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#	Name*	First Names	Title	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
401	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
402	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
403	Armstrong	J A		Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1943-11-26	Lancaster	III	JB485	DX-L	East Kirkby	1725	Berlin	Crashed near Bookholzberg-Neuenlande	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
404	Armstrong	J A		Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	576Sqn	1944-08-18	Lancaster	III	LM439	UL-E2	Elsham Wolds	1924	la Nieppe		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
405	Armstrong	J B		Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	582Sqn	1944-05-03	Lancaster	III	ND910	6O-F	Little Staughton	2257	Montdidier	Crashed Beaulieu-les-Fontaines {Oise}	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
406	Armstrong	A W		Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1942-06-02	Lancaster	I	R5562	QR-	Syerston	.0005.	Essen	Crashed at Rees	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
407	Armstrong	Robert Howard		Flight Sergeant	R180101	27th March 1923 in Makinak, Manitoba	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	625Sqn	1944-10-23	Lancaster	I	PA174	CF:G	RAF Kelstern	16:08	Essen, Germany	See archive report for details	KiA	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Section H. Row B. Grave 11		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
408	Armstrong	John Frederick		Flying Officer	J24240	16th February 1923 in Calgary, Alberta	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-07-12	Lancaster	I	LM221	WS:K	RAF Bardney, Lincolnshire	21:59	Culmont, France	See archive report for further details	KiA	Cour-I'Évêque Churchyard, France		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
409	Armstrong	G		Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1941-11-27	Wellington	III	X3287	WS-	Honington	1713	Dusseldorf	Abandoned over Herne Bay Kent	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
410	Armstrong	G W		Pilot Officer	J17547					RCAF	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1943-06-22	Lancaster	III	ED928	OF-B	Bourn	2252	Mulheim	Crashed Utrecht	Killed	Soestbergen		Paradie Archive Database
411	Armstrong	L J		Sergeant	R/83422			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	401Sqn RCAF	1942-08-19	Spitfire	IX	BS107	YO-?	RAF Biggin Hill / RAF Lympne	1325	Recce	See other archive report for a few details	PoW No: 26804 at Camp Stalag Lamsdorf	None - survived the war as a PoW		Paradie Archive Database	Some details held here: Read Archive Report
412	Armstrong	George Christopher		Flying Officer	J/16761		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Middle East	417Sqn RCAF	1943-04-19	Spitfire	Vb	ER343	AN-	Port Sudan	14:10	Escort	RAF KittyhawkSqn and escorting RCAF SpitfireSqn jumped by over 2 dozen Bf-109s. Shot down.	POW			Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
413	Arnell	Algot Leon		Pilot Officer	J/85254	Age 21	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-06-07	Lancaster	I	ME565	SR-Q	RAF Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire	2322	Foret de Cerisy	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 249	courtesy Dave Champion	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
414	Arney	Horace Montague Beck	Radio Officer	Flying Officer	C/6618		Canadian	Passenger		RCAF	Eastern Air Command	121Sqn RCAF	1942-11-07	Goose	II	925	EN-B	RCAF Dartmouth	16:30	Passenger transport	Overshot destination at night and crashed at sea in Trinity Bay Newfoundland	Missing	Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
415	Arnold	Robert		Flight Sergeant	R252886		Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Halifax	III	NA184	PT-W	RAF Tholthorpe, North Riding of Yorkshire	1628	Chemnitz	Crashed near Dishforth Airfield	Injured			.	Read Archive Report	Full details are here: Paradie Canadian Archive NA184
416	Arnold	R S		Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-07-12	Lancaster	III	LM638	KM-P	Dunholme Lodge	2143	Culmont	Collided with 576 Sqn Lancaster ND859 UL-L2 & crashed at Auberive {Haute-Marne}	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
417	Arnold	W H		Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1943-09-23	Lancaster	III	LM336	DX-G	East Kirkby	1915	Mannheim	Crashed near rue de Louvre	Killed	Clichy New Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
418	Arnold	Victor Charles		Pilot Officer	J/4253			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	58 Operational Training Unit	1941-05-05	Miles Master	I	T8780	Not known	RAF Grangemouth, Scotland		Training exercise	see archive report for further details	Killed	Grangemouth Cemetery. Sec 1. Grave 13		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
419	Arnold	Vernon Claude		Warrant Officer Class II	R/120636		Canadian	Wireless Op/Air Gunner		RCAF	Western Air Command	149 (BR) Sqn RCAF	1943-10-26	Ventura	V	2193		Annette Island Alaska		Coastal patrol	Crashed near Cape Chacon, Prince of Wales Island, Pacific. All 4 crew members survived but were injured in ditching. They eventually perished from starvation. Wreckage spotted on 15 Aug 1948. Remains were only recovered in 1950.	Died of injuries and starvation age 24	Regina Cemetery, Row 6. Coll. Grave 10153. Canada				Paradie database
420	Arnold	William James		Sergeant	R/106166	Age 20	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Coastal Command	59Sqn	1943-03-23	B-17 Fortress	IIA	FK209	J		1315	Anti-submarine Patrol	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel. 179	Courtesy Herb Montgomery		Son of C. H. and Ethel W. Arnold, of Rainy River, Ontario, Canada	Read Archive Report
421	Arnot	Donald Mackenzie		Squadron Leader	J/13470	Age 25	Canadian	Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	III	LL139	ZL-D	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	2000	Magdeburg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Berlin 1939–1945 War Cemetery Grave 2 K 10	Courtesy Dave Champion	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Colin Mackenzie Arnot and Florella May Arnot of Toronto, Canada	Read Archive Report
422	Arnott	G D		Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1943-11-26	Lancaster	I	ED370	AR-B2	Binbrook	1715	Berlin	Crashed at Gressenkneten	Killed	Sage War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
423	Arnston	F A		Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-02-25	Halifax	III	LW420	PT-U	Tholthorpe	2127	Augsburg		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
424	Aronson	K J		Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1942-07-29	Wellington	III	X3712	VR-D	Mildenhall		Saarbrucken	Crashed Porcheresse Belgium	Killed	Gosselies Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
425	Arpin	J J C		Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1943-02-20	Wellington	III	BK435	QB-U	Topcliffe	1742	Gardening	Crashed in North Sea off Texel	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
426	Arril	William Mckenzie		Flight Sergeant	R/145976		Canadian	Bomb AImer		RCAF	Bomber Command	23OTU	1943-08-06	Wellington	III	BK430		RAF Pershore		Training - Bullseye	Crashed due to starboard engine failure	Killed	Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 678. United Kingdom		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
427	Arscott	J E J		Flying Officer							Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-04-27	Halifax	V	LL243	WL-U	Croft	2302	Montzen	Crashed Witten {Limburg}	Evader
428	Arsenault	J A		Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-07-18	Halifax	III	LW672	KW-N	Tholthorpe	2330	Wesseling	Crashed at Koln-Riehl	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
429	Arsenault	J C		Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-12-03	Halifax	V	LK968	SE-P	Tholthorpe	2338	Leipzig	Crashed near Hannover	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
430	Arseneaut	J D H		Warrant Officer	R73263					RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-07-03	Halifax	II	JD159	VR-Y	Middleton St George	2230	Koln	Crashed Muizen	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
431	Arthur	N G		Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1942-07-28	Wellington	III	X3488	VR-H	Mildenhall		Hamburg	?	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
432	Arthur	James Lamb		Flight Sergeant	R/119416		Canadian	Bomb AImer		RCAF	Bomber Command	617Sqn	1943-05-16	Lancaster	III	ED865	AJ-S	RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire	.0011.	Chastise: Dambusters Raid	Shot down by flak. Crashed near Gilze Rijen Holland.	Killed	Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery. Coll. Grave 24.B.5-7		Accident report	Archive report	Paradie RCAF Database
433	Arthur	W G		Sergeant	1371842						Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-06-24	Halifax	V	DK135	ZL-	Leeming	2307	Wuppertal	Crashed WSW Rotterdam	Killed	Rotterdam
434	Arthur	Colin Tolhurst		Leading Aircraftman	407110		Australia			RAAF		1 Service Flying Training School (RCAF)	1941-02-04												RAAF Honour Roll
435	Artyniuk	J P		Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	MZ602	SE-U	Croft	2354	Versailles	Crashed at Blevy {Eure-et-Loir}	Killed	Blevy Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
436	Arundel	John Stanley George		Flight Sergeant	R/83862			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	277Sqn	1942-07-25	Defiant	0	V1117	BA-?	RAF Martelsham Heath, Suffolk	PM	Air Sea Rescue	See Archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 102		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
437	Ash	Norman Andrews		Sergeant	R/105801	2 Jan 1922, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Canadian	Pilot	None Known	RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1942-11-16	Wellington	III	BJ894	KW-K	Dishforth		Training	The aircraft was on a Bulls Eye exercise when it hit the ground and burst into flames at 1930 hrs on Pitsea Marshes near Southend-on-Sea	Killed	Southend on Sea (Sutton Road) Cemetery Plot R Grave 12238		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Sidney Robert and Neina Andrews Ash, of Peace River, Alberta, Canada ashx
438	Ash	A C		Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-04-06	Wellington	X	HE743	ZL-X	Croft	2237	Training	Crashed East Vince Moor Farm	Killed	Darlington West		Paradie Archive Database	ashx
439	Ash	J W		Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-12-02	Halifax	III	MZ807	BM-C	Skipton On Swale	1749	Hagen		Killed	Choloy War Cemetery France		Paradie Archive Database	ashx
440	Ash	W F		Pilot Officer				Pilot			Fighter	411Sqn RCAF	1942-03-24	Spitfire	Vb	AD281				Circus		PoW				ashx
441	Ashby	F C		Sergeant	1313797						Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-06-24	Halifax	V	DK135	ZL-	Leeming	2307	Wuppertal	Crashed WSW Rotterdam	Killed	Runnymede
442	Ashcroft	T A		Sergeant							Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-10-08	Halifax	V	LK657	SE-K	Tholthorpe	2243	Hannover	Crashed Kleinburgwedel	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
443	Ashdown	F J M		Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	21Sqn	1943-04-21	Ventura	I	AE692	YH-K	Oulton	1058	Abbeville	Crashed target area	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
444	Ashdown	Edward Thomas		Sergeant	R198096		Canadian	Flight Engineer		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.7		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
445	Ashdown	Walter Ross		Flying Officer	J/39320	Canada	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Lancaster	X	KB778	NA-Y	Middleton St George	23:55	Chemnitz	Crashed in woods 14 km NE of la Roche-en-Ardenne Belgium	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
446	Ashdown	Evans Farrell		Flight Lieutenant	J/12093		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	430Sqn RCAF	1944-11-19	Mustang	I	AG664	H	B-78 Eindhoven	15:35	Top cover escort for photo aircraft	Hit by flak, abandonned aircraft near Venlo NL.	PoW			Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
447	Ashfield	Frederick William		Sergeant	116084			Observer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1942-02-12	Hampden	I	P4400	PT-J	RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire	1337	Fuller	See archive report for further information	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 77			Read Archive Report
448	Ashford	Albert Henry		Flying Officer	151215	Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada		Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	405 (Vancouver) Sqn, RCAF	1944-01-30	Lancaster	III	JA924	LQ:R	Gransden Lodge	17:14	Berlin	JA924 was hit by 3./schw.Flak Abt. 418 (Eisb.) and 2.-4./schw.Flak Abt 513. The aircraft crashed at Berlin-Neukölln at 20:20 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 15 March 1944) Part 1 - Theo Boiten). A fierce blaze broke out in the port wing and the bomber spiralled out of control. at about 15,000 feet a violent explosion occurred, catapulting the two survivors into the air.	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 7.D.22
449	Ashford	A E		Sergeant	1455065			Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	426Sqn (Thunderbird), RCAF	1944-06-06	Halifax	III	LW377	OW:G	RAF Linton on Ouse	21:35	Coutances, Normandy, France	See archive report for details	Safe					Read Archive Report
450	Ashleigh	D D		Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter	401Sqn RCAF	1944-06-30	Spitfire	IX	MH872				Recce	Crash landed at Mormal