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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
2801	Bish	C F	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	103Sqn	1944-05-15	Lancaster	I	LL963	PM-D	Elsham Wolds	2213	Gardening	Crashed Avernako	Killed	Runnymede
2802	Bishop	John William	Pilot Officer	AUS/426510			W/Op/Air/Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1944-12-12	Halifax	III	MZ470	KN-F	RAF Full Sutton, Yorkshire	1625	Essen	See archive report for full details	Survived	None - known to have survived the war			Read Archive Report
2803	Bishop	Norman Reginald	Sergeant	1578199			Air Bomber		RAFVR	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-05-03	Lancaster	III	LM467	SR-J	RAF Ludford Magna. Lincolnshire	2130	Mailly-le-Camp	Crashed Voue {Aube}	Killed	Vou̩ Churchyard. Coll Grave 2			Read Archive Report
2804	Bishop	Cecil Thomas	Sergeant Fl/Eng	1608815					RAFVR	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1944-04-20	Stirling	III	LJ448	HA-D	Woolfox Lodge	2103	Chambly	Crashed Asni̬res-sur-Oise	Killed	Asni̬res-sur-Oise Communal Cemetery			Read Archive Report
2805	Bishop	D	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1944-12-09	Halifax	III	MZ309	ZA-B	Melbourne	1617	Munster	Crash landed at Woodbridge Suffolk on return				Paradie Archive Database
2806	Bishop	George	Flying Officer	J/23710	Age 32	Canada	Navigator		RCAF	Fighter Command	406Sqn RCAF	1944-07-25	Mosquito	NF30	MM736	HU-?	RAF Winkleigh, Devon	14:50	Ranger	See archive report for further details	Killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 245		Paradie Archive Database	Son of John Wark Bishop (died 13th August 1971, age 98) and Mary Leila Bishop (née Cook - died 19th June 1973, age 83), of 1034 Queens Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Husband of Christine Ophelia (née Topley) Bishop father of John Lesley Bishop (born 06th December 1940) of 980 Heywood Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.	Archive report
2807	Bishop	A G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-08-26	Halifax	III	MZ509	SE-C	Membury		Transit	Crashed on take off				Paradie Archive Database
2808	Bishop	Ernest Howard	Pilot Officer	J/86577	Born on the 30th June 1921 Age23	Canada	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	VII	NP702	QO-B	RAF East Moor, North Yorkshire	2241	Hamburg	See archive report for full details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 249		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
2809	Bishop	J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-10-23	Halifax	VIII	NP722	QO-N	East Moor	1604	Essen	Crashed at Manston Kent on return				Paradie Archive Database
2810	Bishop	J D	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	50Sqn	1944-07-07	Lancaster	III	PA996	VN-J	Skellingthorpe	2203	St-Leu	Crashed at Mesnil-Mauger {Seine-Maritime}	Killed	Mesnil-Mauger Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
2811	Bishop	S B	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	90Sqn	1944-12-21	Lancaster	I	NG323	WP-J	Lossiemouth		Transit	Crashed at Tuddenham				Paradie Archive Database
2812	Bishop	C A	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	106Sqn	1944-04-26	Lancaster	III	ND853	ZN-J	Metheringham	2137	Schweinfurt	Crashed target area	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
2813	Bishop	W J B	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-05-02	Lancaster	II	DS827	KO-B	Witchford	1826	Training	Crashed at Gt Dunmow Essex	Killed
2814	Bishop	W B	Sergeant							Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-06-07	Halifax	V	LL416	NF-Q	Tempsford		SOE	Crashed near la Ferte-St-Cyr {Loir-et-Cher}	Killed	la Ferte-St-Cyr Communal Cemetery
2815	Bishop	G T	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-07-17	Halifax	III	MZ286	NP-X	Lissett	334	Caen	Crashed in Bridlington Bay	Killed
2816	Bishop	E L	Sergeant	544381						Fighter	264Sqn	1944-07-17	Mosquito	NFXIII	HK471				Patrol	Collided with next over Etchingham, Suffolk	Killed	Hawkhurst (St- Laurence) Churchyard United Kingdom
2817	Bishop	E G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-07-07	Lancaster	I	LM631	KM-W	Dunholme Lodge	2230	St-Leu	Crashed at Lucy {Seine-Maritime}	Evader
2818	Bishop	A W	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-11-21	Lancaster	III	PB300	EA-K	Fulbeck	1744	Gravenhorst		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
2819	Bishop	P W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	51Sqn	1944-05-24	Halifax	III	LV784	MH-S	Snaith	229	Aachen	Crashed Wesiweiler	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
2820	Bishop	D Y	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	625Sqn	1944-04-20	Lancaster	I	ME731	CF-S	Kelstern	2347	Koln	Crashed off Holland	Killed	Runnymede
2821	Bishop	N D	Sergeant							Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-06-30	Lancaster	I	ME774	UM-L2	Wickenby	2155	Vierzon		Killed	Runnymede
2822	Bishop	Ronald William	Flight Sergeant	1334892	Age 22		Air Bomber		RAFVR	Bomber Command	630Sqn	1944-08-18	Lancaster	I	LM269	LE-I	RAF East Kirkby, Lincolnshire	15:42	Bordeaux	Crashed at St-Crepin {Charente-Maritime}	Killed	St-Crepin Communal Cemetery			Son of William James Bishop and Alice Elizabeth Bishop, of Brighton, Sussex, England.	Read Archive Report
2823	Bishop	W J	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	640Sqn	1944-09-23	Halifax	III	MZ640	C8-N	RAF Leconfield	1110	Training	Crashed on take off - Aircraft a total loss.	Survived				Corrected information submitted by 640 Squadron archivist Keven Turner - November 2017
2824	Bishop	S T	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-03-13	Stirling	III	LJ462	AA-O	Mepal	2150	Gardening		Killed	Runnymede
2825	Bishop	F	Warrant Officer							Bomber Command	76Sqn	1944-05-24	Halifax	III	MZ623	MP-P	Holme on Spalding Moor	2241	Aachen	Crashed Arendonk {Antwerpen}	PoW
2826	Bishop	James John	Flight Sergeant	419406		Australia			RAAF		159Sqn RAF	1944-09-12												RAAF Honour Roll
2827	Bishop	Frederick C	2nd Lt	O-767032		USA	Pilot		USAAF	358th Fighter Group	365th Fighter Squadron	1944-11-25	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2828	Bishop	Richard D	1st Lt	O-756455		USA	Pilot		USAAF	55th Fighter Group	343rd Fighter Squadron	1944-09-11	P-51 Mustang							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2829	Bishop	R J	Flight Sergeant	1290705			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Airborne Forces, 38 Group	295 Sqn	1944.03.14	Albermarie	II	V1711	8Z:? or 8E:?	RAF Hurn, Dorset	00:15	Special Operations Sortie	The aircraft was on a special operational sortie (map reading by torchlight has been anecdotally reported) on the 13th March 1944 and landed "successfully" on the Isle of Wight at 03:20 hrs on the 14th. The report that the aircraft landed successfully was incorrect as it was later reported that the aircraft flew into high ground near St. Catherine’s Point on the Isle of Wight and was written off, beyond economical repair.	Survived				From other information in the ORB it is confirmed that the crew survived, three of the crew, Pilot, Wireless Operator, and Air Gunner returned to flying almost immediately, the Navigator returned to flying in June and the Bomb Aimer in July. AC2 Griffiths was not listed as part of the crew but anecdotal reports indicate that he had been aboard the aircraft and died in the crash. It should be noted that no corroborating evidence has been found that he was aboard has been found to date.
2830	Bisman	Royden Thomas	Sub/Lr. (A)		Age 24	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZNVR	Fleet Air Arm	889Sqn	1944-06-29	Seafire	IIC	MB253	-	HMS Atheling (Aircraft Carrier)	1645	Patrol	Landing accident - See archive report for further brief details	Killed	New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport, Auckland. Panel 8			Born on the 27th February 1920 at Invercargill. A salesman for Para Rubber Company prior to service. After 3 months in the NZ Territorial army joined RN/FAA to undertake pilot training on the 28th August 1941. Pilots badge and commissioned on the 20th November 1942 after training in Canada. Son of James Thomas and Ivy Lillian Bisman (née Anderson), of New Brighton, Christchurch. New Zealand. Also served with 752, 772 and 733 Squadron before joining 889 on the 05th April 1944. Involved in a landing accident on the 04th June 1944 but suffered no injuries.	Archive Report
2831	Bissell	Donald Clifford	Flying Officer	J/24280			Navigator		RCAF	Fighter Command	418Sqn RCAF	1944-01-03	Mosquito	VI	LR268		RAF Ford, Sussex	315	Intruder	See archive report for further information	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede War Memorial. Panel 245		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
2832	Bisset	David	Sergeant	650022			Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	50Sqn	1944-05-03	Lancaster	III	ED870	VN-J	Skellingthorpe	2158	Mailly-le-Camp	Shot down over Poivre. Crashed Poivres {Aube}	Killed	Poivres Churchyard			Read Archive Report Lancaster ED870, piloted by Pilot Officer A. Handley, was shot down and crashed over Poivres, whilst on a bombing raid to the German military base at Mailly-Le-Camp, on 3-4 May 1944. All the crew were killed. The Bomber Command War Diaries by Martin Middlebrook states: ‘Late on 3 May 1944, 346 Lancasters of 1 and 5 Groups along with pathfinder Mosquitoes attacked the large German military base at Mailly-Le-Camp. The control of this raid in the target area failed to operate according to plan. The initial low level markers were accurate and well backed up by Lancaster marker aircraft. The Marker leader (Wing Commander G. L. Cheshire) ordered the main force to come in and bomb but the main force Controller (Wing Commander L. C. Deane) could not transmit the order to do so to the waiting Lancasters because his VHF set was being drowned by an American Forces Broadcast and his transmitter was wrongly tuned. German fighters arrived during the delay and bomber casualties were heavy. The main attack eventually started when Deputy Controller (Squadron Leader E. N. M. Sparks) took over. Approximately 1500 tons of bombs were dropped with great accuracy. 114 barrack buildings, 47 transport sheds and some ammunition buildings in the camp were hit; 102 vehicles including 37 tanks were destroyed 218 German soldiers were killed and 156 were injured.’ Because of the delay Luftwaffe Night Fighters arrived in force and managed to shoot down 42 Lancasters. 50 Squadron lost four aircraft during this operation with 24 crewman losing their lives.
2833	Bisset	Thomas Neish Watters	Flight Lieutenant	121430	1920		Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	MZ568	EY:E	RAF Breighton	22:52	Rail communications at Juvisy	See archive report for details	KiA	Courances Communal Cemetery, Grave 1				Read Archive Report
2834	Bissett	Jack Montgomery	Squadron Leader	J/16991		Canada	Pilot	DFM MiD	RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LV898	ZL-D	Leeming	2220	Nurnberg	Shot down by a night fighter and crashed over Herhahn whilst on a bombing raid to Nuremberg. Crashed Herhohn	Killed Age 23	Rheinberg War Cemetery 14. E. 8.		Personnel date on Paradie RCAF Archive	Halifax LV898, piloted by Squadron Leader J. M. Bissett, DFM was detailed to attack Nuremberg, as part of the main force of 795 aircraft, and was shot down by an enemy night-fighter and crashed at Herhahn, 4km north west of Schleiden, on 30-31 March 1944. All the crew were killed. The raid on Nuremberg on the night of 30-31 March 1944 was the blackest night for Bomber Command in the whole of the War, with some 96 aircraft lost. 'The Bomber Command War Diaries' by Martin Middlebrook gives the following account: ‘This would normally have been the moon and stand down period for the main bomber force but a raid on the distant target of Nuremberg (8 hours round trip) was planned on the basis of a forecast predicting protective high cloud on the outward route. 795 aircraft were despatched. The German Controller ignored all diversions and assembled his fighters at 2 radio beacons which happened to be astride the route to Nuremberg. The first night fighters appeared just before the bombers reached the Belgian border and a fierce battle in the moonlight lasted for the next hour. 82 bombers were lost on the outward route. The action was much reduced on the return flight, when most of the night fighters had had to land but 96 bombers were lost in total, the largest Bomber Command loss of the war. The main raid over Nuremberg was a failure, the city was covered in thick cloud and a fierce cross wind which developed on the final target approach made the Pathfinder aircraft move too far to the East, little damage was caused. Subsequent research showed that 120 aircraft had bombed Schweinfurt, 50 miles to the North West of Nuremberg and that there had been a 10 mile ‘creep back’ in the main bombing.’ Three Halifax’s from 427 Squadron were lost in the raid with only two crew members surviving. 'The Nuremberg Raid' by Martin Middlebrook gives additional information onLV898: ‘At least nine flight commanders went missing, all killed. 427Sqn lost both A and B flight commanders- Squadron Leader’s Bissett, DFM, and Laird, DFC both Manitobans. Bissett’s crew had already caused anxiety on the squadron when starting their second tour by their apparent unconcern at the importance of keeping on course and his loss was not unexpected. In fact, Bissett’s Halifax had crashed almost exactly on track south of Aachen.’
2835	Bjarnason	Stefan Agust	Flying Officer			Iceland	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	106Sqn	1944-08-07	Lancaster	III	LM641	ZN-D	Metheringham	2130	Secqueville	Crashed at Quetteville {Calvados}	Evader		Courtesy Oleg Marin	Paradie Archive Database
2836	Bjornstad	B	Captain				Pilot		RNoAF	Fighter	331Sqn Norwegian	1944-01-04	Spitfire	IX	BS148	B			Ramrod	Collided with last near North Weald
2837	Bjornstad	B F	Captain				Pilot		RNoAF	Fighter	331Sqn Norwegian	1944-05-07	Spitfire	IX					Ramrod 843	Damaged
2838	Bjornstad	H E	Sergeant				Pilot			Fighter	332Sqn Norwegian	1944-06-08	Spitfire	IX	NH172					Abandoned near Moutebourg	Evaded
2839	Blaber	Herbert Sidney William	Flying Officer Navigator	152948					RAFVR	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-07-25	Lancaster	III	LM386	AS-V	RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire	2125	Stuttgart	Crashed near Aubigny {Yonne}	Killed	Taingy Communal Cemetery. Grave 1.			Read Archive Report
2840	Blachford	Glenn Hugh	Flying Officer	J/27913	17 Mar 1917	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	431 Sqn RCAF	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	NA514	SE-B	RAF Croft, Yorkshire	2224	Sterkrade, Germany	See Archive Report	Killed	Uden War Cemetery Grave 5.B.2		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
2841	Black	Stanley Kevin	Flight Sergeant Air Bomber	Aus/418790					RAAF	Bomber Command	106Sqn	1944-06-06	Lancaster	III	NE150	ZN-H	RAF Metheringham, Lincolnshire	0.25	Caen	Hit badly by flak. Crashed at St-Jean-de-Daye {Manche}	Killed 11.6.1944 at the Battle of Graignes, France	Bayeaux War Cemetery France. Grave No. XVI.C.8			Read Archive Report
2842	Black	Clarence Alwin	Pilot Officer	415608		Australian	Air Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1944-09-12	Lancaster	I	PD262	HA-G	Methwold	1835	Frankfurt	Mid air collision with Lancaster ME854 of 576 Squadron. Crashed at Flomborn	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 19. B. 1. Germany.		Accident report	RAAF	CWGC
2843	Black	W S	Flying Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	462Sqn RAAF	1944-10-09	Halifax	III	LL604	Z5-D	Driffield	1742	Bochum	Crashed at Giesbeek	PoW
2844	Black	D V	Flying Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-06-11	Lancaster	III	LM552	PO-D	Waddington		Training		Killed	Runnymede
2845	Black	Frank Alexander	Flight Sergeant	429371		Australian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command	57 Sqn	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	PD264	DX:K	RAF East Kirkby, Lincolnshire	16:39	Giessen	See archive report for further details	Killed	Hanover War Cemetery. Collective grave 11. E. 1-4				Read Archive Report
2846	Black	F	Warrant Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-09-11	Lancaster	I	LL884	WS-Q	Bardney	1700	Transit	Force landed 6423N 4120E
2847	Black	Joseph	Sergeant	1531244			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	514 Sqn	1944-06-15	Lancaster	II	LL690	JI:J	RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire	23:14	Railway yards at Valenciennes	See Archive report for details	Killed	Rieux Communal Cemetery. Joint grave 1.				Read Archive Report
2848	Black	Harold Gibson	Sergeant	1517655			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	No. 2 Flying Instructors School	1944-12-28	Airspeed Oxford	II	ED188	Not known	RAF Montrose	1305	Training exercise	See archive report for details	Killed	Carnmoney Cemetery. Sec. D.D. Grave 200.			Read Archive Report
2849	Black	Bruce Graham	Flying Officer	J24025	2nd December 1921 in Toronto, Ontario	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	158 Sqn	1944-06-02	Halifax	III	LV921	NP:B	Lissett	22:13	Trappes	LV921 was claimed as a possible Abschuss by: Hptm. Herbert Rauh Stab II/NJG4 – Mants/Rambouilet area (AD-BD): 3,500m at 01:01. Oblt Jakob Schaus 4/NJG4 – 30km around Dreux (AC-AD-BC-BD): 500m at 01:06. Hptm Herbert Rauh Stab II/NJG4 – Evreux/Chartres (AC-BC): 2,500m at 01:10. ((Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)). Crashed alongside woods near Emance 11km South West of Rambouilet.	Killed	St-Desir War Cemetery Plot VIII Row A Grave 9-14		Paradie Archive Database	Son of William Graham and Lily Blanche (née Rachar) Black; husband of Gloria Morgan Forbes Black, of New York City, USA. According to W R Chorley Fg Off Black was an American who came from New York City. The confusion may has arisen because his wife Gloria Erica Forbes Black married an American E Carney in June 1946 and went to live in New York City.
2850	Black	W A	Flight Lieutenant	J/1444			Pilot	AFC	RCAF	Fighter	2Sqn	1944-06-27	Mustang	I	FR902				Sortie	Abandoned near Alencon	Killed	Le Mans West Cemetery France		Paradie Archive Database