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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
351	Archer	Philip Leslie Irving	Pilot Officer	J3508	10th February 1917 in Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies	Barbados	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	92 Sqn	1941-07-09	Spitfire	IIa	R7195	QJ:?	Biggin Hill		Sweep	Aircraft damaged by Bf109. Spitfire was repaired	Safe		Montreal - 13th February 1940		Spitfire VB W3330 - 21st August 1941 Spitfire IX LZ996 - 17th June 1943
352	Archer	Philip Leslie Irving	Pilot Officer	J3508	10th February 1917 in Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies	Barbados	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	92 Sqn	1941-08-21	Spitfire	Vb	W3330	QJ:?	Biggin Hill		Sweep	Slightly wounded in legs during combat with a Bf109. Spitfire was repaired	WiA		Montreal - 13th February 1940		Spitfire IIA R7195 - 9th July 1941 Spitfire IX LZ996 - 17th June 1943
353	Archer	Elwood W	Sergeant				Air Gunner (Rear)			Bomber Command	434 (Bluenose) Sqn RCAF	1944-08-07	Halifax	III	LW176	WL:J	Croft	20:32	la Hogue Strong Point	On take off the aircraft swung out of control and hit another Squadron aircraft LK799 WL:E before crashing through a brick wall. No injuries reported.	Uninjured
354	Archibald	L P	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-12-16	Lancaster	II	DS846	OW-X	Linton on Ouse	1622	Berlin	Crashed near Verden	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
355	Archibald	J S	Flight Sergeant	R253890		Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn (Bluenose), RCAF	1944-08-16	Halifax	III	LK796	WL:S	RAF Croft	21:55	Kiel	The aircraft was hit by heavy flak approx. 5 mls short of the target. two tanks were holed, and petrol was exhausted 28 mls ENE of Scarborough. The aircraft ditched and two of the crew slightly injured . All were saved after 13hrs in the dinghy.	Safe			Paradie Archive Database
356	Archibald	William James	Flight Sergeant	R/68551	Age 21	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	603Sqn	1941-09-27	Spitfire	Vb	W3233	XT-?	RAF Hornchurch, Essex	13;35	Circus 103B	See Archive Report for details	Killed	Dunkirk Town Cemetery. Plot 2 Row 2 Grave 34		Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 28th January 1920 in Dunneville. Ontario. Educated at Oakville Public School and Oakville High School. Worked briefly for Canada Life Society. Enlisted at Fort William on the 13th April 1940. Son of Robert Harvey Archibald and Susan Beattie Archibald, of 61 Reynolds Street, Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph: 'Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends'.	Archive report on the loss
357	Archie	Steve	Sergeant	R/139949	Age 24	Canada	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-04-16	Halifax	II	JB854	EQ-D	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	2105	Pilsen	See archive report for further details	Killed	Louppy-le-Chateau Communal Cemetery, Meuse, France. Collective Grave 3-5		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
358	Ardis	Beverley Donn (Joe)	Flying Officer	J/26495		Canadian	Air Gunner	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1944-04-21	Halifax	II	JP113	NA-A	Middleton St. George	01:20	Lens	Damaged by nightfighter, crash landed at Attleborough Norfolk	Injured	Died 6 May 1997 - Dallas, Texas		Accident report		Paradie RCAF database
359	Ardis	V	Sergeant	R/88972	Age ?	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Training Command	23 Operational Training Unit	1942-04-27	Wellington	Ic	R1618	BY-?	RAF Defford, Worcestershire	55	Training	See archive report for further details	Injured	None - thought to have survived the war		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
360	Argent	Edward James	Pilot Officer	156647	1924		Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1943-12-20	Lancaster	III	ED700	WS-O	Bardney	1702	Frankfurt	Shortly after bombing the primary target, the Lancaster was attacked by a night- fighter, who fire killed Sgt. Knox, RCAF. Considerable damage was inflicted and later the crew were obliged to ditch at 2322 hours out of fuel and roughly 15 miles N of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and within 4 miles of the shore. The survivors were picked up by an ASR launch after spending 4 hours in their dinghy and taken into Great Yarmouth	Rescued, Killed in action 15 Jan 1944				9 Sqn, Lancaster III, ED721
361	Argue	E B	Flight Sergeant				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1942-04-25	Spitfire	Vb	AD206				Circus		PoW
362	Argument	Godfrey Addison	Flight Lieutenant	J/15764	Age 23	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	33Sqn	1944-09-17	Spitfire	IX	NH318	SR-?	B.35 Merville	10:20	Dive Bombing	See Archive Report for details	Killed	Schoonselhof Cemetery. Grave IVa.D.14		Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 28th August 1921 on Toronto. Educated at Humberside Collegiate Institute. A student teacher prior to service. Enlisted on the 15th August 1940. Wings awarded on the 16th May 1941 at Dunniville and promoted to sergeant. Further training with 59 Operational Training Unit. Nearly completed two operational tours. Son of Godfrey and Kathleen May Argument (Née Rook) brother of Vera, of 532 Windermere Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Ethel Josephine Argument (married on the 31sr March 1943), father of Barbara Kathleen, of 2 Almond Place, Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Epitaph: 'Always In Our Hearts'.	Archive report on the loss
363	Arksey	Walter Lynwood	Sergeant	R205360	14th March 1923 in Langruth, Manitoba	Canadian	Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RCAF	Bomber Command	460 (RAAF) Sqn	1944-06-10	Lancaster	I	ME696	AR:B2	Binbrook	23:13	Acheres Rail Facilities	Post war it was established that the aircraft crashed at Elancourt, two miles West of Trappes,16 miles WSW of Paris. The aircraft hit high tension wires at 01:00 and all the crew were killed.	Killed	Viroflay New Communal Cemetery Row B Grave 22.		Paradie Archive Database	Initially buried in Elancourt Communal Cemetery Commissioned and promoted to Plt Off (J89952) dated 9th June 1944 Son of John 'Jack' and Maude (née Bott) Arksey of Langruth, Manitoba, Canada
364	Arlen	A	Warrant Officer	R84152					RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-03-08	Stirling	I	BF437	AA-L	Newmarket	1942	Nurnberg	Crashed NNE Karlsruhe	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
365	Arlidge	Wallace Gale	Sergeant	R156931	31st October 1923 in Toronto, Ontario	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF	1943-07-29	Halifax	V	DK239	NA:Q	Middleton St George	22:23	Hamburg	See Archive report for details	Killed	Hamburg Ohlsdorf Cemetery. Grave 10A.N.15		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
366	Arlotte	Sidney George	Flying Officer	J/39017	Age 24	Canada	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1945-02-02	Halifax	VII	NP819	OW-B	RAF Linton on Ouse, Yorkshire	2044	Wanne-Eickel	Crashed at Castle Farm near Manston Kent after losing control	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey. Grave 56 G 2.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
367	Armitage	I	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-11-22	Halifax	V	LK702	IP-E	Tholthorpe	1643	Berlin	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
368	Armitage	Harry	Aircraftman 1st Class	1039943		UK	Ground Crew Radio Tech		RAFVR	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1941-09-18	Wellington	II	W5492	LQ-K	Pocklington		Photographic training flight	Dinghy came away from it's stowage and wrapped around the elevators. Parts of the tail then broke off and the pilot lost control. The aircraft went into a steep and fast dive, then broke up in the air and exploded.	Killed	Buried Otley Cemetery, Yorkshire		Yorkshire Aircraft Co
369	Armitt	John	Flight Lieutenant	J/17036			W/Op/Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1945-02-13	Lancaster	III	PB183	LQ-C	RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire	2214	Dresden	See archive report for further information	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 278		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
370	Armour	W J	Pilot Officer					DFC	RAAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-12-20	Halifax	V	EB252	NA-P	Middleton St George	1600	Frankfurt	?	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
371	Armour	J K	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1945-01-16	Lancaster	III	LM472	SR-V2	Ludford Magna	1748	Brux		Killed	Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
372	Armour	E W	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1945-03-16	Lancaster	I	ME848	PM-E	Elsham Wolds	1717	Nurnberg	Crashed at Schwabisch Hall	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
373	Armour	Wilton Garnet	Pilot Officer	J92726		Canada	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-11-11	Lancaster	III	PB428	EM:T	RAF Spilsby	16:24	Harborg	See archive report for details	Killed	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery. Sec. G. Row C. Grave 20		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
374	Armour	E G	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-03-18	Halifax	V	LL178	WL-R	Croft	1834	Gardening	Crashed Thorodale	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
375	Armour	William John	Pilot Officer	414333		Australia			RAAF		428Sqn RCAF	1943-12-20												RAAF Honour Roll
376	Armsby	J A	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1941-09-15	Halifax	I	L9503	TL-P	Linton on Ouse	1955	Hamburg	Crashed Winzeldorf	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
377	Armstrong	D S	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1942-10-02	Halifax	II	W1116	ZA-P	Melbourne	1841	Krefeld	?	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
378	Armstrong	John David	Squadron Leader	J5707		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	128 Sqn	1945-03-07	Mosquito	XVI	RV306	M5:U	RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire		Berlin	See archive report for full details	Killed	Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, Holland Grave: 8.D.12		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
379	Armstrong	G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1941-07-19	Stirling	I	N6018	LS-C	Wyton		Lille	Crashed Killem France	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
380	Armstrong	Thomas James	Flight Sergeant	R/77407	Age 24	Canadian	Observer		RCAF	Bomber Command	16 OTU	1942-07-31	Wellington	IV	DV736	F2	RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire	2339	Dusseldorf	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery. Grave 3.B.8.	Courtesy Oleg Marin	Paradie Archive Database	Son of W. Fredrick and Barbara I. Armstrong and husband of Mary Vivian Armstrong, of Nevada Valley, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	Read Archive Report
381	Armstrong	Arthur Ronald	Sgt Flight Engineer	R/291562					RCAF	Bomber Command	1659 HCU	1945-05-17	Halifax	lll	HX268		RAF Topcliffe	2235	Conversion Training	Crashed into sea	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 282.		Paradie Archive Database	This aircraft was on a cross country exercise and was last seen spinning into the sea with its starboard engines feathered. This could indicate either engine failure or the fact that control was lost whilst practising flying with one or more engines feathered.. 1659 ORB is vague, saying a coast guard vessel and a convoy reported an explosion and fire on the sea 10 miles out to sea off Fife Ness. Crashed at 5621N 0158W 10 miles 070 degrees from Fifeness at 22.35
382	Armstrong	G E	Flight Sergeant	R125223					RCAF	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1943-05-04	Wellington	X	HE923	AS-R	Kirmington	2225	Dortmund	Crashed Vlagtwedde Holland	Killed	Vlagtwedde General Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
383	Armstrong	Robert Alfred	Sergeant	R/53363	Age 23	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	22 OTU	1942-05-30	Wellington	IC	DV843	OR-Q	RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire	2244	Koln	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery. Grave 12.F.4	Courtesy Oleg Marin	Paradie Archive Database	Son of William and Mary Armstrong, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Read Archive Report
384	Armstrong	D R	Flying Officer				Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	229Sqn	1944-06-23	Spitfire	IX					Patrol	Damaged				Paradie Archive Database
385	Armstrong	A T	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-06-10	Lancaster	III	ND352	LQ-T	Gransden Lodge	2326	Versailles	Crashed at Auneau {Eure-et-Loir}	Killed	Auneau Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
386	Armstrong	'Arnie' John Lees Darrell	Flying Officer	J/22452	Age 26	Canada	Pilot	MiD	RCAF	Fighter Command	418Sqn RCAF	1943-11-09	Mosquito	FB VI	HJ830	TH-J	RAF Ford, Sussex	19:02	Intruder	See archive report for further details	Killed	Poix-De-Picardie Churchyard. Row D. Grave 16		Paradie Archive Database	Son of John Thomas and Elizabeth Armstrong, (née Lees) of Westmount, Province of Quebec, Canada.	Archive report Paradie Archive
387	Armstrong	G K	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1942-02-12	Wellington	IC	Z1146	VR-E	Mildenhall	1700	Fuller	Presumed lost off Dutch coast	Killed	Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
388	Armstrong	E L	Flight Sergeant	R54363					RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-05-29	Halifax	II	JB805	VR-B	Middleton St George	2248	Wuppertal	Crashed Perones-lez-Binche	Killed	Charleroi Communal Belgium		Paradie Archive Database
389	Armstrong	D M	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1945-03-18	Halifax	III	MZ910	PT-Q	Tholthorpe	.0025.	Witten	Abandoned near Barmen	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
390	Armstrong	Curwood Neville	Flight Sergeant	R183655		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	424 (Tiger) Sqn RCAF	1945-04-04	Lancaster	I	RF150	QB:W	RAF Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire	18:08	Merseburg (Leuna synthetic oil refinery)	See archive report for further details	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 51.F.3		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
391	Armstrong	John Marshall	Sergeant	R88084			Air Observer/Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1942-10-05	Wellington	III	X3943	KW-G	RAF Dishforth, North Riding of Yorkshire	1847	Aachen	Crashed at Finchingfield ESSEX	Killed	Saffron Walden Cemetery, Essex. Grave reference: Compartment 39. Grave 15.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
392	Armstrong	Herbert R	Warrant Officer Class 1	R/97338	Age ?	Canada	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	LW574	ZL-J	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	1845	Berlin	See archive report for further details and photo's	PoW No: 3433 Camp: Stalag Kopernikus / Stalag Luft Heydekrug			Paradie Archive Database	Herbert R Armstrong was from 1A Pinewood Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Read Archive Report on this incident
393	Armstrong	H A	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1944-10-25	Lancaster	X	KB737	NA-R	Middleton St George	1222	Essen		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
394	Armstrong	Gerald Henry	Pilot Officer	J/27607		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-12-03	Halifax	V	EB137	SE-N	Tholthorpe	2339	Leipzig	Shot down by night fighter of 12./NJG 1	Killed	Bergen General Cemetery, Netherlands; Plot 2. Row B. Grave 7		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
395	Armstrong	G E	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1945-02-21	Halifax	VII	RG476	QO-T	East Moor	1617	Worms	Believed crashed on E bank of the Nahe	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
396	Armstrong	William Ernest	Flight Sergeant Air Bomber	R131602					RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1943-07-03	Wellington	X	LN285	QO-K	Skipton on Swale	2243	Koln	Crashed vicinity Mauberge France	Killed	Mauberge Centre Cemetery. Row A. Grave 11. Remembered on Stettler War Memorial		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
397	Armstrong	J K	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	MZ816	BM-W	Skipton on Swale	2234	Hamburg	Crashed at Prinzenmoor	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
398	Armstrong	J S	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-08-17	Halifax	V	EB276	IP-G	Tholthorpe	2116	Peenemunde	Abandoned near Demmin	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
399	Armstrong	L W	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1945-03-15	Lancaster	X	KB835	WL-J	Croft	1631	Hagen	Crashed at Landen [Brabant]	Killed	Hasselt [Kruisveld] Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
400	Armstrong	Oswald Walter	Flying Officer	J/40427			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	44Sqn	1945-02-02	Lancaster	I	SW251	KM-X	RAF Spilsby, Lincolnshire	1948	Karlsruhe, Germany	Probably' shot down by flak	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany. Joint grave 1.D.24-25		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report