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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
2301	Lawrence	William (Bill) Joseph	Sergeant Flight Engineer	R/70294					RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-12-16	Stirling	I	R9245	AA-N	RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	2211	Gardening	Crashed on take off	Killed	Newmarket Cemetery Plot P. Grave 449		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
2302	Lawrence	R H	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-03-21	Lancaster	III	LM733	AA-R	Mepal	1001	Munster	Broke in two in target area	PoW
2303	Lawrence	George Bruce	F/O	NZ/4211018	Age 22	New Zealand	Navigator		RNZAF	Fighter Command	488Sqn	1945-01-08	Mosquito	NF.XXX	MM815	ME-?	B48, Amiens, France	2052	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen. Block "S". Plot 1. Row M. Grave 4.			Born on the 15th February 1922 at Wakefield. Worked as a electrical engineering cadet for Southland Electric Power Supply. Enlisted 04th January 1943. Son of George Taylor Lawrence and Emily May Lawrence (née Williams) of Wakefield, New Zealand. 310 Flying hours logged.	Read Archive Report
2304	Lawrie	John	Flight Sergeant	N/Z428001			Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-08-12	Lancaster	I	LM180	JI-G	RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire	2144	Russelheim	See archive report for further details	Killed	Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp. Grave IV.D.15			Archive Report
2305	Laws	Russell	Sergeant	421515		New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Eastern Air Command	34 OTU RCAF	1943-08-10	Ventura	V	FN973		RCAF Pennfield Ridge	20:55	Training	Crashed into Bay of Fundy	Missing	Ottawa Memorial, Panel 3 Column 1. Canada		Accident report		CWGC
2306	Lawson	John Henry	Sergeant	NZ/415434			Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	11OTU, (‘C’ Flight)	1943-03-15	Wellington	IC	X9792	KJ-Q	RAF Westcott, Buckinghamshire	1654	Training exercise	See archive report for further details	Killed	Westcott Churchyard (St. Mary). Grave 8			Read Archive Report
2307	Lawton		Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-09-20	Wellington	Ic	R1518	AA-	Feltwell	1930	Berlin	Crashed Swanton Abbot Norfolk
2308	Le Pine	Boyd Victor	Pilot Officer	NZ/391329	Age 24	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Training Command	Flying Taining School	1940-08-31	Tiger Moth	II	NZ722	-	RNZAF Hobsonville	915	Training	See archive report for further information	Survived - seriously injured		Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand Taken post war		Born on the 04th March 1916 in Wellington. Survived the war as Wing Commander. (died 25th March 1985, age 69). Husband of Marion Stephen Le Pine (died 08th May 2021, age 98). Ashes interred at Waikanae Cemetery.	Read Archive Report
2309	Lea	J V	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-06-10	Lancaster	I	HK553	AA-S	Mepal	2313	Dreux	Crashed at Tillieres-sur-Avre {Eure}	Killed	Tillieres-sur-Avre Communal Cemetery			leax
2310	Leacock	J T	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-07-13	Wellington	Ic	X9634	AA-	Feltwell		Bremen	Crashed in sea off Corton Suffolk	Killed
2311	Leckenby	T	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-10-04	Stirling	III	EF130	JN-M	Mepal	1850	Frankfurt	Crashed Russelsheim	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
2312	Leckie	Thomas William McClure	Pilot Officer	NZ/402196	Born on the 06th March 1917	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	610Sqn	1941-10-27	Spitfire	IIa	XP7671	Not known	RAF Leconfield, Yorkshire	1450	Training	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Leconfield Churchyard (St. Catherine). Row B. Grave 8.	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire		Read Archive Report
2313	Leckie	Thomas William McClure	Pilot Officer	NZ/402196	Born on the 06th March 1917	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	610Sqn	1941-10-27	Spitfire	IIa	XP7671	DW-?	RAF Leconfield, Yorkshire	1450	Training	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Leconfield Churchyard (St. Catherine). Row B. Grave 8.	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire		Read Archive Report
2314	Leckie	Thomas William McClure	Pilot Officer	NZ/402196	Born on the 06th March 1917	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	610Sqn	1941-10-27	Spitfire	IIa	P7671	DW-?	RAF Leconfield, Yorkshire	1450	Training	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Leconfield Churchyard (St. Catherine). Row B. Grave 8.	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire		Read Archive Report
2315	Lee	R G A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-08-28	Wellington	III	X3389	AA-	Mildenhall		Nurnberg	?	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery			leex
2316	Lee	A	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-01-01	Lancaster	III	ME321	AA-N	Mepal	1548	Vohwinkel	Crashed near Maastricht	Killed	Runnymede			leex
2317	Leech	J S	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-03-01	Halifax	III	LV835	NP-K	Lissett	2311	Stuttgart	Crash landed at Friston Sussex on return
2318	Lees	Reginald Sidney	Pilot Officer	NZ/404907	Age 26	New Zealand	Observer		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-26	Wellington	III	Z1596	AA-?	RAF Feltwell, Norfolk	2235	Hamburg	Hit by anti-aircraft fire	Killed	Sage War Cemetery. Grave 13.C.8.			Read Archive Report
2319	Lees	Charles Grey	Sergeant	1566424			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	57 Sqn	1944-12-04	Lancaster	I	NG145	DX:J	East Kirkby	16:30	Heilbronn	Claim by Lt. Peter Spoden Stab II./NJG6, his 13th Abschuss and the first of three this night, 0-10km South of Heilbronn, at 3,000m at 19:33hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 October 1944 - 31 December 1944) Part 5 - Theo Boiten). The aircraft crashed at Oberstenfeld, 15km SSE of Heilbronn.	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 9 Row D Joint Grave 18-19			Those who perished were initially buried in Oberstenfeld Civil Cemetery. Sgt. Osman/Sgt. Lees - Grave 60. Sgt. Roselt - Grave 61. Flt Sgt. Deacon - Grave 62. Lt. Becker SAAF - Grave 63. Flt Sgt Ching RNZAF - Grave 64. Reinterred 7 May 1948 Son of Gavin B. Lees and Margaret N. Lees, of Netherburn, Lanarkshire.
2320	Lees	E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-09-10	Wellington	III	BJ828	AA-	Mildenhall		Dusseldorf	?	Killed	Runnymede
2321	Left	E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-12-27	Lancaster	I	NN710	AA-Q	Mepal	1226	Rheydt	Crashed target area	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
2322	Legge	R C	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-05	Stirling	I	BK617	AA-D	Newmarket	1943	Gardening	Ditched 2 miles off Cromer Norfolk	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
2323	Leigh	Robert Eric	Flying Officer	412240		New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	109 Sqn	1944-02-09	Mosquito	IV	DZ558	HS:T	Marham	01:51	Krefeld	Crashed at Laar (Limburg) 3km north of Weert, Holland.	Killed	Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Plot EE, Grave 122			Was on his 38th Operation His brother 40942, Flt.Sgt. James Benjamin Leigh KiA on the 7th December 1941 whilst flying with 61 Sqn, Manchester I L7494. Operation: Boulogne, France Son of Benjamin John and Hilda Leigh, of Auckland City, New Zealand; husband of Vera Frances Leigh, of Grey Lynn, Auckland
2324	Leigh	J B	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1941-12-07	Manchester	l	L7494	QR-	Woolfox Lodge	1742	Boulogne	Exploded off Boulogne	Killed	Runnymede
2325	Leighton	B	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-24	Lancaster	I	HK568	AA-K	Mepal	2151	Stuttgart		Killed	Cronenbourg French National {Mixed} Cemetery
2326	Leland	Patrick Henry Francis William	Pilot Officer	403965		New Zealander	Observer		RNZAF	Bomber Command	115 Sqn	1942-05-06	Wellington	III	X3466	KQ:N	Marham	21:30	Stuttgart	See Archive report for details	Killed	Laon (St. Just) Communal Cemetery Grave 15			Son of Thomas A. Leland and Annie Leland, of Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Betty Leland	Read Archive Report
2327	Lennox	George Len	Sergeant	950013	Age 25	British	Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-28	Stirling	III	BR807	AA-M	RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	20:30	Gardening	Crashed in the Baltic	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 156			Son of Eccles and Jeannie Lennox, of Glasgow, Scotland.	Read Archive Report on this incident
2328	Lens	A	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-23	Stirling	III	BF564	JN-W	Mepal	2051	Berlin	Crashed at Martensmuhle	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
2329	Leslie	Colin Richard	Flight Sergeant	NZ/42821	Age 21	New Zealander	P		RNZAF	Fighter Command		1944-09-26	Spitfire	LF.IXB	PT598	UP-?	Fano, Italy	1450	Training	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Malta Memorial. Panel 17, Column 2	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 01st Oct 1922 at Kaeo, Northland. Worked as an labourer on his fathers farm at Taupaki prior to service. Enlisted at Whenuapai on the 20th January 1942. Initial training at No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School. Embarked for Canada on the 24th December 1942. Trained at No. 6 Service Flying Training School attached on the 07th February 1943. Pilots badge awarded on the 28th May 1943 and promoted to sergeant. Embarked for England on the 23rd June 1943. Further training at No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School prior to joining joining 73 Pilots Advanced Flying Unit on the23rd August 1943. Posted to No. 17 Operational Training Unit after embarking for Egypt on the 25th March 1944. After serving in No. 5 Refresher Flying Unit and other holding units joined 601 squadron on the 22nd September 1944. Son of William Day Leslie (died 12th September 1963, age 82. Buried at Waikumete Cemetery) and Minnie Ethel Leslie (née Nisbet - died 02nd June 1961, age 72. Buried at Waikumete Cemetery), of Taupaki, Auckland, New Zealand. A total of 397 flying hours logged.	Read Archive Report
2330	Leslie	Raymond William Gibson	Warrant Officer	NZ/415702	Age 24	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Coastal Command	489Sqn RNZAF	1945-01-29	Beaufighter	TF.X	NE779	P6-A	RAF Dallachy, Morayshire	1940	Rover patrol	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Bergen Church Cemetery (Mollendal). Joint grave D. 10	Courtesy AWMM		Also remembered on family grave at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch. Born on the 25th July 1920 at Christchurch, Canterbury. Enlisted at Levin on the 19th December 1941. Awarded his pilots badge on the 24th April 1942.Embarked for England on the 10th May 1942. Further training with various units before going No. 3 (C) Operational Training Unit. Injured flying an Anson on the 23rd December 1942 in a landing accident. Further training with 132 Operational Training Unit . and 5 (C) Operational Training Unit before joining 489 squadron on the 31st May 1944. Son of Richard Sheridan (died 24th July 1957, age 77)and Catherine Leslie (nee Gibson - died 02nd August 1971, age 87), of 6 Cashel Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. A total of 106 flying hours logged and on his 25th operational sortie.	Read Archive Report
2331	Lethaby	Albert Henry	Pilot Officer	NZ/421733	Age 23	New Zealand	Pilot	DFM	RNZAF	Fighter Command	182Sqn	1945-08-11	Typhoon	Ib	RB256	XM-?	RAF Warmwell, Dorset (On detachment)	1010	Training	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Bath Cemetery (Haycombe). Plot 39. Sec. H. Row D. Grave 251	Courtesy AWMM		Born 30th October 1921 at Dunedin. Worked as a butcher for Edward Bolwell of St Clair, t Dunedin prior to service. Enlisted at Rotorua on the 08th March 1942. No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School on the 13th June 1942 (first solo on the 27th June 1942) and then to No. 2 Service Flying Training School on the 05th September 1942. Pilots badge awarded on the 30th November 1942 and promoted to sergeant on the 06th February 1943. Embarked for England on the 09th March 1943. Further training with various units before joining 59 Operational Training Unit on the 21st September 1943. Attached to Flight Leaders School 01-19th February 1944. Awarded his commission on the 22nd April 1945. Joined 182 squadron on the 20th July 1944. Son of Thomas James Lethaby (died 30th November 1979, age 62) and Mary Lethaby (nee Reeves), Kensington, Otago, New Zealand. A total of 687 flying hours logged with 216 on the Typhoon. Completed 100 plus operational sorties. He was the last New Zealand airman to lose his life prior to VJ Day.	Read Archive Report
2332	Lethaby	Albert Henry	Warrant Officer	NZ/421733	Age 23	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	182Sqn	1945-03-28	Typhoon	Ib	SW418	XM-?				See archive report for further brief details and his loss	Safe. Aircraft struck off charge - See RB256		Courtesy AWMM			Read Archive Report
2333	Lethbridge	D R	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1945-03-25	Lancaster	III	ME521	AS-A	Kirmington	630	Hannover	Crashed 5km S of Ronnenberg	PoW
2334	Letherbarrow	E J	Sergeant	1315524						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-10	Stirling	III	BF456	AA-J	Newmarket	.0006.	Frankfurt	?	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
2335	Levack	S J L	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-10-22	Wellington	Ic	Z9914	AA-	Feltwell		Mannheim	Crashed at Weken Belgium	Killed	Werken
2336	Levet	Brian Charles	Pilot Officer	NZ/425265	Age 23	New Zealand	Pilot (Inst)		RNZAF	Training Command	2 EFTS (NZ)	1943-10-28	Tiger Moth	II	NZ666	-	RNZAF Ashburton	1100	Training	See archive report for further details and photographs	Killed	Auckland Cemetery (Waikumete). Prot. Soldiers Area D, Row 2A, Grave 29	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand		Born on the 31st Match 1920 in Auckland. Educated at the Gladstone Road and Mount Albert Grammar Schools. Furniture salesman for Smith and Brown Limited of Auckland. Served 3 months on territorial army before enlisting at Waipapakauri as aircraft hand on the 30th May 1942. Re-mustered as a pilot under training on 26th November 1942. With No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School 06th February 1943. No. 2 Service Flying Training School on the 03rd April 1943. Pilot badge awarded on the 07th June 1943 and commissioned on the 31st July 1943. With No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School as flying instructor on the 18th October 1943. A total of 235 flying hours logged with 149 on the Tiger Moth. The son of Harold Reginald (died 26th January 1973, age 81) and Irene Gladys Levet (née Potter - died 11th February 1969, age 77), of 3, Seaview Terrace, Mount Albert, Auckland City, New Zealand. Husband of Olive Forgie Levet (née Ludgate - died 1982, age 64) of 14, Ngake Street, Orakei, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
2337	Levy	R V	Flight Lieutenant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	161Sqn	1944-10-19	Stirling	IV	LK207	MA-W	Tempsford	1059	Air Test	Crashed at Potton	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery
2338	Levy	G A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-20	Lancaster	III	ND752	AA-O	Mepal	2330	Homberg	Crashed at Udenhout {Noord-Brabant}	Killed	Gilzerbaan Gen Cemetery Holland
2339	Lewington	Leslie Owen	Sergeant	1153956					RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-07-05	Stirling	III	EF436	AA-A	Mepal	2345	Gardening	Stirling was lost without trace whilst on a mine-laying sortie (Gardening) off the Frisian island. Claimed by Oblt Georg-Hermann Greiner	Killed	Runnymede Panel 156.			Stirling EF436, piloted by Flight Sergeant R. Thomas, was lost without trace whilst on a mine-laying sortie off the Fresian islands, on 5-6 July 1943. All the crew were killed. Reliable reports from the Dutch said that the aircraft had been shot down by a night fighter over the sea, 12 miles North West of Terscherlling (the middle island of the Southern Frisian Group) at approximately 02:31 hours. The night fighter was captained by Oblt. Georg-Hermann Grenier, of IV/NJG1, this was his sixth kill out of a total of 51. The kill is confirmed in Grenier’s war records. Attacker Oblt Georg-Hermann Greiner
2340	Lewis	Alfred Edward	Flight Sergeant	Aus/412458	Age 21	Australian	Pilot		RAAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-28	Stirling	I	R9290	AA-X	RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	20:41	Gardening	Crashed off Lolland Denmark	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede
2341	Lewis	Donald Alfred	Pilot Officer	NZ/40193		New Zealander	Air Bombardier		RNZAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1941-07-23	Stirling	I	N6038	LS-R	Wyton		la Pallice	Fatally damaged by Bf109s from JG2 and crashed into sea 50 miles off Milford Haven	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery. Grave 5.B.1.			Read Archive Report
2342	Lewis	A L	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1943-08-10	Stirling	III	BF460	LS-F	Mildenhall	2226	Nurnberg	Crashed at Doische Belgium	Killed	Florennes Communal
2343	Lewis	Keith	Pilot Officer	NZ/422295	Born on the 08th April 1923 Age 21	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	182Sqn	1944-10-28	Typhoon	Ib	MN204	XM-?	ALG. B.78 Eindhoven	1310	Armed Recce	See archive report for further information	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 30C.16	Courtesy Jenifer lemaire		Son of William John Lewis, and of Roberta Mary Lewis (née Palmer), of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. A total of 433 flying hours logged and on his 49th operational sortie.	Read Archive Report
2344	Lewis	Jeffrey	Flight Sergeant	NZ/404384	1921	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1942-05-05	Stirling	I	N3710	MG-M	Oakington	2133	Stuttgart	Claimed by Maj Kurt Holler Stab III/NJG4 - Wallers - Trelon at 0330. Crashed near Avesnes-sur-Helpe 14km South of Maubuge	Killed	Avesnes-sur-Helpe Communal Cemetery Row AA Collective Grave 5-8			Son of Griffith and Alice Ethel Lewis, of Nelson, New Zealand.
2345	Lewis	William Radcliffe	Flight Sergeant	NZ/425267	Age 23	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	2 Group. 2nd Tactical Air Force	180Sqn	1944-08-25	Mitchelle	II	HD316	EV-T	RAF Dunsfold, Surrey	1100	Clermont, France	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking. Grave 8. AA	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 17th August 1923 at Frome, Somerset, England. A clerk for Dalgety and Company prior to service. Enlisted on the 30th May 1942 . Awarded his pilots badge and promoted to sergeant on the 09th June 1943. Son of Robert Stonhewer Lewis and Alice Williams Lewis (née Gibson-Smith), of Auckland City, New Zealand. 441 flying hours logged and on his 30th operational sortie. His brother, P/O. Robert Douglas Lewis DFM 47580 was killed in a tragic accident on the 22nd June 1942.	Archive Report
2346	Liddell	David Lloyd Carnegy	Flight Sergeant	NZ/402877	Age 21	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	144Sqn	1942-04-12	Hampden	I	AT155	PL-?	RAF North Luffenham, Rutland	1545	Air Test	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	North Luffenham Churchyard (St John The Baptist). Grave 8.	Courtesy AWMM		Born at Gore on the South Island on the 11th July 1920. A clerk for the postal department prior to enlisting at Levin on the 01st September 1940. Awarded his pilots badge and promoted to sergeant on the 01st March 1942. Son of Andrew Liddell and of Winifred E. Liddell (née Grant), of Balfour, Southland, New Zealand. 366 Flying hours logged. Completed 6 operational sorties. Until 1942-04-21 Bomber Command, thereafter Coastal Command	Archive Report
2347	Liken	John Raby	Flight Sergeant	NZ/404395	Age 28	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter	485 Squadron	1942-04-26	Spitfire	Vb	BM139	OU-E	RAF Kenley, Surrey	1710	High cover escort - Circus 140	See report	Wounded - died later same day	Whyteleafe Churchyard (St Luke). Row I. Grave 29			Born 25th November 1913 at Oamaru. Farm manager for Powdrell Brothers prior to starting training as a pilot on the 23rd November 1940. Son of Thomas Liken and Florence Evelyn (née Sharpe). He was married to Pearl Ann (née Stevens and later Martin) of Wellington. Serving at the time in the WAAF Service No: W5563. A total of 345 flying hours logged and completed 38 operational sorties.	Read Archive Report
2348	Lincoln	Stanley Holmes	Sergeant	41342			2nd Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	61 Sqn	1942-06-02	Lancaster	I	R5613	QR:B (see note)	RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire	00:01	Essen	See archive report for further details	Killed	Brussels Town Cemetery. Grave X.14.5				Read Archive Report
2349	Lincoln	Lloyd John Holmes	Sergeant	NZ/41341			Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1942-04-06	Manchester	I	L7470	QR-?	RAF Woolfox Lodge, Rutland	35	Krupps Works at Essen	Shot down by nightfighter of Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin. See archive report for further details	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery. Coll. grave 3.E.8-13			Read Archive Report Attacker von Bonin Raid on the Krupps works at Essen, unbeknown to crew they had to run the gauntlet of severe thunder storms, with the target completely covered by cloud. The entire crew were killed.
2350	Lindrup	J B	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1943-06-17	Lancaster	I	W4374	PH-D			Training	Crashed at Holton Lincs	Killed	Holton-le-Beckering {All Saints}