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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	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
51	Bailey	Robert	Flight Sergeant	429072	Age 20	New Zealand	Bomb Aimer	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-04-23	Stirling	III	EF137	AA-E	Mepal	20:42	Gardening	Failed To Return GERMAN A/C, DENMARK unk, Crash near Vemmenaes, 3km ESE , Lundeby island aasinge, Fyn. Outbound EF137 was attacked by German nightfighter, probably Oberfeldwebel Rudolf Frank of 3./NJG 3. A fire started and a little later the bomber disintegrated in the air and fell in the sea off Vemmenæs at 23:20 hours killing the whole crew.	Killed	Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark Allied Mil. Plot. Row 4. 6. , Monument Svendborg Denmark	In Memory		Mining over the Baltic. 114 aircraft to lay mines in five separate areas of the Baltic. 5 losses Son of Inez Bailey, and Stepson of James Freeman, of Auckland, New Zealand.	Courtesy: flensted.eu.com RNZAF Archives airmen.dk
52	Bailey	R G	Aircraftman 2nd Class						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-16	Stirling	I	BF398	AA-P			Training	Crashed near Stoke on Trent STAFFS
53	Bailey	Ronald Summerson	Sergeant	401770		Australia		RAAF		75Sqn (NZ) RAF	1942-03-28												RAAF Honour Roll
54	Bailie	Cyril Philip	Pilot Officer	155786			Pilot	RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-02	Stirling	III	EH928	AA-A	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2314	Hamburg	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Lemvig Cemetery. Grave 715.			Read Archive Report
55	Bain	A	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-23	Stirling	III	EE938	AA-X	Mepal	2037	Berlin	Crashed at Mahlsdorf	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
56	Baittle	Horace David	Flight Sergeant	R/79439	13 Nov 1922	Canadian	Observer	RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-08-28	Wellington	III	DF673	AA-	Mildenhall		Nurnberg	Claim by Ofw Wilhelm Beier 7/NJG2 - North East of Moerbeke, West of St-Niklaas at 0315. Crashed North East of Moerbeke 13km West of St-Niklaas	Killed	Adegem Canadian War Cemetery Plot XII Row E Grave 8		Paradie Archive Database	Initially the crew were buried at Moerbeke Cemetery
57	Baker	Thomas Henry William	Flying Officer	107286			Pilot	RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-08-11	Wellington	II	X3646	AA-	RAF Feltwell, Norfolk		Mainz	See archive report for full details	Killed	Wilmslow Cemetery. Sec. A. Grave 128			Read Archive Report
58	Baker	Bernard Charles	Flying Officer	NZ/425447		New Zealand	Air Bomber	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-08-07	Lancaster	I	HK567	AA-C	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2202	Mare de Magne	See archive report for further brief details	PoW No: 86437 Camp: Stalag Luft Barth and Vogelsang.	None - Survived the war				Read Archive Report
59	Baker	J G	Flight Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-31	Stirling	III	EF501	AA-K	Mepal	2023	Berlin	Crashed at Potsdam	Killed	Runnymede
60	Baker	C	Pilot Officer					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-03-13	Stirling	III	EF236	AA-J	Mepal	2300	Gardening	Crashed on landing at Castle Combe
61	Baker	A D	Flight Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-03-21	Lancaster	III	LM733	AA-R	Mepal	1001	Munster	Broke in two in target area	PoW
62	Baker	R C	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-24	Lancaster	I	HK568	AA-K	Mepal	2151	Stuttgart		Killed	Cronenbourg French National {Mixed} Cemetery
63	Baker	H G	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-08-25	Lancaster	I	LL866	AA-S	Mepal	2023	Russelsheim		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
64	Baker	D C	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-12-02	Stirling	I	BK618	AA-Q	Newmarket	202	Frankfurt	Crashed at Adar-Oberstein Germany	PoW
65	Baker	T H W	Flying Officer						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-08-11	Wellington		BJ773	AA-			Training	Crashed SW of Shippea Hill CAMBS	Killed
66	Balck	J A	Flying Officer					RAAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-11-04	Stirling	III	BF461	AA-B	Mepal	1601	Gardening	Crashed at Kallerup	PoW
67	Ballard	W J S	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-20	Lancaster	III	ND915	AA-A	Mepal	2320	Homberg	Crashed near Keldonk {Noord-Brabant}	PoW
68	Bandy	F A	Flight Sergeant	1318948					Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-29	Stirling	III	BK776	AA-B	Newmarket	2309	Wuppertal	Crashed Odenspiel	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
69	Bangs	A R	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-27	Stirling	III	EF515	AA-F	Mepal	1942	Hannover	Crashed vicinity Haverbeck-Hamelin	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
70	Barclay	Thomas Smith	Flight Sergeant	NZ/411358	Age 22	New Zealander	Pilot	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-08-11	Wellington	III	BJ625	AA-T	RAF Feltwell, Norfolk		Mainz	See archive report for further details and photographs	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 9.H.4	Courtesy NAA		Born on the 29th October 1919 in County Durham, England. Son of Thomas Young Barclay (died 29th June 1961 - later married Olive Mary (née Wash - died 03rd September 1985, age 91), and of Janet Barclay (nee Smith - died 27th February 1931), formerly of Pelaw, County Durham, England and later of Northcote, Auckland, New Zealand. 348 flying hours logged and thought to be on his 6th operational sortie.	Read Archive Report on this incident
71	Barden	William Morris	Warrant Officer	17409		Australia		RAAF		75Sqn (NZ) RAF	1944-08-09												RAAF Honour Roll
72	Barker	R G	Flight Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-08-25	Lancaster	I	LL866	AA-S	Mepal	2023	Russelsheim		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
73	Barker	Ralph Herbert	Sergeant	NZ/417189	Age ?	New Zealand	W/Op/Air/Gnr	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-08	Stirling	III	BK809	AA-T	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2130	Boulogne	See archive report for further details	Injured	None - survived the war			Read Archive Report
74	Barker	W J	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-09-06	Wellington	Ic	X9767	AA-S	Feltwell		Huls	Crashed near Borculo Holland	Killed	Borculo General
75	Barker	R C	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-10-15	Wellington	Ic	W5663	AA-	Feltwell		Koln	Crashed near Dusseldorf	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
76	Barkhouse	D F	Sergeant					RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-10-15	Wellington	Ic	X9916	AA-	Feltwell		Koln	Crashed Koln-Widen	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
77	Barkhouse	D F	Sergeant					RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-09-20	Wellington	Ic	R1518	AA-	Feltwell	1930	Berlin	Crashed Swanton Abbot Norfolk				Paradie Archive Database
78	Barnes	R J	Warrant Officer	R87330				RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-16	Stirling	I	W7469	AA-O	Newmarket	2217	Mannheim	Crashed at Katzenbach	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
79	Barnes	J G	Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-10-24	Wellington	III	Z1652	AA-	Mildenhall		Milano	Crashed Ville-sur-Retourne	PoW
80	Barr	D S	Flying Officer						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-03-21	Lancaster	I	RA564	AA-P	Mepal	947	Munster	Crashed in target area	Killed
81	Barraclough	H	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-03-21	Lancaster	III	LM733	AA-R	Mepal	1001	Munster	Broke in two in target area	PoW
82	Barson	J F M	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-20	Lancaster	I	ME752	AA-Z	Mepal	2343	Homberg	Crashed at Heythuysen {Limburg}	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery
83	Barton	A J D	Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-05	Stirling	I	BK617	AA-D	Newmarket	1943	Gardening	Ditched 2 miles off Cromer Norfolk	Killed	Runnymede
84	Bates	John Charles	Warrant Officer	409495		Australia		RAAF		75Sqn (NZ) RAF	1944-10-10												RAAF Honour Roll
85	Bateson	B W	Flight Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-06-24	Lancaster	III	ND920	AA-P	Mepal	2318	Rimeaux	Crashed at Fruges {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Fruges Communal Cemetery
86	Batger	H	Flight Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-31	Stirling	III	EF491	AA-O	Mepal	2025	Berlin	Crash landed at Coltishall Norfolk on return
87	Bath	Richard William Raven	Flying Officer	420116		Australia		RAAF		75Sqn (NZ) RAF	1944-08-09												RAAF Honour Roll
88	Batty	Ronald John Morton	Sergeant	549542			Air Gunner	RAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-20	Lancaster	I	ME691	AA-R	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2335	Homberg	Crashed at Veghel {Noord-Brabant}	Killed	Uden War Cemetery, Netherlands. Grave 5.A.9			Of The Armistice, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire. No further details - are you able to assist?	Read Archive Report
89	Baverstock	D	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-01-04	Stirling	III	LJ473	AA-R	Mepal	2220	Gardening	Crashed at base on return
90	Beard	J L	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-03-14	Lancaster	I	PB741	AA-E	Mepal	1348	Hattingen		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
91	Bearne	W	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-09-06	Wellington	Ic	X9767	AA-S	Feltwell		Huls	Crashed near Borculo Holland	Killed	Borculo General
92	Beaven	James Wilfred	Sergeant	NZ/403566	1911	New Zealander	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-05-22	Wellington	III	Z1566	AA-K	Feltwell		Training	The a/c was on a night cross country flight when according the accident card they had flown into un-forecast bad weather and while trying to descend through the cloud to determine their position the a/c struck the ground near Grindon and broke up over a wide area with the front end of the a/c being the most broken up section. Of the parts found at the crash site that were identifiable most were from the cockpit area, they were spread across almost the entire field indicating the front end of the aircraft was completely destroyed as the a/c slid across the field	Killed	Buxton Cemetery Grave 4180			The New Zealand personnel who were killed in the crash were all buried on the 28th May 1942 at Buxton Cemetery, the service was conducted by 28 Maintenance Unit, whose medical staff had also attended the crash site. Son of Alfred James Beaven and Margaret Beaven
93	Beaver	T	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-16	Stirling	I	BF398	AA-P			Training	Crashed near Stoke on Trent STAFFS
94	Beaver	T E	Sergeant	1276184					Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-29	Stirling	III	EH881	AA-Z	Newmarket	2340	Wuppertal	Crashed Eilendorf	PoW
95	Beech	C	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-03-04	Stirling	III	EF215	AA-M	Mepal	2051	SOE	Crashed Rochefort-Montagne {Puy-de-Dome}	Killed	Des Carmes-Dechaux Communal Cemetery
96	Belford	E R	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-03-05	Stirling	I	BK647	AA-M	Newmarket	1920	Essen	Crash landed
97	Bell	John Robson	Flying Officer Navigator	173943				RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-11-20	Lancaster	I	PB689	AA-X	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	1249	Homberg	Exploded near Baerl	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Collective grave 29. B.1-16.			Read Archive Report
98	Bell	M P	Pilot Officer					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-03-28	Wellington	III	X3462	AA-N	Feltwell		Lubeck	?	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery
99	Bell	H	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-10-26	Wellington	Ic	Z1168	AA-	Feltwell		Hamburg	?	PoW
100	Bell	H	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-09-28	Wellington	Ic	R1177	AA-	Feltwell	1920	Frankfurt	Abandoned near Sible Hedingham ESSEX