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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
17651	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
17652	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
17653	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
17654	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
17655	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
17656	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
17657	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
17658	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
17659	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
17660	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
17661	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
17662	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
17663	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
17664	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
17665	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
17666	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
17667	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
17668	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
17669	Wozniak	R	Pilot Officer				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1942-06-02	Spitfire	Vb	AD114	W			Rodeo	Force landed at Southend
17670	Wragg	D J	Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter	443Sqn RCAF	1944-12-03	Spitfire	IX	MK695				Patrol	Crash landed at Weert
17671	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
17672	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
17673	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
17674	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
17675	Wreakes	J	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1943-03-01	Wellington	III	Z1724	PT-C			Training	Crashed near Leeming airfield	Killed
17676	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.
17677	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
17678	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
17679	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
17680	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
17681	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
17682	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
17683	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
17684	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
17685	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
17686	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
17687	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
17688	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
17689	Wright	Archibald John Stuart	Flight Sergeant	R132148	4th May 1919 in Bonsman, Manitoba	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-06-02	Halifax	III	LW635	NP:K	RAF Lissett	22:21	Trappes	Crashed Barneville-sur-Seine {Eure}, 8 km east of Routot	KiA	Evreaux Communal Cemetery, Row B. Coll. grave 24-26.		Paradie Archive Database	Posthumously appointed to a commission and promoted to J86212 Plt Off. Son of Willis Valentine Wright and of Eva Beatrice Wright, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
17690	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
17691	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.
17692	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
17693	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
17694	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
17695	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
17696	Wright	William Baker	Flight Sergeant	R251792	31st May 1921 in Toronto	Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-03-09	Halifax	VII	LW206	OW:Q	RAF Linton on Ouse, Yorkshire	15:7	Volkel	See Archive report	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Plot 43 Row I Grave 8	Courtesy John Jones	Paradie Archive Database		Archive Report on loss
17697	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
17698	Wright	Howard Clouston	Flying Officer	J/24794	Age 24	Canadian	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	MZ757	ZL-Y	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	22:25	Hamburg	See archive report for details	Killed	Hamburg Cemetery. Grave 5A. A		Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 25 Feb 1917 Toronto enlisted on the 01st October 1941. Son of Horace Townsend Wright and Janie Christine Wright, of 202 Vaughan Road, Toronto, Ontario. Canada. 6 Operational sorties flown. Epitaph: 'His Memory Is As Dear Today As In The Hour He Passed Away'.	Read Archive Report
17699	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
17700	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