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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	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
2701	Billingsley	F D	Warrant Officer Class 1						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-08-16	Lancaster	III	PB239	LQ-D	Gransden Lodge	2115	Kiel	Crashed off Denmark	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
2702	Billington	Thomas Hornby	Sergeant		1044838			Air Gunner	RAFVR	Bomber Command	214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn	1944-09-12	Fortress	III	HB767	BU:A	Oulton	19:00	Bomber Support	Crashed off Calais	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 225			Son of Leonard and Alice Kelsall Billington, of Garstang, Lancashire
2703	Billington	Charles Siel	Warrant Officer		411674		Australia		RAAF		42 Squadron	1944-10-14												RAAF Honour Roll
2704	Billman	D P	Flying Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	100Sqn	1944-07-25	Lancaster	I	LL915	HW-V	Grimsby	2138	Stuttgart	Crashed at Verrieres {Aube}	Killed	Verrieres
2705	Billman	Douglas Payne	Flying Officer		423045		Australia		RAAF		100Sqn RAAF	1944-07-26												RAAF Honour Roll
2706	Bills Jr.	John Ewing	Sergeant	Sergeant	14200293		American	Tail Gunner	USAAF	15th Air Force	763rd Bombardment Squadron (H), 460th Bombardment Group (H)	1944-11-16	B-24	J	42-52011	L	Spinazzola airfield, Italy		München (Munich), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Dulag Luft 12					Archive Report
2707	Billson	D R	Sergeant							Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	DV290	SR-X	Ludford Magna	2205	Nurnberg	Crashed at RAF Welford Berks	Killed
2708	Billson	Victor Lloyd George	Leading Aircraftman		R/139004		Canadian	Ground crew	RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-11-09	Halifax	VII	NP710	EQ-S	RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire	1834		See Archive report - Information courtesy John Jones	Injured			Paradie Archive Database	LAC. Victor Billson Suffered lacerations to scap and concussion, was taken to RAF Northallerton hospital and discharged on the 14th of September being granted 7 days sick leave.	Archive Report on loss
2709	Bilney	F G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-03-22	Halifax	III	LW580	NP-O	Lissett	1907	Frankfurt	Crashed near Ummelin	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
2710	Biltoft	A H	Warrant Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	576Sqn	1944-05-06	Lancaster	III	ND783	UL-C2	Elsham Wolds	.0015.	Aubigne		Killed	Bayeaux War Cemetery France
2711	Biltoft	Arthur Henry	Warrant Officer		414192		Australia		RAAF		576Sqn RAF	1944-05-07												RAAF Honour Roll
2712	Bilton	William Henry Brian	Sergeant		1215114	Age	British	Air Gunner	RAFVR	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1943-09-15	Halifax	II	HR920	ZA-L	RAF Melbourne, Yorkshire	2014	Montlucon	Crashed at Ecorcei {Orne} France	Evader		Courtesy Claude Grimaud		Suffered injuries to his foot in his descent. Hidden by the Malard family at Sty. Aubin. Returned to Prestwick, England via Gibraltar on the 16h February 1944	Read Archive Report on this incident
2713	Bindel	Richard Clarence	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant	37233213	24th February 1922 in Sabetha, Kansas	American	Engineer	USAAF	8th Air Force	406th Bombardment Squadron (H), 801st Bombardment Group (H) (Provisional)	1944-04-05	B-24	D	42-72870	:H	Harrington (Station #179), Northamptonshire, England		Carpetbagger	See Archive report for details	KiA	Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky, Section E, Grave 143-144				Archive Report
2714	Binder	Jack Percival George	Sergeant		1337685			Pilot	RAFVR	Bomber Command	51Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LV857	MH:H	RAF Snaith, Yorkshire	22:11	Nurnberg	See archive report for full details	KiA	Hannover War Cemetery. Grave 4.H.13.				Read Archive Report
2715	Binder	Hector Frederick	Flight Sergeant		J/72273			Air Gunner	RCAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-02-24	Lancaster	I	LL797	UM-B2	RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire	1810	Schweinfurt	Crashed Marsal {Moselle}	Killed	Marsal (Moselle) Churchyard Cemetery Grave 3		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
2716	Binder	A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND798	AS-C	Kirmington	2202	Nurnberg	Crashed Griesenbach	PoW
2717	Binder	P E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	550Sqn	1944-07-18	Lancaster	I	DV279	BQ-M	North Killingholme	2311	Scholven-Buer	Abandoned near Seething Norfolk
2718	Bingham	W N	Flight Lieutenant							Bomber Command	156Sqn	1944-12-30	Lancaster	III	PB621	GT-N	Upwood	1823	Koln	Crashed at Koln-Rodenkirchen	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
2719	Bingham	J M	Warrant Officer							Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-09-11	Lancaster	I	LM261	EM-L	Spilsby	2104	Darmstadt		Killed	Leopoldsburg War Cemetery
2720	Bingham	W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-04-24	Lancaster	III	LM445	WS-Z	Bardney	2107	Munchen	Crashed Birkenhof	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
2721	Bingham	Kevin Joffre	Flight Sergeant		426027		Australia		RAAF		104Sqn RAF	1944-02-17												RAAF Honour Roll
2722	Bingham	Percy	2nd Lt		O-708638		USA	Pilot	USAAF	78th Fighter Group	83rd Fighter Squadron	1944-09-01	P-47 Thunderbolt							0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2723	Bingham	Walter E	2nd Lt		O-763042		USA	Pilot	USAAF	367th Fighter Group	392nd Fighter Squadron	1944-12-23	P-38 Lightning							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2724	Binion	C E	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-11-06	Lancaster	I	ME791	KM-K			Training	Crash landed
2725	Binkley	Harold O	2nd Lt		O-756454		USA	Pilot	USAAF	20th Fighter Group: Loco Busters	79th Fighter Squadron	1944-08-05	P-38 Lightning							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2726	Binkley	Harold O	1st Lt		O-756454		USA	Pilot	USAAF	20th Fighter Group: Loco Busters	79th Fighter Squadron	1944-08-09	P-38 Lightning							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2727	Binkley	Franklin Wallace	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-700097		American	Bombardier	USAAF	8th Air Force	506th Bombardment Squadron (H), 44th Bombardment Group (H),	1944-06-21	B-24	J	42-100411	NB:E-	Shipdham airfield (Station #115), Norfolk, England		Genshagen/Berlin (Mission #428), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag 7a					Archive Report
2728	Binnie	Keith Cedric	Flying Officer		AUS/423602	Age 23	Australian	Air Bomber	RAAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-07-20	Lancaster	I	LM136	UM-D2	RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire	2355	Courtrai	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 257			Read Archive Report
2729	Binnie	N	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-06-10	Halifax	III	LW674	PT-E	Tholthorpe	2203	Versailles	Crashed at Theuville {Eure-et-Loir}	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
2730	Binnie	J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	630Sqn	1944-05-22	Lancaster	III	ND655	LE-J	East Kirkby	2238	Braunschweig		Killed	Runnymede
2731	Binnie	Neil Arlie	Leading Aircraftman		33659		Australia		RAAF		1Sqn RAAF	1944-06-24												RAAF Honour Roll
2732	Binnie	Keith Cedric	Flying Officer		423602		Australia		RAAF		626Sqn RAF	1944-07-21												RAAF Honour Roll
2733	Binns	M R	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-03-01	Lancaster	III	ND566	KM-O	Dunholme Lodge	2317	Stuttgart	Crashed near Reutlingen	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
2734	Binns	H D	Flight Lieutenant							Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-07-18	Halifax	V	LL387	NF-P	Tempsford	2200	SOE	Crashed off Normandy	Killed	Runnymede
2735	Binns	Stanley	Flight Sergeant		1430234	1922		Navigator	RAFVR	Bomber Command	622 Sqn	1944-05-31	Lancaster	III	ND926	GI:D	Mildenhall	23:43	Trappes Railway Yard	Claim by Hptm Fritz Sothe 4./NJG4 - Meru 40km North West of Paris (UE 1) at 01:54. Debris was scattered between Housoye (Oise) and Porcheux 7km South West of Auneuil. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Marissel French National Cemetery Collective Grave 232			Son of Harry and Sarah jenny (née Lobley) Binns from Yorkshire, England
2736	Binstead	J	Pilot Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1944-11-02	Halifax	III	LW141	DY-U	Pocklington	1633	Dusseldorf	Crashed at Lammersdorf	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
2737	Binstead	Jack	Pilot Officer		429099		Australia		RAAF		102Sqn (Ceylon)	1944-11-02												RAAF Honour Roll
2738	Bint	T W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-03-24	Lancaster	I	HK539	UM-A2	Wickenby	1841	Berlin	Crashed Neuwarendorf	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery			Attacker
2739	Biollo	Peter Joseph	Flying Officer		J/26543	Age 20	Canadian	Air Bomber	RCAF	Bomber Command	576Sqn	1944-07-28	Lancaster	III	PB253	UL-A2	RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire	2118	Stuttgart	Crashed at Chaumousey	Killed	Chaumousey Communal Cemetery. Grave 3	Courtesy Relatives	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the -1st September 1923 at Edmonton. Son of Peter Paul Biollo (died 1982,, age 81) and of Doris May Biollo (née Caswell - died 1975 age 73), of Edmonton. Alberta, Canada	Archive report
2740	Birbeck	D B	Sergeant							Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-03-15	Lancaster	III	ND474	EA-T	Fiskerton	1905	Stuttgart	Crashed Bolstern	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
2741	Birch	D.W.	Lieutenant	Flying Officer	178028[V]		South African	Co-Pilot	SAAF	Middle East Command	12 Sqn (SAAF)	1944-03-16	Marauder	II	FB492	W	Biferno/Campomario at Giulianova, Italy	15:35	Army Cooperation	Detailed to bomb a cross roads at Giulianova. At 15:56 the aircraft received a direct hit in the rear bomb-bay and broke into two aft of the wing. The tail portion floating down and the forward portion nosing into a flat spin, hitting the ground and bursting into flames.	injured/PoW				B-26C Marauder #41-35560 was to RAF as Marauder II FB492 in September 1943 Lt. Birch was badly injured and taken prisoner for the remainder of the war. No further details found
2742	Birch	Ernest Hugh	Flight Sergeant		38770			Mid Upper Gunner	RAAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LV881	ZA-Y	Melbourne	2216	Nurnberg	Shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Helmut Pleines of the 3./Nachtjagdgruppe 10, who had taken off from Bonn-Hangelar airfield in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Crashed Steinheim near Hungen	Killed Age 21	Hannover War Cemetery 16. E. 14. Epitaph: Semper Fidelis			German intelligence had identified Nuremburg as the target that night and defences were well prepared; every available night-fighter was lying-in-wait and the ground defences of searchlights and anti-aircraft flak guns were increased along the bomber stream’s route. It is also documented that the evening was clear and featured a full moon; unusual for a night mission and against normal procedure. The task force was intercepted as they crossed over the Belgian border with 82 bombers being lost in the first hour. A further 13 aircraft were lost on their return and it is clear that LV881 met its fate in these circumstances along with the other casualties. Son of Harold Ernest and Victoria Maud Margaret Birch, of Bunbury, Western Australia.	LV881 Excavation Project
2743	Birch	E E	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-10-25	Lancaster	I	PD276	KO-X	Witchford	1323	Essen		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
2744	Birch	R	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-10-28	Halifax	III	MZ420	WL-F	Croft	1325	Koln	Crashed near Linton on Ouse				Paradie Archive Database
2745	Birch	Eric	Sergeant		1509133			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner	RAFVR	Bomber Command	12 Sqn	1944-03-24	Lancaster	III	ND650	PH-Y	Wickenby	18:33	Berlin	On the homeward journey, and well south of track over Duisburg, the aircrafts nose was hit by flak, setting it on fire. The crew abandoned the aircraft soon after, and the aircraft crashed at Geldern-Veert	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 1 Row D Grave 5
2746	Birch	T	Warrant Officer		1330097					Fighter	151Sqn	1944-06-10	Mosquito	NFXII	HK505				Ranger	Crashed near Bordeaux	Killed	Villenave D'ornon (St- Brise) Communal Cemetery France
2747	Birch	W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	III	LM382	AS-Q	Kirmington	2340	Leipzig	Crash landed at Manston on return	Injured
2748	Birch	S H	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-11-06	Lancaster	III	ND555	EM-D	Spilsby	1628	Gravenhorst		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
2749	Birch	A H	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-07-28	Lancaster	I	LL846	PO-V	Waddington	2211	Stuttgart	Ditched ?	PoW
2750	Birch	J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-05-21	Lancaster	II	DS781	JI-R	Waterbeach	2245	Duisburg		Killed	Runnymede