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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
3351	Bouskill	R R	Flight Lieutenant		J/10254			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	401Sqn RCAF	1944-06-14	Spitfire	IX	NH413							Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery Netherlands		Paradie Archive Database
3352	Bouskill	R R	Flight Lieutenant		J/10254			Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Fighter	401Sqn RCAF	1944-10-02	Spitfire	IX	MJ300				Patrol		Killed			Paradie Archive Database
3353	Bousquet	E C	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-02-03	Halifax	III	LW378	KW-A			Training	Crashed at Crayke	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
3354	Boutilier	Eric Patrick	Sergeant		R183247		Canada	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF	1944-05-22	Halifax	III	MZ506	QO:X	RAF East Moor, Yorkshire	00:10	le Mans	See archive report for further details	Killed	Le Mans West Cemetery. Plot 38. 1939-45 Row C. Grave 29		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
3355	Boutillier	André Marie	Sergeant				France	Radio Operator		FFAF	Bomber Command	Groupe de Bombardement 2/23 'Guyenne' 346Sqn Free French	1944-11-21	Halifax	III	NA557	H7-L	Elvington	1731	Sterkrade	Collided with 51 Sqn Halifax III NR129 MH-M & crashed at Thynes	Killed				Halifax NA557 coded H7-L, of the GB 2/23 'Guyenne' Bombardment Group of the FFAF, integrated into 346Sqn RAF, on a mission over Dinant, in Belgium, collided in flight with the Halifax NR129 of 51Sqn RAF. The two aircraft crash near Thynes, Belgium, with no survivors. The French crew of NA557 was made up of Staff Sergeant André Fauges, pilot, Captain Claude Jean Loëw, navigator, aircraft commander, Sergeant Jean Georges Godefroy, bombardier, Sergeant André Marie Boutillier, radio operator, Warrant Officer Georges Thierry, mechanic, and Warrant Officers André Fleck and Francis Laffont, machine gunners.
3356	Boutle	J	Sergeant								Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-10-05	Lancaster	I	LL758	SR-A	Ludford Magna	1706	Saarbrucken	Crashed near Trembleur {Liege}	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery
3357	Bouttell	R L	Sergeant								Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-06-23	Lancaster	III	ND766	MG-S	Oakington	2356	Coubronne		Killed	Ledringhem Churchyard
3358	Bovee	L M	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-08-27	Lancaster	I	ME742	UM-B2	Wickenby	2051	Stettin	Crashed in Sweden	Interned			Paradie Archive Database
3359	Bovett	George W	Flying Officer					W/Op/Air Gunner			Bomber Command	15Sqn	1944-08-07	Lancaster	I	NN700	LS-Q	Mildenhall	2147	Rocquecourt	Crashed in English Channel	Killed				Bombing German positions at Rocquecourt in Normandy. Crashed in English Channel with the loss of everyone aboard.
3360	Bovie	Verne H.	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-715700		American	Co-Pilot		USAAF	9th Air Force	573rd Bomber Squadron (391st Bombardment Group (M))	1944-12-23	B-26	C	42-107747	T6-T	Roye-Amy (Station A-73), France		Railroad Viaduct, Ahrweiler, Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag 4b Mühlberg, Sachsen					Archive Report
3361	Bovill	John Macauley	Flight Sergeant		AUS/428015			Air/Bmr		RAAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-10-28	Lancaster	I	NF960	KO-R	RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire	1305	Koln	See archive report for further details	PoW No: 1225 Camp: Stalag Luft Bankan	None - survived the war			Read Archive Report
3362	Bow	H H	Flight Lieutenant							RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-03-22	Lancaster	II	DS741	OW-T	Linton on Ouse	1859	Frankfurt		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
3363	Bowden	George Vernon	Sergeant		1682849			W/Op/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	1654HCU	1944-06-07	Stirling	III	LK594	Not known	RAF Wigsley, Lincolnshire	300	Training	See archive report for details	Killed.	Cheadle And Gatley Cemetery. Sec. 17. Grave 73			Read Archive Report
3364	Bowden	D I	Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-02-19	Lancaster	II	LL719	EQ-V	Linton on Ouse	.0008.	Leipzig		Killed	Choloy War Cemetery France		Paradie Archive Database
3365	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.
3366	Bowden	J	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-03-18	Halifax	III	LK787	NP-U	Lissett	1919	Frankfurt	Ditched off Calais	PoW
3367	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
3368	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
3369	Bowden	Noel Oswald	Warrant Officer		412307		Australia			RAAF		11Sqn RAF on RAF	1944-05-23												RAAF Honour Roll
3370	Bowden	John Lawrence	Corporal		38085		Australia			RAAF		RAAF 5 Aircraft Depot Wagga Wagga	1944-11-08												RAAF Honour Roll
3371	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
3372	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
3373	Bowe	Donald McFarlane	Pilot Officer		419550		Australia			RAAF		1660HCU	1944-08-15												RAAF Honour Roll
3374	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
3375	Bowell	Peter John	Flying Officer		422394		Australia			RAAF		463Sqn RAAF	1944-11-06												RAAF Honour Roll
3376	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
3377	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
3378	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
3379	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
3380	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
3381	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
3382	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.
3383	Bowen	B V	Sergeant								Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-09-12	Lancaster	I	PD267	EM-G	Spilsby	1911	Stuttgart	Crashed Stuttgart	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
3384	Bowen	J A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1944-08-26	Lancaster	III	PA971	TL-J	Graveley	2009	Kiel		Killed	Runnymede
3385	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
3386	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
3387	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
3388	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
3389	Bowen	J B	Sergeant								Bomber Command		1944-04-20	Lancaster	I	LL754	LS-P	Mildenhall	.0012.	Koln	Crashed Koln-Neppes	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
3390	Bowen	William Howard	Flying Officer		400775		Australia			RAAF		38Sqn RAF	1944-01-06												RAAF Honour Roll
3391	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
3392	Bower	G E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	218Sqn	1944-08-12	Lancaster	I	PD252	HA-D	Methwold	2159	Russelheim		PoW
3393	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
3394	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)
3395	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
3396	Bowering	Frank Edgar	Flight Sergeant		417451		Australia			RAAF		301 Ferry Training RAF	1944-01-26												RAAF Honour Roll
3397	Bowerman	D R C	Sergeant								Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-04-22	Halifax	III	LV840	BM-E	Skipton on Swale	2222	Dusseldorf		PoW
3398	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
3399	Bowern	Donald Anderson	Flight Sergeant		420434		Australia			RAAF		466Sqn RAAF	1944-05-13												RAAF Honour Roll
3400	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