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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
3351	Bowden	Woodrow Wilson	Sergeant	1170874	1917		Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	105 Sqn	1944-10-06	Mosquito	XVI	ML996	GB:K	Bourn	18:47	Dortmund	Lost without trace	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 225			Son of Mrs F Bowden of Buxton, Derbyshire.
3352	Bowden	J	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-03-18	Halifax	III	LK787	NP-U	Lissett	1919	Frankfurt	Ditched off Calais	PoW
3353	Bowden	Samuel	Flying Officer	182602		British	Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1944-11-11	Lancaster	I	LL939	DX-H	East Kirkby	1654	Harborg	Crash landed at Beckdorf	Killed Age 30	Hamburg (Ohlsdorf) Cemetery, Germany	Hamburg (Ohlsdorf) Cemetery, Germany		Took off at 16:54 hrs for an operation against the Rhenania-Ossag oil refinery at Harburg in Hamburg. 19:27 LT The Lanc was hit by heavy Flak; crash-landed. On first impact one engine and rear turret were torn away. The remainder of the aircraft bounced and flew on for over a kilometre before finally crash-landing near Beckdorf, approximately 25km SW of Hamburg. 14% moon Son of George Lowe Bowden, and of Isabella Bowden, of Doncaster, Yorkshire. ORB for mission
3354	Bowden	T	Sergeant							Bomber Command	61Sqn	1944-01-27	Lancaster	I	W4315	QR-Q	Skellingthorpe	1738	Berlin	Ditched off Guernsey on return	Killed	Runnymede			Archive Report
3355	Bowden	Noel Oswald	Warrant Officer	412307		Australia			RAAF		11Sqn RAF on RAF	1944-05-23												RAAF Honour Roll
3356	Bowden	John Lawrence	Corporal	38085		Australia			RAAF		RAAF 5 Aircraft Depot Wagga Wagga	1944-11-08												RAAF Honour Roll
3357	Bowden	Robert Gordon	Pilot Officer	412889	11th August 1915 in Narrabri, New South Wales	Australian	Pilot	DFM	RAAF	Bomber Command	625 Sqn	1944-05-03	Lancaster	III	LM317	CF:U	Kelstern	16:15	Berlin	Aircraft was hit during the bomb run over the target. The starboard inner was set ablaze and even though out of control, bombs were released over the markers. An uneventful flight was made until crossing the English Coast and although diverted to RAF Blyton, a strange aerodrome, with his Navigator wounded and with only three engines, a skilful landing under appalling conditions was made.	Safe				DFM awarded to 412889 Flt Sgt. Bowden whilst with 100 Sqn. London Gazette 7th December 1943 Citation: "As a NCO, Plt Off. Bowden has flown on sorties against some of the most heavily defended targets in enemy territory . On one occasion, during an attack on Berlin one engine of his aircraft was put out of action when over the target. With great coolness he completed his bombing run, released his bombs and brought the aircraft back to base. A most able pilot and captain, this officer’s outstanding ability and fine fighting spirit has inspired confidence in his crew in times of stress." Repatriated to Australian on the 19th January 1945 and volunteered to fly with 36 Sqn on Dakotas. As a Flt Lt. he requested to be discharged from the RAAF after he was medically downgraded in June 1947
3358	Bowditch	Bryan Robert	Sergeant	1322645			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-02-24	Lancaster	I	LL797	UM-B2	RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire	1810	Schweinfurt	Crashed Marsal {Moselle}	Killed	Marsal (Moselle) Churchyard Cemetery Collective Grave 1-2			Read Archive Report
3359	Bowdon	L D	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	100Sqn	1944-03-24	Lancaster	III	ND328	HW-W	Grimsby	2216	Karlsruhe	Crashed St Martens-Voeren {Liege}	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium		Paradie Archive Database
3360	Bowe	Donald McFarlane	Pilot Officer	419550		Australia			RAAF		1660HCU	1944-08-15												RAAF Honour Roll
3361	Bowell	P J	Flying Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-11-06	Lancaster	I	PD311	JO-O	Waddington	1651	Gravenhorst		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
3362	Bowell	Peter John	Flying Officer	422394		Australia			RAAF		463Sqn RAAF	1944-11-06												RAAF Honour Roll
3363	Bowen	J	Flying Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-07-20	Lancaster	III	LM633	UM-T2	Wickenby	2346	Courtrai	Crashed at Lampernisse {West-Vlaanderen}	PoW
3364	Bowen	Jack	Flight Lieutenant	122988			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-02-19	Halifax	V	LK993	AL-J	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2316	Leipzig	See archive report for full details	Killed	Berlin War Cemetery Grave 9.G.14			Archive Report
3365	Bowen	Roland John	Flight Sergeant	54028			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	JA925	GT-L	Warboys	00:19	Berlin	See archive report for further information	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 210			Read Archive Report
3366	Bowen	Geoffrey Hugh	Flying Officer	161261			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	1655 Mosquito Training Unit	1944-05-13	Oxford	I	DF517	Not known	RAF Warboys, Cambridgeshire	1615	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Oystermouth Cemetery. Section B Grave 10			Read Archive Report
3367	Bowen	R H	Warrant Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-10-14	Lancaster	I	KB800	VR-C	Middleton St George	615	Duisburg	Exploded target area	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
3368	Bowen	D B	Sergeant							Bomber Command	15Sqn	1943-09-27	Stirling	III	EE940	LS-Y	Mildenhall	1944	Hannover	Crashed at Ronnenberg	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
3369	Bowen	Peter Duncan	Flight Lieutenant	42481			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	169 Sqn	1944-02-13	Mosquito	II	DD629	VI:?	Little Snoring	13:05	Training	Crashed at 13:30 into the sea 2 miles off Burnham, Norfolk during gunnery practice, off a tight turn	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 201			Son of the Revd. Canon Harry Duncan Storer Bowen, and Gladys Beale Bowen, of Ashford, Kent.
3370	Bowen	B V	Sergeant							Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-09-12	Lancaster	I	PD267	EM-G	Spilsby	1911	Stuttgart	Crashed Stuttgart	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
3371	Bowen	J A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1944-08-26	Lancaster	III	PA971	TL-J	Graveley	2009	Kiel		Killed	Runnymede
3372	Bowen	H J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-03-22	Lancaster	III	ND518	KM-D	Dunholme Lodge	1853	Frankfurt	Crashed Kleinkrotzenburg	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
3373	Bowen	P H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	50Sqn	1944-07-07	Lancaster	I	DV363	VN-K	Skellingthorpe	2231	St-Leu	Crashed at Ialande-en-Son {Oise}	Killed	St-Sever Cemetery Rouen
3374	Bowen	A G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-11-12	Lancaster	I	NG350	JI-C	Waterbeach	833	Osterfeld	Crashed at Sterkrade	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
3375	Bowen	H E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	625Sqn	1944-06-10	Lancaster	I	LL897	CF-P	Kelstern	2317	Acheres	Crashed near Rambouillet	Killed	St-Hilarion Communal Cemetery
3376	Bowen	J B	Sergeant							Bomber Command		1944-04-20	Lancaster	I	LL754	LS-P	Mildenhall	.0012.	Koln	Crashed Koln-Neppes	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
3377	Bowen	William Howard	Flying Officer	400775		Australia			RAAF		38Sqn RAF	1944-01-06												RAAF Honour Roll
3378	Bowen-Chennell	Philip	Sergeant	1455428			Air Gunner			Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-06-21	Lancaster	I	ME704	WS-B	Bardney	2306	Scholven-Buer	Shot down by nightfighter. Abandoned and crashed at Ede {Gelderland}. Crashed near railwaystation 'De Klomp', Buurtsteeg	Killed	Ede General Cemetery, Gelderland Holland			Outward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted by Hauptmann Ernst-Wilhelm Modrow & Unteroffizier Erich Schneider of the 1./NJG 1, who had taken off from Venlo airfield at 00:43 hrs in Heinkel He 219 A-0 G9+AH. The crew caught the Lancaster at 20,000 feet. The aircraft was abandoned and came down at De Klomp (Buurtsteeg). Those who died are buried in various Cemeteries. Sgt Redshaw RCAF was 18 years of age and was amongst the youngest Canadians killed in Bomber Command in 1944:	Attacker
3379	Bower	G E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	218Sqn	1944-08-12	Lancaster	I	PD252	HA-D	Methwold	2159	Russelheim		PoW
3380	Bower	T C	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	582Sqn	1944-07-20	Lancaster	III	ED908	6O-Z	Little Staughton	1420	Foret-du-Croc		Killed	Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery
3381	Bower	Vincent A	2nd Lt	O-824388		USA	Pilot		USAAF	lX Fighter Command	492nd Fighter Squadron	1944-09-21	P-47 Thunderbolt							0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3382	Bowering	John Ernest Ralph	Pilot Officer	J/88199	Age 19	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	619Sqn	1944-06-22	Lancaster	I	ME846	PG-C	RAF Dunholme Lodge	2301	Wesseling	See archive report for further details	Killed	Schoonselhof Cemetery. Grave IVa. F. 17		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Ernest and Helena Bowering, of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph: 'To Those Who Loved Him He Will Always Live'.	Read Archive Report on this incident
3383	Bowering	Frank Edgar	Flight Sergeant	417451		Australia			RAAF		301 Ferry Training RAF	1944-01-26												RAAF Honour Roll
3384	Bowerman	D R C	Sergeant							Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-04-22	Halifax	III	LV840	BM-E	Skipton on Swale	2222	Dusseldorf		PoW
3385	Bowerman	R V T	Sergeant							Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-01-30	Lancaster	III	JB535	OF-Q	Bourn	1715	Berlin	Crashed at Kolhorn {Noord-Holland}	Killed	Barsingerhorn General Cemetery
3386	Bowern	Donald Anderson	Flight Sergeant	420434		Australia			RAAF		466Sqn RAAF	1944-05-13												RAAF Honour Roll
3387	Bowers	W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-03-22	Halifax	III	LW580	NP-O	Lissett	1907	Frankfurt	Crashed near Ummelin	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
3388	Bowers	N	Sergeant							Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-11-26	Lancaster	III	PB432	EA-O	Fulbeck	2341	Munchen	Crashed at Dry Doddlington Lincs	Injured
3389	Bowers	E G W	Flying Officer							Bomber Command	630Sqn	1944-08-26	Lancaster	I	ME650	LE-B	East Kirkby	1958	Konigsberg	Crashed at Skarrild Denmark	Killed	Skarrild			Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 2 This aircraft was claimed by Oblt Arnold Brinkmann (8./NJG3). 10 km North West of Hormum at 03:38. This would be his 12th kill. See Kracker Archive on this site (Additional information from John Jones)
3390	Bowers	Elmer O	1st Lt	O-754584		USA	Pilot		USAAF	364th Fighter Group	384th Fighter Squadron	1944-09-19	P-38 Lightning (P-51 Mustang mid 1944)							1.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3391	Bowers	James A	2nd Lt	O-829811		USA	Pilot		USAAF	356th Fighter Group	361st Fighter Squadron: Martlesham Playboys	1944-11-26	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from Nov 1944)							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3392	Bowers	James A	1st Lt	O-829811		USA	Pilot		USAAF	356th Fighter Group	361st Fighter Squadron: Martlesham Playboys	1945-02-14	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from Nov 1944)							2 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3393	Bowes	L E	Flying Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-06-21	Lancaster	III	LM578	EM-L	Spilsby	2321	Wesseling	Crashed off Dutch coast	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery			Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 2. This aircraft was claimed by Hptm Martin Drewes (Stab III./NJG1). 15 km North West of Schouwen (KH-1/JH-7) at 1,500m. Time 02:35. This would be his 47th kill. See Kracker Archive on this site. The references in brackets refer to the Beacons (Holding Points)where German aircraft would circle until vectored on to enemy aircraft or they had a visual sighting. (Additional information from John Jones)
3394	Bowes	L	Sergeant	1394105			W/Op/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-01-30	Lancaster	III	JA973	JO-O	Waddington	1724	Berlin	Crashed at Repente	Killed	Runnymede Panel 225
3395	Bowes	Lyle Edward	Flying Officer	419253		Australia			RAAF		207Sqn RAF	1944-06-22												RAAF Honour Roll
3396	Bowey	W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-03-24	Lancaster	II	DS678	KO-J	Witchford	1849	Berlin	Shot down near Leipzig	Killed	Runnymede
3397	Bowker	Bryan	Flight Sergeant	760351	Age 33	UK	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Coastal Command	302 Ferry Training Unit (FTU)	1944-06-08	Sunderland	III	ML858	P	RAF Oban, Argyllshire	2355	Training	Crashed on Gleann Mhor, St. Kilda during navigational exercise flight out of Oban. All ten occupants died in the crash	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 215.			The crews remains were given full military honours by an RAF Guard of Honour and were committed to the sea between St. Kilda and the island of Boreray. Rev Macleod read the burial service. (Reference: Wartime wrecks on St. Kilda - Rt. Rev. Monsignor John C. Barry, DCL, MA; Chairman of the St. Kilda Club) Son of Arthur and Ada Emily Bowker and husband of Mary Bowker, of Stockport, Cheshire, England.	Archive Report
3398	Bowker	N C	Flight Sergeant	1577716			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	III	JB609	PH-F	Wickenby	2323	Leipzig	Crashed at Elspeet {Gelderland}	Killed	Harderwijk General Cemetery Burial British Plot 1 Grave 44.			Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1 This aircraft was claimed by Ofw Heinz Vinke (11/NJG1).Elspeet 15 km North West of Apeldoorn at 4,800m. Time 05:34. This would be his 53rd kill. See Kracker Archive on this site. (Additional information from John Jones)
3399	Bowker	Harlow Wilbur	Flying Officer	J/18734		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	412Sqn RCAF	1944-07-02	Spitfire	IX	MK199	VZ-	B4 Bény-sur-Mer		Tac Recce	Shot down by a fw-190	Killed	Bayeux War Cemetery, Xxviii. H. 1. France		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
3400	Bowker	C	Sergeant							Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-08-31	Stirling	IV	LK131	NF-T	Tempsford		SOE	Crashed at Gilze-en-Rijen	PoW