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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent 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	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
2901	Bladowski	Feliks Stanisław	Sierzant Mechanic Pokladowy	Sergeant	P.780153	30 November 1910 Burzenin Sieradz (Age 33 when killed)	Poland	Flight Engineer	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300 Sqn (Polish)	1944-06-12	Avro Lancaster	III	DV286	BH:C		RAF Faldingworth	23:02	Gelsenkirchen	Claim by Lt Gottfried Hanneck 6/NJG1 - IJsselmeer 3km South of Wijdenes: 2,500m at 01:43. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten) Aircraft caught fire and crashed into the sea. Plt Off B F Morski was rescued by two Dutch fishermen then later transferred to a German Naval vessel coming back from bombing raid.. Location : Netherlands.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, His body was washed ashore and was buried in Wijdenes Cemetery. His grave in now in the Polish Field of Honour, Breda, Poland	Archiwum Polish Database
2902	Blaha	Oldrich Dennis	Flying Officer		1143580	1923		Bomb Aimer	DFM	RAFVR	Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	I	W4831	KM-C		Dunholme Lodge	2350	Berlin	The aircraft was heading in a westerly direction and exploded in the air at 150ft approximately 1km North of the village Lynow. The Burgermeister went to the scene of the crash and saw what he believed to be five bodies, possibly two more taking into account the smashed limbs which were strewn about. The police at Juterbog were notified by telephone and a Luftwaffe team arrived to investigate. They ordered the Burgermeister to bury the crew and he was also present at the burial on 3 Jan 1944. (Extract from Berlin Detachment No 4 MREU report to the Air Ministry dated 20 Oct 1947)	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll.Grave 2.C.7-10		DFM gazetted 9 Feb 1943 Son of Oldrich Blaha, and of Phoebe Lucy Blaha, of Upper Tooting, London
2903	Blaha	Oldrich Dennis	Sergeant		1259786	1923		Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1942-09-06	Lancaster	I	R5752	EA-D		Scampton	116	Duisburg	When the starboard outer engine was put out of action by the flak over the target, Sgt Gregory-Coleman was killed by shrapnel, and the Captain was slightly injured. The Captain jettisoned the bombs and turned for home. Over the Dutch coast the starboard inner failed and the a/c steadily lost height but reached the English coast at a height of 2000 ft. The Captain ordered the crew to bale out with the exception of the W/Op. The a/c was circling RAF Martlesham prior to landing when the port inner failed at a height of 1000 ft and the Captain was compelled to crash land near Great Bealings N of RAF Martlesham. The Captain and the W/Op escaped from the a/c which was destroyed by fire with the exception of the tail unit	Baled out, Killed in Action 2 Jan 1944			44 Sqn Lancaster I W4831 KM-C
2904	Blaikie	I A	Flying Officer						DFM	RNZAF	Bomber Command	161Sqn	1944-08-04	Halifax	V	LL248	MA-U		Tempsford	2215	SOE	Crashed at Huiron {Marne}	Killed	Huiron Cemetery
2905	Blaikie	D V	Sergeant								Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-06-09	Lancaster	III	JB714	EA-K		Fiskerton	2139	Etampes	Crashed at Morigny-Champigny	Killed	Morigny-Champigny Communal Cemetery
2906	Blain	William Ross	Flying Officer		432648		Australia			RAAF		7Sqn RAAF	1944-06-13												RAAF Honour Roll
2907	Blair	Robert Alexander Walton	Flight Sergeant		415498		Australian	Pilot		RAAF	Bomber Command	77 Sqn	1944-06-16	Halifax	II	NA508	KN:A		Full Sutton	23:15	Sterkrade	See archive report for details	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 258.			Read Archive Report
2908	Blair	George Alexander	Pilot Officer Spec/Op		153893					RAFVR	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-05-03	Lancaster	III	DV275	SR-X2		RAF Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire		Mailly-le-Camp	Crashed - South west of Poivers, France	Killed	Poivers Churchyard Grave 4		Read Archive Report
2909	Blair	Jack Frederick	Flight Sergeant		R/172201	26 June 1916	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1944-01-21	Halifax	II	JN952	DY-L		Pocklington	1945	Magdeburg	German documents state that the aircraft was shot down at Wietzendorf 13km West the airfield at Faszberg and was completely destroyed. It crashed about 700m North East of Wietzendorf in the middle of a sawmill and burned on the ground for approximately two hours. (Part extract from report by Flt.Lt. R E G Redman Section 23 No.4 MREU dated 10th January 1948)	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 254	Paradie Archive Database	Son of John A. and Louise Blair, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2910	Blair	R W	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-07-17	Halifax	III	LV985	ZL-K		Leeming	315	Mondeville		Killed	Bretteville-sur-Laize	Paradie Archive Database
2911	Blair	J E	Squadron Leader						DFC DFM		Bomber Command	156Sqn	1944-05-21	Lancaster	III	ND559	GT-J		Upwood	2244	Duisburg	Exploded & crashed Molenaarsgraaf	Killed	Molenaarsgraaf Protestant Cemetery
2912	Blair	R R	Flight Sergeant		1555577			Pilot			Fighter	257Sqn	1944-07-06	Typhoon	Ib	MN766	L					Abandoned near Livarot	Killed	La Cressonniere Churchyard France
2913	Blair	E B	Sergeant								Bomber Command	578Sqn	1944-02-15	Halifax	III	LW557	LK-Q		Burn	1749	Berlin	Crashed at Tribohm	Killed	Runnymede
2914	Blair	J G	Sergeant								Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-08-15	Lancaster	III	PB358	OF-J		Coningsby	925	Deelen	Ditched off Dutch coast
2915	Blair	Robert Alexander Walton	Pilot Officer		415498		Australia			RAAF		77Sqn RAF	1944-06-17												RAAF Honour Roll
2916	Blair	Charles W Jr	2nd Lt		O-671492		USA	Pilot		USAAF	355th Fighter Group	358th Fighter Squadron	1944-03-02	P-47 Thunderbolt								1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2917	Blais	Joseph Lauent Andrew	Sergeant		R194239		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Lancaster	II	LL687	EQ:H		RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire	22:38	Hamburg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery. Grave 17.D.6	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
2918	Blake	William Vincent 'Bill'	Flying Officer		J14132	Age 21	Canadian	Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1944-04-23	Halifax	II	LW285	MA:Z		RAF Middleton St George	20:46	Gardening. Baltic area	See archive report for details	KiA	Runnymede Memorial Panel 245	Paradie Archive Database	Courtesy Lt.Col (Ret.)Trący Hatch Born 16th November 1922 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Enlisted on the 09th September 1941. The son of Dr. William Albert Blake (died 14th October 1926, age 40. Stepfather Rev. William Henry Daw) and Helen Leone Blake (née Parr , later Daw - died 01st January 1971, age 73) of 234 Bay Street, Hamilto died 11th November 1986, age 84), Ontario, Canada. He had completed 18 operational sorties.	Read Archive Report
2919	Blake	Eric George	Flying Officer		429027		New Zealand	Bomb Aimer		RNZAF	Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-05-03	Lancaster	III	EE185	KM:A		RAF Dunholme Lodge, Lincolnshire	21:56	Mailly-le-Camp	See Archive report for details	KiA	Dreux Communal Cemetery. Row 1. Collective grave 13-16.			Read Archive Report
2920	Blake	R J	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1944-04-27	Halifax	II	JN948	DY-N		Pocklington	128	Aulnoye	Crashed Dourles {Nord}	Killed	Maubeuge Central Cemetery
2921	Blake	A W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-10-05	Lancaster	I	PD344	KO-M		Witchford	1715	Saarbrucken		Killed
2922	Blake	W H	Sergeant								Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	V	LL169	ZL-L		Leeming	2000	Magdeburg	Abandoned	PoW
2923	Blake	E G	Sergeant								Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-11-26	Lancaster	III	PB432	EA-O		Fulbeck	2341	Munchen	Crashed at Dry Doddlington Lincs	Killed	Hendon Cemetery
2924	Blake	W P	Sergeant								Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-09-12	Lancaster	II	LL731	JI-U		Mildenhall	1844	Frankfurt	Crashed at Kordel	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
2925	Blake	W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-08-10	Lancaster	II	LL697	A2-B2		Waterbeach	1413	Lens	Aircraft returned damaged
2926	Blake	W E	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	61Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	I	DV311	QR-P		Coningsby	2217	Nurnberg	Crashed Rimbach	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
2927	Blake	R E	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-10-14	Lancaster	III	NE163	UM-T2		Wickenby	634	Duisburg		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
2928	Blake	W A	Squadron Leader		40202						Bomber Command	7Sqn	1943-04-20	Stirling	I	R9261	MG-M		Oakington	2100	Stettin	Crashed WNW Slagelse Denmark	Killed	Svino Churchyard, Denmark		Pathfinder 'In Memoriam' 50 page biography published privately by family, including father C K Parish, inscribed to Mrs Blake 'In sympathy and pride from the skipper's father C K Parish Feb. 1944'
2929	Blake	William Archie	Flight Sergeant		917122			Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	76 Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LK795	MP:P		Holme on Spalding Moor	22:13	Nurnberg	Claimed by Oblt. Martin Becker, his 21st Abschuss, from 2./NJG6 over Etzbach, 2 km NE Hamm at 5.000m. at 00:23 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 March 1944 - 11 May 1944) Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No. 502, Stalag Luft 7
2930	Blake	Gordon J	1st Lt		O-794073		USA	Pilot		USAAF	56th Fighter Group	61st Fighter Squadron	1944-02-24	P-47 Thunderbolt								1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2931	Blake	Gordon J	1st Lt		O-794073		USA	Pilot		USAAF	56th Fighter Group	61st Fighter Squadron	1944-03-08	P-47 Thunderbolt								1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2932	Blake	James M.	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant	14160189		American	Tail Turret		USAAF	15th Air Force	449th Bombardment Group (H), 716th Bombardment Squadron (H)	1944-02-22	B-24 'Pistol Packin’ Mama'	H	42-52146	52		Grottaglie Field, southern Italy	08:04	Regensburg, (Mission #29), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 4				Archive Report
2933	Blakely	William John	Sergeant		R/165968	16 Jan 1922	Canadian	Flight Engineer		RCAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	ND330	OL-O		Gransden Lodge	7	Berlin	The aircraft was borrowed by 405 Sqn who also provided the crew. The Lancaster was brought down by enemy fire 3km West of Wahrenholz at approximately 0230 hrs. It is possible that this aircraft was shot down by Lt Heinz Oloff 2./NJG1 (Nachtjagd, War Diaries - Dr. Theo E.W. Boiten) .The crews burials took place at Wahrenholz Cemetery on 6 Jan 1944	Killed	Hanover War Cemetery Plot 6 Row G Collective Grave 2-7	Paradie Archive Database	Son of William Welsh Blakely and Aleath Leone Blakely, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2934	Blakeman	Alec William	Flying Officer		130328	1914		Navigator	DFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	JB355	OL-J		Wyton	17	Berlin	The aircraft crashed near the road leading from Neuenhagen to Honow 18km ESE from the centre of Berlin at 0315 hrs. Crew initially buried at Honow	Killed	Berlin 1939-1943 War Cemetery Plot 7 Row H Collective Grave 1-7		Fg Off Blakeman’s DFC was awarded whilst serving with 83 Sqn. Gazetted on 20 Oct 1942 Son of John and Gertrude Ellen Blakeman; husband of Winifred May Blakeman, of Stafford
2935	Blakeman	Ernest Walter	Sergeant		1837046			Air Gunner (Trainee)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	12OTU	1944-05-31	Wellington	III	BK157	JP:?		RAF Chipping Norton		Training	See archive report for details	Killed	Banbury Cemetery, Oxfordshire. Grave 11577			Read Archive Report
2936	Blakemore	Eric J	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	50Sqn	1944-06-21	Lancaster	I	LL840	VN-M		Skellingthorpe	2317	Scholven-Buer	Crashed at Oene {Gelderland}	Evader			Read Archive Report
2937	Blakeney	L F	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-02-25	Halifax	III	LW420	PT-U		Tholthorpe	2127	Augsburg		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
2938	Blaker	Robert L	2nd Lt		O-701836		USA	Pilot		USAAF	366th Fighter Group	389th Fighter Squadron	1944-09-09	P-47 Thunderbolt								1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2939	Blaker	Robert L	1st Lt		O-701836		USA	Pilot		USAAF	366th Fighter Group	389th Fighter Squadron	1944-11-21	P-47 Thunderbolt								1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2940	Blakeslee	Donald Jm	Lt Colonel		O-885264		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group: Debden Eagles		1944-01-07	P-47 Thunderbolt								1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2941	Blakeslee	Donald Jm	Lt Colonel		O-885264		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group: Debden Eagles		1944-03-06	P-47 Thunderbolt								1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2942	Blakeslee	Donald Jm	Colonel		O-885264		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group: Debden Eagles		1944-03-18	P-47 Thunderbolt								1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2943	Blakeslee	Donald Jm	Colonel		O-885264		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group: Debden Eagles		1944-04-22	P-51 Mustang								2 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2944	Blakeslee	Donald Jm	Colonel		O-885264		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group: Debden Eagles		1944-04-24	P-51 Mustang								1.5 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2945	Blakeslee	Donald Jm	Colonel		O-885264		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group: Debden Eagles		1944-05-29	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2946	Blakeslee	Donald Jm	Colonel		O-885264		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group: Debden Eagles		1944-05-29	P-51 Mustang				10.5								Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2947	Blakey	Jack	Sergeant		1582692			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	625Sqn	1944-06-30	Lancaster	III	PB126	CF-T		RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire	2210	Vierzon	See archive report for further information	Evader	Killed later in the war. Kuala Lumpur Civil Cemetery (Cheras Road). Row 13 Grave 853		Read Archive Report
2948	Blakey	Jack	Sergeant		1582692			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	625Sqn	1944-06-10	Lancaster	I	ND995	CF-?		RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire	2315	Achères	See archive report for further details	Survived - no injuries	None		Read Archive Report
2949	Blakey	R	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1944-01-19	Halifax	II	HX169	TL-A				Training	Crash landed near Yelling Hunts	Injured
2950	Blakey	Frank	Leading Aircraftman		426859		Australia			RAAF		40Sqn RAAF `	1944-05-05												RAAF Honour Roll