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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	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
51	Catheralle	Lloyd John Gordon	Flying Officer		J/37534			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-12-28	Halifax	III	NR197	AL-Z		RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	1600	Gardening	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Sandefjord Churchyard. Collective Grave B.1.7-12		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
52	Christian	A L	Wing Commander						MinD		Bomber Command	105Sqn	1941-05-08	Blenheim	IV	V5828	GB-R		Lossiemouth	510	Anti Shipping	Crashed near Hava Fjord Norway	Killed
53	Ciundziewicki	Antoni B	Plutonowy Pilot	Flight Sergeant	P.794407	Born 15 November 1915 (Age 28)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Fighter Command	315Sqn (Polish)	1944-11-10	North American P-51d Mustang	III	FB391	PK-E		RAF Peterhead		Ramrod Escort	Shot down by a flakship near the Norwegian coast , which he attacked, during an escort mission. Crashed near Isle of Seldjorn, Norway. It is unclear if he died in the crash or in a German hospital where he may have been transported to, seriously injured. Location : Norway.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave. Shot down in Norway		Archiwum Polish Database
54	Clayton	J B	Sergeant								Bomber Command	189Sqn	1944-12-21	Lancaster	I	PB691	CA-O		Fulbeck	1659	Politz	Crashed at Mandal Norway	Killed	Aseral Cemetery
55	Clear	Gordon Sampson	Flying Officer		116769			Observer	DFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	139 Sqn (Jamaica)	1943-03-20	Mosquito	IV	DZ496	XD-		Marham	17:50	Malines	Hit by flak and later crashed at 19:25 at Foxburrow Wood near Brightwell, whlle attempting to go round again, on one engine, at Martlesham Heath airfield, Suffolk.	Killed	Sunderland (Ryhope Road) Cemetery Ward 7. Sec B.B. Grave 1716.			DFC. Gazetted 26th March 1943. Flight Lieutenant Michael Myers Wayman (89359), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No. 139 Squadron (since deceased). Citation: March, 1943, these officers were members of aircraft crews detailed to attack the Molybdenum Plant at Knaben, Norway. Such a task, necessitating a flight over mountainous terrain covered by a blanket of snow which obscured all prominent features, demanded the highest degree of leadership and skill. At various points the formation had to fly through deep ravines and contend with most treacherous air currents. Despite this the correct target, hidden away in the mountains, was located and subjected to a telling attack from a low level. The success achieved reflects the greatest credit on the efforts of these officers whose high courage and faultless work were worthy of the highest praise.
56	Cleve	Frithjof	Sergeant		CHECK	1920-01-20, Nordstrand Norway	Norway	Pilot	War Medal Haakon Vll's 70th Medal	RNoAF	Fighter Command	331Sqn Norwegian	1942-10-02	Spitfire	Vb	AD373	FN-D	1 + 1 probable	North Weald 2nd Diversion Wing	13:30 -15:30	H-BS bomber escort RAF 11 Group Circus 221 Part 1 2nd diversion Dixmuide -St Omer - Ambleteuse 71 Spitfires	Shot down by FW190 (Bf 109?)	Killed				CLEVE, FRITHJOF By Frithjof Cleve and Ingeborg b. Gedde-Dahl. Artium. Participated in the war in Norway from 11 April 1940 for 3 weeks. At the end of January 1941 he went to Canada via England, and became a pilot. Died off the Belgian coast after an attack on Lille on October 2, 1942. Escorting bombers on the Pas-de-Calais shot down and crashes at Cassel, NW of St. Omer. He is killed. During the same mission, Sergeant Roald Bernard Sórensen, a Norwegian pilot from the same Squadron, was also shot down and killed on board the Spitfire Mk.Vb registration number AD355 coded FN-K, which crashed near that of Cleve. He too is killed. Supermarine Spitfire AD373 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. Delivered to No 12 MU 25-10-41, assigned to 121S 4-12-41, AST 13-3-42, assigned to 331Sqn 'FN-D', missing presumed shot down by fighters nr Cassel 2-10-42 Sgt F Cleve killed.
57	Cohen	M	Sergeant								Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1942-03-30	Halifax	II	W1015	TL-P		Kinloss		Tirpitz	Crashed target area	Killed	Trondheim (Stavne) Norway			Some details on this report: Read Archive Report
58	Coles	Robert John	Sergeant		1310109			W/Op. Air Gunner		RAFVR	Coastal Command	144Sqn	1942-11-22	Hampden	I	P2063	PL-O		RAF Wick, Scotland	1800	Nuisance bombing - Norway	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 80			Read Archive Report
59	Colgan	J	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	10Sqn	1942-04-27	Halifax	II	W1041	ZA-B		Lossiemouth	2040	Tirpitz	Crashed landed near Stjordal Norway	Evader
60	Connor	Clare Arthur	P/O		40892		UK	Pilot	DFC	RAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1940-09-15	Hampden		P1355					Attack on invasion barges	On 15 September 1940 over Antwerp, Belgium, after a successful attack on German barges, the Handley Page Hampden bomber (serial P1355) in which Sergeant Hannah was wireless operator/air gunner, was subjected to intense anti-aircraft fire, starting a fire which spread quickly.	Survived. Killed 1940-11-03 attacking Norway target				Archive Report Hampden P1355 John Hannah VC and P/O Connor DFC
61	Copcutt	R	Sergeant		581146						Fighter	248Sqn	1940-10-20	Blenheim	IVF	P6952	X				Recce Sortie	Shot down off Norway	Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom
62	Corbett	P B	Sergeant								Bomber Command	90Sqn	1941-09-08	Fortress	I	AN525	WP-D		Polebrook	915	Oslo	Crashed in mountainous country	Killed	Bygland Norway
63	Cornish	Dennis James	Flight Sergeant		1866629			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-11-08	Stirling	IV	LJ993	NF:M		Tempsford	23:30	SOE - Operation Crupper 11 (Norway)	Aircraft lost at sea due to bad weather	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 216			Son of Cecil James Cornish and Genevieve Cornish, of Ponders End, Middlesex
64	Cox	R C R	Sergeant								Fighter	248Sqn	1940-08-27	Blenheim	I		U				Recce	Lost off Norway					coxx
65	Craig	James William Barrie	Sergeant		751594			Observer		RAFVR	Coastal Command	254Sqn	1941-02-10	Blenheim	IV	N3528	QY-?		RAF Sumbergh, Shetland	Not known	Reconnaissance	See archive report for details	Killed	Trondheim (Stavne) Cemetery. Norway. A IV British L.12			Read Archive Report
66	Craig-Adams	M A	Pilot Officer					Pilot			Fighter	263Sqn	1940-04-26	Gladiator	II	N5633					Patrol	Baled out	Safe	Narvik Norway
67	Crawford	Francis Sirius	Pilot Officer		41558	20th May 1920	New Zealand	Pilot / Observer		RNZAF	Coastal Command	224 Sqn	1940-06-15	Hudson	I	N7279	QX:U		RAF Leuchars, Fifeshire	06:25	Stavanger, Norway	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 7	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire			Read Archive Report
68	Cremins	T D	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-12-21	Lancaster	III	PB461	OF-M		Coningsby	1649	Politz	Crashed at Eiken Norway	Killed	Flekkefjord Civil Cemetery
69	Crimes	Brian Francis Frederick	Flight Sergeant		1507997			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-11-08	Stirling	IV	LJ993	NF:M		Tempsford	23:00	SOE - Operation Crupper 11 (Norway)	Aircraft lost at sea due to bad weather	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 216			Son of Robert F. and Kathleen Crimes, of Rotherham, Yorkshire
70	Cullen	Joseph Patrick Leonard	Flying Officer		J/36888			Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-12-28	Halifax	III	NR197	AL-Z		RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	1600	Gardening	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Sandefjord Churchyard. Collective Grave B.1.7-12		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
71	Curran	B	Sergeant								Bomber Command	10Sqn	1942-04-27	Halifax	II	W1037	ZA-U		Lossiemouth	2032	Tirpitz	Believed crashed vicinity of Elverumgaard Norway	PoW
72	Dalzell	Henry Arnold	Sergeant		411008	2 Sep 1921, Leichhardt, NSW, Australia	Australian	Bomb Aimer		RAAF	Bomber Command	150Sqn	1942-10-23	Wellington	III	BK309	JN-N		Snaith	1710	Gardening	The a/c was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and badly damaged. Fg Off Reese managed to ditch a burning a/c in a small inland lake (Langavatnet-Tusver	Killed	Haugesund (Rossebo) Var Frelsers Cemetery British Plot J 19			Sgt Dalzell later died from his wounds Son of Henry John and Jessica Dalzell, of Waverley, New South Wales. Australia
73	Davies	T C	Flight Sergeant						DFM		Bomber Command	226Sqn	1941-07-04	Blenheim	IV	Z7291	MQ-		Wattisham	530	Norderney	Crashed in sea off Norway	Killed	Sage War Cemetery
74	Davies	Norman Arthur	Pilot Officer		401422	4th October 1914 in Malvern, Victoria, Australia	Australian	Pilot (Glider)		RAAF		38 Wing	1942 -11-19	Horsa		HS114	?		RAF Skitten	18:00	Operation Freshman	See Archive report for details	Killed	Stavanger (Eiganes) Churchyard, Norway. Row Z Grave 9				Read Archive Report
75	Davis	Frank Edward	Sergeant		800559					RAF (Auxiliary Air Force)	Bomber Command	82Sqn	1941-04-29	Blenheim	IV	V6451	UX-		Lossiemouth	1343	Anti Shipping	Lost over sea	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 42.			On 26 April 1941 Tallis and his crew attacked an aerodrome West of Sund, Norway. 5 Me.110’s were caught taking off. Tallis' aircraft destroyed one by bombing and machine gunned another aircraft. Joined by another RAF aircraft they then proceeded to have a 16 minute air battle with the 3 remaining Me.110s, in an action that saw Tallis awarded the DFC Tallis was killed in action when Blenheim V6451 was lost without trace whilst on an anti-shipping patrol off the Norwegian coast, on 29 April 1941. Tallis’ body was later washed up and he is buried in a Norwegian cemetery
76	Day	Raymond	Sergeant		628069			Air/Gnr		RAF	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1942-04-27	Lancaster	I	L7572	OF-L		RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland		Tirpitz	Hit by flak attacking Tirpitz See archive report for further details	Killed	Trondheim (Stavne) War Cemetery A IV. British. J.6			Read Archive Report Squadron was directed to attack the German Battleship Tirpitz. Dubbed ‘The Beast’ by Churchill, this ship presented an ever present convoy danger from her lair in Trondheim. The raid was not a success and not one aircraft hit this very difficult target. Marshall was killed in action when Lancaster L7572, piloted by Flight Lieutenant J. G. Mackid, was shot down by flak and crashed near Trondheim- the Squadron Leader leading the raid witnessed their aircraft going down in flames and hitting a hillside. All the crew were killed. dayx
77	Deinboll	Peter Vogelius	Løytnant	Pilot Officer			Norwegian	Agent (Engineer)	DSO DSO Bar MC War Cross with Sword St Olav Medal with Oak Leaf (Norway)		Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-11-08	Stirling	IV	LJ993	NF:M		Tempsford	23:30	SOE - Operation Crupper 11 (Norway)	Aircraft lost at sea due to bad weather	Killed
78	Dennis	Frederick Edmund	Flight sergeant		364599	Age 33				RAF	Coastal Command		1940-06-08	HMS Glorious							Evacuation of Norway	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed.	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 10.			Read Archive Report
79	Dietrichson	Gustav	2nd Lieutenant		N5781	1921-05-02 Horten, Norway Age 23	Norway	Navigator	War Medal with Star	RNoAF	Bomber Command	622Sqn	1945-04-19	Lancaster	B.I	PA285	GI-O		RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	957	Regensburg	Failed To Return Mildenhall. The aircraft was hit by flak and seen going out of control as five parachutes were observed to leave the Lancaster. Crash Burgweinting, 5km SE , of Regensburg. It is reported that three of the bodies were found in the wreckage, whilst three had been electrocuted on an overhead electric cable	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery Coll. grave 5. G. 18-20.			Squadron ORB (Operational Record Book): Operational Flying: BOMBING – REGENSBURG. 20 aircraft detailed, 20 aircraft took off, 19 aircraft attacked primary target, dropping 293 x 500 ANM 64 and 8 blue smoke puffs between 13:55½ and 14:07 hours from 18500/19500 ft. One aircraft 514/J2 brought back 16 x 500 ANM 64 which hung up after every effort to release after orbiting. 10 aircraft detailed to bomb on GH. 6 bombed on GH and 3 on GH leaders. 10 aircraft bombed visually. Weather was clear over target and whole route. GH runs were good. Bombing concentrated, but appears to have overshot and undershot, in effect straddling target. Fires and smoke seen. Railway bridge seen hit. Large fire and column of smoke 10-15 miles east of target, and another 10-15 miles south west. Flak was nil increasing to slight. No enemy fighters seen. One aircraft seen shot down at 1400hrs (Lancaster I PA285, GI-O of 622 Sqn was the only aircraft lost on this raid). All 514 Squadron aircraft landed. Robbins Crew PA285 The son of Liaf Ragnar Dietrichson a well known Norwegian Naval Air Force pilot (missing on the 18th June 1928, age 37) - no further details. Grave inscription: 'Here rests the Norwegian Lieutenant Gustav Dietrichson For Norway'.	Archive report
80	Doig	Peter	Serjeant		350420			Pilot (Glider)		1st Glider Pilot Reg, AAC		38 Wing	1942 -11-19	Horsa		DP349	?		RAF Skitten	17:50	Operation Freshman	See Archive report for details	Killed	Stavanger (Eiganes) Churchyard, Norway. Row Z Grave 12.				Read Archive Report
81	Donaldson	M W	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	50Sqn	1940-04-12	Hampden	I	L4083	VN-		Waddington	815	Kristiansand	Crashed off Norway	PoW
82	Dowse	Leonard Charles	Sergeant		907195			Pilot		RAFVR	Coastal Command	114 Sqn RAF	15.06.1941	Blenheim	IV	V5887	RT:Q		Leuchars		Reconnaissance flight	Shot down by Ltn. R. Glöckner of I./JG77 off Norway at 13:19 hrs.	PoW No. 39153, Stalag Luft 6
83	Drewery	Bertram Ernest	Flying Officer		J/87449			Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-12-28	Halifax	III	NR197	AL-Z		RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	1600	Gardening	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Sandefjord Churchyard. Collective Grave B.1.7-12		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
84	Drummond	John Fraser	Pilot Officer			1918-10-19		Pilot	DFC	RAF	Fighter	46Sqn	1940-05-29	Hurricane	I	L1794					Patrol	Baled out S of Narvik	Safe. Died later in Battle of Britain 1940-10-10				After the German invasion of Norway on 9 April, 46Sqn was part of the British air forces sent to Norway. They sailed on HMS Glorious and by 27 May 1940 were stationed in Bardufoss in the far north of the country. On 29 May flying Hurricane L1794 Drummond saw four enemy aircraft and attacked a Heinkel 111 of Kampfgeschwader 26. Although Drummond hit the starboard engine he was hit in turn by return fire, causing his cockpit to fill with smoke. He turned to return to Bardufoss but his engine failed. Bailing out, he landed in the freezing waters of Ofotfjord and was rescued by HMS Firedrake. On 2 June he was patrolling in Hurricane W2543 over Narvik. He saw two Junkers Ju 87s attacking a destroyer over Ofotfjord. He shot down one of them, watching it force-land and burst into flames. On 7 June he was in the air at 04.00 when he saw three He 111s. He attacked the two, hitting one that he last saw flying damaged towards the Swedish border, claiming this as a victory. That same afternoon he attacked a formation of four He 111s. He claimed one downed and damaged two more, but again was hit by return fire, piercing the windscreen, clipping his goggles and helmet before ricocheting out of the cockpit hood. The British evacuation of Norway, Operation Alphabet began the same day. Unlike the other squadron pilots, he did not fly his Hurricane to the aircraft carrier Glorious but instead returned with the ground crew component on SS Arandora Star. This was fortuitous for him, as Glorious was sunk on the return journey, killing eight of Drummond's fellow Hurricane pilots. For his service in Norway Drummond was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on 26 July 1940 with a citation that mentioned that last day's exploits in detail. DFC Citation: 'During operations in Norway, this officer shot down two enemy aircraft and seriously damaged a further three. On one occasion, as pilot of one ,of two Hurricanes which attacked four Heinkel Ill's, he damaged one of the enemy aircraft and then engaged two of the others. Despite heavy return fire, Pilot Officer Drummond pressed home his attack, silenced the rear guns of both aircraft and compelled the Heinkels to break off the engagement.'
85	Duffield	Frank Barker	Sergeant		647048			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Coastal Command	114 Sqn RAF	15.06.1941	Blenheim	IV	V5887	RT:Q		Leuchars		Reconnaissance flight	Shot down by Ltn. R. Glöckner of I./JG77 off Norway at 13:19 hrs.	PoW No. 39152, Stalag Luft 6/Killed by friendly fire	Berlin1939-1945 War Cemetery 6.B.17			Promoted to WO whilst a PoW On the 19th April 1945 Typhoons strafed a PoW column near Gresse and amongst the many victims was WO Duffield. He was initially buried in the Communal Cemetery at Gresse Son of William and Janet Duffield, of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.
86	Edwards	George Mercier	Flight Sergeant		1259259	21st December 1918		Air Gunner (Rear)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	38 Wing	1942 -11-19	Halifax	II	W7801	?		RAF Skitten	17:50	Operation Freshman	See Archive report for details	Killed	Helleland Churchyard, Grave 3				Read Archive Report
87	Elmes	Eric Selwyn	Sergeant		1190612			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	110Sqn	1941-08-14	Blenheim	IV	V6515	VE-		Wattisham		Anti Shipping	Shot down attacking convoy. Crashed off Norway	Killed	Runnymede Memorial			Blenheim V6515, piloted by Sergeant E. S. Elmes, on anti-shipping duties, was shot down whilst attacking a convoy off Norway. The Bomber Command diaries for 14 August 1941 state that 26 Blenheims carried out coastal sweeps over a wide area. Ships off of the Dutch coast were bombed and Boulogne docks were hit. One aircraft (Kirby and crew) were lost.
88	Eriksen	Marius	2nd Lieutenant				Norwegian	Pilot	DFM		Fighter	332Sqn Norwegian	1943-05-02	Spitfire	IX	BS255					Ramrod		PoW				Sergeant M Eriksen of the Royal Norwegian Air Force serving with the RAF, 1942. This portrait of Norwegian pilot Marius Eriksen perhaps typifies both Kennington's approach and the Air Ministry's preferred imagery of its personnel. Like Wilhelm Mohr, Marius Eriksen left Norway for Britain and underwent training at 'Little Norway' in Canada before operational service. He began to fly Spitfires with 332 (Norwegian) Squadron in 1942 under the command of Wilhelm Mohr, becoming a fighter 'ace' before he had turned 20. Kennington depicts him as if ready to fly at any moment, wearing a life jacket and a polka-dotted cravat. Kennington emphasises Eriksen's artfully arranged blonde hair, Hollywood-like looks and film star pose, creating the epitome of the wartime fighter pilot. Eriksen was a talented youth skier in peacetime, became a bold fighter pilot and after the war appeared in films, so his personality tallied with the imagery.
89	Evensen	John Ernst Herlof	Sergeant		N5535	9th August 1915 in Arendal	Denmark	Air Gunner (Rear)		RNoAF	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-06-05	Lancaster	III	ND815	OF:G		RAF Coningsby	03:08	St Pierre-de-Mont	ND815 was claimed as a probable by Fw. Kurt Eisele from 3./SKG10. The Lancaster crashed 2 km NE of Isigny-sur-Mer. The claim, because it occurred over the invasion front, could not be confirmed by the Germans as they were unable to obtain supporting evidence. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Osmanville {St-Clement} Memorial, Vestre Gravlund. Oslo Western Cemetery. Repatriated after the War	Osmanville St. Clement, France Oslo Western		EVENSEN, JOHN ERNST HERLOF, inspector, Oslo. By Even Andreas Evensen and Helene f. Evensen. Engineered at Gothenburg Technical Institute. Participated in illegal work until April 1941 and eventually had to flee to Sweden, from there to Canada via England and was drafted into the Norwegian Air Force there in January 1942. Died June 5, 1944 in active service over Cherbourg when the plane was shot down. Buried at Bayeux, later moved to Vestre gravlund in Oslo.
90	Eveson	George	Aircraftman 2nd Class		635904					RAF	Coastal Command	210 Sqn	1940-04-09	Sunderland	I	L2167	DA:H		RAF Invergorden	13:00	Reconnaissance	L2167 was claimed by Oblt. Werner Hansen from 1./ZG 76 over Oslo, Norway	Killed	Sylling Churchyard 2			Son of George and Celia Eveson, of Cwmparc, Treorchy, Glamorgan; husband of Elizabeth Ann Eveson, of Cwmparc.
91	Ewart	Niel	Pilot Officer		41838	16th August 1916	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Coastal Command	224 Sqn	1940-06-15	Hudson	I	N7279	QX:U		RAF Leuchars, Fifeshire	06:25	Stavanger, Norway	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 84	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire			Read Archive Report
92	Eyles	T H A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	10Sqn	1942-04-27	Halifax	II	W1041	ZA-B		Lossiemouth	2040	Tirpitz	Crashed landed near Stjordal Norway	PoW
93	Falconer	James	Sergeant		573120	20th April 1922		Flight Engineer		RAF	Bomber Command	38 Wing	1942 -11-19	Halifax	II	W7801	?		RAF Skitten	17:50	Operation Freshman	See Archive report for details	Killed	Helleland Churchyard, Grave 5				Read Archive Report
94	Faulkner	Thomas William	Sapper		2115238			Paratrooper		9th (Airborne) Field Coy RE		38 Wing	1942 -11-19	Horsa		HS114	?		RAF Skitten	18:00	Operation Freshman	See Archive report for details	Murdered	Stavanger (Eiganes) Churchyard, Norway. Row Z Grave 1				Read Archive Report
95	Fisher	Donald Iain Begbie	Pilot Officer		182582			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-11-08	Stirling	IV	LJ993	NF:M		Tempsford	23:30	SOE - Operation Crupper 11 (Norway)	Aircraft lost at sea due to bad weather	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 211			Son of James and Elizabeth Fisher; husband of Jean Neal Fisher, of Glasgow.
96	Fjaervoll	Birger	Sergeant				Norway			RNAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1943-09-22	Halifax	V	EB253	MP-C		Holme on Spalding Moor	1835	Hannover	Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Hermann Greiner of the 10./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield, the Netherlands.	Killed				Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Hermann Greiner of the 10./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield, the Netherlands.
97	Flaaten	Othmar Larsen	Flight Sergeant		N/82		Norway	Wireless Operator		RNAF	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1944-10-28	Lancaster	III	PB612	TL:P		Graveley	14:06	Koln	The route was Base, Orfordness, 5110N 0240E, 5020N 0615E, Target, 5058N 0715E, 5035N 0720E, 5020N 0615E, 5110N 0240E, Orfordness, Base PB612 failed to return and the squadron’s Operations Record Book shows: 'This aircraft is missing; was last heard of at 16.28 hours giving Attack unsuccessful'	Killed. Remains not recovered	Akerhus Festning, Oslo			It was equipped with H2S, GPI and Fishpond and was carrying 1 x 4000lbs HC (NI), 2 x 1000lbs ANM59 and various target indicators. Its designated Path Finder role was Deputy Master Bomber
98	Flegel	Gustaf	Flying Officer		J/38270	Age 23	Canada	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-08-26	Lancaster	III	LM652	AS-R		RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire	20:35	Gardening	See archive report for further details (With thanks to John Jones for information June 2023)	Killed	Mandal Cemetery Norway		Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 11th December 1920 in Grayson Saskatchewan, Canada. Enlisted on the 12th November 1943. Son of Joseph (died 24th March 1942, age, 57) and Sophia Flegel (née Gelowitz - died 31st May 1965, age 75) of 2435 East 23rd Avenue, Vancouver British Columbia. Husband of Harriet Margaret Flegel (née Bowen - married 18th January 1941), of 895 Kipling Street, Trail, British Columbia, Canada. Epitaph: 'In Loving Memory Of Gus. Ever Remembered By Your Wife, Sons, Mother And Family'.	Archive loss report
99	Flynn	G	Aircraftman 2nd Class								Bomber Command	38Sqn	1940-04-12	Wellington	Ic	P9269	HD-		Marham	1215	Reconnaisance	Crashed off Norway	Killed
100	Forbes	C R S	Sergeant								Bomber Command	10Sqn	1942-04-27	Halifax	II	W1041	ZA-B		Lossiemouth	2040	Tirpitz	Crashed landed near Stjordal Norway	Evader