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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	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
17451	Woodhouse	A T	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-03-01	Halifax	II	DT641	VR-R		Middleton St George	1850	Berlin	Presumed crashed in sea	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
17452	Woodhouse	R	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-04-08	Halifax	III	HX275	BM-S		Skipton on Swale	1031	Bois de Cassan	?				Paradie Archive Database
17453	Woodhouse	Kenneth B.	Flying Officer	J/18080			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	401Sqn RCAF	1944-03-16	Spitfire	IX	MJ119	YO-?		RAF Biggin Hill, Kent	PM	Ramrod 661	See archive report for further details	Evaded	None - thought to have survived the war		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17454	Wooding	G W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-09-23	Lancaster	II	DS714	OW-L		Linton on Ouse	1917	Mannheim	Crash landed Thorney Island SUSSEX
17455	Woodington	William Edmonstone	Sergeant	R/112242	Age 19	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	9 Pilot Advanced Flying Unit		Miles Master	I	T8602					Training	Crashed at Rossie Priory, Perthshire, Scotland	Killed	Murie Cemetery, Sec. B. Grave 374	Courtesy Oleg Marin		Son Of Leslie And Jean Woodington, Of Kensington, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Born on the 24th April 1923. Enlisted: 24th September 1941
17456	Woodley	Charles David	Flying Officer	C21286	7th August 1919 in Knowlton, Quebec	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	15 Sqn	1944-06-07	Lancaster	III	LM534	LS:A		Mildenhall	00:49	Massy-Palaiseau Rail Facilities	Claimed by Maj. Walter Borchers, his 23rd Abschuss, from Stab NJG5, 30km WSW of Paris 1t 1.300 m, at 02:31 hrs.. Exploded in the air with great force at 02:30hrs , scattering the aircraft and its contents over a wide area of woodland at Bonnelles (Yvelines) 19km ESE of Rambouillet. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Viroflay New Communal Cemetery Row A. Collective Grave 38-42		Paradie Archive Database	The crew were initially laid to rest in Bonnelles Son of Arthur Trevelyan Woodley and Margaret Helen (née Kennedy) Woodley, of Knowlton, Province of Quebec, Canada.
17457	Woodley	Donald Schlueter	Flight Sergeant	R/75098	Born on the 06th August 1919	Canada	Pilot (U/T)		RCAF	Bomber Command	22 Operational Training Unit. 6 Group	1942-04-07	Wellington	Ic	R1773	Not known		RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire	120	Training	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Black Bourton Churchyard (St. Mary). Row E. Grave 4.	Courtesy Oleg Marin		Read Archive Report
17458	Woodley	William Frederick George	Sergeant	1317085 (later 158416)		UK	Air Gunner	DFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-02-18	Wellington	III	BK505	OW-F		RAF Topcliffe	17:48	Mine laying	Damaged by AAA fire from a flak ship off the Frisian Islands. Mission aborted and aircraft RTB safely.	Safe			Accident report		RCAFA Awards database
17459	Woodman	J D	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1942-12-17	Wellington	III	BK274	KD-T		East Wretham	1732	Fallersleben	Crashed at Wunstorf	Killed	Wunstorf		Paradie Archive Database
17460	Woodman	William Daniel	Leading Aircraftman	R/130601	Age 29	Canadian	Fitter IIE		RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-08-07	Halifax	III	MZ895	BM-S		RAF Skipton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire	940	Ground incident	See archive report for further details - Courtesy Jon Jones	Killed	Harrogate Cemetery (Stonefall). Section E Row A Grave 13	Courtesy John Jones	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 05th December 1914 at Edmonton. Serving with 9424 Echelon at the time. Son of Thomas and Anne Mary S. Woodman, (nee Docherty) of 1054, 109th street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Grave inscription: 'In Mind A Constant Thought, In Heart A Silent Sorrow'.	Read Archive Report
17461	Woodman	S	Sergeant							Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-07-31	Halifax	II	W1109	LQ-S		Pocklington	.0036.	Dusseldorf	Crashed near Vorst	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
17462	Woodman	Ronald George ("Tim")					Pilot	DSO DFC		Fighter Command	169 85Sqn BSDU 410Sqn RCAF 96Sqn						7									Mosquito ace.[77] Ace
17463	Woodrow	William Edwin	Pilot Officer	J19650		Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	431 Sqn RCAF	1944-04-27	Halifax	III	MZ529	SE:E		RAF Croft, Yorkshire	23:25	Montzen	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Schoonselhof Cemetery. Grave IVa.D.35		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17464	Woodruff	G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-11-22	Halifax	V	LK953	IP-C		Tholthorpe	1642	Berlin	Crashed at Barsselermoor	PoW
17465	Woods	V J	Flying Officer					DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-12-22	Lancaster	III	PB113	LQ-J		Gransden Lodge	1552	Bingen	Crash landed at Downham Market Norfolk on return				Paradie Archive Database
17466	Woods	W A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-06-11	Halifax	VII	NP761	EQ-A		Linton On Ouse	1213	Gelsenkirchen		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17467	Woods	R C	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1945-01-14	Lancaster	X	KB799	VR-W		Middleton St George	1847	Leuna	Abandoned near target area	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17468	Woods	G C	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1945-01-14	Lancaster	X	KB799	VR-W		Middleton St George	1847	Leuna	Abandoned near target area	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17469	Woods	Earle Deachman	Warrant Officer Class 2	R96351	18th June 1921 in Hopetown, Lanark, Ontario	Canadian	Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RCAF	Bomber Command	78 Sqn	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	MZ577	EY:O		Breighton	22:50	Juvisy sur Orge Rail Communications	Claim by Oblt Jakob Schaus 4./NJG4 – W-SW-S of Paris (AD-AE-BD-BE): 1,800m at 01:16. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 3 -Theo Boiten). Crashed 4km South of Lieusaint.	KiA	Villeneuves St. Georges Communal Cemetery Joint Grave 101		Paradie Archive Database	Promoted to Plt Off with Service No. J86372 wef 11th May 1944, promulgated 10th July 1944 Son of Mellville Lorne Woods and Mary (nèe Bulloch) Woods, of Lanark, Ontario, Canada
17470	Woods	L W	Flight Lieutenant				Pilot			Fighter	401Sqn RCAF	1945-04-16	Spitfire	IX	MJ390					Recce	Crash landed at Wunsdorf
17471	Woods	L W	Flight Lieutenant				Pilot			Fighter	401Sqn RCAF	1945-04-25	Spitfire	IX	ML141					Patrol	Abandoned
17472	Woods	R J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-10-22	Halifax	II	JD382	VR-A		Middleton St George	1710	Kassel	Crashed Lauenforde	PoW
17473	Woods	Roderick Fred	Warrant Officer Class 1	R103923	20th October 1922 in Trail, British Columbia	Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	51 Sqn	1944-01-28	Halifax	III	LW466	MH:H		Snaith	00:30	Berlin	LW466 was claimed as a probable by Ofw Erich Kaschig, his 1st Abschuss, from 10./NJG5, north of Berlin at 02:46 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 15 March 1944) Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Berlin 1935-1945 War Cemetery 9.Z.8		Paradie Archive Database	Son of James Thompson and May Gertrude (née Bush) Woods of Trail, British Columbia, Canada
17474	Woodside	Paul	Flying Officer	J37801	15 July 1923 at Malpeque Prince Edward Island, Canadaknown	Canadian	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	170Sqn	1945-02-01	Lancaster	I	NG202	TC-T		RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire		Ludwigshafen	Collided with Lancaster RA502, BQ-Z, of 550 Squadron	Safe and uninjured				Read Archive Report
17475	Woodward	N P C	Flight Lieutenant	J/20138			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	263Sqn	1945-04-17	Typhoon	Ib	MN706						Crashed near Harderwijk	Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom		Paradie Archive Database
17476	Woodward	J D	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-09-27	Halifax	VII	NP692	QO-K		East Moor	737	Bottrop	Crash landed at Woodbridge Suffolk on return	Injured died			Paradie Archive Database
17477	Woodward	N	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1941-09-06	Whitley	V	Z6824	KN-		Leeming	1954	Huls	Crashed Borculo Holland	Killed	Borculo General		Paradie Archive Database
17478	Woodward	J E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1941-11-08	Hampden	I	AE433	EQ-D		Syerston	1719	Essen	Crashed at Limburg Holland	PoW
17479	Woodworth	Donald Haigh	Pilot Officer				W/Op/Air/Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Halifax	VII	NP744	EQ-X		RAF Linton-On-Ouse, North Yorkshire	1618	Dusseldorf	See archive report for further details	Injured	None - survived the war		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17480	Woof	R	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1942-07-31	Wellington	III	Z1622	GT-		Alconbury	.0004.	Dusseldorf	Presumed crashed off cost of Holland	Killed	Vlissengen Northern Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17481	Woolatt	Horace james	Flight Sergeant	1258661					RAFVR	Bomber Command	407Sqn RCAF	1942-10-20	Hudson	VI	EW921			RAF St Eval, Cornwall England		Anti-Submarine	Unconfirmed - accident	Missing	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 77.			Accident report
17482	Wooley	S K	Flying Officer							Fighter	418Sqn RCAF	1944-10-02	Mosquito	VI	PZ342					Intruder		PoW
17483	Woolf	Devoe	Flying Officer	J/86900	Age 21	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1944-12-26	Halifax	III	MZ740	MP-R		RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor, Yorkshire	1252	St-Vith	See Archive report for further details - Crashed at Nassogne {Luxembourg}	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database	Born in Cardston, Alberta, 28th August 1922, the son of Andrew Bates and Mary, née Wright, Woolf. He came from a large family (4 brothers, 4 sisters). He enlisted in the RCAF 29th July 1942. Married to the former Persia Newby and had a son named Phillip.	Read Archive Report<
17484	Woolfenden	P B	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-06-28	Halifax	III	MZ591	QO-K		East Moor	2217	Metz	Crashed at Chevrieres {Oise}	PoW
17485	Woolford	J	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1943-01-17	Lancaster	I	W4767	QR-J		Syerston	1642	Berlin	Crashed Lutheran Kirche Kiel	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17486	Woolgar	James Harold Boston	Flight Sergeant	R59555		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	61 Sqn	1942-09-10	Lancaster	I	W4111	QR:N		RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire	20:20	Dusseldorf	See archive report for further details	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Grave 4.A.13		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17487	Woolhether	S E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-03-22	Lancaster	II	LL717	EQ-W		Linton on Ouse	1852	Frankfurt	Crashed Hausen	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17488	Wooll	Gerald Ray	Flight Lieutenant	J42734			Pilot		RCAF	Coastal Command	1 PRU	1942.08.24	Mosquito	PR.IV	DK310	LY:G		RAF Benson, Oxfordshire	10:30	Photo Reconnaissance. Targets at shipyards Venice, Trieste, Pola and Fiume.	Took off from RAF Ford at 10:30 after refuelling for the 1600 mile round trip. Although not officially permitted to overfly neutral Switzerland they did so to apparently avoid the strong flak defences on the German shore of Lake Constance. At 12:27 hrs Sgt Fielden noted that the Starboard Merlin and shut it down. On a single Engine the a/c could not cross the Alps and they turned back. The Port Merlin also started to overheat due to an oil leak and the crew opted to try and land in Switzerland. They landed at Belpmoos at 14:03 hrs (Local time) and were interned. Both repatriated in December 1942	Repatriated				Flt Lt. Wooll remained in the RAF and flew a total of 85 operations. He was seconded after the war by the RAF to the De Havilland Aircraft Company as a test pilot on the Mosquito. He retired from the RAF as a Sqn Ldr
17489	Woolley	H E	Sergeant						RCAF		115Sqn	1941-10-31	Wellington	Ic	X9873	KO-P		Marham	1750	Bremen	Crash landed Schiermonnikoog Island	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17490	Woolley	R S	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1943-02-25	Lancaster	III	ED526	PO-J		Bottesford	1946	Nurnberg	Crashed vicinity of Herzogenaurach	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17491	Woolley	D E	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-05-27	Halifax	III	MZ502	PT-U		Tholthorpe	2334	Bourg-Leopold	Crashed Overpelt {Limburg}	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium
17492	Woolner	R W	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	106Sqn	1942-07-08	Lancaster	I	R5861	ZN-		Coningsby	2359	Wilhelmshaven	Crashed off Ameland	Killed	Sage War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17493	Woolrich	G D	Sergeant	J/15746			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	152Sqn	1942-08-26	Spitfire	Vb	BM638					Scramble		Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom		Paradie Archive Database
17494	Woolverton	Alan Whammond	Flying Officer	J23287	23rd February 1921 in Penticton, British Columbia	Canadian	Pilot		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	KiA	Enkhuizen General Cemetery Plot 1, Row X, Joint grave 3		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17495	Worley	R S B	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1943-02-24	Wellington	X	HE369	QB-P		Topcliffe	1820	Wilhelmshaven	Crashed on return to base	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
17496	Worrad	A W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-10-22	Halifax	V	EB217	IP-A		Tholthorpe	1720	Kassel	?	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17497	Worsley	A L	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1943-02-06	Wellington	III	Z1742	KW-C		Dishforth	1710	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede			First French Canadian squadron
17498	Wort	H E	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1945-03-15	Lancaster	III	PB516	LQ-T		Gransden Lodge	1749	Misburg		Killed	Hannover War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17499	Worthington	Robert Franklin	Sergeant	J/17985	Age 25	Canada	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1943-06-24	Lancaster	III	EE127	GT-X		RAF Warboys, Cambridgeshire	2313	Wuppertal	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 178.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17500	Wotherspoon	A E	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1945-03-16	Lancaster	I	NN758	PM-S		Elsham Wolds	1715	Nurnberg	Crashed near Laichingen	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database