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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent 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
17501	Winch	A E	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-03-22	Halifax	II	JD468	VR-W	Middleton St George	1739	Gardening	Ditched on return			Paradie Archive Database
17502	Winchester	R G	Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-11-29	Lancaster	III	LM755	SR-N	Ludford Magna	1208	Dortmund		PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17503	Winchester	Sidney Arthur	Flight Lieutenant		J10019			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Coastal Command	502 Sqn	1944-10-04	Halifax	GR11	HR686	J	RAF Stornaway	23:08	Rover Patrol	See archive report for further details	PoW No. 8717, Stalag Luft 3		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17504	Wincott	D Donald William	Flying Officer		J/41386 (R/25602).	Age 21	Canada	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1945-04-13	Lancaster	X	KB866	VR-M	RAF Middleton St George	20:22	Kiel	Lost without trace	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 280	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 07th January 1925 in Toronto. Son of William Joseph (died 15th January 1982, age 79) and Marion Marion Elizabeth Wincott, (née Hardy - died 15th November 1985, age 80) brother of Stanley, Marion Louise and Catherine Ada of 125 Forest Avenue, Port Colborne, Later of 386 Catherine Street, Ontario.Ontario, Canada.
17505	Windeller	W K	Flying Officer		J/12065			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	263Sqn	1944-06-15	Typhoon	Ib	MN292				Roadstead	Crashed near Launcreston, Cornwall	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery United Kingdom	Paradie Archive Database
17506	Winder	John Shaw	Pilot Officer		J/93659			Air Gunner (mid upper)		RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-06-16	Lancaster	III	LM474	N2	RAF Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire.	2341	Sterkrade	Crashed at Volkel {Noord-Brabant}	Killed	Uden War Cemetery Holland. Grave reference 5.C.11	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17507	Winder	William Henry	Sergeant		R204675	18th June 1923 in Tacoma, Washington	Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	433 (Porcupine) Sqn, RCAF	1944-07-04	Halifax	III	LW123	BM:W	RAF Skipton on Swale	22:16	Villeneuve		KiA	Laons Communal Cemetery Grave 2	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17508	Winder	Robert Gledhill	Flying Officer		J9925	29 November 1921	Canadian	Wireless Operator		RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1942-10-21	Stirling	I	BF390	MG-A	Oakington	1747	Gardening	Mine laying mission in the Nectarines region. Shot down by anti-aircraft fire and crashed at 2142 hours in the sea of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Earlier, the bomber had crossed the East Anglia coast, well south of its intended track an then appeared to fire of the wrong colours of the day after being engaged by coastal batteries.	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 99.	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Henry and Mary Elizabeth Winder, of Norwood, Manitoba, Canada
17509	Winders	B D	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1943-09-27	Stirling	III	EE937	HA-A	Downham Market	1945	Hannover	Crashed at Eldagase	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17510	Windibank	F R	Flight Sergeant		R103246					RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-05-13	Wellington	X	LN439	AL-	East Moor	2347	Bochum	Crashed near Monchengaldbach	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17511	Windsor	K C	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1943-09-14	Halifax	II	JN910	NF-K	Tempsford	1759	SOE	Crashed in the Baltic	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
17512	Windsor	W F	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	MZ859	SE-A	Croft	2232	Hamburg	Crashed at Deichhausen	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17513	Windsor	K D	Sergeant		R/106450			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	403Sqn RCAF	1943-06-20	Spitfire	IX	BS383				Circus	Abandoned	Evaded capture - returned England 24.08.1943	None - survived the war	Paradie Archive Database
17514	Winegarden	F E	Flight Sergeant		R109935					RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-05-29	Halifax	II	JB793	VR-X	Middleton St George	2252	Wuppertal	Crashed near Eupen Belgium	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17515	Winkler	E A	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1942-06-16	Wellington	III	X3359	VR-N	Mildenhall	2355	Essen	Crashed near Wuustwezel	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17516	Winn	E S	Flight Lieutenant							RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-02-19	Lancaster	II	LL720	EQ-R	Linton on Ouse	2348	Leipzig		Killed	Schoonlselhof Cemetery {Antwerpen} Belgium	Paradie Archive Database
17517	Winning	W F	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-11-19	Halifax	V	LK990	IP-X	Tholthorpe	1633	Leverkusen	Shot down near Dortmund	DoW 4.12.43	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17518	Winskill	W W	Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-09-11	Lancaster	III	PB510	OF-Q	Coningsby	2108	Darmstadt	Crashed at Hargesheim	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17519	Winstanley	T S	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1944-05-03	Lancaster	I	ME740	AR-E	Binbrook	2146	Mailly-le-Camp	Crashed Mariguy-le-Grand {Marne}	Killed	Marigny-le-Grand churchyard	Paradie Archive Database
17520	Wintemute	J D	Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	MZ645	PT-N	Tholthorpe	2237	Hamburg	Crashed at Estorf	PoW		Paradie Archive Database	Attacker Klaus Möller
17521	Winter	F A	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1945-01-05	Halifax	III	NR209	EQ-A	Linton on Ouse	1641	Hannover	Crashed near Hollenstede	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17522	Winter	F W	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-11-18	Halifax	V	LK976	ZL-Z	Leeming	1640	Mannheim	Believed crashed English Channel	Killed	Cayeux-sur-Mer	Paradie Archive Database
17523	Winter	R H	Sergeant		1314142						Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-04-16	Halifax	II	BB343	EQ-X	Leeming	2057	Plzen	Crashed NE of Laon France	Killed	Liesse Communal Cemetery
17524	Winter	H T	Sergeant								Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-10-22	Halifax	V	LK633	ZL-W	Leeming	1731	Kassel	Crashed Harzberg	PoW
17525	Winter	A M	Flight Sergeant		R656117						Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-07-13	Halifax	V	ED209	NA-C	Middleton St George	2352	Aachen	Abandoned near Marche-en-Famenne Belgium	PoW
17526	Winterbottom	C R	Sergeant								Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-10-04	Halifax	II	JD463	VR-D	Middleton St George	1737	Frankfurt	Crashed Ham sur Heure Belgium	Killed	Gosselies Communal Cemetery
17527	Winters	C H	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-03-18	Lancaster	II	LL640	A4-C	Witchford	1946	Frankfurt		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17528	Winton	A G	Sergeant		R/73439			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1942-09-04	Wellington	III	BJ771	KO-L	Marham		Bremen	Reason for loss unknown	PoW No. 27008, Stalag 334, Lamsdorf		Paradie Archive Database	Promoted to WO2 as PoW
17529	Wintzer	V J A	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-08-31	Halifax	II	JD720	VR-P	Middleton St George	1958	Berlin	Crashed target area	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17530	Wiome	Michel ‘Mike’	Flying Officer		J29979		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	433 (Porcupine) Sqn, RCAF	1944-07-04	Halifax	III	LW120	BM:E	RAF Skipton on Swale	22:14	Villeneuve	See archive report for details	Evader		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17531	Wiper	M L	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-01-14	Lancaster	II	LL699	EQ-C	Linton on Ouse	1700	Braunschweig		Killed	Hannover War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17532	Wirth	E	Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1944-03-18	Halifax	III	LW655	MP-V	Holme on Spalding Moor	1943	Frankfurt	Abandoned & crashed at Kelberg	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17533	Wise	R T	Flying Officer					Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	182Sqn	1943-09-09	Typhoon	Ib	JP605				Ramrod	Damaged			Paradie Archive Database
17534	Wiseman	W M	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	514Sqn	1945-04-22	Lancaster	III	ME523	A2-G			Training	Force landed SW of Topcliffe airfield Yorkshire			Paradie Archive Database
17535	Wiseman	W	Pilot Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1942-05-19	Stirling	I	N3716	MG-A	Oakington	2315	Mannheim	Crashed at Oostakker Belgium	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17536	Wishart	R P	Pilot Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1942-06-06	Hampden	I	AD980	EQ-Y	Balderton	1230	Air test	Crashed NE of airfield	Injured
17537	Wishart	R	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1942-07-21	Hampden	I	AT139	EQ-A	Balderton	2341	Duisburg	Crashed in the Waddenzee	Killed		Paradie Archive Database
17538	Wissler	Richard Peter	Pilot Officer		141334	31st March 1915, Woolwich, Kent		Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	431(Iroquois) Sqn RCAF	1943-10-22	Halifax	V	LK639	SE:E	Tholthorpe	17:36	Kassel	Crashed in the village of Essen, some 5 miles NW of Quakenbrück, at 22:00 hrs. Reason for the loss is unknown.	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 130		Posting Records show the crew arriving from 1659 CU at RAF Leeming on the 15th September 1943, and when lost they were engaged on their first operation sortie. From this crash the remains of 6 badly carbonised bodies were recovered nearby the wreckage were buried on the same day in 4 coffins near some fir trees in Section I of the Essen Cemetery. The 7th member of this crew was found underneath the wreckage 2 days later. He was buried beside the other in one coffin. According to German records this crew was buried in Essen-Oldenburg Cemetery. MRES after extensive investigation failed to locate any burial for this crew. Their names are recorded on the Runnymede Memorial. Son of William Edward Staley and Marguerite Jennie (née Woodward) Wissler. Husband to Sheila Alice (née Bacchus) Wissler from Chelsea, Middlesex, England
17539	Wiston	G L	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1944-08-10	Lancaster	III	JB716	PH-X	Wickenby	2110	Gardening	Crashed at Aston Downs	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17540	Witherick	G A A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-06-06	Halifax	II	W1145	LQ-S	Pocklington	2351	Emden	Crashed near Binbrook LINCS
17541	Withers	T A	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-07-26	Halifax	II	W1230	LQ-L	Pocklington	2300	Hamburg	?	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17542	Witrylak	Zbigniew Stanisław	Sierżant	Warrant Officer	782339	26.07.1919	Poland	Pilot	Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn Polish	1944-07-25	Lancaster	III	PB252	BH-H	Faldingworth	2300	Stuttgart	Took off from Faldingworth 23.00 25 July 1944 on an Operation to bomb Stuttgart. On outbound flight Lancaster collided in mid-air with RCAF Lancaster ND903 aircraft near Orleans and at 01.00 hours it was abandoned. Location : France.	Evader. Died 14.11.1983 Blackpool, Lancs. UK		Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database PB252	Raid on Stuttgart undertaken by 412 Lancasters and 138 Halifaxes of Bomber Command. 8 Lancasters and 4 Halifaxes were lost (2.2 per cent of the force desptached).
17543	Witt	E M	Pilot Officer		J17710					RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-07-13	Halifax	II	HR905	LQ-O	Gransden Lodge	2315	Aachen	Disintergrated near Asten Holland	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17544	Witt	Benjamin Charles	Flying Officer		J18743		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	139 Sqn (Jamaica)	1944-07-26	Mosquito	IX	LR475	XD:?	Upwood	23:25	Givors	Crashed at 04:10 while making a single-engined approach towards Woodbridge airfield, Suffolk.	Injured
17545	Wittaker	W D	Flying Officer					Pilot			Fighter	402Sqn RCAF	1945-02-11	Spitfire	XIV	RM846					Damaged
17546	Witteralli	V A	Warrant Officer Class 2							RCAF	Coastal Command	415Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Halifax	III	MZ882	6U-C	East Moor	1602	Dusseldorf	Damaged on return			Paradie Archive Database
17547	Wittmack	F	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-07-25	Halifax	VII	NP688	QO-X	East Moor	2108	Stuttgart	Crashed at Breteniere {Cote-d'Or}	Killed	Breteniere	Paradie Archive Database
17548	Witts	David Douglas	Sergeant		R/122133			Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-09-06	Halifax	V	DK262	IP-R	RAF Tholthorpe	1935	Munchen	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Grave 7.E.13	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17549	Witts	John	Leading Aircraftman		411569		Australia			RAAF		1 (RCAF) Air Observers School	1942-01-08											RAAF Honour Roll
17550	Witwer	Howard Daniel	Flying Officer		J86988		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	419 (Moose) Sqn, RCAF	1944-08-25	Lancaster	X	KB775	VR:Y	Middleton St George	19:58	Russelsheim	Collided with 115 Sqn, Lancaster I PD274 and crashed in the target area. While spinning, the aircraft broke up, throwing Fg Off. Witwer clear. The aircraft crashed in a small forest 2 Km west of the village of Unter-Eisesheim. The crew were initially buried in the village cemetery	PoW No. 7751, Stalag Luft 3/Milag-Marlag Nord-Oflag L		Paradie Archive Database	Howard Daniel Witwer returned to Canada and after a few years of civilian life reenlisted in the RCAF and served as a Flight Engineer. He retired from the RCAF in 1968. He passed away on the 23rd November 2002.