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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
451	Ashton	T R	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1942-07-21	Hampden	I	AT139	EQ-A	Balderton	2341	Duisburg	Crashed in the Waddenzee	Killed
452	Ashton	J N S	Sergeant					DFM		Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-02-12	Halifax	II	HR910	VR-R	Middleton St George	1806	Gardening		Killed	Runnymede
453	Ashton	J N S	Sergeant							Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-08-30	Halifax	II	JD381	VR-R	Middleton St George	2330	Monchengladbach	Damaged on return to base
454	Ashun	W P	Sergeant							Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-04-01	Wellington	II	Z8527	LQ-L	Pocklington	107	Poissy	Crashed at Marly-le-Roi	Killed	les Gonards Communal France
455	Ashwood	John	Warrant Officer Class 2	R129078	23rd May 1923 in Toronto	Canada	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Coastal Command	3OTU	1943-11-07	Wellington	XlV	MP615		RAF Haverfordwest	20:00	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Haverford West Cemetery. Cons. Row. 1. Grave 7.		Paradie Archive Database		Archive Report
456	Ashworth	William James	Flight Sergeant	R/104833			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1942-12-20	Halifax	II	DT509	EY-Q	RAF Linton on Ouse, North Riding of yorkshire	1738	Duisburg	Ditched off the Norfolk Coast	Uninjured			Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
457	Ashworth	C H	Flying Officer	124708						Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-06-28	Wellington	X	HE443	SE-O	Burn	2330	Koln	?	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
458	Asken	G W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-07-25	Halifax	II	JD256	VR-A	Middleton St George	2217	Essen	Crashed near target	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
459	Askew	R	Sergeant	153562						Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-06-11	Wellington	X	HE322	NA-J	Dalton	2255	Dusseldorf	Crashed almost at once	Killed	Grimsargh Lancs
460	Askew	R	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-05-27	Wellington	X	MS481	NA-Q	Dalton	2301	Essen	Ditched off Grimsby Lincs
461	Aspden	E J	Sergeant	1236891						Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-03-29	Wellington	X	HE182	SE-A	Burn	1950	Bochum	Hit by flak and exploded	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
462	Aspinall	L E	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-09-16	Halifax	II	LW240	VR-S	Middleton St George	1904	Modane	?	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
463	Aspinall	J S A	Warrant Officer Class 1						RCAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-05-22	Lancaster	III	ND963	OL-H	Coningsby	2244	Braunschweig	Crashed Nieuw Dordrecht {Gelderland}	PoW			Paradie Archive Database	Attacker Hptm Werner Husemann
464	Astbury	J W	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-01-14	Lancaster	III	JA974	LQ-V	Gransden Lodge	1707	Braunschweig		Killed	Hannover War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
465	Astles	John James	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-02-19	Lancaster	II	DS788	EQ-O	Linton on Ouse	.0003.	Leipzig	Crashed at Kropswolde {Groningen}	Killed	Hoogezand-Sappemeer (Kropswolde) Protestant Church		Paradie Archive Database	The crew of Lancaster DS788 was on its operational debut. They were airborne 0003 20Feb44 from Linton-on-Ouse on a mission to Leipzig, Germany. Shot down by a night-fighter from 20,000 feet and the resulting fire destroyed the rudders causing the Lancaster to crash at Kropswolde (Groningen) in the SW outskirts of Sappemeer, Holland. Also killed in the crash were the 19 yr old pilot F/O J.A.Frampton; P/Os J. J. Astles and K.Smith; and Sgt K.W.Tindall RAF Two survived: F/O G.W.Reynolds was interned in Camp L3, PoW No.3537 and F.W.C.Robertson evaded.
466	Atchison	J M	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Lancaster	I	NG458	QB-H	Skipton on Swale	1642	Chemnitz		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
467	Atkin	Harold	Flight Sergeant	R68318		Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	427 (Lion) Sqn, RCAF	1944-07-04	Halifax	III	LW166	ZL:S	RAF Leeming	22:10	Villeneuve	See archive report for detail	PoW, 78440 Buchenwald, PoW No. 8075 Stalag Luft 3			Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
468	Atkin	R	Sergeant							Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-12-16	Lancaster	II	DS846	OW-X	Linton on Ouse	1622	Berlin	Crashed near Verden	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
469	Atkins	N	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1944-10-14	Halifax	III	LV908	ZA-J	Melbourne	.0045.	Duisburg	Crash landed at base on return				Paradie Archive Database
470	Atkins	M W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	207Sqn	1942-08-10	Lancaster	I	R5499	EM-D	Bottesford	2357	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
471	Atkins	Robert James	Sergeant	R/191525		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	424 Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	II	LV879	QB-A	Skipton on Swale	21:35	Nurnberg	See Archive report for details	Killed	Hanover War cemetery Grave 6.D.17		Paradie Archive Database		Archive Report
472	Atkins	John Ivan	Flying Officer	J22434	28th January 1917 in Newmarket, Ontario	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	640 Sqn	1944-05-12	Halifax	III	LW499	C8:G	Leconfield	22:01	Hassett	Claim by Oblt Josef Nabrich 3/NJG1 - 4km North of Larum (Antwerpen): 3,000m at 00:20. (Nachtjagad Combat Archives 1944 Part 3 - Theo Boiten) Crashed near Genk, Belgium.	KiA	Schoonselhof Cemetery Plot IVa Row E Grave 43		Paradie Archive Database	Initially buried in Fort 3 British Cemetery Antwerp. Grave 167. Reinterred 21 December 1945 Son of Albert Herbert Atkins and Mary Alice (née Lee) (deceased) Atkins, of Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.
473	Atkins	G	Sergeant				Air Bomber			Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-08-11	Halifax	II	W7748	LQ-D	Topcliffe	2205	Mainz	Crashed Duisburg-Neuenkamp	Unknown				Although WR Chorley (BCL) lists Sgt. Atkins as Killed in Action there is no record of his burial in the CWGC database. He is not listed in the Sqn Honour Roll nor is he listed as a PoW or an Evader
474	Atkins	W G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-01-20	Lancaster	II	LL724	QO-N	East Moor	2027	Magdeburg	Crashed Wesendorf	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
475	Atkinson	Joseph	Sergeant	613970			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	419Sqn (Moose) RCAF	1944-12-27	Lancaster	X	KB738	VR:D	RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham	02:57	Opladen	See archive report for further details	KiA	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Grave 6.D.18				Read Archive Report
476	Atkinson	R D	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1945-03-31	Halifax	VII	NP806	EQ-Q	Linton on Ouse	653	Hamburg	Paradie Archive: shot down by Me262. Crashed 14km SE of Hamburg	PoW			Paradie Archive Database	Paradie Archive
477	Atkinson	John Leslie	Flying Officer	J/35829		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Halifax	VII	PN228	OW-A	RAF Linton on Ouse, North Riding of Yorkshire	1648	Chemnitz	Collided with 426 Sqn (MZ 845) aircraft and crashed near Linton on Ouse	Killed	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery - Sec. H. Row P. Grave 11.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
478	Atkinson	J N	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-11-21	Halifax	VII	NP778	OW-A	Linton on Ouse	1747	Castrop-Rauxel	Crashed at Tholthorpe on return	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
479	Atkinson	A E	Sergeant	R134035					RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-05-13	Wellington	X	LN439	AL-	East Moor	2347	Bochum	Crashed near Monchengaldbach	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
480	Atkinson	J McK	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1942-08-24	Lancaster	I	R5662	QR-A	Syerston	2120	Frankfurt	Crashed at Efferen	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
481	Atkinson	R E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	620Sqn	1943-07-02	Stirling	I	EF394	QS-			Training	Collided with next and crashed near Chedburgh	Killed	Haverhill		Paradie Archive Database	Paradie Archive
482	Atkinson	Merle William	Flying Officer	J/8359	1922	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1942-10-01	Halifax	II	W7812	MP-B	Linton on Ouse	1810	Flensburg	Hit by flak and came down at 11 Backensmuhle in the St. Pauli district of Flensburg	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery 2.D.7.		Paradie Archive Database	Son of John Beharrell Atkinson and Elizabeth Janet Atkinson, of Hartney, Manitoba, Canada.
483	Atkinson	R B	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-07-07	Lancaster	III	JA690	WS-M	Bardney	2245	St-Leu	Crashed at Beaumont-les-Nonains {Oise}	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
484	Atkinson	Herbert Philipson 'Phil the Englishman'	Flight Lieutenant	47360		British	Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-04-30	Halifax	II	DT741	LQ-P	Gransden Lodge	.0008.	Essen	Hit by flak and Nightfighter of II / NJG-1 -. Crashed Oosterhout	Killed	Uden War Cemetery Holland	Uden, Holland		Atkinson with wife Stella	BBC Article
485	Atkinson	R	Sergeant							Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	NP945	QB-D	Skipton on Swale	1643	Osnabruck		PoW
486	Atkinson	Stanley Kyle	Pilot Officer	J18229	21st December 1922 in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1943-09-27	Wellington	X	HE817	QO:K	RAF Skipton on Swale	19:38	Hannover	See Archive report for details	KiA	Runnymede Memorial Panel 175		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
487	Atkinson	R I	Sergeant							Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-08-16	Halifax	III	MZ863	BM-I	Skipton on Swale	2115	Gardening	Crashed in Baltic	Killed	Runnymede
488	Atkinson	Theodore Blanchard	Flight Lieutenant	J/23757		Canadian	Wireless Op/Air Gunner		RCAF	Coastal Command	53Sqn RAF	1945-04-16	Liberator	VI	EW303	FH-	RAF Tain	18:30	Test flight	Crashed at sea with engine/propeller problems	Killed	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278. United Kingdom.		Accident report	A 86Sqn duty crew test flying a 53Sqn aircraft following 1 engine and 2 propeller changes. Aircraft had been involved in a mid air collision over the North Atlantic on 9 March 1945. Both aircraft managed to land despite the damage but EW303 was lost in this test flight after repairs had been completed.	Paradie RCAF Database
489	Attewell	A E	Sergeant (Posth P/O)						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Lancaster	X	KB759	NA-K	Middleton St George	2236	Hamburg	Lost with trace	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
490	Attwell	A J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1942-01-02	Whitley	V	Z6656	EY-	Croft	1622	St-Nazaire	Crashed near Great Haw	Injured			Paradie Archive Database
491	Attwell	J A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1941-12-18	Whitley	V	Z9308	EY-	Croft	1607	Brest	Crashed at Hurworth Co DURHAM				Paradie Archive Database
492	Atwell	Kenneth John	Sergeant	R/87365			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-12-17	Stirling	I	BK620	AA-A	Newmarket	1807	Fallersleben	Shot down by a combination of flak and night fighters, crash-landing into the Westeinder Plas, South West of Aalsmeer (Noord Holland) 10 miles South West of Amsterdam	PoW No 27336, Dulag Luft/Stalag 8B Teschen/Stalag 344 Lamsdorf			Paradie Archive Database	Promoted to WO whilst interned
493	Atwood	B E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1943-01-13	Lancaster	I	W4338	PM-L	Elsham Wolds	1659	Essen	Crashed near Krefeld	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
494	Atyeo	Gene Mitchell	Flying Officer Pilot	J/28179					RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-08-12	Lancaster	III	PB258	SR-V	RAF Ludford Magna,Lincolnshire	2134	Braunschweig	3 variants for shot down by fighter. One is possibly shot down by night fighter piloted by Lt. Josef F̦örster and crashed at Barver, Germany. See Archive Report for other 2. Crew believes shot down by flak	PoW No. 7331 Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria - L3			Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
495	Aubin	J G M	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1943-09-22	Halifax	II	HR776	NP-S	Lissett	1907	Hannover	Crashed Hupede	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
496	Aubin	Joseph Gilbert Dollard	Sergeant	J/85928			Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Halifax	III	LW395	KW-O	RAF Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire	1847	Training	See archive report for full details	Killed	Pershore Cemetery. Plot R. Grave 117		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
497	Aubry	J S A	Sergeant	J/18282		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-02-03	Halifax	II	DT680	EQ-D	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	1800	Hamburg	See archive report for further brief details	PoW No: 27458 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria	None - survived the war		Paradie Archive Database	(Later promoted to F/O. During captivity)	Read Archive Report
498	Aubry	J A A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-05-08	Halifax	III	LK798	KW-A	Tholthorpe	125	Haine-St-Pierre	Crashed West-Vlaandiren	PoW			Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
499	Audy	Joseph Engelbert	Sergeant	R/120256		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1943-03-03	Wellington	III	BK334	KW-B	Dishforth	1818	Hamburg	Coned by searchlights and hit by Flak. Crashed Schenefeld	Killed	Hamburg Cemetery, 5A. A1. 5. Germany.		Accident report	Archive report	Paradie RCAF Database
500	Augusta	F K	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-10-14	Halifax	III	MZ453	AL-J	Leeming	627	Duisburg	Abandoned over Keerbergen {Brabant}				Paradie Archive Database