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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)	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
2101	Johnstone	E	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1942-07-26	Halifax	II	W1164	NP-B		East Moor	2300	Hamburg	Crashed in North Sea	PoW
2102	Johnstone	G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	HK574	AA-R		Mepal	1713	Leuna	Ditched in River Orwell Near Ipswich
2103	Jolly	M	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1941-07-24	Wellington	Ic	R1726	HA-O		Marham	1126	Brest	Crashed off Brest	Killed
2104	Jones	R	Pilot Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-03-13	Stirling	III	EF236	AA-J		Mepal	2300	Gardening	Crashed on landing at Castle Combe
2105	Jones	J.W.	Sergeant	1068491			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-06	Stirling	I	BF517	AA-0		RAF Newmarket	15	Duisburg	See Archive report for further details	Survived	None		Read Archive Report
2106	Jones	Rex Nigel Hugh	Sergeant	411217	Age 22	New Zealander	Observer		RNZAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1942-10-02	Wellington	III	BK271	KO-A		RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	1845	Krefeld	See archive report for further details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 8 Row E Joint Grave 7-8	CourtesyAWMM	Born on the 14th of October 1919, in Smethwick, Staffordshire, England. Prior to service worked as a clerk for the Post and Telegraph Department in Hamilton. Enlisted at Levin on the 16th of February 1941. Son of Charles and Dagmar Constance Jones (née Knipe), of Smethwick, Staffordshire, England.	Archive Report
2107	Jones	Owen Kenyon	Flying Officer	NZ/40921	Age 22	New Zealand	Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1943-06-11	Lancaster	III	DV157	PH-Z		RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire	2322	Dusseldorf	See archive report for further details	Killed	Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery. Plot 69. Row C. Coll. grave 18	Courtesy AWMM	(Shared grave with Fl/Sgt. Donald Ross Grant Aus/413307 RAAF - killed on the 15th June 1943 460 squadron Lancaster iii dv160)Born on the 26th March 1921 at Christchurch. Enlisted on the 09th April 1940. Air gunner badge awarded on the 27th May 1940 and promoted to sergeant on the 27th May 1940. Commissioned on the 30th March 1942. After serving with various units joined 12 squadron from 1662 Operational Training Unit on the 03rd June 1943. Son of Sidney Owen Jones and Imogen Jones, of 21 Gilbert Street, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand and husband of Vera Jones, of Takeley, Essex. Killed on his 01st operational sortie. Body washed up near Zandvoort on 13th June 1943.	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
2108	Jones	Russell Royl Alwyn	Sergeant	NZ/404540			Observer		RNZAF	Bomber Command	207Sqn	1942-06-03	Lancaster	I	R5847	EM-Y		RAF Bottesford, Leicestershire	2337	Bremen	Shot down by night fighter ace Günther Radusch. See Archive Report	Killed	Westerbork General Cemetery. Plot 33. Collective grave 3-9		Read Archive Report
2109	Jones	Louis Arthur	Sergeant	41591	1912	New Zealander	Air Bomber		RNZAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1942-08-27	Stirling	I	R9160	HA-G		Downham Market	2045	Kassel	Claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 6/NJG2 - North Sea West of Bergen aan Zee: 3,600m at 0140	Killed	Runnymede Memorial 117		Son of Arthur and Rachel Jones, of Putiki, Auckland, New Zealand
2110	Jones	K W	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-06-21	Lancaster	I	ME675	EA-R		Fiskerton	2303	Wesseling	Crashed at Lage Mierde {Noord-Brabant}	Killed	Eindhoven {Woensel}
2111	Jones	D L	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1941-04-09	Wellington	Ic	T2804	DX-		Feltwell	2000	Berlin	?	PoW
2112	Jones	R L	Flight Lieutenant	NZ-413859					RNZAF	Fighter	605Sqn	1945-02-22	Mosquito	VI	PZ406	D				Ranger		Killed	Harwell Cemetery United Kingdom
2113	Jones	F C	Flight Lieutenant					DFC	RNZAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-02-15	Lancaster	III	JB224	MG-W		Oakington	1708	Berlin		Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
2114	Jones	R S	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-03-04	Stirling	III	EF215	AA-M		Mepal	2051	SOE	Crashed Rochefort-Montagne {Puy-de-Dome}	Killed	Des Carmes-Dechaux Communal Cemetery
2115	Jones	R K	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-20	Lancaster	III	ND800	AA-J		Mepal	2337	Homberg		Killed	Runnymede
2116	Jones	Charles Glynn	Sergeant	NZ/413083	Age 20	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Training Command	15 Pilots Advanced Flying Unit	1942-09-09	Oxford	I	BG270	None issued		RAF Leconsfield, Yorkshire	300	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Brigg Cemetery. Plot C. Grave 375.		Read Archive Report
2117	Jones	G B	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-08-25	Lancaster	I	LL866	AA-S		Mepal	2023	Russelsheim		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
2118	Jones	E F	Sergeant	1498348						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-06-14	Stirling	I	BK646	AA-N		Newmarket	2253	Gardening	Crashed at Moulines {Calvados}	PoW
2119	Jones	A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	HK574	AA-R		Mepal	1713	Leuna	Ditched in River Orwell Near Ipswich
2120	Jones	Harold	Sergeant	977479	Age 21	UK	Wireless Op/Air Gunner			Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-07-03	Wellington	Ic	W5621	AA-E		RAF Feltwell, Norfolk	2308	Essen	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 46		Son of Benjamin and Mary Anne Jones, of Rhydding, Neath, Glamorgan, Wales.	Read Archive Report
2121	Jones	H E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-06-08	Wellington	III	X3587	AA-		Feltwell		Essen	Crashed vicinity of Dusseldorf	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
2122	Jones	D V	Sergeant	1337506						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-10	Stirling	III	BF456	AA-J		Newmarket	.0006.	Frankfurt	?	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
2123	Jones		Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-01	Stirling	III	BF518	AA-E				Transit	Damaged on landing at West Malling
2124	Jones	George Albert	Sergeant	NZ/404876	Age 23	UK	Pilot (U/T)		RNZAF	Fighter Command	61 Operational Training Unit. 81 Group	1941-08-26	Master	III	W8583	-		RAF Heston, Middlesex	1550	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Hounslow Cemetery. Plot D. Row B. Grave 3.		Born 21 July 1918 at Wellington. Worked as a compositor forA. Gyles an sons prior to enlisting on the 01st December 1940. Son of Leslie Cornwall Jones and Alice Maud Jones (née Hemsley, of Karon, Wellington, New Zealand. Joined 61 OTU just 5 days previously on the 21st August 1941 for conversion to the Spitfire.	Read Archive Report
2125	Jones	James Struthers	Sergeant	NZ/413424	Age 23	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	56Sqn	1942-08-18	Typhoon	IA	R7644	US-B		RAF Snailwell, Cambridgeshire	1245	Training	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Sutton Bridge Churchyard (St. Matthew). Sec. P. Grave 45	Courtesy AWMM	Born on the 29th January 1919 at Wellington. Worked as a clerk for A B Wright and Sons prior to service. Joined the RNZAF at Levin on the 06th November 1940 as a trainee pilot. Trained with No. 4 Elementary Flying School and No. 3 Flying Training School before being awarded his pilots badge on the 18th October 1941, promoted to sergeant on the 29th November 1941.Son of Thomas and Winifred Jones of Auckland City, New Zealand; husband of Mollie Jones of Sandringham, Auckland City. A total of 305 flying hours logged - 215 solo with 43 hours on the Typhoon.	Read Archive Report
2126	Jones	Stanley Charles	Pilot Officer	NZ/413085	Age 24	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Training Command	6 Flying Instructor School. 50 Group	1942-02-11	Tiger Moth	II	T7850	-		RAF Staverton, Gloucestershire	1617	Training	Mid air collision with Master I N7766	Killed	Gloucester Old Cemetery. Plot B. Grave 9443	Courtesy AWMM	Born on the 16th January 1918 in England. Moved to New Zealand mid 1921. Worked as an electrical fitter for Hutt Valley Electric Power Board prior to service. Enlisted at Levin on the 25th May 1941. Trained at No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School joining on the 06th July 1941 and then to No. 2 Flying Training School joining on the 07th August 1941. Pilots badge awarded on the 29th September 1941 and received his commission on the 08th November 1941. Embarked for England on the 17th November 1941. Joined No. 6 Flying Instructor School on the 13th January 1942. Son of Sgt. Ronald Seaforth Jones (kia 24th August 1918) Ethel Jones (nee Gray) and stepson of Ronald James Coakley, of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand	Read Archive Report
2127	Jonston	H D	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-08-12	Lancaster	I	HK564	AA-P		Mepal	2144	Russelheim	Crashed at Ouren {Liege}	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery
2128	Joplin	Arthur William	Flying Officer	424044		New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	617 Sqn	1944-12-21	Lancaster	I	ME561	KC-T		Woodhall Spa	16:54	Politz	On return to base the crew were ordered to divert to Ludford Magna and land by aid of FIDO, due to fog blanketing the local area. On approach to the diversion airfield, the Lancaster’s port wing brushed the ground causing the bomber to crash at 02:40 hrs at Tealby, 3 miles ENE of Market Rasen, Lincolnshire.	Seriously injured			Returned to New Zealand in December 1945. Demobilised in December 1946	Read Archive Report on this incident Obituary
2129	Jordan		Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-09-20	Wellington	Ic	R1518	AA-		Feltwell	1930	Berlin	Crashed Swanton Abbot Norfolk
2130	Jorgensen	Murray Osborne	Flight Sergeant	NZ/413086	Born on the 07th May 1922		Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	486Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-16	Typhoon	Ib	EK225	SA-N		RAF Biggin Hill, Kent	635	Roadstead	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	St. Marie Cemetery. Divn. 67. Row G. Grave 2		Read Archive Report
2131	Joyce	Ernest Leslie 'Nipper'	Squadron Leader	NZ/40770	Born on the 17th February 1920 at Hamilton	New Zealand	Pilot	DFM	RNZAF	Fighter Command	3Sqn 73Sqn 243 WgTF 122Sqn	1944-06-17	Mustang	lll	FX986	MT-?	9	RAF Ford, Sussex	1825	Recce	See archive report for further brief details	Killed 1944-06-18 Age 24	Marville-Les-Bois Communal Cemetery France		Read Archive Report Ace 10 (Shores-Will) See Desmond Scott Son of Ernest Joseph and Cora Winifred Joyce (née Patterson), of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand.
2132	Joyce	Francis William	Sergeant	NZ/404376	Age 22	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	256Sqn	1942-02-26	Defiant	I	T3995	JT-U		RAF Squires Gate, Lancashire	2000	Training	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Lytham St Anne's (Park) Cemetery. Sec. D. Nonconformist. Grave 729	Courtesy Jennifer Lemaire	Born on the 02nd July 1919 at New Plymouth. Worked as a fireman at Wanganui prior to service. Enlisted at Levin on the 23rd November 1940. Embarked for trining in Canada on the 29th April 1941. Awarded his pilots badge and promoted to sergeant on the 08th August 1941. Joined 256 squadron from 60 Operational Training Unit on the 10th February 1942. Son of Frank Joyce and of Annie Maud Joyce (nee Mitchell), of Wanganui, New Zealand. A total of 196 flying hours logged with 150 solo an 48 on the Defiant.	Archive Report
2133	Judd	D H	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-09-10	Wellington	III	BJ828	AA-		Mildenhall		Dusseldorf	?	Killed	Runnymede
2134	Julian	Ivon	SLdr			New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	232Sqn 242Sqn						5								Ace
2135	Jurgens	Morris Desmond	Leading Aircraftman	NZ/411906	Age 22	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Training Command	No. 2 Service Flying Training School (RNZAF)	1941-07-29	Oxford	II	NZ951	-		RNZAF Woodbourne	1430	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Marton Lutheran Church Cemetery	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand	Born on the 01st February 1919 in Taihape. Educated at Taihape and South Makinkin Schools. A truck driver for O.A Dornbusch in Martin. Enlisted at Levin as a pilot under training 23rd March 1941. With No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School 04th May 1941. NVo. 2 Flying Training School 14th June 1941 flying the Harvard. Pilot badge awarded on the 26th July 1941. 93 flying hours logged with 42 of these on the Harvar. Son of Herman Friedrick Wilhelm (died 05th December 1968, age 87) and Lena Wilhelmin Pauline Jurgens (née Johnsky - died 23rd February 1951, age 59) , of 46 Crofton Road, Marton, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
2136	Jury	Jack Leslie	Sergeant	NZ/411764	Age 20	New Zealand	W/Op/Air/Gnr		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-08-11	Wellington	III	BJ767	AA-?		RAF Feltwell, Norfolk	2215	Mainz	See archive report for further details	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery. Grave 24.F.9	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire	Born on the 27th February 1922 at Petone, the son of Francis Raymond and of Elsie May, (née McCarthy), of Auckland City, New Zealand. Worked as a glass silverer before enlisting on the 16th March 1941. A total of 130 flying hours logged and on his 4th operational sortie	Read Archive Report
2137	Jury	Allen Victor	Flight Lieutenant		Age ?	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Far East	Flying Instructors School	1941-04-18	Tiger Moth	II	NZ724	Not known		Hobsonville	1420	Training	See archive report for further brief details	None	Part of this operation - Born April 29th 1908, Wellington - Died August 18th 1974, Taranaki.		Read Archive Report
2138	Kahler	H C M	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-04-18	Stirling	III	EH955	AA-K		Mepal	2041	Gardening	Crashed Jenning Denmark	Killed	Jenning Cemetery
2139	Kalka	William Arthur	Flying Officer	NZ/415415			Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	486Sqn RNZAF	1945-01-13	Tempest	V	EJ606	SA-E		ALG B80 (Volkel)	1430	Air cover	See archive report for further details	Survived - killed later on Tempest NV981 Read Archive Report	Later: Uden War Cemetery. Grave: 6.F.8		Some details within: Read Archive Report
2140	Kalka	William Arthur	Flying Officer	NZ/415415			Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	486Sqn RNZAF	1945-03-25	Tempest	V	NV981	SA-?		ALG B80 (Volkel)	1430	Standing Patrol	See archive report for further details	Killed	Uden War Cemetery. Grave: 6.F.8		Read Archive Report
2141	Kalka	William Arthur 'Wacky'	FO			New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	486Sqn (NZ)						9 (8 V-1s 1 balloon)					Killed 1945-03-25			Ace
2142	Kauter	William Lynn	Flying Officer	NZ/405281	Age 26	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	37Sqn	1942-06-19	Wellington	X	DV669	LF-W		LG 09 - Bir Koralyim, Egypt	2000	Benghazi, Libya	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Benghazi War Cemetery. Grave 6.G.9	Courtesy AWMM	Born on the 26th October 1915 at Napier. Worked as a clerk for Levin and Company at Wanganui. Enlisted on the 21§st December 1940 at Levin. Trained with No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School on 08th February 1941. Pilots badge awarded on the 05th May 1941 and commissioned on the 14th June 1941. Embarked for England on the 22nd July 1941. Further training with 11 and 15 Operational Training Units. Flew a Wellington to Egypt via Gibraltar and Malta on the 30th March 1942. Joined 37 squadron on the 23rd April 1942. Son of Stephen Kauter and of Clara Harriet Clarendale Kauter (née Steed - died 04th November 1924, age 37), of Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. A total of 321 flying hours logged and on his 11th operational sortie.	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
2143	Kavanagh	S L	Warrant Officer	NZ403579					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-29	Stirling	III	BK776	AA-B		Newmarket	2309	Wuppertal	Crashed Odenspiel	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
2144	Kay	Thomas	Flight Sergeant	39557		New Zealand			RNZAF	Bomber Command	150Sqn	1942-06-05	Wellington	III	X3674	JN-H		Snaith	2320	Krupps Works Essen	Crashed at Benschop	Killed Age 23	Amersfoort Oud Leusden Plot 13. Row 3. Grave 34.		Wellington X3674, piloted by Flight Sergeant T. Kay, crashed at Benschop, 14km south-west of Utrecht, presumably having either been hit by flak or shot-down by a night-fighter, whilst on a raid to the Krupps Works at Essen on 5-6 June 1942. All the crew were killed. kayx
2145	Kay	A L	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-21	Lancaster	III	ND804	AA-K		Mepal	2303	Duisburg		Killed	Runnymede		kayx
2146	Kaye	I	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-27	Stirling	III	EF135	JN-W		Mepal	2005	Hannover	Stalled and damaged at base on return
2147	Kean	Erl Joseph	Sergeant	NZ/401390	Age 28	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	54Sqn	1941-05-17	Spitfire	IIa	P7833	KL-?		RAF Southend, Essex	1725	Patrol	Shot down in Channel. See archive report.	Killed	Hornchurch Cemetery. Section A. Grave 1346	Courtesy Airforce Museum New Zealand	Born on the 08th March 1913 at Livingstone, Canterbury. Attended St. Bede's College in Christchurch. Worked as company manager for Macduffs Ltd. Cuba Street, Wellington. Enlisted on the 04th June 1940 at Levin. Trained at No 1 Elementary Flying Training School on the 01st July 1940 then with No. 1 Flying Training School on the 24th August 1940. Pilots badge was awarded on the 21st December 1940 and promoted to sergeant. Embarked for England on the 06th January 1941. Further training with 53 Operational Training Unit on the 10th March 1941. Joined 54 squadron on the 21st of April 1941. Son of Edmund Kean (died 12th January 1993)and Caroline Elizabeth Kean (née Burger - died 16th March 1957) of Christchurch, New Zealand. On his 24th operational sortie.	Archive Report on loss Attacker
2148	Kean	Raymond Thomas	Pilot Officer	41295	Age 21	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Coastal Command	206Sqn	1939-09-09	Anson	I	K6187	VX-E		RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk		Patrol	See other archive report for further brief details	Safe		courtesy Jenifer Lemaire	Read Archive Report
2149	Kean	Raymond Thomas	Pilot Officer	41295	Born on the 05th April 1918	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Coastal Command	206Sqn	1940-05-03	Hudson	I	N7319	VX-C		RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk			See other archive report for further brief details	Wounded			Read Archive Report
2150	Kearins	Terence Stephen Franklin	Flying Officer	NZ/404877	Age 22	New Zealand	Pilot	Croix de Guerre (France) Caterpillar Club Late Arrivals Club	RNZAF	Fighter	485Sqn RNZAF	1943-07-15	Spitfire	IX	EN573					Rodeo		Evaded			Born on the 15th November 1921, in Dannevirke. Son of John Terence and Mercie Franklin. Worked as a farmed near Woodville until joining the RNZAF on the 30th November 1940. Member of the 'Caterpillar' and 'Late Arrivals' clubs Transferred to the reserve on the 24th April 1946. Retired from reserve on the 31st May 1955. After the war settled with his wife and bought a dairy farm in Aranui Rd, Kairanga. Died at the early age of 56 on the 25th October 1978. Cremated on the 23rd October and ashes left at Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North. Croix de Guerre with Silver Star (Fr) Awarded on the 05th June 1946. 'Between 6th June and 22nd August 1944 F/O. Kearins carried out over 60 offensive sorties sorties on a great variety of missions. On three separate occasions he was by his cool airmanship able to bring damaged aircraft back to base. He has destroyed a number of transports. Prior to the above dates he was shot down over France and made a daring escape, bringing with him a number of airmen'.	Read Archive Report