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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	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
3051	Body	Geoffrey Deller	Flight Lieutenant		100086			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	10 Sqn	1944-12-17	Halifax	III	LV818	ZA:F		RAF East Moor, Yorkshire	06:00	Duisburg	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 201				Read Archive Report
3052	Body	A. Robert	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	X	KB726	VR-A		RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham	2144	Cambrai	Shot down by night fighter piloted by Friedrich Thörl - Crashed at Gaudiempre	Evader	None		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report Attacker
3053	Bodycot	G H	Sergeant								Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	I	ME589	UM-D2		Wickenby	2333	Leipzig		Killed	Vredenhof Cemetery
3054	Boe	B	Flight Lieutenant		J/3463			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	441Sqn RCAF	1944-09-25	Spitfire	IX	ML360					Patrol	Crashed at Nijmegen	Killed	Mook War Cemetery Netherlands		Paradie Archive Database
3055	Boehmer	G A	Pilot Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Lancaster	II	DS634	EQ-A		Linton on Ouse	2235	Hamburg	Crashed at Spieka	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
3056	Boehmer	Albert Edward Charles	Pilot Officer		C87869			Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	434 (Bluenose) Sqn, RCAF	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	LW433	WL:W		RAF Croft	22:54	Sterkrade	See archive report for further details	Killed	Bergen Op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, Grave 7 G 10		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
3057	Boekenstein	Olaf Ruprecht	Aircraftman Class 1		165185		Australia			RAAF		11 Elementary Flying Training School	1944-10-09													RAAF Honour Roll
3058	Boeson	Jack Ludwig	Warrant Officer		NZ/412195	Age 26	New Zealand	Navigator		RNZAF	South Pacific	4Sqn (RNZAF)	1944-01-02	Hudson	IIIA	NZ2065	YZ-?		RNZAF Nausori,Fiji	AM	Anti-submarine patrol	See archive report for detailed information	Missing - believed killed	Bourail Memorial. Panel 6			Born on the 12th March 1918 at Lower Hut. A clerk for Lever Brothers. Enlistedas a pilot under training 13th April 1941. With No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School 24th May 1942. Pilot training terminated in June 1941. Embarked for Canada on the 29th August 1941 for navigator training. Awarded navigator badge and promoted to Sergeant on the 03rd January 1942. Returned to New Zealand on the 27th March 1942. With 10 Operational Training Unit on the 03rd April 1943 flying the Hudson. To Pacific to join 4 Squadron on the 01st June 1942. With School go General Reconnaissance 28th January 1943 flying the Anson. This was his second South Pacific tour. Son of George Ludwig (died 21st Jun 1941, age 45) and Vinola Daphne Boeson (née Edwards, later Smith) of Wellington, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
3059	Boettcher	Arthur Harold	Flight Sergeant		AUS/414305			Air Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	LM372	PO-K		Waddington	2324	Berlin	Crashed at Celle	Killed	Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. Grave 1.G.12			Read Archive Report
3060	Boettcher	Arthur Harold	Flight Sergeant		414305		Australia			RAAF		467Sqn RAAF	1944-01-02													RAAF Honour Roll
3061	Boffey	G H	Sergeant								Bomber Command	106Sqn	1944-02-15	Lancaster	III	JB534	ZN-		Metheringham	1720	Berlin	Crashed at Timberland Fen Lincolnshire on return	Killed
3062	Boffey	R	Sergeant								Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-05-07	Halifax	V	LL192	NF-A		Tempsford		SOE	Crashed in the Kattegat	Killed	Runnymede
3063	Bogdanowicz	Henryk Marian	Sierżant	Warrant Officer	794421	10.01.1913 Brzostowica Wlk. Białoruś	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF		1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-11	Consolidated Liberator		EW278			RAF Brindisi, Italy		Polish Supply Drop	Shot down by nightfighter. Crashed at Senta, Yugoslavia. Location : Yugoslavia.	PoW. Survived war. Died 09.1992 Derby UK			Archiwum Polish Database
3064	Bogle	C S	Flying Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	90Sqn	1944-08-12	Lancaster	I	ME852	WP-Q		Tuddenham	2146	Braunschweig		Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery
3065	Bogle	V F	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-04-09	Halifax	III	LV960	ZL-G		Leeming	2053	Villeneuve	Collided with 424 Sqn Halifax LW437 QB-S & crashed Goole				Paradie Archive Database
3066	Bogle	Charles Steward	Flying Officer		427289		Australia			RAAF		90Sqn RAF	1944-08-13													RAAF Honour Roll
3067	Bogusz	Kazimierz	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.782542	Born 28 October 1915 Warszawa (Age 28 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1944-06-30	Avro Lancaster	III	ED814	BH-N		RAF Faldingworth	22:18	Vierzon	Took off from Faldingworth 22.16 30 June 1944 on an Operation to bomb railway yards at Vierzon. Shot down by a German night fighter and crashed Le Bois Carre, near Beauvilliers, Loir-et-Cher, 5 km North West from Ouceques at 03.17.. Location : France.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Originally buried in the Military Plot at Beauvilliers, 30 miles from Orleans, but were later moved to the Polish Field of Honour at Grainville-Langannieres, Calvados, France		Archiwum Polish Database
3068	Bohanes	Stefan	Plutonowy Radio Operator	Warrant Officer	P.784633	Born 31 July 1914 (Age 30)	Poland	Radio Operator	Virtuti Militari , CV	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-08-16	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JP220	GR-C		RAF Brindisi, Italy		Warsaw supply drop	Aircraft was shot down after supply drop to Warsaw area. The First Pilot, W/O L Owsiany, was wounded at made Prisoner of War. The rest of the crew were taken care of by the Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa. Location : Poland.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, Poland Plot I Row A Grave 11		Archiwum Polish Database
3069	Bohl	Richard Aloysius	Sergeant	Sergeant	36876416		American	Tail Turret Gunner		USAAF	8th Air Force	457th Bombardment Group (H), 748th Bombardment Squadron (H), 1st Air Division	1944-06-20	B-17 Snafusk Shamrock	G	42-31615	:N		Glatton (Station #130), Huntingdonshire, England		Hamburg (Mission #425), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW/ Unknown camp					Read Archive Report
3070	Bohna	Robert H	2nd Lt		O-769696		USA	Pilot		USAAF	370th Fighter Group	402nd Fighter Squadron	1944-12-17	P-38 Lightning								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3071	Bohr	Thomas A	Major		O-440096		USA	Pilot		USAAF	405th Fighter Group	511th Fighter Squadron	1944-08-18	P-47 Thunderbolt`								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3072	Bohuszewicz	Witold	Podporucznik	Pilot Officer	P-0638	25 March 1914 Sobotnik Poland	Poland	Pilot		PAF	Bomber Command	301Sqn Polish	1942-04-26	Wellington	IV	Z1317	GR-U		Hemswell	2214	Rostock	Claimed hit by 2/Res Flak Abt 525 over Rostock between 0223 and 0226. Abschussmeldung (Claim message) bears a hand-written note by OKL “wird nict anerkannt" (will not be confirmed). Over the target both engines were hit by flak and the a/c then entered a spin. The pilot managed to regain control at 5,000ft. Due to the damage they set course for Sweden and crashed landed at Ystad at 0300.	Interned. Returned to the UK 14 February 1943. Died 6 January 1944 Casamassima, Italy.			Archiwum Polish Database
3073	Bohuszewicz	Witold	Porucznik Pilot	Flight Lieutenant	P.0638	Born 25 March 1914 Sobotniki Belarus (Age 29 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Złoty Krzyż Zasługi z Mieczami Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-01-06	Consolidated Liberator	lll	BZ859	GR-J		RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply drop to Poland	One of four aircraft engaged in Supply Drop to Poland. This aircraft was the only one to accomplish its task but was damaged by anti-aircraft fire, returning on three engines. Crashed into the sea at Grotaglie, off Brindisi, Italy during landing attempt. Only the second pilot. F/Lt K Dobrowolski survived. Location : Italy.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Polish Cemetery at Casamassima, Italy (some reports No Known Grave - Drowned off Brindisi, Italy)	Cassamassima Polish Cemetery, Italy	.		Further details at Archiwum Polish Database
3074	Boileau	Joseph Paul Roger	Pilot Officer		J/89406	27 February 1921	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-01-30	Lancaster	III	ND462	LQ-J		Gransden Lodge	1713	Berlin	Claim by Hptm Walter Barte Stab III/NJG3 - over Neuruppin at 20:10. Crashed near Loburg 18 miles East of Magdeburg where the crew were initially buried in a comrade’s grave.	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Plot 5 Row Z Collective Grave 20-26		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Ananias and Armande Boileau, of Granley, Province of Quebec, Canada
3075	Boire	Joseph Daniel	Sergeant		R188860		Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	420 (Snowy Owl) Sqn, RCAF	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	LW373	PT:W		Tholthorpe	19:07	Berlin	Claimed as a probable by Oblt. Joseph Draft, his 18th Abschuss and 2nd of the night, from 4./NJG5 over Halle-Weissenfels at 6.700m at 22:58 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 March 1944 - 11 May 1944) Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No 3978, Stalag Luft 1			Paradie Archive Database	The crew had arrived from 61 Base on the 21st January and this was their 6th mission
3076	Boisseau	John Eugene	Technical Sergeant	Sergeant	19078078	1919	American	Engineer		USAAF	8th Air Force	327th Bomber Squadron (92nd Bombardment Group (H))	1944-10-03	B-17 Insomnia	G	43-38396	UC:J		Podington (Station #109), Bedfordshire, England		Nürnberg, Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow, Pomerania, Prussia now Poland (Moved to Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia now Poland).					Archive Report
3077	Boissevain	H G	Warrant Officer Class 2							RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-04-22	Halifax	III	HX291	BM-W		Skipton on Swale	2224	Dusseldorf	Crashed Meeuwen {Limburg}	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium		Paradie Archive Database
3078	Boisvert	E H	Sergeant							USAAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	II	HX162	VR-X		Middleton St George	1603	Berlin	Crashed at Horst	PoW
3079	Boivin	Leslie Claude William	Flying Officer					Pilot			Bomber Command	106Sqn	1944-08-27	Lancaster	III	ND331	ZN-G		Metheringham	2015	Konigsberg		Killed	Runnymede
3080	Bokroś	Jan	Kapral Radio Operator Strzelecelec	Flight Sergeant	P.794816	9 January 1920 (Age 24)	Poland	Radio Operator	Medal Lotniczy	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 : North Sea / Netherlands.	Killed in Action, operational flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Lost in North Sea off the Dutch Coast		Archiwum Polish Database
3081	Boland	John	Sergeant		1672925	1922		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	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 225			Son of James and Ellen Boland, of Swinton, Lancashire
3082	Boland	Jeremiah Murphy	1st Lt		O-748537		USA	Pilot		USAAF	363rd Fighter Group	381st Fighter Squadron	1944-04-08	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3083	Boldero	R H	Sergeant								Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-01-20	Halifax	III	HX335	NP-P		Lissett	2022	Magdeburg	Crashed Olvenstedt	PoW
3084	Bolderston	George Thomas	Flying Officer		J/26382	Age 22	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-09-12	Lancaster	I	LM137	UM-G2		RAF Wickenby	1825	Frankfurt	1.5 miles North of Plittersdorf	Murdered 1944-09-12	Durnbach War Cemetery Collective grave 3. H. 14-16.		Paradie Archive Database	See Paradie Archive Information courtesy Traugott Vitz Vitz Archive War Crimes
3085	Bolderstone	Peter Frederick	Sergeant		3000725			Flight Engineer	DFM	RAFVR	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-11-30	Halifax	III	MZ288	AL-O		RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	1631	Duisburg	Believed to have been hit by anti aircraft flak batteries	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 225.			Read Archive Report
3086	Bolefahr	Wayne N	Captain		O-024907		USA	Pilot		USAAF	358th Fighter Group	368th Fighter Squadron	1944-03-06	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3087	Bolefahr	Wayne N	Captain		O-024907		USA	Pilot		USAAF	358th Fighter Group	368th Fighter Squadron	1944-05-08	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3088	Boles	Edward F	Captain		O-793486		USA	Pilot		USAAF	365th Fighter Group	387th Fighter Squadron	1944-03-02	P-47 Thunderbolt								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3089	Bolger	Thomas John	Flying Officer		405291	Age 23	Australian	Navigator		RAAF	Bomber Command	692 Sqn	1944-09-25	Mosquito	VI	PF393	P3:?		Gransden Lodge	19:06	Mannheim	Crashed at Mignault (Hainaut), 18 km ENE of Mons. Crashed into the end of a farmhouse which was badly damaged, but had it flown on for another few seconds would have crashed in to the main part of Mignaut itself. While the takeoff was from RAF Gransden Lodge 692 Sqn were based at Graveley a few miles away. A report by the Belgian Secret army Headquarters stated that the pilot, Leonard Brennan's remains were still inside the burnt out aircraft, while Thomas bolger's body was found with an unopened parachute, having baled out	Killed	Mignault Communal Cemetery Grave 2	Courtesy NAA		Born on the 15th April 1921 at Maryborough, Queensland. Worked as a clerk for the Ordinance Department, Australian army prior to service. Enlisted on the 10th July 1940 at Brisbane. Son of Thomas and Elsie Josephine Bolger (nee Moran). Bother to Hugh Burke, Moia Theresa Agnes, Brian Patrick (died age 3 in 1925) of Hendra, Queensland, Australia. His brother 20 year old Fl/Sgt. Hugh Burke Bolger Aus/414193 was killed on the 12th July 1943. 467 Squadron Lancaster ED531 PO-T crashed at Sion, Switzerland with the loss of all 7 crew.	Archive Report
3090	Bolger	Ray Kethel	Flight Sergeant		430243		Australia			RAAF		27 OTU RAF	1944-07-30													RAAF Honour Roll
3091	Bolger	Thomas John	Flying Officer		405291		Australia			RAAF		692Sqn RAF	1944-09-26													RAAF Honour Roll
3092	Bolinder	Robert G	1st Lt		O-747196		USA	Pilot		USAAF	IX Air Support Command	422nd Night Fighter Squadron	1944-11-26	Northrop P-61 Black Widow								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3093	Bolinder	Robert G	1st Lt		O-747196		USA	Pilot		USAAF	IX Air Support Command	422nd Night Fighter Squadron	1944-12-16	Northrop P-61 Black Widow								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3094	Bolinder	Robert G	1st Lt		O-747196		USA	Pilot		USAAF	IX Air Support Command	422nd Night Fighter Squadron	1944-12-17	Northrop P-61 Black Widow								2 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3095	Bolinder	Robert G	1st Lt		O-747196		USA	Pilot		USAAF	IX Air Support Command	422nd Night Fighter Squadron	1944-12-17	Northrop P-61 Black Widow				4									Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3096	Bolland	R C	Warrant Officer		625196			Pilot			Fighter	504Sqn	1944-10-19	Spitfire	IX	PL432					Weather Recce		Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom
3097	Bollwerk	Val W	Captain		O-398721		USA	Pilot		USAAF	55th Fighter Group	338th Fighter Squadron	1944-02-10	P-38 Lightning								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3098	Bollwerk	Val W	Major		O-398721		USA	Pilot		USAAF	55th Fighter Group	338th Fighter Squadron	1944-06-11	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3099	Bolsover	A R	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	156Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	ND384	GT-D		Warboys	.0023.	Berlin	Crashed at Grandrieu {Hainaut}	Killed	Chievres Communal Cemetery
3100	Bolt	William Thomas	Flying Officer		155377			Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	7 Sqn	1944-08-25	Lancaster	III	NE123	MG:J		Oakington	22:24	Brest	See archive report fo details	Killed	Runnymede Panel 204.				Archive Report