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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
17201	White	E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	NA510	ON-E	Linton on Ouse	2145	Cambrai	Crashed near Villers-les-Cagnicourt {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Cagnicourt Communal Cem
17202	White	R C	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1943-08-30	Wellington	X	JA118	QO-G	Skipton on Swale	.0007.	Monchengladbach	Crashed target area	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
17203	Whitehead	W A	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-10-15	Lancaster	I	LM208	EM-M	Spilsby	1838	Gardening	Exploded near Lastrup	Killed	Lastrup	Paradie Archive Database
17204	Whitehead	S L	Flight Sergeant	R109372					RCAF	Bomber Command	207Sqn	1943-05-12	Lancaster	I	W4938	EM-A	Langar	.0015.	Duisburg	Crashed near Oberhausen	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17205	Whitehead	J A	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1945-03-15	Lancaster	X	KB835	WL-J	Croft	1631	Hagen	Crashed at Landen [Brabant]	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
17206	Whitehead	T	Sergeant	1502391						Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-04-08	Wellington	III	DF635	NA-I	Dalton	2122	Duisburg	Shot down over target area	PoW
17207	Whitehouse	K F	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1945-02-27	Halifax	III	RG347	ZL-G	Leeming	1242	Mainz	Tyre burst on take off	Killed	Harrogate (Stonefall ) Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17208	Morrow	Frederick Russell	Flying Officer	J25700	1st September 1918 in Toronto, Canada	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	38 Group, Bomber Command	295Sqn	1944-11-02	Stirling 'Shooting Star'	VI	LK171	WE:S	RAF Rivenhall, Essex	18:56	SOE ‘Halter 6’, Norway	See archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 1				Read Archive Report
17209	Whitelands	William Frederick	Sergeant	1336444		UK	Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-03-29	Wellington	III	BK540	AL-	East Moor	1945	Bochum	Disapeared over North Sea	Killed	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 169. United Kingdom	Accident report	Archive report	CWGC
17210	Whiteside	Thomas John	Sergeant	1513141			W/Op/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-05-27	Halifax	III	LW365	ZL-W	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2327	Bourg-Leopold	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery. Grave 12.B.9.		Read Archive Report
17211	Whitfield	R	Sergeant	1496432						Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-06-24	Halifax	II	JD258	VR-K	Middleton St George	2256	Wuppertal	Crashed Acht	Killed	Eindhoven (Woensel)
17212	Whitham	L L	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-11-03	Halifax	V	LK954	NA-E	Middleton St George	1647	Dusseldorf	Crashed South Kyme Lincs	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17213	Whitham	James	Flight Lieutenant	J/15281			Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Fighter Command	401Sqn RCAF	1942-08-28	Spitfire	IX	BR628	YO-?	RAF Biggin Hill	PM	Circus 210	See archive report for further details	Killed	St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens. Plot 1. Row B. Grave 12	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17214	Whiting	N G	Sergeant	1199977						Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-06-22	Halifax	V	DK141	ZL-	Leeming	2324	Mulheim	Crashed Kaathoven Holland	Killed	Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery
17215	Whitley	R W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1942-05-29	Wellington	III	X3715	VR-G	Mildenhall		Gennevilliers	Crashed at Argenteuil France	Killed	Viroflay New Communal	Paradie Archive Database
17216	Whitley	G V	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-09-27	Halifax	V	DK270	NA-U	Middleton St George	1920	Hannover	Crashed Parham SFK	Killed
17217	Whitman	George Andrew	Sergeant			USA	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	3Sqn	1943-09-11	Typhoon	Ib	JP594				ASR	Ditched			Paradie Archive Database	Born on 5 March 1920, in Pennsylvania, USA - died 02nd May 2007, age 87
17218	Whitman	George Andrew	Pilot Officer			USA	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	3Sqn	1944-05-11	Tempest		JN745				Ranger	Damaged	Safe		Paradie Archive Database	Born on 5 March 1920, in Pennsylvania, USA - died 02nd May 2007, age 87
17219	Whitmore	George Carson	Flying Officer	J/15843		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	1Sqn	1943-03-06	Typhoon	Ib	DN615	JX-	RAF Biggin Hill	18:00	Patrol	Collided with wingman in Typhoon R8942 while on approach in cloud	Killed	St. Mary Cray Cemetery, Plot E. Div. 3. Grave 107. United Kingdom	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
17220	Whitmore	William Bert	Pilot Officer	J91029		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	146 Wing, 2nd Tactical Air Force	257Sqn	1945-01-20	Typhoon	IB	PD598	FM:T	ALG B.70 Antwerp/Deurne, Belgium	09:50	Armed recce	See archive report for details	PoW/Escaper		Paradie RCAF Database		Read Archive Report
17221	Whitnall	Phillip	Pilot Officer	R/85965	Age ?	Canadian	W/Op/Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	296Sqn	1943-04-17	Whitley	V	BD534	XH-?	RAF Hurn, Dorset, England		Mezidon	See archive report for further brief details	Evaded capture	None - survived the war			Read Archive Report
17222	Whitney	W J	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	207Sqn	1943-10-22	Lancaster	III	EE175	EM-R	Spilsby	1750	Kassel	Crashed Nettersheim	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17223	Whitney	E C	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-05-10	Lancaster	X	KB704	VR-Y	Middleton St George	2133	Gent	Overshot on return and damaged			Paradie Archive Database
17224	Whitney	Gerald Bickle	Sergeant	J/15189			Pilot		RCAF (From USA)	Fighter Command	401Sqn RCAF	1941-10-27	Spitfire	V	W3452	YO-? ('Midnight Sun')	RAF Biggin Hill		Sweep	See archive report for further details	Safe - baled out over Dover - Killed later	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 37.I.2		Read Archive Report
17225	Whitney	Gerald Bickle	Pilot Officer	J/15189			Pilot		RCAF (From USA)	Fighter Command	401Sqn RCAF	1941-10-27	Spitfire	Vb	AB917	YO-? ('The Inspirer')	RAF Biggin Hill		Circus 144	See archive report for further details	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 37.I.2		Read Archive Report
17226	Whitney	Winston Carl	Warrant Officer Class 1	R96091	29th October 1922 in Prescott, Ontario	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Coastal Command	No. 1402 Flight	1945-02-03	Hurricane	IIc	PZ805		Ballyhalbert	17:34	Met Recce Flight	In unfavourable weather conditions a fix was given to the aircraft at approx top of climb, position being 10 miles east of base at 23,000 ft. WO1 Whitney acknowledged. Nothing further was heard and the aircraft failed to return to base.	Killed	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 281		Son of Winston Carl and Ida Eva (née McMillan) Whitney of Prescott, Ontario, Canada
17227	Whitson	Robert Daniel	Warrant Officer Class 2	R150903		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Lancaster	II	LL687	EQ:H	RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire	22:38	Hamburg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery. Grave 17.D.5	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17228	Whitson	R D	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-06-06	Lancaster	II	DS768	EQ-J	Linton on Ouse	2132	Coutances	Landed damaged at Melbourne on return			Paradie Archive Database
17229	Whitson	B F	Sergeant				Pilot			Fighter	401Sqn RCAF	1941-10-21	Spitfire	V	AB863				Sweep	Shot down ?	PoW
17230	Whitt	H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-02-24	Halifax	III	HX269	BM-J	Skipton on Swale	1823	Schweinfurt		PoW
17231	Whittaker	J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1944-05-11	Lancaster	I	LL752	LS-A	Mildenhall	2236	Leuven	Crashed Leuven	Killed	Leuven Communal Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17232	Whittaker	John Arthur	Sergeant	J/88716	Age 20	Canada	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-04-18	Halifax	III	LV789	ZL-U	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	20:50	Noisy-le-Sec	See archive report for further information and p[hotograp	Killed	Clichy New Communal Cemetery. Plot 16. Row 15. Joint grave 5.	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 20th June 1924 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Educated at Patterson Collegiate Institute. Enlisted on the 15th October 1942. A clerk for Scarge and Company Limited in Windsor. Son of Harold Arthur Whittaker (died 09th September 1960, age 65) and Pauline Josephine Whittaker (née Ouellette - died 15th July 1944, age 50) of 495 Bruce Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph: 'Gladly He Lived Nobly He Died'.	Read Archive Report on this incident
17233	Whittaker	D B	Warrant Officer	1488629						Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-06-12	Halifax	II	DT616	VR-K	Middleton St George	2300	Bochum	?	PoW
17234	Whittaker	H P	Sergeant							Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	V	LL191	ZL-N	Leeming	1610	Berlin	Crashed at Westwick Norfolk on return	Injured Died
17235	Whittaker	H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-12-03	Halifax	V	DK181	ZL-Z	Leeming	.0010.	Leipzig	Crash landed Woodbridge SUFFOLK
17236	Whittaker	W J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-04-14	Wellington	X	HZ303	AL-	Leeming	1510	Air Test	Crashed Buntington	Killed
17237	Whittall	H R	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1942-12-17	Stirling	I	W7614	HA-J	Downham Market	1732	Fallersleben	Crashed near Langenhagen	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17238	Whitterton	A	Sergeant	R66720						Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-04-08	Halifax	II	HR809	LQ-X			Duisburg		PoW
17239	Whittingham	J D	Sergeant							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
17240	Whittington	E	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1943-12-22	Halifax	II	JN949	DY-D	Pocklington		Training	Crashed on landing Pocklington			Paradie Archive Database
17241	Whittington	K	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1943-10-20	Halifax	II	BB370	DY-	Pocklington	1910	Training	Ran off runway on landing			Paradie Archive Database
17242	Whitton	William George	Flying Officer	J/88009	8 September 1923, Paris, ON, Canada	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1945-02-04	Lancaster	I	PA219	BM-M	Skipton on Swale	1734	Bonn	Outbound, and whilst flying in cloud, collided with Lancast with 419 Sqn Lancaster KB787. Both aircraft crashed south of Vielsalm-Luxembourg in the Belgium Ardennes. Aimer from the RAF Regiment assisted in the recovery of the fifteen who died and later marked their temporary graves with crosse	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery IV.A.3	Paradie Archive Database	Son of George and Lily May Whitton, of Paris, Ontario, Canada
17243	Whitton	William George	Sergeant	R/191709	8 September 1923, Paris, ON, Canada	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	V	LK656	WL-C	Croft	1625	Berlin	Just as the a/c was releasing it's load of incendiaries at 19,000 feet it was hit twice by flak. The first hit towards the rear of the bomb bay and the second hit the fuselage near the wing root. The resulting damage was severe; the rudder control was sheared off, there was no oxygen supply or electrics from the rest position backwards, all the a/c aerials were missing and some of the electronics were destroyed. The a/c stayed in the air, the remainder of the bomb load was jettisoned although a number of remaining incendiaries caught fire in the bomb bay and filled the cockpit with smoke. This fire was later put out and the pilot made for home using only aileron controls to steer the a/c. The engines had not been damaged and there was no problem to the speed or height being lost. As the a/c reached the British coastline the intercom between the pilot and the wireless operator failed and soon after crossing the coast with the pilot beginning to loose control and out of fuel they abandoned the a/c somewhere in the Driffield area. There is a suggestion that the a/c continued on its own way for a period before crashing somewhere in the Flixton area to the west of Filey at 2359 hrs Some of the crew suffered heavy landings. (Aircraft Accidents in Yorkshire)	Survived, Killed in action 5 Feb 1945			433 Sqn Lancaster PA219
17244	Whybro	R G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	LW437	WL-X	Croft	2202	Hamburg		Killed	Runnymede
17245	Whyte	S P	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1945-01-16	Lancaster	I	NN712	PH-A	Wickenby	1729	Zeitz	Crashed near Budingen	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17246	Whyte	William Edward	Flying Officer	J42207		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	128 Sqn	1945-03-07	Mosquito	XVI	RV306	M5:U	RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire		Berlin	See archive report for full details	Killed	Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, Holland Grave: 8.D.11	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17247	Whyte	G E	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1944-08-15	Lancaster	X	KB749	NA-A	Middleton St George	946	Soisterberg	Crashed at Soesterberg airfield	Killed	Amersfoort {Oud Leusden} General Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17248	Whyte	J J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1945-02-08	Halifax	III	LW394	KW-Z	Tholthorpe	242	Wanne-Eickel	Abandoned over Belgium				First French Canadian squadron
17249	Whytock	R W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1942-07-02	Hampden	I	AT248	PT-A	Waddington		Bremen	Crashed at Koudum Holland	Killed	Hemelumer-Oldeferd	Paradie Archive Database
17250	Wiberg	R D	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	106Sqn	1942-12-20	Lancaster	I	R5697	ZN-	Syerston	1750	Duisburg	Crashed at Oudelandsdijk	Killed	Amsterdam New Eastern	Paradie Archive Database