Allied Losses and Incidents: All Commands

Allied Air Forces Losses and Incidents Database.

Allied Losses Nordic RAAF Losses RNZAF Losses USAAF Battle of Britain Paradie RCAF Archiwum Polish War Graves Runnymede Kracker Luftwaffe
Check the Databases Menu for the extensive list of our databases which represent decades of original research by our Editors

Search Tips • Researching Your Loved OneContact us via Helpdesk for research on your loved one

Names in Database A -D • Names in Database E - K • Names in Database L - R • Names in Database S -Z
If you are unsure of the spelling of the name you are searching for, you can check all the names in this database

Data derived from many sources. Corrections/Additions welcomed via Helpdesk

NOTE ON DATES: IMPORTANT: For consistency, the Date is given as the date the mission TOOK OFF since the precise time of a loss is not always certain. Take Off date is unambigous and fixed in the official records, but obviously in those cases where the incident occurred before midnight UK time, then the Take Off Date will be the same as the Incident Date. Of course, most Bomber Command missions flew through midnight, therefore a Luftwaffe claim against a plane - or a locally generated crash report - may record the incident as occurring on the day following our Take Off Date. Bear this in mind when cross-referencing to our Luftwaffe Victories by Name/Date Database and other Luftwaffe sources. In some cases other sources may quote the date following our date, using locally generated reports as their source. To add to the potential for confusion, remember to take into account a Luftwaffe recorded date will be in local time, 1 hour ahead of UK time. When we discover a validated Incident Date we change our record if necessary.

(1) Check spelling in 'Names in Database' link
(2) Search 3 characters add x to name eg coex for coe
(3) Check Serial has no spaces eg NB456
(4) Check date format is YYYY-MM-DD include hyphens
(5) Check you have seen all pages, see bottom of table
(6) Single digit squadron uses form '5Sqn' must include 'Sqn'
(7) Read Search Tips: Database section
(8) Scroll to right to see last column
(9) Try using a portion of searchword (Contains option) (10) If no luck, contact us via Helpdesk

Our hosting service imposes a 4-character search minimum for database tables. We have modified our databases to support 3-character name searches.

Add 'x' to 3-character name: e.g. to search for 'coe' put 'coex' in search box, for 'fox' put 'foxx'.

If you need help, EMAIL us with name and database to search and we will perform the search manually for you.
To search on squadron, append 'Sqn'. Examples: '72Sqn' or '416Sqn'

Thanks to Personnel of the Polish Air Force in Great Britain for supplementary data and images (marked with a chequerboard device) related to the Polish Air Force, and many images courtesy of our respected colleagues Wojtek Matusiak and Robert Gretzyngier. Other images from our own archives.
Responding to requests that respects may be paid in this database to a loved one or friend, or someone you want to recognize, an In Memoriam plaque may now be placed next to any entry. See our Donate Page for details. Search for In Memoriam in this database to see examples of plaques which have been placed.

Polish Air Force personnel have a supplementary database containing more information and many more entries. Check the following:
Personel Polskich Sił Powietrznych posiada dodatkową bazę danych zawierającą więcej informacji i wiele innych wpisów. Sprawdź następujące elementy:
Archiwum: PSP 1939 -1947 Database 17,000+ Polish Air Force Entries
ON REQUEST, MORE INFORMATION CAN OFTEN BE RETRIEVED FROM OUR RESEARCH ARCHIVE ON EVERY ENTRY, AND ON NAMES YET TO BE ENTERED.

See a sample search

If you would like our team to research a family member or friend who appears in this database, contact us via the Helpdesk. We will send you instructions.

Enter Your search conditions and click Search This
Searching for a 3-character name requires special treatment

AND(Optional)

Exact Match Contains Word

These are the results of your search:

You searched for: “439 sqd rcaf”

#	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
17751	Yarrington	A E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-05-12	Halifax	III	MZ629	SE-B	Croft	2147	Leuven	Crashed Waterloo {Brabant}	Killed	Brussels Town Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17752	Yarush	Fred	Flying Officer	J/24789			Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-11-21	Halifax	III	HX346	PT-U	Tholthorpe	1532	Castrop-Rauxel	Crash landed at Leeming	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17753	Yates	P E G	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1944-12-12	Lancaster	I	ME649	PM-	Elsham Wolds	1624	Essen	Force landed	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17754	Yates	Tom	Sergeant	R212527	7th December 1922 in Rochdale, England	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	115 Sqn	1944-08-26	Lancaster	I	LM127	KO:H	Witchford	20:27	Kiel	Crashed in North Sea	KiA	Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery 1.H.10.		Paradie Archive Database	Plt Off. Yates was washed ashore near Zandvoort, Netherland and was buried in Bergen op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery Posthumously promoted to Plt.Off. with Service No. J95439 with effect 25th August 1944. Son of Tom and and Janet (née Robinson) Tate of Hamilton, Ontari
17755	Yates	John Francis Edward	Sergeant	R198133	10th January 1925 in Toronto, Ontario	Canadan	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	420 (Snowy Owl) Sqn RCAF	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	NA505	PT:J	Tholthorpe	23:03	Acherers Rail Yards	Claim by Oblt Franz Brinkhaus 6./NJG2 – 5-50km SSE of Neufchatel (SD): 1,800m at 01:19. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 3 - Theo Boiten) . Shot down at 02:00 in the neighbourhood of Ronchois (Department of Seine-Maritime), 28 km WSW of Poix and 14km East of Neuchatel-en-Bray.	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 253.		Paradie Archive Database	Son of John Francis and Eliza Maud (née Woolley) Yates of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
17756	Yates	Albert Cranston	Sergeant	R/70975	Age 21	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1942-09-10	Lancaster	I	R5888	QR-?	Syerston	2030	Dusseldorf	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 16.F.15.		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Albert Martin Yates and Maud Yates, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada	Read Archive Report
17757	Yates	Norman Stuart	Flight Sergeant	R224482	2 August 1924 at Verdun, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Middle East Command	No. 614 "County of Glamorgan" Squadron	1944-08-21	Halifax	II	JP228	P	RAF Amendola, Italy	Not known	Szőny Oil Refinery, Hungary	Shot down and crashed near Bakonybánk, Hungary	Missing believed killed	Malta Memorial Panel 16 Column 2		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17758	Yates	W S	Flight Sergeant							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}	Evader
17759	Yaworski	Adolf Edward	Warrant Officer Class 2	R/128270	Age 21	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	LW574	ZL-J	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	1845	Berlin	See archive report for further details and photo's	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 23.A.5		Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 15th April 1923 in Rama, Saskatchewan, Canada . Enlisted on the 18th September 1941. Son of Jacob and Mary (Szymkiw) Yaworski (Parents of Polish origin). Fiancee of Audrey Thomason of Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Epitaph: 'Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Jacob Yaworski, Of Rama, Saskatchewan, Canada'.	Read Archive Report on this incident
17760	Yeager	F F	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1944-01-20	Halifax	II	LW207	DY-X	Pocklington	1643	Berlin	Abandoned near Neuruppin	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17761	Yeaman	J K	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1945-01-07	Lancaster	I	LL961	UM-S2	Wickenby	1844	Munchen	Collided with 150 Sqn Lancaster and abandoned				Paradie Archive Database
17762	Yeates	G R	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1942-09-08	Halifax	II	W7782	EY-C	Middleton St George	1935	Frankfurt	Crashed near Sclayn Belgium	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium		Paradie Archive Database
17763	Yelland	James Joseph	Warrant Officer Class 2	R144272			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	III	DV220	AS-J	RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire	2321	Leipzig, Germany	Shot down and crashed near Krahne, Brandenburg, Germany	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel No. 253		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17764	Yellin	B	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-10-14	Lancaster	I	LL774	SR-U	Ludford Magna	.0022.	Duisburg		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
17765	Yellin	P F	Warrant Officer	R77427					RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-03-29	Wellington	X	HE182	SE-A	Burn	1950	Bochum	Hit by flak and exploded	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17766	Yemen	D J	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	550Sqn	1945-02-23	Lancaster	I	NF998	BQ-D	N Killingholme	1558	Pforzheim	Crashed at Manston Kent on return				Paradie Archive Database
17767	Yemen	D J	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	550Sqn	1945-03-07	Lancaster	III	ME428	BQ-O	N Killingholme	1704	Dessau		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17768	Yeo	L J	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-12-16	Lancaster	II	DS737	EQ-C	Linton on Ouse	1637	Berlin	Crashed at Murton Common	Injured			Paradie Archive Database	yeox
17769	Yeo	Lorne Edgar	Sergeant	J/88648	Age 21	Canada	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-03-15	Lancaster	II	DS771	OW-P	RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire	1906	Stuttgart	See archive report for further details	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Grave 4.F.10		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report yeox
17770	Yeomans	J T	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1944-07-14	Halifax	III	MZ768	KN-Q			Training	Crashed at Kirby Underdale	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17771	Yerdon	Harold Robert Jospeh	Sergeant	R/207939			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-10-25	Lancaster	X	KB813	SE-S	RAF Wombleton		Training	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Accrington Cemetery. Second Plot K.Grave 326		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17772	Yonker	Z	Warrant Officer	R91899					RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1943-07-13	Halifax	II	JD175	EY-F	Breighton	2332	Aachen	Crashed near Koln	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
17773	York	Lorne Herbert	Flying Officer	J/11607	Age 22	Canada	W/Op/Air/Gunner		RCAF	Ferry Command	Overseas Aircraft Dispatch Unit. 44 Group	1943-03-12	Hudson	VI	FK722	-	Hastings, Sierra Leone, West Africa	213	Ferry flight	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Malta Memorial Panel 10. Column 1	Courtesy Oleg Marin		Son of Herbert and Myrtle York, of Tamworth, Ontario, Canada.	Archive Report
17774	York	Ronald Ivor	Sergeant	1819034			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	405 (Vancouver) Sqn, RCAF	1944-09-15	Lancaster	III	PB527	LQ:K	RAF Gransden Lodge, Bedfordshire	22:35	Kiel	See archive report for details	Missing	Runnymede Memorial. Panel. 241.				Read Archive Report
17775	Yorke	W G	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1942-01-06	Wellington	II	W5523	PH-	Binbrook	1708	Brest	Crashed in sea off Brest	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
17776	Young	Peter	Pilot Officer	188718		British	Specialist Operator / Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1945-04-10	Lancaster	III	ME315	LQ-K	RAF Grandson Lodge, Cambridgeshire	1441	Leipzig	Hit by Me163 - all but one crew member survived	Survived - no injuries	None - understood to have survived the war	Courtesy Peter Young		Born 11th January 1924	Read Archive Report
17777	Young	Robert Faulkner	Sergeant Flight	753314			Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	433 (Porcupine) Sqn RCAF	1944-08-16	Halifax	III	MZ808	BM:P	RAF Skipton-on-Swale	21:27	Gardening - Kiel Bay	See Archive Report for details	Killed	Sønderby (Assens) Churchyard. Coll. grave 174				Read Archive Report
17778	Young	Alan Edward	Flight Sergeant	156416			W/Op/Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-08-31	Halifax	V	EB251	ZL-T	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2020	Berlin	See archive report for further details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Collective grave 26. D.1-3			Read Archive Report
17779	Young	A E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1942-08-24	Wellington	III	Z1594	SR-	Stradishall		Frankfurt	Crashed Dugree SSW of Leige	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17780	Young	H L M	Pilot Officer	J/15006			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	145Sqn	1941-10-28	Spitfire	IIa	P8044				Convoy Patrol	Crashed returning to Merston	Killed	Catterick Cemetery United Kingdom		Paradie Archive Database
17781	Young	I A	Flying Officer				Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	164Sqn	1943-09-02	Hurricane	IV	KX541						PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17782	Young	Clarence	Flight Sergeant	R/20428	9 December 1924	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF		166Sqn	1944-12-31	Lancaster	I	ME647	AS-J	Kirmington	1510	Osterfeld	Crashed at Eygelshoven {Limburg}	Killed	Nederweert War Cemetery IV.A.4.		Paradie Archive Database	Most if not all were brought to Margraten in Holland for Burial, but their graves are now at Nederweert War Cemetery
17783	Young	K L	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1943-02-25	Stirling	I	BF450	HA-X	Downham market	1940	Nurnberg	Crashed at Rheinau	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17784	Young	R A	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-11-03	Lancaster	II	DS774	EQ-F	Linton on Ouse	1717	Dusseldorf	Presumed lost off coast of Holland	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
17785	Young	D B	Flying Officer	J/92575			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	411Sqn RCAF	1945-05-01	Spitfire	IX	TA839				Recce	Lost North of Hagenow	Killed	Nederweert War Cemetery Netherlands		Paradie Archive Database
17786	Young	Griffin ‘Griff’ James	Warrant Officer Class 1	R85855	20th January 1916 in Peterborough, Ontario	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2nd Tactical Air Force	412 (Falcon) Sqn RCAF	1944-08-13	Spitfire	LF.IX	MK576	VZ:?	ALG B.18 Cristot, NW France	11:10	Armed Reconnaissance	See Archive report for details	PoW/Murdered	Les Hogues Communal Cemetery Coll. Grave 439C		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17787	Young	William Harold	Sergeant	J87328		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	420 (Snowy Owl) Sqn RCAF	1944-04-30	Halifax	III	LW476	PT:J	RAF Tholthorpe	21:15	Somain	See Archive report for details	Missing	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 253.		Paradie Archive Database	Posthumously promoted to Plt.Off. with Service No. J87328	Read Archive Report
17788	Young	S A	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-10-23	Halifax	III	NA509	PT-V	Tholthorpe	1618	Essen	Crashed at Wellesbourne Mountford				Paradie Archive Database
17789	Young	H K	Flying Officer		Age	Canada			RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-03-15	Lancaster	II	DS771	OW-P	RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire	1906	Stuttgart	See archive report for further details	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17790	Young	Alastair James	Warrant Officer Class 2	R/128730	Age 23	Canada	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	LW574	ZL-J	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	1845	Berlin	See archive report for further details and photo's	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 23.A.2		Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 16th December 1920 in Dumfries, Scotland. Son of John Young (died 19th April 1961, age 78) and of Mary Donald Young (nee Bryson - died 1962, age 71), of 1764 Westbrook Crescent, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Epitaph: 'The Eternal God Is Thy Dwelling Place, And Underneath Are The Everlasting Arms'.	Read Archive Report on this incident
17791	Young	A K	Warrant Officer	R102677					RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-06-25	Halifax	V	DK190	ZL-	Leeming	2328	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Gorssel Holland	Killed	Gorssel General Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17792	Young	James Osbourne	Sergeant	R/134821	Age 21	Canada	Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-04-22	Halifax	III	LV963	AL-V	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2247	Dusseldorf	See archive report for further details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 7.A.12.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17793	Young	W A	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-07-17	Halifax	III	LW572	SE-Q	Croft	1532	Vaires	Crashed at Nerville-la-Foret {Valdioise}	Killed	Boran-sur-Oise Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17794	Young	Richard Edward	Warrant Officer Class 2	R/146488		Canadian	Wireless Op/Air Gunner	DFM	RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1945-01-05	Halifax	VII	NP759	QO-C	East Moor	19:30	Hannover	Exploded in mid air, crashed at Lichenhorst-Steimbke	PoW			Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
17795	Young	A E	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-04-27	Halifax	V	LL258	WL-W	Croft	2315	Montzen	Crashed Teuven {Liege}	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium		Paradie Archive Database	Attacker
17796	Young	S G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-08-30	Halifax	V	LK894	IP-K	Tholthorpe	2348	Monchengladbach	Crashed at Kessenich Belgium	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium		Paradie Archive Database
17797	Young	S	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-06-21	Lancaster	III	ND973	KM-A	Dunholme Lodge	2312	Wesseling	Crashed at Herkenbosch {Limburg}	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17798	Young	Gordon Kenneth	Warrant Officer	R90189	1920	Canadian	Observer		RCAF	Bomber Command	466Sqn RAAF	1943-04-16	Wellington	X	HE501	HD-J	Leconfield	2117	Mannheim	Crashed at Seraincourt (Ardennes), 16km NW of Rethel, France	Killed	Seraincourt Churchyard Coll.grave 4-6.		Paradie Archive Database	Son of S. Kenneth Young and Llewella M. Young, of Stratford, Ontario, Canada
17799	Young	J E M	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	JB231	EA-N	Fiskerton	2346	Berlin		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17800	Young	J P	Flight Sergeant	R74870					RCAF	Bomber Command	51Sqn	1943-03-29	Halifax	II	BE244	MH-Q	Snaith	2146	Berlin	Crashed at Delden Holland	Killed	Voorst General Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database