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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
17701	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
17702	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
17703	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
17704	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
17705	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
17706	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
17707	Wright	Charles Notley Dawson	Warrant Officer Class 2		R131827		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	619Sqn	1943-10-20	Lancaster	III	EE114	PG:B	RAF Woodhall Spa	17:18	Leipzig	See Archive report for details	KiA	Hanover War Cemetery. Coll. Grave 6.G.10-12.	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17708	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
17709	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
17710	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
17711	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
17712	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
17713	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
17714	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
17715	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
17716	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
17717	Wright	A B	Sergeant								Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1942-01-25	Hampden	I	AD782	EQ-A	North Luffenham	1737	Brest	Crashed after stalling at 1500 ft	Killed
17718	Wright	D L	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-01-27	Lancaster	II	DS849	EQ-X	Linton on Ouse	1748	Berlin		Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
17719	Wright	S W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1944-08-15	Lancaster	X	KB749	NA-A	Middleton St George	946	Soisterberg	Crashed at Soesterberg airfield	PoW
17720	Wright	W H	Sergeant		1385666						Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-06-21	Wellington	X	HZ520	AL-	East Moor	2336	Krefeld	Shot down by night fighter	PoW
17721	Wright	S P	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-07-25	Halifax	VII	NP678	QO-A	East Moor	2109	Stuttgart	Abandoned near Villampny {Eure-et-Loir}	Killed	Villampuy Communal Cemetery
17722	Wright	W	Sergeant		1796396			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-01-01	Halifax	V	LK734	AL-C	Leeming		Cross Country Navigation Exercise	The crash occurred in day light when the a/c was on fire and attempting to land. The fire upset the pilot’s judgement and he failed to line up with the runway. Apart from missing the runway it is considered that the pilot showed considerable coolness and skill in saving his crew	Survived		Paradie Archive Database	After take off the a/c was levelled off at 1,100ft (+6 boost, 2650 rpm). As the a/c circled the airfield the Flight Engineer noticed that the fuel pressure warning light was on. Almost immediately the port inner engine caught fire. The fuel cock to the engine was cut and the engine was feathered. When the engine had stopped the graviner fire extinguisher switch was operated but had very little effect on the fire. The propeller unfeathered and began to rotate and the fire increased. An attempt was made to reach the runway but the a/c was finally forced to land in a small field at 1630 hrs. Report by Chief Technical Officer: The fire started from a petrol leak forward of the engine bulkhead. AIB investigators believe it to have been from an improperly lock hollow bolt in the banjo of the fuel pressure warning light coming loose or entirely cut. This bolt on the other engines were improperly locked (by the manufacturers) but still tight. The graviner system failed to control the fire because the petroflexpipe was burned through behind the pilot’s cock and the fuel to No1 tank was not shut off by the crew. The a/c was damaged as much by contact with a tree, two houses and shelter as by the fire. (Extract - Report On A Flying Accident Or Forced Landing Not Attributable To Enemy Action)
17723	Wright	William Wallace	Warrant Officer Class II		R/87392		Canadian	Wireless Op/Air Gunner		RCAF	Middle East	458Sqn RAAF	1943-07-13	Wellington	XI	MP629		RAF Protville, Tunisia	U/K	Armed recce off the north east coast of Sardinia	Missing	Killed	Malta Memorial, Panel 11, Column 1	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
17724	Wright	Donald Vicars	Flying Officer		J/12686		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	440Sqn RCAF	1944-04-02	Hurricane	IV			RAF Funtington		Ferry	Engine failure in circuit, crash landed in field.	Injured		Accident report	Pilot suffered broken nose and facial lacerations. Grounded for 5 weeks followed by a 3 week refresher at an AFU.	Paradie RCAF Database
17725	Wrigley	Gordon Paul	Pilot Officer		J/88632			Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-10-25	Lancaster	X	KB813	SE-S	RAF Wombleton		Training	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 55.G6	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17726	Wry	L A	Warrant Officer Class 2							RCAF	Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-03-15	Lancaster	II	LL653	JI-E	Waterbeach	1917	Stuttgart	Crashed near Blondefontaine	Killed	Villars-le-Pautel Communal Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database	wryx
17727	Wrynn	F C	Warrant Officer Class 2							RCAF	Bomber Command	50Sqn	1945-02-02	Lancaster	I	PA223	VN-D	Skellingthorpe	1940	Karlsruhe	Exploded and crashed 4km SW of Hochfelden	Killed	Choloy War Cemetery France	Paradie Archive Database
17728	Wulff	E R	Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Lancaster	II	DS634	EQ-A	Linton on Ouse	2235	Hamburg	Crashed at Spieka	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17729	Wunsch	V F	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1944-06-24	Stirling	III	LM394	OJ-D	Methwold	2325	Ruisseauville	Crashed at Lisbourg {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Fruges Communal Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17730	Wyatt	W H	Sergeant		R99557					RCAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1943-05-27	Halifax	II	HR775	NP-V	Lissett	2253	Essen	Crashed S of Raalte Holland	Killed	Raalte General Cemetery Holland	Paradie Archive Database
17731	Wyatt	R B	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	51Sqn	1943-08-10	Halifax	II	HR838	MH-Q	Snaith	2139	Nurnberg	Crashed near Asbach	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17732	Wyatt	J H	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	II	DS772	EQ-T	Linton on Ouse	2201	Cambrai	Crashed at Avesnes-les-Aubert {Nord}	Killed	Avesnes-les-Aubert Communal Cemetery		Attacker
17733	Wyckoff	Charles Beverly	Flying Officer		J/26695		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	24 OTU	1944-05-22	Whitley	V	AD701	TY-F	Long Marston		Nickel	Shot down by flak	Killed	Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxvii. G. 4-7 (Coll.) France.	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
17734	Wygle	H M	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	180Sqn	1943-05-26	Mitchell	II	FL696	EV-			Training	Crashed in sea off Well-next-the-sea NORFOLK	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
17735	Wygle	H M	Pilot Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	180Sqn	1943-04-12	Mitchell	II	FL676	EV-	Foulsham		Training	Crash landed Swanton Morley			Paradie Archive Database
17736	Wylie	Douglas Mckay	Flight Sergeant		R/129010		Canadian	Bomb AImer		RCAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1943-09-22	Stirling	III	EF139	HA-B	Downham Market	1900	Hannover	Damaged by a night fighter. Hit by incidiaries from another bomber over target. Broke up over Laeunau	Killed	Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 2. H. 3. Germany.	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
17737	Wyllie	J F	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LV915	EY-H	Breighton	2218	Amiens		Killed	Poix-de-la-Somme Churchyard	Paradie Archive Database
17738	Wynes	James Edwin	Flying Officer		J44954		Canadian	Observer		RCAF	Bomber Command	163 Sqn	1945-03-13	Mosquito	XXV	KB476	?:W	Wyton	18:38	Berlin	Reported to have crash-landed at 23:36 at Hulton (Noord-Brabant) and quite close to the airfield at Gilze-Rijen. Lost port engine over Berlin, believed from flak. Returned on one engine to Brussels area, and crash landed at Gilze Rijen	Uninjured
17739	Wynn	Eric Pierce	Pilot Officer		J7472	17th April 1922 at Fort Wield, Ontario	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	149 Sqn	1942-08-24	Stirling	I	N6083	OJ:N	RAF Lakenheath	21:19	Frankfurt	Developed an engine fire soon after take off and crashed at 21:30 hrs roughly 1 mile SE of the airfield.	Killed	Beck Row (St. John) Churchyard Row C. Grave 1	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Martin Luther and Sarah Jane (née Randall) Wynn, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada
17740	Wynn	C K	Sergeant							RCAF		166Sqn	1944-05-22	Lancaster	III	NE114	AS-S	Kirmington	2215	Dortmund	Crashed Mettmann	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17741	Wynnyk	William Peter	Warrant Officer Class 2		R187127	14th January 1914 in Stry, Smoky Lake, Alberta	Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	166 Sqn	1944-12-04	Lancaster	I	LM176	AS:X	Kirmington	16:24	Karlsruhe	Pilot called up on the R/T on return from an operational sortie, and after a time was given 'prepare' by flying control. This message was acknowledged and soon afterwards Fg Off Hanna gave his position 'downwind'. Almost immediately the caravan on the airfield reported an aircraft had crashed near the funnel. The aircraft was extensively damaged when found and six of the crew were dead, the only survivor dying shortly afterwards in Sick Quarters. No explanation as to why this accident occurred has been found.	Killed	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery Sec. H. Row D. Grave 2	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Peter and Nastia Wynnyk, of Stry, Alberta, Canada
17742	Wynveen	W R	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	V	LK739	NA-P	Middleton St George	1638	Berlin		PoW		Paradie Archive Database
17743	Wyse	George Percival	Flight Lieutenant		J/10397	Age 28	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-08-09	Halifax	III	MZ363	ZL-Y	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	1900	la Neuville	See archive report	Killed	Cayeux-Sur-Mer Communal Cemetery. Plot 2. Row B. Grave 2.	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 22nd June 1916 in Quebec, Canada. Worked for the National Research Council prior to service. Enlisted on the 20th August 1940. A total of 11 operational sorties. Son of Edwin Allan Wise and Evelyn Naomi (née Meyers) 370 Lyon Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.	Read Archive Report on this incident
17744	Wyton	A E	Pilot Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	90Sqn	1943-10-08	Stirling	III	BK655	XY-Y	Wratting Common	2245	Bremen	Crashed Rhade	Killed	Hamburg War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17745	Wziątek	Kazimierz	Sierżant	Warrant Officer	792662	26.06.1916 Radzymin Wołomin, Poland	Polish	Air Gunner	Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy (x3) Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	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		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).
17746	Yackison	F	Warrant Officer Class 2							RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-10-22	Halifax	II	JD382	VR-A	Middleton St George	1710	Kassel	Crashed Lauenforde	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
17747	Yanai	P Y	Sergeant								Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1945-03-07	Lancaster	I	NG346	QB-N	Skipton on Swale	1645	Dessau		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
17748	Yankoski	Anthony	Sergeant		R/80041	Age 21	Canada	Observer		RCAF	Bomber Command	22OTU	1942-06-25	Wellington	IC	X9980	?-K	Wellesbourme Mountford	2229	Bremen	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial, Panel: 107	Paradie Archive Database	N.o.K. details currently unavailable - can you assist? From Russell, Manitoba, Canada.	Read Archive Report
17749	Yapp	Thomas Walter	Sergeant		R/101059		American	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1942-10-12	Wellington	II	Z8532	PH-P	Wickenby	1734	Gardening	After dropping two mines in the shipping channel in the mouth of the River Elbe and the crew made for home. The rear gunner suspected that their a/c was being followed by a German night fighter so the pilot flew as low as possible despite the dark night. Approaching the English coastline the crew were unsure of their location so attempted to gain height but as power was applied the port engine cut out. The pilot then ordered his crew to bale out. The rear gunner left the a/c but as they were flying at a height of 100ft his parachute failed to deploy properly and he was killed. The rest of the crew stayed in the a/c, which then crashed at around 0030 hrs near RAF Langtoft, between Driffield and Malton. The bomb aimer was thrown out during the crash and died of his injuries in the early hours of the following morning. (Aircraft Accidents in Yorkshire)	Killed	Driffield Cemetery, Grave 6188	Paradie Archive Database
17750	Yarnold	O P	Warrant Officer Class 2		R/80882		Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	V	DK237	NA-L	Middleton St George	1932	Magdeburg	The aircraft was damaged so badly by flak fire that the crew had to parachute. According to other sources, it is also possible that the damage to the machine caused by an attack by a German night fighter. With the autopilot turned on, the Halifax flew to the Alps, where it crashed on the rock face below the Kreuzkarspitze (2,591m). Over time, the debris slipped into the underlying Kreuzkarsee	PoW No. 1208, Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug		Paradie Archive Database