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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	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
36551	Zimring	B	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-11-04	Lancaster	I	NF936	SR-F	Ludford Magna	1709	Bochum		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
36552	Zobell	B M	Flight Sergeant				Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	401Sqn RCAF	1942-08-19	Spitfire	IX	BS120	YO-?	RAF Biggin Hill / RAF Lympne	935	Recce	See other archive report for a few details	Injured	None - thought to have survived the war	Paradie Archive Database	Some details here: Read Archive Report
36553	Zoephel	Peter Charles	Flying Officer	J/11212	Age 21				RCAF			1943-01-17									Killed	Canada, Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3.		Son Of Ernest Charles Zoephel, And Of Dorothy Frances Zoephel, Of Little Common, Bexhill-On-Sea, Sussex, England.	Paradie Canadian Archive
36554	Zoochkan	William	Pilot Officer	J/6719	Age 22				RCAF		403Sqn	1942-04-25									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 101.		Son Of Mr. And Mrs. J. Zoochkan, Of Rainy Rivet, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
36555	Zoockhan	W	Pilot Officer	J/6719			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1942-04-25	Spitfire	Vb	AB978				Ramrod	Collided with next	Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom	Paradie Archive Database
36556	Zora	John Elias	Leading Aircraftman	R/176365	Age 21				RCAF			1943-07-05									Killed	Canada, Regina Cemetery, Block C. Plot 1. Grave 20.		Son Of John And Mary Zora, Of Regina.	Paradie Canadian Archive
36557	Zoratti	Victor	Flying Officer	J/35036	Age 30				RCAF			1944-07-11									Killed	United Kingdom, Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row H. Grave 15.		Son Of Anthony And Caroline Zoratti, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Husband Of Isabella Ruxton Zoratti, Of Winnipeg.	Paradie Canadian Archive
36558	Zuback	G A	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1945-03-22	Lancaster	X	KB808	SE-Y	Croft	1043	Hildesheim	Exploded over target area	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
36559	Zuback	Morris	Leading Aircraftman	R/143368	Age 24				RCAF			1944-06-12									Killed	Canada, Burnaby (Forest Lawn) Memorial Park, Timberland Sec. Lot 137. Grave 5.		Son Of Leon And Mary Zuback, Of Kamloops.	Paradie Canadian Archive
36560	Zuback	George Adam	Flying Officer	J/39003	Age 21				RCAF		431Sqn RCAF	1945-03-22									Killed	Germany, Hanover War Cemetery, 16. H. 2.		Son Of Leonty And Mary Zuback, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
36561	Zubic	Frank Joseph	Flying Officer	J/27319	Age 18				RCAF		101Sqn (RAF)	1944-01-02									Killed	Belgium, Gosselies Communal Cemetery, Row 2. Grave 19.		Son Of Zachary And Annie Maslianka, Of London, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
36562	Zubic	Frank Joseph	Flying Officer	J27319	4 Jan 1924, London, Ontario, Canada	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	101 Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	I	DV308	SR:V	Ludford Magna		Berlin	Claim by Ma.j Wilhelm Herget from Stab I./NJG4, his 58th Abschuss. The aircraft exploded in the air near Grandrieu South of Beaumont at 05:46 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 15 March 1944) Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Gosselies Communal Cemetery Row 2 Grave 19	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Zachary and Annie (née Shoblanuik) Maslianka, of London, Ontario, Canada
36563	Zucker	W W T	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1943-05-02	Wellington	X	HE692	QB-			Training	Crashed near Penrhos airfield			Paradie Archive Database
36564	Zuk	N	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF		166Sqn	1944-07-25	Lancaster	III	JB649	AS-Z	Kirmington	2120	Stuttgart	Crashed at Auxerre	Evader		Paradie Archive Database	zukx
36565	Zulauf	Franklin Roy	Flying Officer	J/17205		Canada	Bomb Aimer	DFM	RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LV898	ZL-D	Leeming	2220	Nurnberg	Shot down by a night fighter and crashed over Herhahn whilst on a bombing raid to Nuremberg. Crashed Herhohn	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery 14. E. 6.	Personnal date on Paradie RCAF Archive	Halifax LV898, piloted by Squadron Leader J. M. Bissett, DFM was detailed to attack Nuremberg, as part of the main force of 795 aircraft, and was shot down by an enemy night-fighter and crashed at Herhahn, 4km north west of Schleiden, on 30-31 March 1944. All the crew were killed. The raid on Nuremberg on the night of 30-31 March 1944 was the blackest night for Bomber Command in the whole of the War, with some 96 aircraft lost. 'The Bomber Command War Diaries' by Martin Middlebrook gives the following account: ‘This would normally have been the moon and stand down period for the main bomber force but a raid on the distant target of Nuremberg (8 hours round trip) was planned on the basis of a forecast predicting protective high cloud on the outward route. 795 aircraft were despatched. The German Controller ignored all diversions and assembled his fighters at 2 radio beacons which happened to be astride the route to Nuremberg. The first night fighters appeared just before the bombers reached the Belgian border and a fierce battle in the moonlight lasted for the next hour. 82 bombers were lost on the outward route. The action was much reduced on the return flight, when most of the night fighters had had to land but 96 bombers were lost in total, the largest Bomber Command loss of the war. The main raid over Nuremberg was a failure, the city was covered in thick cloud and a fierce cross wind which developed on the final target approach made the Pathfinder aircraft move too far to the East, little damage was caused. Subsequent research showed that 120 aircraft had bombed Schweinfurt, 50 miles to the North West of Nuremberg and that there had been a 10 mile ‘creep back’ in the main bombing.’ Three Halifax’s from 427 Squadron were lost in the raid with only two crew members surviving. 'The Nuremberg Raid' by Martin Middlebrook gives additional information onLV898: ‘At least nine flight commanders went missing, all killed. 427Sqn lost both A and B flight commanders- Squadron Leader’s Bissett, DFM, and Laird, DFC both Manitobans. Bissett’s crew had already caused anxiety on the squadron when starting their second tour by their apparent unconcern at the importance of keeping on course and his loss was not unexpected. In fact, Bissett’s Halifax had crashed almost exactly on track south of Aachen.’
36566	Zulauf	Franklin Roy	Flying Officer	J/17205	Age			DFM	RCAF		427Sqn	1944-03-31									Killed	Germany, Rheinberg War Cemetery, 14. E. 6.		Son Of Albert And Lillian Zulauf, Of Milverton, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
36567	Zulinov	V	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	50Sqn	1944-06-24	Lancaster	III	JA899	VN-D	Skellingthorpe	2243	Prouville	Crashed at Ribeaucour {Somme}	Killed	Fransu Churchyard	Paradie Archive Database
36568	Zulinov	Vladimar	Pilot Officer	J/90297	Age 20				RCAF		50Sqn (RAF)	1944-06-25									Killed	France, Fransu Churchyard, Coll. Grave 1.		Son Of John And Warwara Zulinov, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
36569	Zumar	Moses	Warrant Officer Class II	R/82050	Age				RCAF		407Sqn	1942-10-20									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 102.			Paradie Canadian Archive
36570	Zumar	Moses	Warrant Officer Class II	R/82050	Poland	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	407Sqn RCAF	1942-10-20	Hudson	VI	EW921		RAF St Eval, Cornwall England		Anti-Submarine	Unconfirmed - accident	Missing	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 102.	Paradie Archive Database	Accident report
36571	Zunti	James Joseph	Warrant Officer Class II	R/107172	Age				RCAF		50Sqn (RAF)	1943-11-23									Killed	Germany, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1. C. 10-15.		Son Of Jacob Zunti, And Of Mary Zunti (Nee Brundler), Of Luseland, Saskatchewan, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
36572	Zunti	James Joseph	Warrant Officer Class 2	R107172		Canada	Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RCAF	Bomber Command	50Sqn	1943-11-22	Lancaster	I	DV366	VN:R	RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire	16:44	Berlin	See archive report for further information	KiA	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery. Collective grave grave 1. C. 10-15.	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
36573	Zurbrigg	Richard Mahlon DArcy	Flying Officer	J/12641	Age 23				RCAF			1943-09-04									Killed	Canada, London (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Plot 30. Sec. X.		Son Of Jacob Maylon Zurbrigg, And Sarah Matilda Zurbrigg Of London; Husband Of Betty Marion Zurbrigg, Of London.	Paradie Canadian Archive
36574	Zurbrigg	Franklin Charles	Flight Sergeant	R/116656	Age 25				RCAF			1943-01-13									Killed	United Kingdom, Silloth (Causewayhead) Cemetery, Holme Low, Sec. R. Grave 15.			Paradie Canadian Archive
36575	Zurkan	Walter Andrew	Aircraftman 2nd Class	R/281949	Age 22				RCAF			1947-04-06									Killed	Canada, Kenora St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Parish Cemetery, Lot 8, Row 8, Grave 1.		Son Of Arthur And Maria Zurkan, Of Kenora.	Paradie Canadian Archive
36576	Zywina	John	Flying Officer	J/28684	Age				RCAF		138Sqn	1944-06-01									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249.			Paradie Canadian Archive
36577	Zywina	John	Flying Officer	J/28684	Poland	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-05-31	Halifax	V	LL419	NF-V	Tempsford	01:41	SOE	Shot down by a He219 of the 3./NJG 1	Killed	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database