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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
3851	Brigden	R O	Flying Officer		149587						Fighter	605Sqn	1944-08-31	Mosquito	VI	N878				Intruder		Killed	Eethen (Heesbeen) Protestant Churchyard Netherlands
3852	Briggs	James	Sergeant		1132443			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1944-03-24	Lancaster	III	LM490	LS-L	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	1848	Berlin	See archive report for further details	Killed	Berlin War Cemetery. Grave 8.J.2			Read Archive Report
3853	Briggs	W E	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-03-15	Halifax	III	LW418	PT-	Tholthorpe	1853	Stuttgart	Landed damaged at Friston Sussex on return	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
3854	Briggs	H R	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-06-09	Lancaster	I	ME678	EM-N	Spilsby	2152	Etampes	Crashed at la Feuillie {Seine-Maritime}	Killed	Marissel French National Cemetery
3855	Briggs	Arthur George	Sergeant		1217390			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1943-12-02	Halifax	II	HX167	TL:C	RAF Graveley	16:53	Berlin	Claimed by Hptm. Paul Szameitat, his 20th Abschuss from Stab II./NJG3, 30km east of Celle at 5.700 m. at 19:45 hrs. Also claimed by Flak units. Victory confirmed for Hptm. Szameitat on the 21st July 1944,. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (23 September - 31 December) 1943 Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No. 263653. Stalag 4B
3856	Briggs	G H J	Sergeant								Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1944-11-21	Lancaster	III	PB469	AR-H	Binbrook	1528	Aschaffenburg	Crashed at Eich-Pfungstaadt	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
3857	Briggs	D A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-01-05	Lancaster	III	LM431	PO-M	Waddington	.0005.	Stettin		Killed	Runnymede
3858	Briggs	T W	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	57Sqn	1944-02-15	Lancaster	III	JB420	DX-S	East Kirkby	1725	Berlin	Crashed at Blotzijl {Overijssel}	Killed	Blotzijl General Cemetery
3859	Briggs	J	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	640Sqn	1944-02-19	Halifax	III	LV422	C8-R	Leconfield	.0021.	Leipzig	Crashed at Stendal	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
3860	Briggs	John Stanley	Flying Officer		414755		Australia			RAAF		73 OTU RAF	1944-03-30												RAAF Honour Roll
3861	Brigham	Jack McCrea			NZ/41141	Age 22	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	322 Wing. 87 Wing (USAAF) Tactical Air Force	243Sqn	1944-06-12	Spitfire	LF.IX	MK771	SN-?	Poretta, Corsica	1500	Armed Reconnaissance	See archive report for detailed information	Killed	Assisi War Cemetery. Grave I.F.3			Born on the 08th December 1921 in Auckland. An apprentice mechanic for Universal Garage in Auckland. Enlisted on the 03rd January 1941 at Whenuapai. With No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School on 07th September 1941. Embarked for Canada on the17th November 1941. Pilots badge awarded on the 27th March 1942 and promoted to sergeant. Embarked for England on the 01st May 1942. With No. 3 Personnel Reception Centre 02nd June 1942 (contracted mumps on board so arrival at the PRC was delayed). With Pilot Advanced Flying Unit on the 24th June 1942. 58 Operational Training Unit on the 13th August 1942. Joined 129 squadron on the 20th October 1942. Left for Algeria via Gibraltar in around April 1943. Joined 243 squadron on the 28th May 1943. AS total of 4612 flying hours logged. Son of John McCrae Brigham and Clara Georgina Brigham (née Callaghanj), of Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
3862	Bright	K M	Warrant Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	214Sqn	1944-11-06	Fortress	III	HB788	BU-B	Oulton	1625	BS		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
3863	Bright	A L	Flying Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-09-12	Lancaster	I	LL789	PO-P	Waddington	1913	Stuttgart	Crashed at Pfahlbronn	PoW
3864	Bright	Stanley	Fl/Sgt. Pilot U/T		1042582			Pilot U/T		RAFVR	Bomber Command	1663 HCU	1944-02-07	Halifax	V	DK192		RAF Rufforth	1014	Cross country training	Ground collision	Killed	Newcastle Upon Tyne (All Saints) Cemetery Sec. E. Cons. Grave 108.			Read Archive Report Son of Thomas and Mary Bright, of Westerhope.
3865	Bright	R F J	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1944-10-19	Lancaster	III	ND755	TL-J	Graveley	1756	Stuttgart	Crashed at Wintzenbach {Bas-Rhin}	Killed	Wintzenbach Protestant Cemetery
3866	Bright	Frederic Charles	Sergeant		1875531	1925		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	619Sqn	1944-07-18	Lancaster	III	JB186	PG-O	Dunholme Lodge	2250	619 Sqn put up 13 aircraft on this mission to destroy a railway junction at Revigay	JB186 was one of 5 aircraft that failed to return. While eastbound, JB186 was intercepted by a night fighter and shot down at Auger-St-Vincent (Oise), 8km WSW from Crepy-en-Valois. (Note: Of the 5 aircraft lost by 619 Sqn only two have been attributed to a particular German claim, 1 probable (LM378) and 1 victory (PB205)	Killed	Auger-St. Vincent Communal Cemetery, Joint grave 4			Son of Frederick Horace and Alice Amelia Bright, of Manor Park, Essex
3867	Bright	J B	Sergeant								Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-07-07	Lancaster	I	LM112	UM-A2	Wickenby	1937	Caen
3868	Bright	L R	Sergeant								Bomber Command	77Sqn	1944-01-28	Halifax	V	LK709	KN-R	Elvington	.0005.	Berlin		Killed
3869	Bright	Keith Mortimer	Warrant Officer		426496		Australia			RAAF		214Sqn RAF	1944-11-06												RAAF Honour Roll
3870	Brightwell	Edward Thomas	Flight Sergeant		NZ/431155	Age 29	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF		8 Squadron RNZAF	1944-10-26	VEBTURA	PV-I	NZ4519	-	RNZAF Whenuapai, New Zealand	1050	Training	See archive report for detailed information	Killed	Otorohanga Public Cemetery. 19. 1A			Born on the 03rd January 1915 at Woodville. Enlisted at Omaka 22nd January 1943. First solo on the 09th August 1943. Pilot badge awarded on the01st November 1943 and promoted to sergeant on the 22nd January 1944. 11 hours solo on the Ventura. Joined 8 squadron on the 01st October 1944. Son of Stanley Vivian (died 08th June 1961, age 74) and Eliza Jane Brightwell (née Johnson - died 24th February 1965, age 72), of Te Awamutu and husband of Alma Elizabeth Brightwell (née McGreey, later Ogilvy) father of two sons and a daughter, of Turongo Street, Otorohanga, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
3871	Brignell	Dennis Horace Albert	Sergeant Air Gunner		1800930					RAFVR	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	LW510	EY-	Breighton	1859	Berlin	Crashed Cranfield on return	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery. Grave Ref. 14157			Read Archive Report
3872	Brignell	Cyril	Flight Sergeant		1393046			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1944-11-06	Lancaster	I	PB725	QR:E	RAF Skellingthorpe	16:18	Gravenhorst	This aircraft or 463 Sqn Lancaster PD311 was claimed by Hptm. Han-Wolfgang Schnaufer of Stab NJG4 as either his 100th, 101th or 102nd Abschuss between 19: 26 hrs and 19:41 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 October 1944 - 31 December 1944) Part 5 - Theo Boiten)	MiA	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 216			Son of William and Elizabeth Brignell, of Tottenham, Middlesex; husband of C. Brignell, of Tottenham, England
3873	Brill	J K	Warrant Officer		658958						Fighter	68Sqn	1944-12-04	Mosquito	NFXVII	HK348				Patrol		Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom
3874	Brillinger	Donald Stewart	Warrant Officer Class 2		R/133764	Age 22	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-04-22	Halifax	III	LV963	AL-V	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2247	Dusseldorf	See archive report for further details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 7.E.17		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
3875	Brimelow	R	Sergeant								Bomber Command	625Sqn	1944-04-10	Lancaster	III	ND636	CF-O	Kelstern	2334	Aulnoye	Crashed near Pont-de-Metz	Killed	St-Pierre Cemetery Amiens
3876	Brimicombe	R A J	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	635Sqn	1944-12-09	Lancaster	III	PB401	F2-A	Downham Market	1136	Scholven-Buer	Crashed at Essen	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
3877	Brindley	A H	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	106Sqn	1944-09-19	Lancaster	III	PB347	ZN-G	Metheringham	1910	Rheydt	Crashed at Elmpt	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
3878	Brine	L R	Flight Lieutenant							RAAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-06-21	Lancaster	I	LL971	PO-N	Waddington	2304	Scholven-Buer	Crashed at Zwillbrock	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
3879	Brine	J E	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-03-22	Halifax	III	LW417	KW-G	Tholthorpe	1907	Frankfurt		PoW			Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
3880	Brine	Lindsay Russell	Flight Lieutenant		406636		Australia			RAAF		467Sqn RAAF	1944-06-22												RAAF Honour Roll
3881	Brining	J	Sergeant								Bomber Command	77Sqn	1944-12-09	Halifax	III	MZ935	KN-Q	Full Sutton	1615	Munster		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
3882	Brininstool	Forrest W.	Staff Sergeant		36459119	1916	American	Engineer		USAAF	8th Air Force	854th Bomber Squadron (491st Bombardment Group (H))	1944-08-24	B-24 Wham Bam! Thank You, Ma'm	J	42-110107	6X:N	North Pickenham (Station #143), Norfolk, England		Hannover-Langenhagen Airfield	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow, Pomerania, Prussia now Poland					Archive Report
3883	Brink	James N	1st Lt		O-740357		USA	Pilot		USAAF	363rd Fighter Group	382nd Fighter/Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron	1944-06-23	P-51 Mustang							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3884	Brinkhurst	Donald	Sergeant		647699			Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	DV264	SR-L	RAF Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire	2145	Nurnberg	See archive report for further details	Evaded - returned to UK and completed a further 20 ops!	None - survived the war			Read Archive Report
3885	Brinkoeter	Aaron Lewis	Flight Officer	Warrant Officer	T-002092		American	Co-Pilot	AM (OLC) PH	USAAF	8th Air Force	560th Bombardment Squadron (H), 388th Bombardment Group (H)	1944-07-19	B-17 Little Boy Blue	F	42-30851	No Sqn code issued during hostilities: H	Knettishall (Station #136), Suffolk, England		Schweinfurt (Mission #482), Germany	See Archive report for details	KoM	Cambridge American Cemetery, Plot F, Row 1, Grave 129				Archive Report
3886	Briscoe	I M	Flying Officer		150036			Pilot			Fighter	182Sqn	1944-04-28	Typhoon	Ib	JR293	C				Crashed near Ile St Marcouf	Killed	Bayeux War Cemetery France
3887	Brissenden	Frederick Scott	Flight Sergeant		422118		Australia			RAAF		160Sqn RAF	1944-04-19												RAAF Honour Roll
3888	Brisson	J P G	Warrant Officer Class 2							RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-04-22	Halifax	III	LW633	KW-O	Tholthorpe	2230	Dusseldorf	Crashed St-Oedenrode {Noord-Brabant}	Killed	Eindhoven {Woensel}		Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
3889	Bristow	A J	Sergeant								Bomber Command	103Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	III	ND408	PM-T	Elsham Wolds	2352	Leipzig		Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
3890	Bristow	A E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1944-04-10	Stirling	III	EF502	OJ-G	Lakenheath	2112	SOE	Crashed St-Jean-le-Vieux {Pyrenees-Atlantique}	Killed	Mazarques Communal Cemetery
3891	Bristow	D A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LV995	ZL-Y	Leeming	2300	Arras	Crashed near Maquise {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Calais Canadian War Cemetery
3892	Bristow	William E	1st Lt		O-756464		USA	Pilot		USAAF	364th Fighter Group	384th Fighter Squadron	1944-06-25	P-38 Lightning (P-51 Mustang mid 1944)							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3893	Bristow	William E	1st Lt		O-756464		USA	Pilot		USAAF	364th Fighter Group	384th Fighter Squadron	1944-09-11	P-38 Lightning (P-51 Mustang mid 1944)							2 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3894	Britchford	A T	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1944-11-09	Lancaster	III	ND702	TL-G	Graveley	1640	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed at Gladbeck	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
3895	Britland	G D	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-07-10	Lancaster	II	LL675	EQ-T	Linton on Ouse	2158	Training	Crashed at Eaton Leicestershire	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
3896	Britt	J L	Pilot Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	LL550	PT-	Linton on Ouse	1130	Ferry	Crashed on take off				Paradie Archive Database
3897	Brittain	B W	Flying Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	630Sqn	1944-07-18	Lancaster	I	LM117	LE-J	East Kirkby	2245	Revigny	Crashed at Togny-zux-Boeufs {Marne}	Evader
3898	Brittain	P H	Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1944-07-20	Halifax	III	LV912	ZA-A	Melbourne	2311	Bottrop	Crashed at Schoppingen	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
3899	Brittain	Francis Charles	Warrant Officer		1272180	Age 21	British	W/Op/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	199Sqn	1944-06-16	Stirling	III	LJ531	EX-N	RAF North Creake, Norfolk	2219	BS	See archive report for further details and photographs	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 213	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand		Son of Charles Frederick and Hazel Margaret Brittain, of Kilburn, Middlesex, England.	Read Archive Report on this incident
3900	Brittain	E J	Sergeant								Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-05-22	Lancaster	III	LM519	WS-N	Bardney	2242	Braunschweig	Crashed Gersten	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery