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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	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
3301	Borland	Alexander George	Flying Officer		J/25780	Age 21	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	416Sqn RCAF	1944-12-25	Spitfire	XVI	SM303	DN-?	B.56 Evere, Belgium	12:30	Patrol	See Archive Report for details	Missing - beloved killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 245		Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 18th May 1923 in Guelph, Ontario.Educated at Guelph Collegiate. Enlisted on the 17th March 1942 in Hamilton, Ontario. Trained with No. 20 Elementary Flying Training School, No. 6 Service Flying Training School, 57 Operational Training Unit. Awarded his wings on the 30th April 1943. Son of John Lee and Jessie Kate Borland (née Neill), brother of Jean (Haywood), a nurse serving with the RCAMC also in Belgium, of Turnkey Residence, County Bridge, Guelph, Ontario	Archive report on the loss
3302	Borland	James	Pilot Officer		157303	1924		Pilot	DFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	JB553	GT-J	Warboys	8	Berlin	The aircraft was shot down over the target and crashed on Reinikinddorfir Strasse at 0220 hrs. Flt Lt McGlashan, Plt Off Purmal and Sgt Scott were initially buried in Elsgrund Cemetery Doberity	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 210			Plt Off Borland’s DFC was Gazetted on 26 Oct 1943 Son of Thomas Wright Borland and Marion Borland, of Troon, Ayrshire
3303	Borlase	Raymond Silk	Sergeant		1318713	Age 20		Pilot		RAFVR	Middle East Command	2 Aircraft Delivery Unit. 216 Group	1944-01-11	Wellington	XI	MP649	-	LG. 237 /Kilo 40, Heliopolis, Egypt	1107	Ferry Flight	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Heliopolis War Cemetery. Grave 4.B.2.			Son of Harold James Borlase and Edith Elizabeth Borlase, of Slough, Buckinghamshire, England	Read Archive Report
3304	Borley	Leonard Henry James	Sergeant		1864945			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	578 Sqn	1944-08-12	Halifax	III	NA604	LK:T	RAF Burn, Yorkshire	21:37	Russelheim	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Collective Grave G7.F 7-11				Read Archive Report
3305	Borndy		Lieutenant					Pilot			Fighter	340Sqn Free French	1944-06-20	Spitfire	IX	MK204				Patrol
3306	Borradaile	G C	Sergeant								Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-01-30	Lancaster	III	ED772 (some publications have this aircraft code as ED722 which is a 61 Squadron Lancaster)	JO-G	Waddington	1702	Berlin	Crashed at Jabel	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
3307	Borrett	George	Pilot Officer		168964			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	434 (Bluenose) Sqn RCAF	1944-01-28	Halifax	V	LL134	WL:U	Croft	23:49	Berlin	Claimed as a probable by Hptm. Leopold Fellerer, his 26th Abschuss, from Stab II./NJG5 at 03:15 hrs. The aircraft crashed at Perleberg. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 15 March 1944) Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No 3343, Stalag Luft 3
3308	Borrossis		Sub-Lieutenant					Pilot			Fighter	340Sqn Free French	1944-02-29	Spitfire	IX	MJ853				Patrol	Exploded off Ushant	Killed
3309	Borrow	H E	Pilot Officer						DFM		Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-01-20	Lancaster	III	JB461	OL-L	Wyton	1611	Berlin	Exploded	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
3310	Borrowes	R D	Pilot Officer						DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-05-06	Lancaster	III	ND617	LQ-B	Gransden Lodge	.0056.	Mantes-la-Jolie	Exploded target area	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
3311	Borsht	C	Flying Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-10-23	Lancaster	I	NF977	JO-G	Waddington	1420	Walcheren	Crashed target area	PoW
3312	Borthwick	G W S	Flight Lieutenant						DFC		Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-01-28	Lancaster	III	JB353	OF-L	Bourn	.0035.	Berlin		Killed	Runnymede
3313	Borton	Eric Edward	Sergeant		1868872	1921-06-13		Air Gunner		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
3314	Bosloy	Philip	Flying Officer		J/11585		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Eastern Air Command	4CAC Sqn (RCAF)	1944-02-24	Lysander	II	459		RCAF Sidney	14:00	Ferry	Disapeared en route	Missing	Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
3315	Bosnakovic	Rudolph	Staff Sergeant		35174837	1924	American	Left Waist Gunner		USAAF	8th Air Force	707th Bomber Squadron (446th Bombardment Group (H))	1944-11-04	B-24 Lassie Come Home	J	42-51356	JU:	Bungay (Station #125), Suffolk, England		Hannover-Misburg, Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow, Pomerania, Prussia					Archive Report
3316	Bossick	Harry	Flight Sergeant		1803126			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1944-04-22	Stirling	III	EH942	HA:M	RAF Woolfox Lodge	22:03	Laon	See archive report for details	Evader					Read Archive Report
3317	Bost	Louis L	2nd Lt		O-544334		USA	Pilot		USAAF	IX Air Support Command	422nd Night Fighter Squadron	1944-08-19	Northrop P-61 Black Widow							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3318	Bostock	R	Sergeant								Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-07-28	Lancaster	III	PB212	MG-S	Oakington	2245	Hamburg	Crash landed at Bungay Suffolk on return
3319	Boston	Brian James	Flying Officer		151905			Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	635 Sqn	1944-08-26	Lancaster	III	ND355	F2:W	Downham Market	20:11	Kiel	ND 355 was claimed as a probable by Gottfried Schneider, his 14th Abschuss and his 2nd of three that night, from 1./NJG3 - North of Schleswig: 5.500m at 23:12 hrs. Coned by Flak searchlight (“Lancaster Damp” 23:10”) (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (24 July 1944 - 15 October 1944) Part 4 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery 4.G.11			Son of Percy and Margaret Alice Irene Boston, of Luton, Bedfordshire.
3320	Boston	Jack Northwood	Sergeant		1385337	1922		Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	640Sqn	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	LW430	C8-T	Leconfield	1906	Berlin	Claim by Oblt Karl-Heinz Seeler 5./JG302 - 10km South of Juterbog: 5,800m at 22:57. Crashed in a field located in Gerbis, near Jessen.	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 225			Son of Cyril Arthur Northwood Boston and Olive Edna Boston. A member of the crew of Halifax LW430. The remains of five crew members were discovered and reburied in Plot 14, Row K, Grave 8 of Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery in 2005. Unfortunately, it was not possible to identify the individual airmen. The story of the recovery of the aircraft/crew available on request.
3321	Boston	Ronald George	Flying Officer		127793	31st December 1919 in Luton, Bedfordshire		Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-01-05	Lancaster	III	JB191	OF:A	RAF Bourn	23:36	Stettin, Poland	See Archive Report for details	PoW No. 3295, Stalag Luft 3					Read Archive Report
3322	Bostridge	I W “Steve”	Flight Sergeant		1322582			Air Bomber			Bomber Command	90Sqn	1944-06-02	Stirling	III	EF294	WP-B	Tuddenham	2239	SOE	Crashed 0135 at Bayonvillers (Somme), a small village S of the main road linking Amiens to St-Quentin. Information courtesy John Jones	Evaded/Interviewed 4 September 1944. Report IS9/WEA/2/359/1004
3323	Bostrom	Ernest O	2nd Lt		O-701676		USA	Pilot		USAAF	lX Fighter Command	486th Fighter Squadron	1944-07-18	P-51 Mustang							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3324	Bostrom	Ernest O	1st Lt		O-701676		USA	Pilot		USAAF	lX Fighter Command	486th Fighter Squadron	1944-09-12	P-51 Mustang							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3325	Bostrom	Ernest O	1st Lt		O-701676		USA	Pilot		USAAF	lX Fighter Command	486th Fighter Squadron	1944-11-02	P-51 Mustang							2 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3326	Bostwick	George E	1st Lt		O-024278		USA	Pilot		USAAF	56th Fighter Group	62nd Fighter Squadron	1944-06-07	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3327	Bostwick	George E	1st Lt		O-024278		USA	Pilot		USAAF	56th Fighter Group	62nd Fighter Squadron	1944-07-04	P-47 Thunderbolt							3 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3328	Bostwick	George E	1st Lt		O-024278		USA	Pilot		USAAF	56th Fighter Group	62nd Fighter Squadron	1944-07-06	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3329	Boswell	G W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-06-09	Lancaster	I	ME678	EM-N	Spilsby	2152	Etampes	Crashed at la Feuillie {Seine-Maritime}	Killed	Marissel French National Cemetery
3330	Boswell	A	Flight Lieutenant								Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-04-26	Lancaster	III	ND499	OL-J	Coningsby	2129	Schweinfurt	Crashed Goldscheuer	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
3331	Boswell-Kitching	Jack Lambert	Pilot Officer		NZ/416966			Air/Gnr		RNZAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-01-14	Lancaster	II	LL673	KO-G	RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire	1702	Braunschweig	See archive report for further details	Killed	Hanover War Cemetery. Grave 1.F.5			Read Archive Report
3332	Bosworth	Sidney	Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner		1393762					RAFVR	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-04-22	Lancaster	III	JB684	LQ-U	Gransden Lodge	2223	Laon	Crashed Conde-sur-Aisne {Aisne}	Killed	Conde-sur-Aisne Communal Cemetery Grave 3			Read Archive Report
3333	Bosworth	Ronald Albert John	Sergeant		1807185			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	640 Sqn	1944-08-25	Halifax	III	NA578	C8:?	RAF Leconfield, Yorkshire	18:30	Watten	See archive report for further information	Killed	Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery (St. Omer). Plot 6. Row C. Collective Grave 2.				Read Archive Report
3334	Bosworth	Robert R	1st Lt		O-702755		USA	Pilot		USAAF	78th Fighter Group	82nd Fighter Squadron	1944-10-07	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3335	Boteler	George G	2nd Lt		O-815273		USA	Pilot		USAAF	78th Fighter Group	83rd Fighter Squadron	1944-06-20	P-47 Thunderbolt							0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3336	Boteler	Goerge G	1st Lt		O-815273		USA	Pilot		USAAF	78th Fighter Group	83rd Fighter Squadron	1944-09-01	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3337	Bothwell	James (Jim) Roger	Sergeant		1566670	1923		Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-01-28	Halifax	V	LK963	SE-H	Croft	2348	Berlin	Claim by Lt Bruno Heilig Stab NJG2 at 04:30. XI Luftgau crash report “Halifax 04:30 Webelsfelde 20km North West Schwerin NJ” Aircraft crashed 500m South West of the outskirts of Webelsfelde	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Plot 9 Row K Collective Grave 25-27			initially buried at Schwerin Haupt Friedhof Son of James Roger and Margaret Wilson Bothwell, of Steventon, Ayreshire
3338	Botsford	R L	Warrant Officer Class 2							RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	MZ601	QO-A	East Moor	2208	Cambrai		Killed	Dunkerque Town Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
3339	Bott	R J	Sergeant								Bomber Command	100Sqn	1944-06-10	Lancaster	III	LM321	HW-K	Grimsby	2305	Acheres	Crashed at St-Laurent-sur-Mer {Calvados}	Killed	Runnymede
3340	Bott	William James	Sergeant		1580780			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	630Sqn	1944-06-09	Lancaster	III	PB121	LE:F	RAF East Kirkby	21:48	Etampes	See archive report for details	KiA	Omerville Communal Cemetery Coll. Grave 3				Read Archive Report
3341	Bott	James Wilfred	Flight Sergeant		1765035	Age 22		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-04-22	Lancaster	III	ND592	MG-J	RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire	2124	Laon	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Maizy Churchyard. Coll. Grave 2.	Courtesy Linda Ibrom		Son of Frederick and Elsie Bott, husband of Lucy Bott, of Coppull, Lancashire, England	Read Archive Report
3342	Bott	Max Stanley	Squadron Leader		260779		Australia			RAAF		79Sqn RAAF	1944-04-16												RAAF Honour Roll
3343	Botterill	H W	Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1944-11-01	Halifax	III	MZ376	QB-K	Skipton on Swale	1654	Oberhausen		Killed	Nederweert War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
3344	Botterill	William Henry	Sergeant		2201400	1925		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	420 Sqn RCAF	1944-02-24	Halifax	III	LW427	PT-	Tholthorpe	1815	Schweinfurt	According to various primary sources, including RCAF Casualty Files, 420 Sqn Halifax LW427 was shot down by a Nachtjager 2km South of Ostelsheim WSW of Stuttgart ca. 23:00 which can possibly be linked to an Abschüss by Oblt Zorner (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 15 March 1944) Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery Coll.grave 4.C. 24-26			Son of Walter Henry Botterill and of Adelaide Kaill Botterill (née Birkinshaw), of Harrogate, Yorkshire
3345	Botting	F M	Flying Officer					Pilot			Fighter	175Sqn	1944-07-18	Typhoon	Ib	MN185	H					PoW
3346	Botting	H E	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-05-10	Lancaster	III	LM528	WS-D	Bardney	2210	Lille		Killed
3347	Bottomley	H F	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	625Sqn	1944-04-10	Lancaster	III	ND636	CF-O	Kelstern	2334	Aulnoye	Crashed near Pont-de-Metz	Killed	St-Pierre Cemetery Amiens		Paradie Archive Database
3348	Russell	Wilfred Harry	Flight Lieutenant		125732			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	MZ450	DY:B	RAF Pocklington	16:22	Osnabruck	The crew released their bomb load onto glow over the target area from 20,000 feet at 19.50hrs but owing to thick cloud could not see the target or any target markers. During the flight the altimeter failed. Having no altimeter to gauge his height the pilot misjudged the height of the aircraft on the approach to land at Pocklington and undershot. The aircraft initially collided with an object, believed to have been a tree, which damaged the starboard wing, flaps and also the H2S blister. The pilot managed to ensure the aircraft remained airborne and was ordered to divert to make a landing at Carnaby where a normal landing was made at 23.02hrs. (Yorkshire accidents - December 1944)	Safe				Halifax III MZ450, DY:B was flown by Flt Lt. Brian Grenville Carr DFC 117673 RAFVR on the 5th/6th December 1944 on a mission to Soest and returned without problems. Halifax III MZ450, DY:B was flown by Flt Lt. Wilfred Harry Russell on the 6th/7th December 1944 on a mission to Osnabruck. So Chorley is correct in respect of the crew for Halifax III MZ450, DY:B but incorrect on the date and the subsequent fate of the aircraft
3349	Gartley	Earl Payson	Flight Sergeant		R/93632		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Western Air Command (RCAF)	4Sqn RCAF	1944-11-14	Canso	A	11017		RCAF Tofino		Anti-Submarine	Failed to return from patrol	Missing	Ottawa Memorial, Panel 3. Column 5. Canada.		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
3350	Bottoms	Henry Baxter	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-499389	25th August 1920 in Margarettsville, North Carolina	American	Navigator	AM (2 Oak Leaf Clusters) PH	USAAF 15th Air Force	US Army Air Force	484th Bombardment Group (H), 826th Bombardment Squadron (H), 49th Bombardment Wing	1944-03-04	B-24	J	42-51967 'Strange Cargo'	61	Torretta field, Italy		Graz, Austria	See Archive Report for details	Killed	Tablets of the Missing, Florence American Cemetery.				Archive Report