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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
17251	Wick	S A	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	LK805	AL-H	Leeming	1900	Berlin		Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17252	Wicken	J H	Flying Officer							Fighter	418Sqn RCAF	1945-03-25	Mosquito	VI	RS531				Patrol		Injured
17253	Wickens	W R	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	1664HCU	1944-10-14	Halifax	II	HR802		Dishforth		Duisburg		Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
17254	Wickens	H A	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-06-15	Lancaster	III	JB729	LQ-E	Gransden Lodge	2338	Lens		Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
17255	Wickens	E	Pilot Officer						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
17256	Wickett	J C	Wing Commander							Fighter	418Sqn RCAF	1945-02-22	Mosquito	VI	PZ397	X			Patrol		PoW
17257	Wicks	Philip Francis	Sergeant	R/180285			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-01-28	Halifax	V	LK740	WL-V	RAF Croft, Yorkshire	2357	Berlin	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery. Collective grave 9.H.16-21	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17258	Wickson	Gordon Conrad	Sergeant	R97867	2nd February 1921 in Vancouver, British Columbia	Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1943-06-21	Lancaster	III	ED997	OL:R	RAF Wyton	23:08	Krefeld	ED977 was claimed by Hptm. Manfred Meurer his 48th Abschuss, from 3./NJG1, 2km west of Oeffelt, west of Gennep at 6100m at 01:23 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 22 June) 1943 Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Jonkerbos War Cemetery 7.I.6	Paradie Archive Database	Posthumously promoted to Flt Sgt. with effect 28th February 1943 Son of Gordon Albert and Mabel (née Ironside) Wickson of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
17259	Wickstrom	Fred Edward	Flying Officer	J9642	28th April 1919 in Erickson, Manitoba.	Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Transport Command	1 Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit (OADU)	1942.10.25	Beaufort	I	DW834	Unknown	RAF Portreath, Cornwall		Ferry Flight	See archive Report for details	MiA	Malta Memorial, Panel 4, Column 1.			Read Archive Report
17260	Widdess	W R	Flying Officer	J/13467			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	198Sqn	1943-12-31	Typhoon	Ib	JP652	T			Ramrod	Collided with next	Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom	Paradie Archive Database
17261	Wideman	K	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1944-02-24	Halifax	III	LW509	EY-T	Breighton	1824	Schweinfurt	Shot down near Stuttgart	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17262	Widenoja	Edwin Tauno	Flying Officer	J/27281			Air Bomber		RCAF	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	Injured	None - understood to have survived the war	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17263	Widler	J E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-09-05	Halifax	II	HR810	LQ-X	Gransden Lodge	1925	Mannheim	Crashed Nussloch	PoW
17264	Wiens	R C	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-08-16	Lancaster	III	PA988	LQ-P	Gransden Lodge	2100	Stettin		Evader		Paradie Archive Database
17265	Wiens	Peter	Sergeant Air Gunner						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-08-25	Lancaster	X	KB708	VR-E	RAF Middleton St George	1934	Russelsheim (Opel works)	Crashed at Boscombe Down on return	Injured	None	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17266	Wigelsworth	M	Sergeant							Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-05-23	Halifax	II	BB384	VR-	Middleton St George	2301	Dortmund	Crash landed Dinsdale on return
17267	Wiggett	Russell Thomas	Pilot Officer	J/90359 / R/116330	Age 22	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-04-04	Halifax	II	BB336	EQ-O	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2113	Kiel	See archive report for further brief details	PoW No: 1045 Camp: Stalag Luft Heydekrug	None - Survived the war	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17268	Wightman	E R	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1945-04-13	Lancaster	X	KB866	VR-M	Middleton St George	2022	Kiel	Lost without trace	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
17269	Wigley	J A	Sergeant	R251303		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	420 (Snowy Owl) Sqn, RCAF	1944-09-15	Halifax	III	NA629	PT:W	Tholthorpe	21:56	Kiel	They bombed the at 01:19 hours from 1800ft before turning for home. On the return journey the hydraulic system failed, probably holed by Flak. The loss of hydraulics caused the flaps to lower followed by the undercarriage the the bomb doors. The wireless operator put out an SOS and despite attempts by the crew to rectify the situation, Motherwell was forced to ditching this highly dangerous configuration at 04:05 hours. They were 70 miles off the East Anglian coast. At times a search scene could resemble flies around a honeypot and this was the case during the search for Motherwell and his crew. Sqn Ldr Simpson in Hudson L/279 and Fg Off Garven in U/2279 were scrambled at 18:01 and 18:23 respectively. On arrival at the search area and they discovered three Lancasters and two Halifaxes, one of which was another 420 Sqn aircraft flown by Flt Lt E S Heimpel RCAF, circling two dinghies containing the seven survivors. The Hudsons dropped smoke floats to help mark the position and shortly afterwards a Walrus amphibian arrived and picked up the survivors. Sometime later an RML was homed to the area and the survivors were transferred to this from the Walrus. The RML then took the Walrus under tow and headed home. (Dinghy Drop: 279 Squadron RAF 1941-1946 - Tom Docherty)	Rescued		Paradie Archive Database
17270	Wigley	C V R	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1944-08-12	Halifax	III	MZ347	KN-A	Full Sutton	2120	Braunschweig		Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
17271	Wik	H	Flight Sergeant	CHECK			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	43Sqn	1942-08-19	Hurricane	IIc	BD712	Z			Recce		Killed		Paradie Archive Database	wikx
17272	Wilbee	Bruce George	Flight Sergeant	R/63731		Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1941-09-20	Whitley	V	Z6934	KN-	Leeming	1843	Berlin	?	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll.grave 7.K.19-22.	Paradie Archive Database	Son to George and Jean Wilbee of Stratford, Ontario, Canada
17273	Wilby	C F	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-02-27	Halifax	II	DT615	VR-P	Middleton St George	1825	Gardening	Ditched	Rescued		Paradie Archive Database
17274	Wilcock	Albert James	Flight Lieutenant	J/85391			Air/Bmr	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-09-26	Lancaster	III	PB129	LQ-A	RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire	1200	Cap Gris Nez	See archive report for full details	Survived	None - survived the war. Passed away 1981	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17275	Wilcocks	J A	Warrant Officer				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1944-08-05	Spitfire	IX	MK810				Recce		Injured
17276	Wilcox	W G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1942-07-26	Halifax	II	W1142	DY-A	Topcliffe	2313	Hamburg	Crashed off German Coast	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17277	Wilcox	L R	Corporal						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-04-24	Halifax	III	MZ525	KW-			Training	Crashed Topcliffe	Killed		Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
17278	Wilde	Charles Garnett	Flight Sergeant	R/85433	11 March 1920		Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1942-07-02	Hampden	I	P5332	PT-T	Waddington	2305	Bremen	Claim by Fw Heinz Grimm 5/NJG 2 - 15km WNW Zwolle at 01:40. Crashed in an inlet called Ganzediep in Lake Zwarte Meer.	Killed	Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13 Row 3 Grave 48	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Harry Milton Wilde and Mabel Lillian Wilde, of Richmound, Saskatchewan, Canada
17279	Wilde	James	Flight Sergeant	R66444		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF	1943-10-07	Lancaster	II	DS689	OW:S	Linton on Ouse	20:32	Stuttgart	See Archive report for details	KiA	Rachecourt-sur-Blaise, France Cemetery. Grave 1.	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17280	Wildfong	G W	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	100Sqn	1944-03-15	Lancaster	III	ND681	HW-B	Grimsby	1902	Stuttgart	Crashed Bonneuil-les-Eaux	Killed	Poix-de-la-Somme	Paradie Archive Database
17281	Wilding	J A	Flying Officer					DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-09-09	Halifax	VII	NP681	OW-J	Linton on Ouse	621	le Havre	Crashed at Wallingford	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17282	Wile	Floyd Alvin	Pilot Officer	J18872		Canada	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	617 Sqn	1943-05-16	Lancaster	III	ED864	AJ:B	Scampton	21:59	Chastise: Dambusters Raid	See Archive report for details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 21.D.15	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17283	Wiles	A A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1943-02-24	Wellington	X	HE369	QB-P	Topcliffe	1820	Wilhelmshaven	Crashed on return to base	Killed
17284	Wiley	James Wilson	Flying Officer	J/13479	Age 24	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	1Sqn	1943-11-25	Typhoon	Ib	JP592	JX-?	RAF Lympne, Kent	14:45	Ramrod 332	See archive report for further details	Killed	Cherbourg Old Communal Cemetery France	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 05th January 1919 in Plunkett, Saskatchewan, Canada. Educated at Viscount Consolidated High School. Worked as a motion picture projectionist prior to enlisting. Holder of private flying licence (25 hours). Enlisted on the 28th June 1940 at Viscount, Saskatchewan. Trained at No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School and No. 31 and 12 Service Flying Training School. Awarded pilot badge on the 24th March 1941. An instructor at Mount Brandon with No.12 Service Flying Training School. Son of Frederick and Jessie Alwilda Wiley (née Mosher - died 02nd December 1942, age 64) brother of two sisters, Cora Enid and Retta Irene of Viscount, Saskatchewan, Canada. Husband of Nadine Evaline Wiley (née Scott, married 07th June 1941 in Toronto), of Arden, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph: 'Not Just To-Day But Every Day In Silence We Remember'.	Archive loss report
17285	Wiley	George William	Pilot Officer	J7234	24th January 1922 in London, Ontario	Canadian	Pilot	MiD	RCAF	Middle East Command	112 (Fighter) Sqn	1943-03-10	P-40	K	42-45798	GA:?	Neffatia, Tunisia	15:45	Fighter Escort	See Archive report for details	PoW No. 930, Stalag Luft 3/Murdered	Poznań Old Garrison Cemetery Grave 7.D.2.		Son of Morley Riley and Ethel May (née Root) Wiley of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.	Read Archive Report
17286	Wilke	A E	Sergeant	1575740						Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-06-22	Wellington	X	HE394	SE-V	Burn	2319	Mulheim	Crashed near Monchengladbach	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
17287	Wilkie		Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1942-04-12	Hampden	I	AT120	EQ-	Balderton	2129	Essen	?	Killed		Paradie Archive Database
17288	Wilkie	R J	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-06-28	Halifax	VII	LM198	OW-V	Linton on Ouse	2218	Metz		Evader		Paradie Archive Database
17289	Wilkin	Richard Pennington	Squadron Leader	J/6026		Canadian	Pilot	DFC MC (Czechoslovakia) MiD	RCAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1943-09-20	Halifax	V	DG252	NF-B	Tempsford		SOE	Operation Gatarrh 14/Leek 9 over Holland. Crashed in the sea off the Frisians.	Killed	Terschelling (West-Terschelling) General Cemetery Grave 109	Paradie Archive Database	All available evidence suggests that this Halifax was operated by a five man crew. Son of William Lewis Wilkin and Hilda Richardson Wilkin, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
17290	Wilkins	J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-11-01	Lancaster	X	KB767	VR-U	Middleton St George	1701	Oberhausen	Crash landed at Manston			Paradie Archive Database
17291	Wilkins	G W	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-10-30	Halifax	III	LW388	PT-D	Tholthorpe	1704	Koln	Crashed at Manston Kent on return			Paradie Archive Database
17292	Wilkins	W T	Sergeant							Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-08-07	Halifax	VII	NP713	EQ-X	Linton on Ouse	2051	Caen	Crashed at East Moor on return
17293	Wilkins	W C	Sergeant							Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-12-20	Halifax	V	LK627	ZL-K	Leeming	1615	Frankfurt	?	PoW
17294	Wilkinson	G L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	10 OTU	1942-06-25	Whitley	V	P4944	?-A	Abingdon	2252	Bremen	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
17295	Wilkinson	Arthur Morley	Sergeant	R/182329			Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1943-12-29	Lancaster	II	DS834	KO-F	RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire	1728	Berlin	See archive report for full details	Killed	Tungelroij Roman Catholic Cemetery Row 1. Grave 1	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17296	Wilkinson	Horace Edward John	Sergeant	R79192		Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	142 Sqn	1942-11-16	Wellington	III	BK278	QT:C	RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire	17:14	Gardening	See archive report for further information	PoW No: 911, Stalag 11b		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17297	Wilkinson	Joseph Lorne	Flight Sergeant	R152849		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF	1944-01-28	Halifax	V	LK746	AL:K	Leeming	00:11	Berlin	Claim by Hptm Paul Semrau Stab III./NJG2 - Brusendorf at 03:30. The aircraft was shot down from 18,000ft and crashed into trees near Teltow some 16km from the the centre of Berlin. Those who perished were initially buried at Kiekebusch Cemtery Teltow.	PoW No. 928, Stalag Luft 6		Paradie Archive Database
17298	WIlkinson	Clarence Wilfrid	Flying Officer	J26210	20th June 1909 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	NP695	QO:K	RAF East Moor	16:13	Osnabruck	Claimed by Hptm. Dietrich Schmidt, his 35th Abschuss, from 8./NJG1 at Nordwalde: 2.800 m. at 20:14 hrs ((Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 October 1944 - 31 December 1944) Part 5 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No.6800, Stalag Luft 1		Paradie Archive Database
17299	Wilkinson	Thomas Edward	Flight Sergeant	R161487	2nd December 1917 in Toronto, Ontario	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	76 Sqn	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	LK790	MP:K	Holme on Spalding Moor	18:55	Berlin	Claimed by Hptm. Berthold Ney, his 5th Abschuss, from Stab III./NJG2 in the Wismar area at 5.800 m at 22:01 hrs. Victory confirmed on the 7th September 1944. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 March 1944 - 11 May 1944) Part 2 - Theo Boiten	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database	Commissioned and promoted to Plt Off. (J86917) with effect 23rd March 1944 Son of Arthur Davis and Edith (née Maughan) Wilkinson from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
17300	Wilkinson		Sergeant							Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1942-05-30	Hampden	I	AE399	PT-P	Waddington	2305	Koln	On return collided with Lancaster below