hit by Flak while crossing the French coast. It was abandoned in the region of Chaumont (Haute Marne). Crashed Forest of Etoile, Cne de Sexfontaines 12km North West of Chaumont	PoW No. 861, Stalag Luft 1 Barth Vogelsang		Paradie Archive Database
17194	White	E A	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1942-06-20	Halifax	II	W1114	MP-F	Middleton St George	2328	Emden	Crashed NW of Groningen Holland	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17195	White	G A	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
17196	White	L	Flying Officer						USAAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-05-08	Halifax	III	LK798	KW-A	Tholthorpe	125	Haine-St-Pierre	Crashed West-Vlaandiren	Killed	US Mioitary Cemetery Neuville-en-Condorz Belgium		First French Canadian squadron
17197	White	G A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-06-29	Halifax	II	W7714	LQ-K	Pocklington	2306	Bremen	Crashed at Deersum Holland	Killed	Runnymede
17198	White	Edward George	Sergeant	1391176			Navigator		RAFVR	Fighter	410 Sqn RCAF	1943-05-17	Mosquito	NF.II	DZ683	RA:?	RAF Coleby Grange		Ranger	Night Ranger to Bremen. Crashed at West Malling due to Flak damage.	Safe
17199	White	R E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-03-15	Halifax	III	LW418	PT-	Tholthorpe	1853	Stuttgart	Landed damaged at Friston Sussex on return
17200	White	B T	Sergeant							Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1943-02-20	Wellington	III	BK435	QB-U	Topcliffe	1742	Gardening	Crashed in North Sea off Texel	Killed	Runnymede