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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	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
3551	Boyle	Brian Phillip	Flight Sergeant		AUS/424729			Air Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	JB736	PM-N	RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire	2116	Nurnberg	See archive report for full details	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Grave 10.E.6		Read Archive Report
3552	Boyle	J J	Warrant Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-10-28	Lancaster	III	ND332	JO-S	Waddington	2217	Bergen		Killed	Runnymede
3553	Boyle	Ernest Elroy	Sergeant		R212731		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	101 Sqn	1944-07-20	Lancaster	I	LL862	SR:K	RAF Ludford Magna	22:50	Homberg	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Adegem Canadian War Cemetery. Grave XI. G. 4	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
3554	Boyle	H V	Flying Officer		J/17745			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1944-08-17	Spitfire	IX	MK299				Recce	Crashed Trun	Killed	Castillon-En-Auge Churchyard France	Paradie Archive Database
3555	Boyle	M H	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-12-31	Lancaster	III	PB561	UM-X2	Wickenby	1449	Osterfeld	Crash landed at Manston			Paradie Archive Database
3556	Boyle	E F	1st Lieutenant							USAAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-04-22	Halifax	III	MZ514	SE-P	Croft	2229	Dusseldorf	Crashed Veen	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
3557	Boyle	F P	Sergeant								Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-09-23	Lancaster	I	PD318	EM-J	Spilsby	1902	Munster		Killed	Apeldoorn {Ugchelen-Heidehof} General Cemetery
3558	Boyle	M I	Squadron Leader						DFC		Bomber Command	57Sqn	1944-04-26	Lancaster	I	ME679	DX-K	East Kirkby	2114	Schweinfurt	Collided with 44 Sqn Lancaster I LL920 KM-V and crashed Oberkirchen	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
3559	Boyle	S	Flying Officer						DFM		Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-06-21	Lancaster	III	JB180	OL-T	Coningsby	2321	Wesseling		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
3560	Boyle	Brian Phillip	Flight Sergeant		424729		Australia			RAAF		103Sqn RAF	1944-03-31											RAAF Honour Roll
3561	Boyle	John Joseph	Warrant Officer		423622		Australia			RAAF		463Sqn RAAF	1944-10-29											RAAF Honour Roll
3562	Boyle	Alan John	Pilot Officer		179549	Age 21		Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	88Sqn	1944-06-06	Boston	IIIA	BZ243	RH-N			Smokescreen	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 210.		Son of John Lewis Boyle and Florence Isabel Boyle, of Jersey, Channel Islands	Some information here: Read Archive Report
3563	Boyle	Alfred R	1st Lt		O-740355		USA	Pilot		USAAF	357th Fighter Group	363rd Fighter Squadron	1944-02-21	P-51 Mustang							1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3564	Boyle	Herbert L	2nd Lt		O-687227		USA	Pilot		USAAF	78th Fighter Group	84th Fighter Squadron	1944-05-19	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3565	Boyle	Mark K	1st Lt		O-799063		USA	Pilot		USAAF	56th Fighter Group	62nd Fighter Squadron	1944-04-13	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3566	Boyle	William J	1st Lt		O-668187		USA	Pilot		USAAF	10th Photographic Group	161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron	1944-10-07	P-51 Mustang							2 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3567	Boyle	William J	1st Lt		O-668187		USA	Pilot		USAAF	67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group	15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron	1944-08-17	F-6C Mustangs							1.5 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3568	Boylson	William Wrixon	Flight Lieutenant		404623	6th October 1918, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales	Australian	Pilot	DFC DFC Bar	RAAF	Bomber Command	139 Sqn (Jamaica)	1944-06-24	Mosquito	XX	KB329	XD:?	Upwood	03:45	Berlin	Claimed by Lt. Ewald-Werner Hittler and his Bordfuncker Uffz. Wilhelm Wildschütze, his 4th Abschuss, from 3./NJG1, 30 km NW of Berlin at 7,000 m at 01:37 hrs. The Mosquito exploded in mid-air near Linum. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 256		He flew 48 sorties with 7 Sqn on Stirlings before joining 141 Sqn with whom he flew 26 sorties on Beaufighters and the Mosquito. DFC awarded whilst with 7 Sqn, gazetted 9th February 1943. Bar to DFC awarded whilst with 7 Sqn, Gazetted 11th June 1943. Son of Joseph Patrick and Gertrude Alice Boylson; husband of Joyce Mary Boylson, of Guildford, Surrey.
3569	Boylson	William Wrixon	Flight Lieutenant		404623		Australia			RAAF		139Sqn RAF	1944-06-25											RAAF Honour Roll
3570	Boynton	Robert H.	Sergeant		16031893		American	Nose Gunner		USAAF	15th Air Force	831st Bomber Squadron (485th Bombardment Group (H))	1944-06-13	B-24 Gawgia Peach	H	42-52709	-	Venosa, Italy		München (Munich), Germany	See Archive report for details	Murdered	Repatriated and buried at the Spring Lake Cemetery, Aurora, Illinois, Plot PW-48			Archive Report
3571	Boynton	T S	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	103Sqn	1944-12-12	Lancaster	I	ME649	PM-	Elsham Wolds	1624	Essen	Force landed	PoW
3572	Boyter	Peter Vincent	Sergeant		1874522			Air Gunner (Rear)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1944-07-15	Halifax	III	MZ524	MP:P	RAF Holme on Spalding Moor	23:47	Nucourt	See archive report for details	KiA	Courcelles-les-Gisors Communal Cemetery Grave 4			Read Archive Report
3573	Bozarth	Walter L Jr	2nd Lt		O-1996001		USA	Pilot		USAAF	366th Fighter Group	391st Fighter Squadron	1944-12-17	P-47 Thunderbolt							0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3574	Bozarth	James Walter	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant	37536354	7th February 1924 in Odessa, Missouri	American	Tail Gunner		USAAF	8th Air Force	615th Bombardment Squadron (H), 401st Bombardment Group (H), 1st Air Division	1944-08-01	B-17 Stormy Weather	G	42-39873	IY:Q	Deenethorpe (Station #128), Northamptonshire, England		Chartres Airfield (Mission #508), France	See archive report for details	Buchenwald Id No: 78340, PoW No. 8162 Stalag Luft 3				Read Archive Report
3575	Bozeglav	Drago Karol	Private	Aircraftman	1576		Yugoslav	Under training		RYAF	Bomber Command	148Sqn RAF	1944.06.24	Halifax	II	JP237	FS:?	RAF Brindisi, Italy	20:11	SOE	See archive report for details	KiA	Unknown			Read Archive Report
3576	Bozier	Laurence Herbert	Sergeant		1463968			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	44 Sqn	1944-06-21	Lancaster	III	ND552	KM:X	Dunholme Lodge	22:58	Wesseling	ND552 was a probable claim by Oblt Werner Baake 2/NJG1 - Aachen: 5,300m at 01:46.Crashed between the coal-mine and the As-Lanklaar road, near Lanklaar (Limburg), 10 km SSW of Masseik in Belgium.	Killed	Lanklaar Communal Cemetery Coll.grave 1-7
3577	Braathen	Harold	Flying Officer		J27500		Canada	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	44 Sqn	1944-07-04	Lancaster	I	ME699	KM:T	RAF Dunholme Lodge, Lincolnshire	23:00	St-Leu	See archive report for further details	Killed	Marissel French National Cemetery. Coll. Grave 284.	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
3578	Brabant	N K	Flight Sergeant							RNZAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	LK760	NP-E	Lissett	.0030.	Versailles	Crashed on take off
3579	Bracegirdle	J C	Sergeant								Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-06-05	Lancaster	I	LL833	SE-O	Ludford Magna	2217	D-Day Support	Ditched off Beachy Head
3580	Bracegridle	Julian Charles	Sergeant		2209182	December 1924 in Manchester		Specialist Operator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	101 Sqn	1944-08-25	Lancaster	I	NN705	SR:O	Ludford Magna	20:32	Russelsheim	Claimed by Oblt. Hermann Leube, his 19th Abschuss, from 4./NJG3 ESE of Florence’s at 01:53 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (24 July 1944 - 15 October 1944) Part 4 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Choloy War Cemetery 1.D.2		Son of Charles Edmund and Berta (née Raynor) Bracegirdle of Macclesfield, Cheshire
3581	Bracewell	John Hopkinson	Flight Lieutenant		122351	1921		Pilot	DFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	12 Sqn	1944-03-24	Lancaster	III	JB359	PH-Q	Wickenby	18:35	Berlin	Homebound the aircraft is believed to have crashed 3km North of Harzgerode.	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Plot 13 Row L Collective Grave 1-7		On 5 Oct 1948 both Harzgerode and Pansfelde were visited to investigate Lancaster JB359 and to exhume the remains of the crew. At Harzgerode three war graves were found each containing the remains of two unidentifiable bodies. At Pansfelde one body was found. The exhumations failed to establish separate identities, but there was little doubt that these were the remains of the crew in question. It was presumed that the body at Pansfelde was the rear gunner Sgt Hicks, who had an electrically heated suit, the 2nd body in Grave 3 at Harzgerode was Sgt Norton by virtue of having the only electrically heated flying suit found in the three graves. (Extract from report by Flt Lt C R Drysdale Berlin Detachment No4 MREU 28 October 1948) Flt Lt Bracewell was awarded the DFC whilst with 7 Squadron. Gazetted 23 May 1944 Son of Tom and Olive Mildred Bracewell, of Burnley, Lancashire
3582	Bracey	K G	Sergeant								Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-04-20	Lancaster	II	DS728	KO-T	Witchford	.0016.	Koln	Crashed Target area	PoW
3583	Brachi	Basil John	Flight Lieutenant		109905	1922		Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	239 Sqn	1944-01-28	Mosquito	II	HJ935	HB:?	RAF West Raynham, Norfolk	01:15	Bomber Support	See Archive report for details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 201.			Read Archive Report
3584	Bracken	John William	Pilot Officer		423608		Australia			RAAF		7Sqn RAAF	1944-07-02											RAAF Honour Roll
3585	Brackley	M B	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-05-11	Lancaster	I	ME799	AS-S	Kimington	2205	Hassett	Crashed Elkerzee {Zeeland}	PoW
3586	Brad	H A	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	106Sqn	1944-04-26	Lancaster	III	ND853	ZN-J	Metheringham	2137	Schweinfurt	Crashed target area	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
3587	Bradburn	J L	Sergeant								Bomber Command	12Sqn	1944-05-03	Lancaster	III	JB748	PH-Z	Wickenby	2143	Mailly-le-Camp	Crashed St-Memmie {Marne}	Killed	Courtisola {St-Memmie} Churchyard
3588	Bradburn	G	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1944-11-09	Lancaster	III	ND702	TL-G	Graveley	1640	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed at Gladbeck	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
3589	Bradburn	J	Flying Officer						DFC		Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-05-09	Lancaster	III	ND515	KM-E	Dunholme Lodge	2216	Gennevilliers		Killed	Evreaux Communal Cemetery
3590	Bradburn	John Henry	Warrant Officer		1343450			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	78 Sqn	1944-06-10	Halifax	III	LW511	EY:Z	Breighton	14:17	Scholven-Buer	Hit by flak and exploded in the air. The aircraft crashed at Gahlen, 3 km south of Schermbeck	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 20.F.11		Son of Stuart Bradburn, and of Anne S. W. Bradburn, of Barrhead, Renfrewshire
3591	Bradbury	K R	Flight Sergeant							RAAF	Bomber Command	100Sqn	1944-01-30	Lancaster	III	JB673	HW-P	Grimsby	1735	Berlin		Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
3592	Bradbury	Hugh	Sergeant		1425774			Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	10 Sqn	1944-06-09	Halifax	III	MZ532	ZA:Z	Melbourne	00:21	Laval	Crashed at St-Berthevin {Mayenne}	Killed Age 20	Laval (Valfleury) Communal Cemetery, E. Sub-Sec. D. Row 1. Grave 42939.		During the night of June 9 to 10, 1944, fourteen airmen of the Royal Air Force died on mission in Entrammes and Saint-Berthevin. Two stelae will be erected in honor of these allied fighters. The story translated from French (laval.maville.com). June 1944. Entrammes aerodrome was at the heart of the fighting from the first days of the D-Day landings. On the night of the 9th to the 10th, 10 Squadron of the Royal Air Force Bomber Command, whose motto is Rem Acu Tangere ("I hit the target") is assigned to carry out a mission. Having left Melbourne in Yorkshire, England, he had to bomb Laval aerodrome. Two German squadrons of Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter bombers are stationed there. It's 00:15 hrs “It's still a full moon. It offers excellent visibility on the objective, ”specifies Honorary Battalion Commander Jean-Louis Cholet, President of the Laval Committee for French Remembrance. A wave of 25 bombers is about to release their bombs. Arriving on a NW axis, even before the attack, one of the aircraft fell victim to German flak. MZ532, a four-engine Handley Page Halifax III, was hit at Saint-Berthevin (on the site of the current La Girandière residence) by a flak post. The bomber drops its bombs near the wood of L'Huisserie (near the current agricultural school) before crashing in flames at Le Pont-Alain, in Saint-Berthevin. It is 00:21 hrs. On board seven men: an Australian, the pilot, and six Britons are killed. “They didn't have time to jump. They crashed in 20 to 30 seconds. The bodies of the navigator Henderson and the machine-gunner Wicks, horribly mutilated, were buried in the same coffin, continues Jean-Luc Peslier, president of the Mayenne friendly of the Air Force. Since the target is not large, we can assume that the attack took place at medium altitude. This could explain why the crew could not jump before the crash. "The other 24 bombers continued their mission. They hit the airfield which becomes a building site. In the attack, a second Halifax, MZ 684, was hit by the German defence. It is 00:30 hrs. “It descends at the southern exit of the village of Entrammes in a field behind the farm Les Poiriers. The crew, five British and two Canadians, are wiped out. “Their bodies were collected by local farmers under duress from the Germans who did not want to disperse. Only the bodies of the pilot and the mechanic were identifiable. The fourteen airmen of the Royal Air Force have since rested in the Vaufleury cemetery. Son Of Hugh And Annie Edith Bradbury; Husband Of Irene Elizabeth Bradbury, Of Bolton Lancashire. The photo may be Philip Gaines: can anyone positively identify?
3593	Bradbury	H W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-03-03	Halifax	V	LL279	NF-R	Tempsford		SOE	Crashed near Bernay	PoW
3594	Bradbury	M	Sergeant								Bomber Command	78Sqn	1944-02-24	Halifax	III	LW509	EY-T	Breighton	1824	Schweinfurt	Shot down near Stuttgart	PoW
3595	Bradbury	Keith Robert James	Flight Sergeant		412373		Australia			RAAF		100Sqn RAAF	1944-01-30											RAAF Honour Roll
3596	Bradbury	George Edward	Flying Officer		121043			Navigator	DFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	692 Sqn	1944-07-07	Mosquito	XVI	MM129	P3:?			Training	Landed at 04:39 Weston airfield in Somerset, but bounced back into the air. The pilot opened up to go around again, but the starboard engine failed, a wing dropped and the Mosquito was wrecked in the ensueing crash-landing	Uninjured			DFC awarded whilst with 692 Sqn, gazetted 16th January 1945,
3597	Bradd	D G	Sergeant								Bomber Command	630Sqn	1944-06-21	Lancaster	III	ND531	LE-K	East Kirkby	2330	Wesseling		Killed	Runnymede
3598	Braddock	Robert Jack	Warrant Officer		416081		New Zealand	Navigator		RNZAF	38 Group, Bomber Command	299Sqn	1944-08-06	Stirling	IV	LJ878	5G:T	RAF Keevil, Wiltshire	23:00	SOE 'Ian 7'	See archive reports for further details	KiA	Plougoumelen Communal Cemetery. Collective grave			Read Archive Report
3599	Braddock	E F	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	LW192	DY-R	Pocklington	2300	Sterkrade	Exploded over Buurmalsen	Killed	Buren General Cemetery
3600	Braden	D	Flight Sergeant					Bomb Aimer		RAAF	Bomber Command	625 Sqn	1944-03-12	Lancaster	I	NN699	CF:C	Kelstern	07:41	Urft Dam	On return to base overran the runway and crashed at 11:59 just beyond the runway. No injuries report.	Uninjured