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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	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
2001	Hynes	Brian Maurice	Flight Lieutenant	NZ/415971			Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	42 Operational Training Unit	1943-06-30	Whitley	v	BD351	Not known		RAF Ashbourne, Derbyshire		Training	See archive report for further details	Injured - Murdered 28/10/44	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 31.G.14			Read Archive Report
2002	Ibbotson	Geoffrey	Sergeant	1684589					RAFVR	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1944-01-21	Halifax	V	LL190	KN-N		Elvington	1951	Magdeburg	Attacked by nightfighter	Killed Age 20	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 6. K. 6.			On the night of 21-22 January 1944, during a sortie to Magdeburg, his aircraft was attacked and shot down by a night fighter; only one member of crew survived to be taken PoW, Flight Sergeant R. R. J. Simpson, RNZAF
2003	Ibbotson	Clive Gaby	Flying Officer	NZ/411509	Age 19	New Zealander	Navigator		RNZAF	Pacific Theatre	4 Squadron (RNZAF)	1942-07-25	Hudson	III	NZ2028	YZ-?		Nadi, Fiji	09:10	Transit Flight	See Archive Report for details	Missing - beloved killed	Bourail Memorial. Panel 4.	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand Bourail Memorial		Born on the 11th November 1922 in Wellington. Educated at Wellington College. Employed as a clerk by the Union Bank of Australia Ltd. Enlisted at the Initial Training wing, Levin on the 02nd March 1941. Trained in Canada at No. 10 Service Plying Trainine School, Dauphin, Manitoba in June 1941. Obtained his Air-Observers Badge on the 12th August 1941. On September 28th he was posted to No. 6 Air Observers School, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Son of Cyril Arthur and Doris Aplin Ibbotson (née Gaby), of Auckland City, New Zealand.	Archive report on the loss
2004	Imrie	G B	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-11-04	Stirling	III	BK778	JN-U		Mepal	1600	Gardening	Crashed at Berstedgaard Denmark	Killed	Frederikshaven Cemetery Denmark
2005	Inder	E C	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	27 OTU	1942-04-27	Wellington	IC	Z8901	?-V		Lichfield	2241	Nickel	Crashed at Sautour Belgium	Killed	Charleroi Communal Belgium
2006	Ingham	J P	Flying Officer							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-23	Stirling	III	BF459	JN-G		Mepal	1945	Mannheim	Crashed at Lampertheim	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
2007	Inglis	William Gordon Lloyd	Sergeant	NZ/411758	Age 27	New Zealander	W/Op/Air/Gnr		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-08-11	Wellington	III	BJ625	AA-T		RAF Feltwell, Norfolk		Mainz	See archive report for further details and photographs	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 9.H.2	Courtesy NAA		Born on the 20th January 1915 in Dannevirke. Son of William (died 1932, age 51) and Mary Agnes Inglis (née Ridler/Smith - died 15th March 1917, age 31) foster son of Mrs. Rose Retter (née Rasmussen - died 14th November 1983, age 88), of Ruaroa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. 150 flying hours logged and thought to be on his 7th operational sortie.	Read Archive Report on this incident
2008	Inglis	J R	Sergeant	979322						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-10	Stirling	III	BF456	AA-J		Newmarket	.0006.	Frankfurt	?	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
2009	Ingram	W R	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	630Sqn	1944-11-22	Lancaster	I	LL949	LE-E		East Kirkby	1626	Trondheim	Crashed off Sunk Island on return	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery
2010	Ingram	Mervin Robert 'Bruce'	SLdr			New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	611Sqn 601Sqn 243Sqn 152Sqn						14 [8+6]					Killed 1944-07-11				Ace 933
2011	Ingrey	R	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-11-04	Stirling	III	BF461	AA-B		Mepal	1601	Gardening	Crashed at Kallerup	PoW
2012	Innes	O A	Sergeant	NZ421935					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-29	Stirling	I	EF398	AA-A		Newmarket	2332	Wuppertal	Shot down by night fighter	Killed	Runnymede
2013	Innes-Jones	Edgar Mostyn	F/O	NZ/40769	Age 30	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter	602Sqn	1942-07-13	Spitfire	Vb	BM182	LO-?		RAF Redhill, Surrey	1415	Circus 199	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 114			Born 21st November 1911 in Johannesburg, South Africa. A self employed accountant prior to enlisting on the 12th March 1940. Son of Mostyn Humphrey and Mabel Innes-Jones (née Studholme) of Te Kuiti, North Island, brother of Mrs Rosalind Mostyn Barker, Mangapehi of North Island. 971 flying hours logged. 22 operational sorties	Read Archive Report
2014	Inskip	Jack	Sergeant	NZ/41332	Age 22	New Zealand	Observer		RNZAF	Bomber Command	11 OTU	1942-09-10	Wellington	IC	DV890	OP-G		RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire	2036	Dusseldorf	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 19. C. 12	Courtesy Sonia Edwards		Born on the 05th August 1920 at Opotiki. Worked as a shop assistant with his fathers grocery store prior to service. Enlisted at Levin joining the RNZAF (initially to be trained as a pilot)19th January 1941. Pilot training terminated and remastered as Observer on the 16th April 1941. Embarked for training in Canada on the 22nd July 1941. Awarded his observer badge and promoted to sergeant on the 20th December 1941. Embarked for England on the 28th February 1942. Joined 11 Operational Training Unit on the 07th July 1942. Son of William John and Fanny Inskip, of Opotiki, Auckland, New Zealand See archive report for extensive details	Read Archive Report
2015	Ireland	Bertram Leslie	Fl/Sgt. W/Op Air Gunner	NZ/432207					RNZAF	Bomber Command	11 OTU	1945-01-14	Wellington	X	LN403	OP-V		RAF Westcott, Buckinghamshire	1335	Training sortie	Controls jammed - Hit row of trees and crashed at Wotton Underwood railway station	Killed	Oxford Cemetery (Botley). Plot H/3. Grave 161			Read Archive Report
2016	Ireland	Lewis Howard	Leading Aircraftsman	NZ/429761	Age 21	New Zealand	Pilot (U/T)		RNZAF	Training Command	1 Elementary Flying Training School	1943-08-25	Tiger Moth	II	NZ784	-		RNZAF Taieri, New Zealand	1110	Training	See archive report for further details and photographs Mid-Air collision with NZ789	Killed	Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Block G, Row 7, Grave 23	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand		Born on the 13th November 1921 in Hamilton. Educated at Seddon Memorial Technical Collage. A salesman/clerk for Milne and Choyce Limited in Auckland. Served a brief period in the territorial army reaching the rank of sergeant. Enlisted at Waipapakauri as aircraft hand on the 22nd August 1942. Re-mustered as aircrew under training on the 04th March 1943. Re-mustered as a pilot under training on the 22nd July 1943 when he joined No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School. Son of David and Bertha Ireland (née Curtis - died 03rd March 1973, of Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
2017	Iremonger	J H	Squadron Leader				Pilot			Fighter	486Sqn RNZAF	1944-02-13	Typhoon	Ib	JR667					Ranger	Damaged
2018	Iremonger	J H	Squadron Leader				Pilot			Fighter	486Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-11	Tempest	V	JN754					Ranger	Damaged
2019	Irvine	W H	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-08-28	Wellington	III	X3389	AA-		Mildenhall		Nurnberg	?	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
2020	Irvine	Thomas Walter	Sergeant	NZ405378	1921		Observer		RNZAF	Bomber Command	150Sqn	1942-01-15	Wellington	IC	Z1078	JN-L		Snaith	1723	Hamburg	On the return Z1078 became lost following the failure of its navigation aids and as a result the a/c flew too far north over the North Sea. They were flying SE when it struck a glancing blow on the lower slopes of The Cheviot at an altitude of 1,500ft which was obscured by a blanket of low snow clouds. The a/c immediately caught fire and Sgt Irving was killed on impact.	Killed	Chevington Cemetery Section H Grave 246.			Son of Robert Irving and of Annie Irving (nee Thwaites), of Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
2021	Irvine	Ian Hamilton	Pilot Officer	NZ/402191			Pilot	DFM	RNZAF	Fighter Command	486Sqn	1942-07-15	Hurricane	IIb	BD725	SA-J		RAF Wittering, Northamptonshire/Cambridgeshire	1200	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Wittering Churchyard (All Saints) Row B. Grave 1			Read Archive Report
2022	Irving	A E	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-11	Lancaster	III	ND919	AA-D		Mepal	2256	Leuven	Exploded & crashed Castle Elderschans	Killed	Aardenburg General Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
2023	Irwin	W A	Flight Lieutenant					DFC	RNZAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-06-23	Lancaster	III	ND590	MG-B		Oakington	.0002.	Coubronne	Crashed at Warhem {Nord}	Killed	Warhem Communal Cemetery
2024	Irwin	G J	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-04-18	Stirling	III	EH955	AA-K		Mepal	2041	Gardening	Crashed Jenning Denmark	PoW
2025	Irwin	William Francis	Sergeant	NZ/416497	Age 24	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Training Command	18 Pilots Advanced Training Unit	1942-12-02	Oxford	II	V3581	0		RAF Church Lawford, Warwickshire	2110	Training	See archive report for brief details	Killed	Wythall Churchyard (St. Mary) Row 21. Grave 5R			Read Archive Report
2026	Isaac	S J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	487Sqn RNZAF	1942-12-06	Ventura	I	AE701	EG-F		Feltwell	1120	Eindhoven	Crashed off Walchern	Killed
2027	Isherwood	Joseph	Sergeant	1502733			Air Bomber		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-02	Stirling	III	EH928	AA-A		RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2314	Hamburg	See Archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 154			Read Archive Report
2028	Isherwood	S J G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-10-26	Wellington	Ic	Z1168	AA-		Feltwell		Hamburg	?	PoW
2029	Isherwood	S J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-09-28	Wellington	Ic	R1177	AA-		Feltwell	1920	Frankfurt	Abandoned near Sible Hedingham ESSEX
2030	Iverheu	Ian	Sergeant	40721	28th July 1917 at Geraldton, Western Australia.	New Zealand	Observer	DFM	RNZAF	Bomber Command	21Sqn	1941-06-16	Blenheim	IV	V6034	YH:D		RAF Watton, Norfolk	13:19	Anti Shipping	See archive report for further details	MiA	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 64.	Courtesy Courtesy Jennifer Lemaire			Archive Report
2031	Ives	S H	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1942-09-14	Stirling	I	N3725	HA-D		Downham Market	1955	Wilhelmshaven	Crashed E of Stoke Ferry NORFOLK	Killed
2032	Ives	Herbert	Sergeant	NZ/402192		New Zealand	Observer		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-06-02	Wellington	III	X3408	AA-Q		RAF Feltwell, Norfolk	11	Essen	The a/c was struck by flak while flying at 10,500ft but the pilot was able to maintain control sufficiently to make a crash landing in the target area. All the crew escaped relatively uninjured but were soon captured.	PoW No. 423 Dulag Luft/Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria/Stalag 357 Kopernikus	None - survived the war	Courtesy Oleg Marin		Promoted to WO whilst interred. Returned to the United Kingdom 10th May 1945.	Read Archive Report
2033	Jack	Keith Robertson	Sergeant	NZ/391703	Age 20	New Zealand	W/Op/Air/Gnr		RNZAF		2Sqn (NZ)	1941-12-15	Hudson	III	NZ2007	-		Nelson, New Zealand	1650	Patrol	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Old Levin Cemetery, Levin. Grave 121259276	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 27th June 1921 at Cambridge, Worked as a wireless repairer for Hamilton Nimmo and Company at Levin. Enlisted on the 08th December 1939. Joined 2 squadron on the 10th January 1841. Awarded wireless operator/air gunner badge and Awarded wireless operator/air gunner badge on the 18th of December and promoted to sergeant. Joined 2 squadron on the same day, flying the Vincent and Hudson. The son of William Robertson (died 28 April 1950, age 58) and Evelyn Azealia Jack (née Woodard (died 17 July 1957, age 64)) of Levin, New Zealand. A total of 308 flying hours were logged.	Read Archive Report
2034	Jackson	K	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1945-03-05	Lancaster	III	PB563	PM-G		Elsham Wolds	1716	Chemnitz		Killed	Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery
2035	Jackson	J	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	142Sqn	1941-08-12	Wellington	II	W5433	QT-		Binbrook	2046	Berlin	?	PoW
2036	Jackson	B L	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1943-07-30	Stirling	III	EF428	LS-N		Mildenhall	2246	Remscheid	Crashed at Kleinbroich	Killed	Runnymede
2037	Jackson	A T B	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	214Sqn	1942-07-26	Stirling	I	W7560	BU-C		Stradishall	2237	Hamburg	Crashed at Westerdeichstrich	PoW
2038	Jackson	K C	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-31	Stirling	III	EE918	AA-D		Mepal	2019	Berlin	Crashed at Derental	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
2039	Jackson	K E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-06-10	Lancaster	I	HK553	AA-S		Mepal	2313	Dreux	Crashed at Tillieres-sur-Avre {Eure}	Evader
2040	Jackson	E	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-11-18	Wellington	Ic						Training	Collided with fire tender on landing at Feltwell
2041	Jackson	Malcolm Kirk	Sergeant	NZ/414297	Born in Christchurch on the Friday, 7th June 1918 Age 24	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Training Command	Air Fighting Development Unit	1943-02-15	Spitfire	IIa	P8468	-		RAF Duxford			Mid air collision with Spitfire IIa P8440	Killed	Newmarket Cemetery. Plot O. Grave 380			Son of John and Alice Emma Jackson, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Husband of Mary Kathleen Jackson (nee Holland). Born in Christchurch on the Friday, 7th June 1918. A car sprayer/mechanic prior to joining the RNZAF as a trainee pilot on the Monday, 21st July 1941	Read Archive Report
2042	Jacobs	John Douglas	Corporal	NZ/405126	Age 26	New Zealand	Flight Engineer		RNZAF	Transport Command	40 Squadron (RNZAF)	1945-09-24	C-47B Dakota		NZ3526	-		Whenuapai, Auckland, New Zealand	530	Transit	See archive report for further brief details and his loss	Missing - believed killed	Bourail Memorial. Panel 8	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 19th January 1919 at Dunedin. Enlisted on the 13th December 1940 at Harewood. Son of John August Sydney (died 11th November 1975) and Hilda Lewis Jacobs (née Jones - died 23rd July 1963). Husband of Ngaire Phyllis (née Peterson) of Linwood, Christchurch New Zealand. Returning from a tour of duty at Guadalcanal. He was a fitter HE by trade and acting as flight engineer for this flight as the regular crew member had become sick.	Read Archive Report
2043	Jacobson	G H	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-12-17	Stirling	I	BF400	AA-G		Newmarket	1817	Fallersleben	Crashed at Ankum	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
2044	Jacombs	Eric William Mitchell	Pilot Officer	413422	28th October 1915 in Palmerston North, New Zealand	New Zealand	2nd Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1943-01-17	Lancaster	I	W4157	WS:V		RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire	16:58	Berlin	See archive report for further details and photographs	MiA	Runnymede Memorial. Panel. 197	Courtesy Relative			Read Archive Report
2045	Jaggar	W R	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1942-12-11	Stirling	I	BF379	MG-D		Oakington	1704	Torino	Crashed at Fossano ITALY	PoW
2046	James	C	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-11-04	Stirling	III	BK778	JN-U		Mepal	1600	Gardening	Crashed at Berstedgaard Denmark	Killed	Frederikshaven Cemetery Denmark
2047	James	I E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-10-24	Stirling	III	EF142	AA-C		Mepal	1744	Gardening	Overshot on return	Injured
2048	Jameson	George Edmond 'Jamie'	Flt Lt			New Zealand	Pilot	DSO DFC	RNZAF		488Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-29	Mosquito		MM466		11			Night Intruder	4 enemy destroyed in 20 minutes	Survived		Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand		Obituary Nav Norman Crookes
2049	Jamieson	Laurence Seymour	Flight Sergeant	NZ/415636	Born on the 25th December 1917	New Zealand	Air Bomber		RNZAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1944-05-31	Lancaster	I	LM121	LS-C		RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	2357	Trappes	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Marissel French National Cemetery. Collective grave 233-235	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire		Read Archive Report
2050	Jamieson	H A	Flying Officer	NZ404712					RNZAF	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1943-06-11	Halifax	II	DT805	TL-Y		Graveley	2315	Munster	Crashed at Selhem Holland	PoW