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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
17801	Young	R A	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	514Sqn	1945-03-06	Lancaster	III	ME365	JI-T	Waterbeach	819	Salzbergen	Blew up over target area	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17802	Young	Harold James	Flying Officer Pilot	J/21880					RCAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1944-04-20	Lancaster	III	ND582	DX-S	RAF East Kirkby, Lincolnshire	2147	la Chapelle	Crashed on houses at Lavender Vale, Wallington, Surrey	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 48. H.5.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17803	Young	G A	Pilot Officer	J19577					RCAF	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1943-03-09	Lancaster	I	ED703	QR-	Syerston	2025	Munchen	Believed crashed near Furstenfeldbruch	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17804	Young	T	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1944-10-23	Halifax	III	LV872	EY-	Breighton	1630	Essen	Abandoned near Woodbridge				Paradie Archive Database
17805	Young	T	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1944-11-16	Halifax	III	MZ849	EY-	Breighton	1257	Munster	Crash landed at Carnaby on return				Paradie Archive Database
17806	Young	Gordon William	Pilot Officer	J16906	23rd October 1917 in Ontario	Canadian	Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	90 Sqn	1943-05-25	Stirling	III	EH876	WP:J	RAF Ridgewell, Essex	23:50	Dusseldorf	See archive report for further details	MiA	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 179		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17807	Young	William Falconer	Pilot Officer	J/5688	Age 20		Observer		RCAF	Fighter Command	418Sqn	1942-05-17	Boston	III	W8318	TH-?	RAF Bradwell Bay	2256	Intruder	See archive report for further details	Killed	Dantumadeel General Cemetery (Damwoude). Plot E. Row 7. Grave 1		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17808	Young	Alan Wilmot	Sergeant	R159283	13 April 1916	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF		31 OTU	1943-10-29	Hudson	IV	FK443		Derbert, Nova Scotia		Anti-submarine patrol	Failed to return	Killed	Ottawa Memorial Panel 2, Column 5.		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Robert McBeath Young and Frances Wilmot Young. B.A. (University of Alberta)
17809	Young	J P	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-05-22	Lancaster	II	LL723	EQ-H	Linton on Ouse	2251	Dortmund	Crashed Westrup	Killed
17810	Young	A T A	Pilot Officer				Pilot			Fighter	412Sqn RCAF	1942-03-24	Spitfire	Vb					Escort		PoW
17811	Young	D A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-08-17	Halifax	V	DK260	IP-M	Tholthorpe	2117	Peenemunde	Crashed near Wolgast	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
17812	Young	P B	Flying Officer				Pilot	DFC		Fighter	442Sqn RCAF	1944-11-04	Spitfire	IX	RR194				Dive Bombing	Abandoned
17813	Young	James Roslyn	Flight Sergeant	R/87403	Age 22	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	13 Operational Training Unit. 7 Group	1942-03-05	Blenheim	IV	L9206	Not known	RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire	1135	Training	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	North Luffenham Churchyard (St. John The Baptist). Grave 10. Son of James Murdoch Young and Edith Young brother of Jack and Ella, of Viscount, Saskatchewan, Canada	Courtesy Operation Picture Me		Read Archive Report
17814	Young	John Maitland	Wing Commander	C/939		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Eastern Air Command	10Sqn (RCAF)	1943-09-04	Liberator	V	589	D	RCAF Gander		Training	Loss of control shortly after take off, crashed in Gander lake and sank.	Killed	Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
17815	Younge	J C	Flight Lieutenant	J/22819			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	414Sqn RCAF	1944-09-06	Spitfire	IX	MK416					Crashed near Bruges	Killed	Adegem Canadian War Cemetery Belgium		Paradie Archive Database
17816	Younger	D W	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-11-04	Halifax	VII	NP775	OW-K	Linton on Ouse	1719	Bochum		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
17817	Younie	William Alexander	Flight Sergeant	R166259			Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	158 Sqn	1944-06-02	Halifax	III	LK875	NP:Q	Lissett	22:24	Trappes	See Archive report for details	Killed	Ecquetot Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17818	Yowney	Myron	Flying Officer	J/22621	15 February 1920	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	61 Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	I	ME591	QR-C	Coningsby	2343	Leipzig	Airborne collision with unknown aircraft	Killed	Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 9 Row A Grave 11		Paradie Archive Database	The crew were initially buried in Wetscherweisen Military Cemetery Diepholz. They were buried with the crew belonging to 514 Squadron Lancaster DS823. (Extract from report from No4 MREU no name or dated) After several days of search I found a witness, Burgomeister Gabe of Essern who was able to guide me to the woods of a Lancaster. Burgomeister Gabe says that at 01:30 on Sunday 20 February 1944, two aircraft collided in mid air. None of the fragments were collected by the Luftwaffe, but they were unable to move tell section which was still at the scene of the crash. It was definitely a part of DS825 [sic] as they ....... were damaged registration numbers reading “D.S.” on one side and 82 on the other side. It was a complete tail section so there is no doubt that it was a Lancaster. Policeman Eserwych of Law confirmed date and other details of the crash from his diary. Son of Anne Yowney, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
17819	Yuile	Arthur McLeod	Flying Officer	C/1328		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	1Sqn RCAF	1940-09-01	Hurricane	I	R4171	YO-	RAF Northolt	1430	Patrol	Shot down in an action against Do17s, abandonned aircraft.	Safe	None - survived the war		Accident Report	Read Archive Report	Paradie RCAF database
17820	Yuile	Arthur McLeod	Flying Officer	C/1328		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	1Sqn RCAF	1940-09-15	Hurricane	I	L1973	YO-E	RAF Northolt	1445	Patrol	Damaged in combat with a Bf-109 over West Malling, Kent. Wounded with a bullet in the shoulder, managed to fly the aircraft back to base	Wounded	None - survived the war		Accident Report	Read Archive Report	Paradie RCAF database
17821	Yuill	A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-09-23	Halifax	V	EB207	NA-B	Middleton St George	1848	Mannheim	crashed at Uersfeld	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
17822	Yuill	Kenneth Ferguson	Sergeant	R106035	28th March 1912 in Winnipeg, Manitoba	Canadian	Observer		RCAF	Bomber Command	22OTU	1942-07-06	Wellington	Ic	R1465	LT:Y	RAF Wellesbourne Mountfield		Cross-country training flight	See archive report for details	Killed	Hereford Cemetery Plot A. (C.of E.). Joint Grave 5619				Read Archive Report
17823	Yule	Andrew Campbell	P/O	J/19523				DFM	RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF		Halifax	II	LK908	NA-I	RAF Middleton St George		Kassel	Enemy aircraft attack	Wounded	None		Paradie Archive Database	Retired 1966 Died 11th June 2002
17824	Yunker	Bernard	Flight Lieutenant	J7977	10th October 1917 in Balgonie, Saskatchewan	Canadian	Pilot		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	KiA	St. Arnoult-des-Bois Churchyard, Joint Grave		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
17825	Yunsko	W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1944-11-01	Halifax	III	MZ376	QB-K	Skipton on Swale	1654	Oberhausen		Killed	Nederweert War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17826	Zacharias	H J	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1944-01-22	Halifax	III	LW444	QB-H	Skipton on Swale	1515	Training	Crashed in River Swale	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17827	Zacharuk	A	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-07-17	Halifax	VII	NP706	QO-J	East Moor	326	Caen		Evader			Paradie Archive Database
17828	Zadorozny	Stanley Ernest	Flight Sergeant (Posth. P/O)	J/95483	Age 21	Canada	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-12-17	Halifax	VII	NP699	QO-O	RAF East Moor, Yorkshire	600	Duisburg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Choloy War Cemetery: 4.D. 10.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17829	Zahl	R A	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-09-29	Halifax	V	LK634	IP-T	Tholthorpe	1818	Bochum	?	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
17830	Zakow	Nick	Pilot Officer	J/45103		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	SE Asia Command	159Sqn RAF	1945-02-09	Liberator	VI	KH255	NS-C	RAF Digri, India	09:06	Low level daylight bombing	Shot down by AAA fire	Killed	Taukkyan War Cemetery, Coll. grave 7A. E. 10-17. Myanmar (ex Burma).		Accident report
17831	Zaleschuk	Demetre	Flight Sergeant	R/115908	Age 21	Canada	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-04-16	Halifax	II	JB854	EQ-D	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	2105	Pilsen	See archive report for further details	Killed	Louppy-le-Chateau Communal Cemetery, Meuse, France. Collective Grave 3-5.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17832	Zander	D	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1942-08-30	Halifax	II	JD128	DY-M	Pocklington	.0025.	Monchengladbach	Crashed target area	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17833	Zaparynuk	P K	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1942-08-28	Wellington	III	DF665	VR-Q	Topcliffe		Saarbrucken	Crashed at Petit-Doische France	Killed	Gosselies Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17834	Zapfe	M E	Flight Sergeant	R139842					RCAF	Bomber Command	51Sqn	1943-05-23	Halifax	II	HR836	MH-	Snaith	2359	Dortmund	Crashed N of Leiden	Killed	Oegstgeest		Paradie Archive Database
17835	Zapfe	William Christian	Flying Officer	J/7024	Age 21	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Coastal Command	59Sqn	1943-03-23	B-17 Fortress	IIA	FK209	J		1315	Anti-submarine Patrol	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel. 175	Courtesy Herb Montgomery		Son of Mr. and Mrs. W.O Zapfe of 326 Tenth Street, Saskatoons, Saskatchewan, Canada	Read Archive Report
17836	Zareikin	Samuel	Pilot Officer	J17716		Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1943-05-27	Halifax	II	JD149	DY:H	RAF Pocklington	23:26	Essen	Last heard on the W/T at 01:40 hrs calling for help. JD149 was claimed Lt. Heinz Grimm, his 14th Anschuss and first of two this night, Stab IV./NJG1 8 km WSW of Den Oever at 2.400 m. at 01:44 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 22 June) 1943 Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Wieringen (Hippolytushoef) General Cemetery, Plot C. Row 13. Coll. grave 378-380		Paradie Archive Database	Son of David and Pola(née Yoffas) Zareikin of Montreal, Quebec, Canada His brother Plt Off. Joseph Zareikin C88488 was KiA along with his crew on the 5th October 1944. 433 Sqn, RCAF Halifax III NP944 killed in night fighter attack.
17837	Zareikin	Joseph 'Joe'	Pilot Officer	C88488	28th July 1908 in Montreal, Quebec	Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn (Porcupine) RCAF	1944.10.05	Halifax	III	NP944	BM:?	RAF Skipton-on-Swale		Gardening 'Rosemary area'	Took off on the night of the 5th October, to carry out 'Gardening' operations in the Rosemary area. The mines were dropped in their allotted positions and the aircraft had just turned for Base when it was attacked by a Ju188. Cannon shells exploded in the Rear Turret, Empennage, and Port Wing, and the Rear Gunner was instantly killed with a cannon shell through the head. Due to damaged controls the aircraft could not corkscrew and the only evasive action possible was to dive. Up to this time it was impossible for the Mid-Upper Gunner to fire, but as the fighter closed in the Mid-Upper was able to open fire and struck the fighter’s starboard wing, engine and cockpit. He held his fire on the fighter until it closed to 100 yards range when it dropped its undercarriage flipped over on its back arid was last seen diving towards the sea. The aircraft then proceeded to England without further incident and landed at RAF Carnaby.	KiA	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery Sec. G. Row A. Grave 14. Interred on the 10th of October, 1944		Paradie Archive Database	Son of David and Pola(née Yoffas) Zareikin of Montreal, Quebec, Canada His brother Plt Off. Samuel Zareikin J17716 was KiA along with his crew on the 28th May 1943. 102 Sqn Halifax II JD149 shot down by a night fighter.
17838	Zavitz	R C	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	106Sqn	1943-01-13	Lancaster	I	W4261	ZN-C	Syerston	1640	Essen	Crashed near Dusseldorf	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17839	Zavitz	J	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	MZ645	PT-N	Tholthorpe	2237	Hamburg	Crashed at Estorf	Killed	Becklington War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database	Attacker Klaus Möller
17840	Zayets	S	Sergeant	R56703					RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-07-13	Halifax	V	DK228	NA-D	Middleton St George	2338	Aachen	Crashed Mesnil-St-Blaise Belgium	Killed	Florennes Communal		Paradie Archive Database
17841	Zayets	Peter	Sergeant	R/124095	Age 23	Canada	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	1666 Heavy Conversion Unit	1944-02-29	Halifax	II	JD386	T	RAF Wombleton, Yorkshire	1230	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery Sec F. Row C. Grave 1.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17842	Zbura	George John	Pilot Officer	J/42332	Age 21	Canada	W/Op/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	415Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Halifax	III	NA583	6U-F	RAF East Moor, Yorkshire	1630	Dusseldorf	4km NNE of Rocherath	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 248	Courtesy John Jones	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 03rd July 1924. Son of Mr. and Mrs Stephen Zbura of 512-8th Avenue East, Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada. With thanks to Thierry Cardon for details Information courtesy John Jones	Archive report
17843	Zbytnuck	T	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1944-04-17	Halifax	II	JN973	NA-U	Middleton St George	2032	Gardening		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
17844	Zdan	R T	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-09-23	Halifax	V	DK271	NA-Q	Middleton St George	1857	Mannheim	Crashed Geinsheim	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
17845	Zdan	Benjamin Henry	Pilot Officer	J20606	4th October 1915 in Glenella, Manitoba	Canadian	1st Pilot		RCAF	Training Command	111OTU	1943-03-19	Mitchell (B-25C Ser No. 41-12760)	II	FL697	BH	Oakes Field, Nassau	10:40	Training	FL697 was airborne at 10:40 hrs for local flying with just 1st and 2nd Pilots aboard. At approximately 11:10 hrs the aircraft was seen flying at about 500 ft in a normal climbing attitude heading SE from the Field with flames and very little smoke coming from the starboard engine nacelle. It was seen to continue for a short period of time and then start a slow turn to starboard. After turning through about 90 degrees the nose dropped and the aircraft entered a vertical dive, enveloped in flames, crashed at about 15:10 hrs, and exploded south of the Field.	Killed	Nassau War Cemetery West A.6			Son of Hendry and Mary (née Cheelia) Zdan. Husband to Margaret Elizabeth (née Tedford) Dan of Glenella, Manitoba, Canada
17846	Zealand	J H	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1942-11-09	Halifax	II	DT539	DY-A	Pocklington	1751	Hamburg	Crashed at Oosterend	Killed	Den Burg General Cemetery Texel		Paradie Archive Database
17847	Zeavin	Max	Flight Sergeant	R/111112			W/Op/Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-03-09	Wellington	III	X3284	OW-X	RAF Dishforth, Yorkshire	1832	Gardening	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 186		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17848	Zegarchuk	James Eugene	Sergeant	J/89947	Age 22	Canada	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-04-24	Lancaster	I	HK542	KO-J	RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire	2205	Karlsruhe	See archive report for further details	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery. Grave 5.E.10.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
17849	Zeidel	R	Sergeant	R148402					RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-06-11	Wellington	X	HF542	AL-	East Moor	2308	Dusseldorf	Crashed at Westendrop Holland	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
17850	Zeller	W R	Flying Officer	C/1420					RCAF	Fighter	418Sqn RCAF	1944-09-08	Mosquito	VI	HX811				Intruder		Killed	Limmen Protestant Churchyard Netherlands		Paradie Archive Database