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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
17501	Wotherspoon	W	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1945-02-08	Halifax	III	LW394	KW-Z	Tholthorpe	242	Wanne-Eickel	Abandoned over Belgium				Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
17502	Woychuk	R M	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1944-07-04	Lancaster	X	KB756	NA-Q	Middleton St George	2143	Villeneuve	Crashed at le Mailleraye-sur-Seins {Seine-Maritime}	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17503	Wozniak	R	Pilot Officer				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1942-06-02	Spitfire	Vb	AD114	W			Rodeo	Force landed at Southend
17504	Wragg	D J	Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter	443Sqn RCAF	1944-12-03	Spitfire	IX	MK695				Patrol	Crash landed at Weert
17505	Wraith	D.H.	Pilot Officer	J12632		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Coastal Command	415 Sqn RCAF	1943-03-23	Hampden	I	AE395	GX-S	Thorney Island		Anti-Shipping sortie off the Frisian Islands	Shot Down by flak	PoW No. 938, Stalag Luft 3
17506	Wray	W J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-12-17	Halifax	III	NR233	NP-J	Lissett	258	Duisburg	Crashed at Braibant {Namur}	Injured			Paradie Archive Database	See Paradie Archive
17507	Wray	J D	Sergeant	R/106537			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1943-02-01	Wellington	III	X3361	KW-	43 MU		Ferry	The a/c was to proceed to Kingscliffe with an extra crew and ground personnel, to transfer X3361 from 43 MU. Loss of power on Starboard engine and the a/c crashed shortly after T/O.	Injured			Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
17508	Wray	L E	Group Captain					AFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-03-18	Halifax	III	HX282	BM-K	Skipton on Swale		Frankfurt	Crashed at Krov on the Mosel	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17509	Wreakes	J	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1943-03-01	Wellington	III	Z1724	PT-C			Training	Crashed near Leeming airfield	Killed
17510	Wrenshall	Bernard H	Flying Officer				Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1944-08-07	Lancaster	I	NN700	LS-Q	Mildenhall	2147	Rocquecourt	Crashed in English Channel	Killed			Paradie Archive Database	Bombing German positions at Rocquecourt in Normandy. Crashed in English Channel with the loss of everyone aboard.
17511	Wride	Harold	Sergeant	652571	Age 24	UK	Flight Engineer		RAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Lancaster	II	DS840	OW-C	RAF Linton on Ouse, Yorkshire	2158	Nurnberg	see archive report for further information	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery Grave 11 A 12	Courtesy Family		Son of Henry and Lucy Wride of Hull, England.	Read Archive Report
17512	Wright	Robert Banks	Pilot Officer Flight Engineer	52814					RAFVR	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-06-25	Halifax	II	JB858	EQ-S	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2324	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed Holtwick, Germany	PoW No. 290. Camp Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria	None			Read Archive Report
17513	Wright	James	Sergeant	1590868			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-09-22	Halifax	V	LK635	NA-H	RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham	1828	Hannover	See archive report for full details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 170			Age: 30 Read Archive Report
17514	Wright	William	Sergeant	1164158			W/Op/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-03-10	Wellington	II	Z8428	LQ-N	Pocklington	1944	Essen	?	Killed	Runnymede			Archive Report
17515	Wright	Allen French	Pilot Officer	159087			Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-12-20	Lancaster	II	DS704	EQ-W	RAF Linton-On-Ouse, Yorkshire	1719	Frankfurt	See archive report for further information	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery. Grave 5.E.1			Read Archive Report
17516	Wright	B F	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1945-03-12	Lancaster	I	LM131	PM-V	Elsham Wolds	1303	Dortmund	Abandoned over the Lincolnshire coast				Paradie Archive Database
17517	Wright	Owen	Flying Officer	J/28272			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1944-05-22	Lancaster	III	ND629	PM-G	RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire	2234	Dortmund	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Coll. Grave 23.C.12-14		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17518	Wright	Charles Thomas	Sergeant	J/91173			Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1944-06-23	Lancaster	III	ND528	PH-B	RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire	2220	Saintes	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 253		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17519	Wright	J E	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-03-03	Halifax	V	LL279	NF-R	Tempsford		SOE	Crashed near Bernay	Killed	Ste-Croix Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17520	Wright	W M	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1942-11-29	Stirling	I	R9202	DJ-K	Lakenheath	.0024.	Torino	Crashed at Irasco-Finerola ITALY	Killed	Milano		Paradie Archive Database
17521	Wright	G G	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1943-10-03	Stirling	III	BF470	LS-G	Mildenhall	1857	Kassel	Crashed at Haste	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17522	Wright	J R	Pilot Officer	J17943					RCAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1943-06-16	Lancaster	III	EE122	GT-	Warboys	2232	Koln	Crashed vicinity Monchengladbach	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17523	Wright	A J S	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-06-02	Halifax	III	LV635	NP-K	Lissett	2221	Trappes	Crashed Barneville-sur-Seine {Eure}	Killed	Evreaux Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17524	Wright	J A	Sergeant	R87125					RCAF		166Sqn	1943-05-13	Wellington	X	HZ280	AS-Q	Kirmington	.0001.	Bochum	Ditched in IJsselmeer	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17525	Wright	Gordon Robinson	Sergeant	R93090	30th November 1922	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	23 Sqn	1942-09-08	Mosquito	NF.II	DD684	YP:U	RAF Bradwell Bay	23:58	Night Intruder	Lost over Holland	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 107		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Frank J. and Gladys M. Wright, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
17526	Wright	H R	Flight Sergeant	R/153606			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	247Sqn	1942-06-26	Hurricane	IIc	BN231	E			Night Intruder		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery Germany		Paradie Archive Database
17527	Wright	R J	Flying Officer	J22531					RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-04-04	Halifax	II	DT704	LQ-M	Leeming	2045	Kiel	Crashed target area	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17528	Wright	C A	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-08-09	Halifax	II	JD257	VR-F	Middleton St George	2247	Mannheim	Crashed at Ludwigshafen	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17529	Wright	H G	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-03-22	Lancaster	II	LL647	OW-R	Linton on Ouse	1901	Frankfurt	Crashed Greffen	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17530	Wright	William Baker	Flight Sergeant	R/251792	Age 23	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-03-09	Halifax	VII	LW206	OW-Q	RAF Linton on Ouse, Yorkshire	1517	Volkel	See Archive report - Information courtesy John Jones	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Plot 43 Row I Grave 8	Courtesy John Jones	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 31st May 1921 in Toronto. Studied at Western Technical School in Toronto. Worked as a receiver for Bauer and Black. Son of Norman Sangster Wright and Margaret June Baker Wright, of 328 Sunnyside Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.	Archive Report on loss
17531	Wright	M W	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1945-03-25	Halifax	VII	NP818	OQ-M	Linton on Ouse	730	Munster	Clipped plane two above on take off				Paradie Archive Database
17532	Wright	H C	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	MZ757	ZL-Y	Leeming	2225	Hamburg	Crashed Hamburg	Killed	Hamburg (Ohlsdorf) Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17533	Wright	W A	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-03-18	Halifax	III	LW551	ZL-G	Leeming	1905	Frankfurt		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17534	Wright	Edward James	Flight Sergeant	R287664	7th November 1928 (Service record shows 1925) in Winnipeg, Manitoba	Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF	1945-04-26	Lancaster	X	KB879	NA:Y	RAF Middleton St. George		Cross Country Flying Training	See archive report for details	Killed	Chester (Blacon) Cemetery Section A Grave 1023		Paradie Archive Database		See Archive Report
17535	Wright	H	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1944-10-25	Lancaster	X	KB737	NA-R	Middleton St George	1222	Essen		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17536	Wright	W J L	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-07-31	Halifax	III	LV950	AL-C	Leeming	2151	Coquereaux	Crashed at St-Martin-au-Bosc {Seine-Maritime}	Killed	St Martin-au-Bosc Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17537	Wright	S D	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-07-17	Halifax	VII	NP706	QO-J	East Moor	326	Caen		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17538	Wright	W H	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-07-25	Halifax	III	LV911	BM-I	Skipton on Swale	2116	Stuttgart	Crashed on take off				Paradie Archive Database
17539	Wright	William Albert	Flight Sergeant	R/74061		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	439Sqn RCAF	1944-12-24	Typhoon	Ib	PD492	5V-	B.78 Eindhoven NL		Armed recce	Shot down by friendly fire from US P-47 Thunderbolts. Bailed out but chute didn't open.	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery, 5. A. 8. Germany.		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
17540	Wright	James Allister	Pilot Officer	J/9698	16 Oct 1919	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1942-08-28	Lancaster	I	R5742	QR-	Syerston	2105	Nurnberg	Hit by flak. Crashed approximately 300 yards South West of Obermichelbach	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 11 Row G Collective Grave 14-17		Paradie Archive Database	Son of James A. Wright and Hazel Irene Wright, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
17541	Wright	C N D	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	619Sqn	1943-10-20	Lancaster	III	EE114	PG-B	Woodhall Spa	1718	Leipzig	Crashed at Langwedel	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17542	Wright	C	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-12-31	Lancaster	III	PB561	UM-X2	Wickenby	1449	Osterfeld	Crash landed at Manston				Paradie Archive Database
17543	Wright	A R	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-11-21	Lancaster	I	NN745	AA-A	Mepal	1546	Gardening		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
17544	Wright	H R	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1943-12-03	Halifax	II	LW313	EY-U	Breighton	2348	Leipzig	Crashed at Bad Munster	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17545	Wright	James	Pilot Officer Air Gunner	J/89895					RCAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-07-07	Lancaster	III	JB116	WS-T	Bardney	2242	St-Leu	Crashed at Millebosc {Seine-Maritime}	Killed	Millebosc Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17546	Wright	Doug A	Sergeant				Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	401Sqn RCAF	1942-09-26	Spitfire	IX	BS311	YO-?	RAF Biggin Hill, Kent	PM	Circus	Crashed at Torquay	Injured	None - understood to have survived the war.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17547	Wright	Walter N.	Warrant Officer	R/110960			W/Op/Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-08-11	Halifax	III	LW719	NP-K	RAF Lissett	0	Versailles	See archive report for further details	Safe - after crash landing	None - understood to have survived the war		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17548	Wright	Sidney Henry Arthur	Pilot Officer	C/8592	Age 33	Canada	0		RCAF			1942-01-12	None - lost at sea after U'Boat attack on the transit ship Yngaren					400	In transit	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Ottawa Memorial Panel 2. Column 1. Son of Henry J. Wright and Louisa F. Wright and husband of Dorothy Wright, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ada.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17549	Wright	Dennis	Flight Sergeant	R/203453	20 March 1924	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	No. 5. Lancaster Finishing School (LFS)	1944-05-26	Lancaster	I	L7578	RC-L	Syerston	1830	Combined navigation and bombing exercise	See archive report for details	Killed	Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery. Sec F. Coll. Grave 309		Paradie Archive Database	Archive Report
17550	Wright	D L	Sergeant	552618						Coastal Command	235Sqn	1940-08-24	Blenheim	IV	T1804	E			Patrol	Shot down in Error by 1 RCAF Sqn Crashed Bracklesham Bay	Killed	Chasetown (St- Ann) Churchyard United Kingdom