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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	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
3201	Perrin	Desmond Palmer	Flight Lieutenant	NZ/404404	Age 26	New Zealand	Pilot	DFC	RNZAF	Fighter Command	198Sqn	1944-09-10	Typhoon	IB	MP116	TP-T	1 E/A Destroyed	B35 - Godelmesnil, France	1910	Rocket attack	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Le Treport Military Cemetery. Grave I. P. 1.	Courtesy Jennifer Lemaire / AWMM		Born on the 27th November 1918 at Wellington. Worked as a clerk for Port Craig Timber Conpany of Invercargill. Enlisted at Levin on the 24th November 1940. Embarked for Canada on the 27th February 1941. Awarded his pilots badge and promoted to sergeant on the 09th June 1941. Embarked for England on the 20th June 1941. After training with 52 Operational Training Unit joined 1 Squadron on the 04th September 1941. Awarded his commission on the 05th January 1942. Son of Alfred Charles (died 09th July 1958), and Margaret Theresa Perrin (née Blewman - died 01st April 1969), of Wellington, New Zealand and husband of Anna Margarette Beth Perrin (née Cleland) - died 2nd January 1945 aged 24, of Coatbridge, Scotland. She is buried at the Old Monkland Cemetery of Coatbridge. It is thought that the death of her husband contributed to her early death. A total of 950 solo flying hours logged with 400 on the Typhoon.	Archive Report
3202	Perrott	W R	Flying Officer	NZ2416155					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-06-25	Stirling	III	BK768	AA-L		Newmarket	2335	Gelsenkirchen	crashed into IJsselmeer	Killed	Amsterdam new Eastern
3203	Perry	Lyndon Clifford	Pilot Officer	428925		New Zealander	Bomb Aimer		RNZAF	Bomber Command	1657HCU	1944-04-18	Stirling	III	EJ108	W		RAF Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire	22:35	Training	See Archive report for details	Survived / KiA 30 July 1944				75 Sqn, Lancaster I, HK558	Archive Report
3204	Perry	Lyndon Clifford	Pilot Officer	NZ/428925	Age 21	New Zealand	Navigator		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-30	Lancaster	I	HK558	AA-D		RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	610	Amaye	See Archive report for details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 263.	Courtesy AWMM		Son of Lyndon Hamilton and Grace Perry (née Clement), of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. A total of 400 flying hours logged and on his 23rd operational sortie.	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
3205	Peryman	S B	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	487Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-03	Ventura	I	AE713	EG-T		Methwold	1643	Ramrod 16	Crashed at Hembrug	Killed	Amsterdam New Eastern
3206	Peryman	S B	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	487Sqn RNZAF	1943-01-22	Ventura	II	AE899	EG-O		Feltwell	1215	Cherbourg	Crashed in English Channel
3207	Pete	E J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-10-24	Wellington	III	Z1652	AA-		Mildenhall		Milano	Crashed Ville-sur-Retourne	Killed	Ville-sur-Retourne
3208	Peters	Errol James	Sgt. Air Gunner	NZ/401519					RNZAF	Bomber Command	11 OTU	1940-12-23	Wellington	Ia	N3014	Z		RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire	2020	Night flying training	Crashed due to weather conditions	Killed	Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cemetery Row BB. Grave 11			Read Archive Report
3209	Peters	Raymond Albert	Flying Officer	NZ/404467	Age 23	New Zealand	Pilot	DFM	RNZAF	Fighter Command	486Sqn RNZAF	1943-12-30	Typhoon	Ib	JP532	SA-T		RAF Tangmere, Sussex	955	Ramrod 398	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 198			Read Archive Report
3210	Peters		Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-03-18	Wellington	Ic	T2736	AA-		Feltwell	1950	Kiel	Crashed near Ryhill
3211	Petersen	L	Flight Sergeant	NZ403611					RNZAF	Bomber Command	90Sqn	1943-06-24	Stirling	III	BK813	WP-O		West Wickham	2332	Wuppertal	Crashed at Haasrode Belgium	Killed	Haasrode
3212	Peterson	L E	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-09-15	Wellington	Ic	X3205	AA-		Feltwell		Hamburg	Crashed in target area	Killed	Hamburg Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
3213	Peterson	B L	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1942-12-21	Stirling	I	W7632	MG-N		Oakington	1706	Munchen	Crashed at Jussecourt-Minecourt France	Killed	Jussecourt-Minecourt
3214	Peterson	Alexander Frederick	Flight sergeant	NZ/4310151	Age 22	New Zealand	W/Op/Air/Gnr		RNZAF	Training Command	School of Navigation and Reconnaissance	1944-09-04	Anson	I	NZ414	PK-V		RNZAF New Plymouth	1419	Navigation Exercise	See Archive report for further details	Injured				Born on the 12th March 1920 - Died 04th February 1979, age 58. Of New Plymouth. Andersons Bay Cemetery Tomahawk Road Dunedin New Zealand. Block 8SC. Plot 7. of 82A Arthur Street, Dunedin. Ac school teacher after leaving the RNZAF.	Archive report
3215	Petrie	John Russell	Flight Lieutenant	NZ/414337	Age 26	New Zealand	Pilot	DFC	RNZAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1943-12-16	Lancaster	III	JB552	MG-K		RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire	1620	Berlin	See archive report for further details	Killed	Sage War Cemetery. Grave 5.E.4.			Read Archive Report
3216	Pettifer	John Gilbert	Sergeant	1247027	Age 38	British	Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-01	Lancaster	I	ME689	AA-Y		RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2244	Chambly	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Poix-de-Picardie Churchyard. Row A. Collective grave 15-17			Son of Ernest Gilbert and Florence Margret Pettifer and husband of Eveleyn Dorothy Pettifer, of West Dulwich, London. Grave inscription: 'He Died That Others Might Live'.	Read Archive Report
3217	Pettitt	Ivan Alfred	F/O	NZ/415780	Age 21	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Coastal Command	489Sqn. 16 Group	1944-05-14	Beaufighter	TF.X	LZ432	P6-B		RAF Langham, Norfolk	1130	Shipping	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 263	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 28th May 1922 at Dunedin. A postman for P and T Department prior to enlisting on the 19th October 1941. The son of Robert Leslie and Winifred Mary Pettitt (née Stuart) of North East Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand. 14 Operational sorties completed. His brother, Sgt. Robert Stuart Pettitt NZ/43940 RNZAF also lost his life in a training accident on the 14th August 1944.	Read Archive Report
3218	Pettitt	Robert Stuart	Sergeant	NZ/439407	Age 27	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Training Command	1 Service Flying Training School RNZAF	1944-08-14	Oxford	I	NZ286	-		RNZAF Wigram, New Zealand	1610	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Dunedin Cemetery (Anderson's Bay). Grave 24.3	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 13th September 1916 at Dunedin. Enlisted in the RNZAF on the 01st August 1943 from the army. A self employed carpenter prior to service. Son of Robert Leslie and Winifred Mary Pettitt (née Stuart) and husband of Winifred June Pettitt (née Harvey), of Winton, Southland, New Zealand. 108 flying hours logged with 15 solo on the Oxford. His brother F/O. Ivan Alfred Pettitt NZ/415780 RNZAF also lost his life on the 14th May in the same year.	Read Archive Report
3219	Pheloung	C E	Sergeant	NZ415200					RNZAF	Bomber Command	51Sqn	1943-04-03	Halifax	II	DT666	MH-T		Snaith	1958	Essen	Crashed Carlton	Killed	Selby
3220	Pheloung	T H V	Squadron Leader	NZ-40134			Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter	56Sqn	1943-03-15	Typhoon	Ib	DN374					Patrol	Abandoned
3221	Phelps-Hopkins	R V	Pilot Officer	NZ411899					RNZAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1943-06-24	Stirling	III	EH892	HA-U		Downham Market	2344	Wuppertal	Crashed Kalenborn	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
3222	Philip	Kenneth Charles	Sergeant	NZ/41356	Age 22	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	53 Operational Training Unit 81 Group	1941-10-04	Spitfire	Ia	X4598	-		RAF Llandow, Glamorgan, Wales	09:40	Training	See archive report for brief details	Killed	Llantwit Major Cemetery. Sec. C., grave 14	Courtesy Nadine - Relative		Born on the 04th March 1919 in Waimate. Educated at Waimate High School, later studying accountancy at the Wellington Technical Eollege. Employed as a clerical cadet in the Records and Accounts Branches of Air Department Wellington,. Enlisted at the Initial Training Wing, Levin, on the 19th January, 1941, No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School on the 01st March 1941 at Taieri, No.1 Flying Training School, in Wigram on the 12th April 1941. Pilot badge awarded on the24th May 1941 and promoted to sergeant on the 05th July 1941. Embarked for England on the 22nd July 1941 and joined 53 Operational Training Unit on the 16th September 1941. Son of William Charles (died 16th July 1975) and Dorothy Alma Wilkins Philip (née Wheeler - died 19th November 1971, age 78), of Waimate. Husband of Gay Lilian Philip (née Manners, later Lyth MBE - died 02nd July 1994, age 74) of 6 Chilka Street, Berhampore, New Zealand.	Archive Loss Report
3223	Phillips	Simon	Flying Officer	415223	1922	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	15 Sqn	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	LM156	LS:R		Mildenhall	23:12	Gelsenkirchen	Claim by Hptm Ernst-Wilhelm Modrow 1/NJG1 - NNW of Duisburg: 5,500m at 01:27. Coned by 1/Flakscheinw Abt 650 (“Lancaster Gelsenkirchen 01:25”) probably also claimed by Flak. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Other sources maintain the a/c was shot down by Flak.	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 20 Row A Grave 18			Initially buried in Gelsenkirchen East Cemetery Son of Simon Phillips and of Gladys Rose Phillips (nee Currin), of Wellington City, New Zealand.
3224	Phillips	Vivian	Flight Lieutenant	45749		British	Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	487Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-03	Ventura	II	AJ209	EG-V		RAF Methwold, Norfolk	1643	Ramrod 16	See Archive report for further details	PoW No: 1275 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan		Courtesy AWMM		From Hook, Pembrokeshire, Wales Died 1997	Archive Report on loss of aircraft Read Archive Report
3225	Phillips	C G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-05	Stirling	I	BK617	AA-D		Newmarket	1943	Gardening	Ditched 2 miles off Cromer Norfolk	Killed	Runnymede
3226	Phillips	G	Sergeant	930235						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-28	Stirling	III	BF467	AA-W		Newmarket	2038	Gardening	Crashed in Baltic off Makshov	Killed	Svino Denmark
3227	Phillips	Raymond Ignatius	Pilot Officer	NZ/402893	Age 30	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	486(NZ)Sqn	1942-10-02	Typhoon	Ib	R8683	SA-?		RAF North Field, Essex	1400	Circus 221	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 116	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 31st August 1912 at at Westport. Worked as a clerk for the State Advances Corporation prior to service. Enlisted at Levin on the 01st September 1940. Trained at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School joining on the 28th September 1940. Further training at No. 3 Flying Training School joining on the 23rd November 1940. Awarded pilots badge on the 31st January 1941 and promoted to sergeant on the 01st March 1941. Embarked for England on the 27th March 1941. Attached to 53 Operational Training Unit becoming 61 on the 09th June 1941. Joined 132 squadron on the 24th November 1941 carrying out 3 operational sorties. 486 squadron on the 07th March 1942 flying the hurricane on 9 operational sorties and 1 on the Typhoon.Attached to 56 squadron on 22nd July 1942 carrying out 3 operational sorties. Commissioned on the 16th May 1942. Son of Daniel Paul (died 28th June 1956, age 74) and of Mary Imelda Phillips (nee Maher - died 09th January 1962, age 71), of Wellington, New Zealand. A total of 465 flying hours logged and on his 19th operational sortie.	Read Archive Report
3228	Philp	Gibson	Flying Officer	NZ/412265			Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	486Sqn RNZAF	1944-01-14	Typhoon	Ib	JR329	SA-R		RAF Tangmere, Sussex	1010	Noball - V1	See archive report for further details	Killed	Viroflay New Communal Cemetery. Row A. Grave 21			Read Archive Report
3229	Philpot	J B	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	82Sqn	1940-09-08	Blenheim	IV	R3730	UX-		Watton	1200	Reconnaissance	Lost without trace	Killed
3230	Phinn	W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-03-14	Lancaster	I	PB741	AA-E		Mepal	1348	Hattingen		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
3231	Pickering	Walter	Sergeant	1434290			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75 Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-22	Lancaster	I	ME690	AA:Z		Mepal	22:49	Dortmund	See archive report for details	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery. Grave 6.C.1				Archive Report Attacker
3232	Pickett	J	Flight Sergeant	NZ414673					RNZAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1943-07-12	Lancaster	III	ED861	DX-		Scampton	2155	Torino	?	Killed	Runnymede
3233	Pickford	P B	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1942-12-21	Lancaster	I	W4234	DX-		Scampton	1737	Munchen	Crashed at St-Martens-Lierde Belgium	PoW
3234	Pierard	A W	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1942-07-26	Wellington	III	Z1654	DX-		Feltwell	2300	Hamburg	?	Killed	Hamburg (Ohlsdorf) Cemetery
3235	Pierce	E G	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1943-05-13	Stirling	III	BF367	HA-G		Downham Market	.0025.	Bochum	Crashed at Chedburgh SFK	Injured
3236	Pierce	E G	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	623Sqn	1943-08-27	Stirling	III	EE909	IC-H		Downham Market	2122	Nurnberg	Crashed Birkenfield	PoW
3237	Pierce	Edward G	Pilot Officer			New Zealand	Navigator		RNZAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1943-05-14	Stirling	I	EF367	HA-G		Downham Market	00:25	Bochum	Damaged by a night fighter, ran out of fuel while attempting crash landing at RAF Chedburgh	Slightly injured
3238	Piestley	John Sinclair	Pilot Officer	NZ/39934	Age 27	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Coastal Command	235Sqn	1940-08-30	Blenheim	IV(F)	L9262	LA-?		RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk	1115	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Great Bircham Churchyard (St. Mary). Plot 1. Row 1. Grave 9			Read Archive Report
3239	Pike	Trevor Charles Beckett	Sergeant	412351	1920	New Zealander	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1942-10-15	Stirling	I	W7526	OJ-V		Lakenheath	1950	Koln	Claim by Ofw Bruno Eikmeier 2/NJG1 - near Ingen 5km West of Rhenen: 3,000m at 2333hrs. Crashed in the vicinity of Ingen and Lieden South of Lek and 9km NE of Tiel	Killed	Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13 Row 4 Joint Grave 67			Son of Trevor Thomas Pike and Alice Margaret Pike, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
3240	Pike	H W	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1942-08-28	Wellington	III	BJ701	DX-		Feltwell	2100	Nurnberg	?	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
3241	Pilkington	W C F	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-02-25	Lancaster	III	LW740	AA-B		Mepal	948	Kamen	Abandoned after being damaged by heavy flak near Wesel	PoW
3242	Pillans	Francis Soltau	Pilot Officer	NZ/404940	Born on the 21st November 1914 Age 26	New Zealand	Pilot (Safety)		RNZAF	Fighter Command	Detachment Flight (4 Squadron)	1941-05-10	Tiger Moth	DH60M	NZ552	NZ-1 (ZK-AFR)		Nandi Airfield, Nadi, Fiji	1145	Training	See archive report for brief details	Killed	Suva Military Cemetery Grave 13.181	courtesy Auckland Cenotaph		Read Archive Report
3243	Pinching	Alister Bain	Flight Sergeant	NZ/421092	Age 26	New Zealand	Pilot		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 7			Born on the 24th July 1917 at Gisborne. Educated at Gisborne High School. A factory assistant for Empire Box Company in Wellington. Served 5 years in territorial army. Enlisted at Levin as a pilot under training on the 08th February 1942. With No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School 03rd April 1942. With No. 1 Service Flying Training School on the 13th June 1942. Pilot badge awarded on the 02nd September 1942 and promoted to sergeant on the 28th November 1942. Attached to 2 squadron on the 06th December 1942 flying Hudsons. With School go General Reconnaissance 22nd January 1943 flying the Anson. With 10 Operational Training Unit on the 03rd April 1943 flying the Hudson. With 1 squadron on the 28th May 1943. To the Pacific 08th July 1943. Son of William Edward and Margaret Pinching (née Mackintosh - died 15th February 1966). Husband of Olga Alma Dorothy Pinching, (née Masemann. later Holmes - died 07th August 1992, age 71) of Gisborne, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
3244	Pipe	K A S	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1943-09-22	Lancaster	II	DS675	KO-E		Little Snoring	1918	Hannover	Shot down by night fighter	PoW
3245	Piper	Charles Cecil	Flight Sergeant	NZ/403588		New Zealand	Air Gunner		RNZAF	Middle East	70Sqn	1942-09-13	Wellington	IC	Z8787	R		Abu Sueir, Egypt	1930 Approx	Tobruk	See archive report for details	Pow - Shot during escape attempt	Alamein Memorial. Column 266			Born on the 03rd May 1918 at Ohakune. A labourer for R. Moffat. Enlisted on the 01st October 1940. Son of Arthur Cecil and Mary Annie Dorotheia Piper (née Jensen - later Bennett), of Torbay, Auckland, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
3246	Pirani	Frederick Bryan	Pilot Officer	NZ/414674	Age 20	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Eastern Air Command	20Sqn	1944-02-18	Hurricane	Iid	KX124	G		Nidania, India	1416	Reconnaissance	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Singapore Memorial. Column 445	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 17th June 1923 at Wellington. Worked as a clerk for Universal Business Directories Ltd prior to service. Enlisted on the 17th August 1941. Trained initially at No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School joining on 27th September 1941 and then onto No. 3 Flying Training School joining on the 08th November 1941. Pilots badge awarded on the 09th October 1941 and promoted to sergeant. Embarked for England on the 08th March 1942. Attached to No. 15 Pilots Advanced Training school on 02nd June. 1942 Further training on the 59 Operational Training Unit joining on the 23rd June 1942. Embarked for India on 29th September 1942. Joined 20 Squadron on the 25th December 1942. Son of Frederick and Iris Helen Pirani (nee Doer) of Karori, Wellington. 356 flying hours logged and on his 22nd operational sortie.	Read Archive Report
3247	Pirie	J A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-03-05	Stirling	I	BK647	AA-M		Newmarket	1920	Essen	Crash landed				Paradie Archive Database
3248	Pirie	J A	Flight Sergeant	R108000					RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-29	Stirling	III	BK776	AA-B		Newmarket	2309	Wuppertal	Crashed Odenspiel	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
3249	Pirves	J J	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-10-24	Stirling	III	EF142	AA-C		Mepal	1744	Gardening	Overshot on return	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery
3250	Pittendrigh	Noel Leonard	Sergeant	NZ/42502	Age 21	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Training	Staff Pilot Training Unit. 29 Group	1943-04-21	Anson	I	N4953	-		RAF Cark, Lancashire	1615	Training	See archive report for detailed information	Killed	Flookburgh Churchyard (St. John The Baptist). Grave 87	Courtesy Auckland Cenotaph		Born on the 19th June 1921 in Auckland. Educated at Auckland Grammar School. A machinist for J. Grant and Company in Auckland. Served 3 months in territorial army. Enlisted at Levin on the 11th January as a pilot under training. With No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School on the 07th March 1942. Embarked for Canada on the 10th May 1942. With No. 3 Service Flying Training School 20th June 1942. Pilot badge awarded on the 09th October 1942 and promoted to sergeant. Embarked for England on the 28th October 1942. With Pilot Advanced Flying Unit on the 28th December 1942. With Staff Pilot Training Unit on the 05th April 1942. A total of 333 flying hours logged. Son of Harold Oliver (died in 1968, age 85) and Florence Edith Pittendrigh (née Cramp - died 09th May 1974, age 86), of Auckland City, New Zealand	Archive report