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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
3451	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
3452	Bowers	N	Sergeant								Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-11-26	Lancaster	III	PB432	EA-O	Fulbeck	2341	Munchen	Crashed at Dry Doddlington Lincs	Injured
3453	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)
3454	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)
3455	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)
3456	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)
3457	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)
3458	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
3459	Bowes	Lyle Edward	Flying Officer		419253		Australia			RAAF		207Sqn RAF	1944-06-22												RAAF Honour Roll
3460	Bowey	W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-03-24	Lancaster	II	DS678	KO-J	Witchford	1849	Berlin	Shot down near Leipzig	Killed	Runnymede
3461	Bowick	Leonard Jack	Sergeant		NZ/439323	Age 20	New Zealand	Air Gunner		RNZAF	Far East	8 Sqn (NZ)	1944-12-04	Ventura	PV-I	NZ4550	-	Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji	16:49	Patrol	See archive report for details.	Killed	Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery. Coll. grave 1A.1.	Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery		Born at Taihape on the 04th April 1924. Educated at Whangarei High School, and after leaving school, was employed as a grocer's assistant by Perkins and Son of Pukekohe. A total of 150 flying hours logged. Son of Leonard Owen Bowick and Beryl Mary Jean Bowick (née Johnston - died 29th December 1937, age 33), of Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand.	Archive report of incident
3462	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
3463	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)
3464	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
3465	Bowker	C	Sergeant								Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-08-31	Stirling	IV	LK131	NF-T	Tempsford		SOE	Crashed at Gilze-en-Rijen	PoW
3466	Bowler	Fred Ernest	Sergeant		1182712			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	100 Sqn	1944-04-26	Lancaster	III	JB614	HW-D	Grimsby	23:10	Essen	Coned by 5/Flakscheinw Abt 214. hit by 1, 3 & 4/schw Flak Abt 471, 2/schw Flak Abt 430 (Eisb), 3/schw Flak Abt 243 and 2 & 3/schw Flak Abt 382. Exploded over Essen-Borbeck at 01:28	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 7 Row D Grave 16			Husband of Maisie Bowler, of Leicester
3467	Bowler	Reginald Patrick	Sergeant		1626590	Age 19	British	Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1944-04-10	Lancaster	III	JB732	PM-S	RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire	23:10	Aulnoye, (Railway Yards)	See archive report for further details and photographs	Killed	Meharicourt Communal Cemetery, British Plot Grave 27			Son of Clifford and Mabel Margaret Bowler, of West Hampstead, London. Epitaph: 'My Dear Son, You Have Done Your Duty, So Rest In Peace. Never Forgotten'.	Read Archive Report on this incident
3468	Bowler	J A	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-03-22	Halifax	III	LW580	NP-O	Lissett	1907	Frankfurt	Crashed near Ummelin	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
3469	Bowler	R E	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-02-25	Lancaster	II	DS791	EQ-F	Linton on Ouse	2111	Augsburg		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
3470	Bowles	Arthur James	Sergeant		1590669			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
3471	Bowles	J B	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-03-10	Halifax	III	LW685	AL-C			Training	Ditched off Aberdeen				Paradie Archive Database
3472	Bowles	Herbert Reginald	Sergeant		1600205	Age 21	British	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	576 Sqn	1944-01-30	Lancaster	I	W4245	UL:S2	RAF Eltham Wolds, Lincolnshire		Berlin	W4245 was one of four probable claims by three German pilots; 463 Sqn Lancaster ED772, ED545 or JA973, or 576 Sqn Lancaster W4245. Lt. Robert Wolf, his 10th Abschuss, from 3./NJG5 at 20:08; Ofw. Erich Kaschig, his 2nd Abschuss, from 10./NJG5 near Wittstock area at 20:23; Oblt. Arnold Brinkmann, his 2nd Abschuss, from Stab I./NJG3 North Berlin at 20:35. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 15 March 1944) Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Berlin 1929-1945 War Cemetery, 9.K.8	Courtesy Lucy Childs and Clay Johnstone (relatives of crew members)		Son of Ernest Walter (died 1952) and Jessie Mary Bowles (died 1951), of Eastleigh, Hampshire, England. Epitaph: 'In Proud And Loving Memory Of A Very Dear Son And Dearly Beloved Brother'.	Read Archive Report on this incident
3473	Bowley	K W	Pilot Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LK800	Al-N	Leeming	2148	Nurnberg	Crashed Weiler-la-Tour	PoW				Attacker
3474	Bowley	Irvin	Sergeant		1592827			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	106 Sqn	1944-07-28	Lancaster	I	ME778	ZN:O	Metheringham	22:15	Stuttgart	Crashed at 01:55 near Durmersheim, 9km NNE of Rastatt and on the railway leading to Karlsruhe, Germany. Claimed as a probable by Oblt. Fritz Lau, his 12th Abschuss, from 4./NJG1, 60 km west of Stuttgart at 01:47 hrs. (Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 2 (April 1944 - May 1945) - Dr Theo E.W. Boiten & Roderick J. Mackenzie)	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery Column Plot 11. Row H. Grave 8-11			Son of Jarvis and Gertrude Bowley, of Wombwell, Yorkshire
3475	Bowlin	Roy L Jr	Captain		O-025637		USA	Pilot		USAAF	368th Fighter Group	395th Fighter Squadron: Panzer Dusters	1944-04-22	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3476	Bowling	C B	Flight Sergeant							RNZAF	Bomber Command	90Sqn	1944-04-12	Stirling	III	EF162	WP-K	Tuddenham	2308	SOE	Crashed at Fourdrain {Aisne}	Killed	Fort George Military Cemetery
3477	Bowling	H	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	51Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LW544	MH-QZ	Snaith	2214	Nurnberg	Crashed Wahlen	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
3478	Bowling	Harry F.	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-756162		American	Pilot		USAAF	8th Air Force	305th Bombardment Group (H), 365th Bombardment Squadron (H)	1944-08-09	B-17	G	42-102962	XK:?	Chelveston (Station #105), Northamptonshire, England		Munich/Karlsruhe (Mission #533), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 3, Sagan-Silesia					Archive Report
3479	Bowling	Teamus	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant	15097281		American	Ball Turret Gunner		USAAF	8th Air Force	389th Bombardment Group (H), 565th Bomber Squadron (H), 2nd Air Division	1944.02.20	B-24 Swamp Angel	J	42-100352	EE:I	Hethel (Station #114), Norfolk, England		Brunswick (Mission #226), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW/ Stalag Luft 4					Read Archive Report
3480	Bowman	N J	Pilot Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-26	Lancaster	III	LM587	JO-L	Waddington		Cap Griz Nez	Crashed at Wissant {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Wissant Communal Cemetery
3481	Bowman	N E	Flying Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	466Sqn RAAF	1944-06-22	Halifax	III	LM116	HD-X	Driffield	1323	Siracourt		Killed	Terlincthum British Cemetery
3482	Bowman	Fred	Sergeant		1594409			Air Gunner (Rear)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	102 Sqn (Ceylon)	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	MZ642	DY:U	RAF Pocklington, Yorkshire	23:12	Sterkrade	See archive report for full details	KiA	Steenderen Cemetery. Coll. Grave 3-4				Read Archive Report
3483	Bowman	Al M	Sergeant		R155285	No details known	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-01-21	Halifax	III	JD420	VR-D	RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham	1946	Magdeburg	Hit by flak. Crashed at Neuenfelde near Elsfleth on the Weser, Germany	PoW No. 270012 Camp: Stalag Mühlberg (Elbe) - 4B			Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
3484	Bowman	N	Sergeant								Bomber Command	100Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	JB549	HW-C	Grimsby	2339	Berlin		Killed	Runnymede
3485	Bowman	Alan Peter	Flying Officer		407488		Australia			RAAF		114Sqn RAF	1944-04-15												RAAF Honour Roll
3486	Bowman	Norman Jack	Flying Officer		418913		Australia			RAAF		463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-26												RAAF Honour Roll
3487	Bowman	Nelson Ellis	Flying Officer		414753		Australia			RAAF		466Sqn RAAF	1944-06-22												RAAF Honour Roll
3488	Bowman	Ralph I	2nd Lt		O-763049		USA	Pilot		USAAF	20th Fighter Group: Loco Busters	55th Fighter Squadron	1944-08-09	P-51 Mustang							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3489	Bowman	Vernon L	Major		O-1699576		USA	Pilot		USAAF	474th Fighter Group	428th Fighter Squadron	1944-07-18	P-38 Lightning							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3490	Bown	L W	Flying Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1944-04-27	Lancaster	III	ND364	AR-F	Binbrook	2133	Friedrichshafen	Exploded and crashed Rupt-Sur-Moselle {Voges}	Killed	Rupt-sur-Moselle Communal Cemetery
3491	Bown	L G	Sergeant								Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-11-04	Lancaster	III	PB192	KM-F	Spilsby	1752	Dortmund-Ems		PoW
3492	Bown	T	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	635Sqn	1944-12-12	Lancaster	III	PB453	F2-S	Downham Market	1651	Essen	Exploded over Borbeck	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
3493	Bown	Leslie Walter	Flying Officer		406094		Australia			RAAF		460Sqn RAAF	1944-04-28												RAAF Honour Roll
3494	Bowring	E	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-11-04	Lancaster	I	ME835	AS-T	Kirmington	1725	Bochum		Killed	Runnymede
3495	Bows	R	Squadron Leader								Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	I	ME637	AS-F	Kirmington	2350	Leipzig		Killed	Runnymede
3496	Bowskill	T	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-01-14	Lancaster	III	LM383	EM-R	Spilsby	1644	Braunschweig		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
3497	Bowtell	J H R	Sergeant								Bomber Command	90Sqn	1944-08-27	Lancaster	I	LM128	WP-Y	Tuddenham	2113	Stettin	Crashed at Freckenham Suffolk on return	Injured
3498	Bowthorpe	D W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	51Sqn	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	LW539	MH-N2	Snaith	1812	Berlin	Crashed Steckby	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
3499	Bowyer	Norman Hugh	Sergeant		1463805			Flight Engineer	DFM	RAFVR	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	DV264	SR-L	RAF Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire	2145	Nurnberg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Grave 14.D.2			Read Archive Report
3500	Bowyer	W	Flight Sergeant		R/21427		Canada	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-09-19	Halifax	III	MZ908	WL-O	RAF Croft, Yorkshire	1330	Walcheren	See Archive report for further details - further information courtesy John Jones	Survived	None - understood to have survived the war	Archives	Paradie Archive Database	The crew had, we understand, completed over 20 operations prior to this accident.	Read Archive Report