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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	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
501	Augusta	F K	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-10-09	Halifax	III	LV965	AL-J	Leeming	1719	Bochum	Crashed at Old Buckenham Norfolk			Paradie Archive Database
502	Auld	J B	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-03-24	Lancaster	III	ED731	AS-Q	Kirmington	1840	Berlin	Crashed at Kempen on return	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
503	Auld	G S	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	196Sqn	1943-08-31	Stirling	III	EH961	ZO-D	Witchford	2037	Berlin	Crashed near Enschede	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
504	Aumell	A D	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	619Sqn	1944-07-23	Lancaster	III	PB208	PG-S	Dunholme Lodge	2300	Kiel		Killed	Sondre Nissum Cemetery Denmark	Paradie Archive Database
505	Aumell	A D	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	619Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	LM418	PG-S	Coningsby	2213	Nurnberg	Crash landed Woodbridge Suffolk on return			Paradie Archive Database
506	Aumond	Marie Joseph Alfred Jean	Flight Sergeant	R104875		French Canadian	Air gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1943-03-12	Wellington	III	BK340	KW-T	RAF Dishforth, Yorkshire	1912	Essen	See archive report for further details and photographs	PoW Heydekrug - Repetriated		Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron From Prince Edward Island, Canada. 8 operation sorties with 42.30 operational flying hours.	Read Archive Report on this incident
507	Aune	C N	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1945-01-05	Halifax	III	MZ796	DY-M	Pocklington	1655	Hannover	Crashed near Mariensee	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
508	Austin	Herbert Ingle	Flight Sergeant	1005440	4th May 1905 in Leeds, Yorkshire.		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF	1944-04-22	Halifax	III	LK802	AL:F	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	23:00	Dusseldorf	See archive report for further details	KiA	Herkingen General Cemetery. Grave - near entrance			Read Archive Report
509	Austin	Frederick Carleton	Flight Sergeant	R/58580	Age 24	American	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	121Sqn	1942-04-17	Spitfire	Vb	AD498	AV-?	RAF North Weald, Essex	15:10	Rodeo	See archive report for details	Killed	Hardinghen Churchyard. Military Plot. Grave 4	Paradie Archive Database	Born School. 8 hours duel and 47 solo hours gained pre service with Morton Air Service. Employed as an Investigator by Pinkerton Detective Agency. Enlisted on the 30th August 1940. Trained with No. 8 Flying Training School. No. 3 Service Flying Training School. Further training with 56 Operational Training Unit. Wings awarded on the 28th March 1941. Flight sergeant on the 01st August 1941 and posted to 133 (Eagle) squadron. Posted to 121 (Eagle) Squadron (Spitfires), North Weald, on the 01st April 1941. Son of Captain James Buchanan Austin (killed 09th October 1918 n France, age 32) and Erminie Idah Austin (née Calvin - died 18th October 1983, age 88) of 340 South McFadden Place, Los Angeles, California, USA.	Archive report on the loss
510	Austin	J D	Flying Officer	J/24625		Canada	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-10-17	Halifax	VII	NP745	EQ-H	RAF Linton on Ouse, Yorkshire	2030	Training	See Archive report - Information courtesy John Jones	Injured -N Bruises and exposure		Paradie Archive Database		Archive report
511	Austin	R W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1944-08-12	Halifax	III	LV951	QB-A	Skipton on Swale	2127	Braunschweig	Crashed at Visselhovede	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
512	Austin	Kenneth Harry	Pilot Officer	J90857	22nd October 1915 in St. Johns, Washington, USA	Canadian	Navigator I		RCAF	Bomber Command	582Sqn	1944-12-23	Lancaster	III	PB120	6O:P	RAF Little Staughton	10:29	Koln	See archive report for details	KiA	Reinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7.C. 22-25	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
513	Austin	Robert Edward	Sergeant	545864			Air Gunner (Rear)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-06-24	Halifax	II	JD147	VR:C	RAF Middleton St George	22:40	Wuppertal	See archive report for details	PoW No 293, Stalag Luft 6				Read Archive Report
514	Austin	A W G	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-12-20	Halifax	V	LK970	IP-N	Croft	1650	Frankfurt	?	PoW
515	Avant	A F	Wing Commander					DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-07-13	Halifax	III	LV913	AL-N	Leeming	2124	Air Test	Crashed on take off	Injured		Paradie Archive Database
516	Avedisian	J T	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1942-07-29	Stirling	I	R9161	OJ-T	Lakenheath	.0001.	Saarbrucken	Crashed WNW of Rocroi France	Killed	Choloy War Cemetery France	Paradie Archive Database
517	Avery	Harold Frederick	Pilot Officer Navigator	R/1315					RCAF	Bomber Command	50Sqn	1942-05-08	Manchester	I	L7489	VN-	RAF Skellingthorpe	2146	Warnemunde	Crashed SW of Stege Denmark	PoW No: 1758 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagen and Belaria	None	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
518	Avery	J V	Sergeant	1041098						Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-04-14	Wellington	X	HE374	SE-X	Bourn	2108	Stuttgart	Abandoned near Baden Switzerland	Interned
519	Avey	G R	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	100Sqn	1943-03-04	Lancaster	III	ED549	HW-S	Grimsby	1832	Gardening	Crashed on landing at Langar	Killed		Paradie Archive Database
520	Avise	John Ellsworth	Flying Officer	J/5472	Age 29	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	213Sqn 243 Wing. 211 Group	1942-10-12	Hurricane	Iic	BP342	AK-?	Aboutkir Egypt	1120	Delivery Flight	See archive report for detailed information	Missing - believed killed	Alamein Memorial. Column 263		Born on the 03rd October 1912. Educated at Mason City high school. Worked as an accountant prior to service. Son of Dennis Elsworth (died 02nd October 1942, age 63) and Edna Thraves Avise of Mason City, Iowa, USA and husband of Louise Avise of 212 Fourth street, northwest, San Francisco USA. Graduated United States Naval Academy, 1934. On the 17th October 1941 whilst stationed at the RAF base at Aboutkir, just west of Alexandria took off at 11:20 hrs to deliver a Hurricane to Wadi Natrun, about 100 miles away. Another took off a short time afterward to pick him up and return him to his base but it reached Wadi Natrun without seeing him or his aircraft and he had not arrived. Search was begun immediately and continued for many days but no trace ever was found of him or the pilot.	Read Archive Report
521	Avon	J L G	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1944-07-31	Lancaster	III	JB746	PM-I	Elsham Wolds	1813	le Hauvre		Killed	Ste-Marie Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
522	Awad	Philip Peter	Flying Officer	J/39979			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	619Sqn	1944-12-04	Lancaster	III	LM751	PG-X	RAF Strubby, Lincolnshire	1642	Heilbronn	See archive report for further information	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Joint grave 4.H.34-35	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
523	Awad	Charles Mohamed Slyman	Flight Lieutenant	J15639	24th July 1920 in Truro, Nova Scotia	Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF	1943-04-26	Wellington	X	HE737	AL:?	East Moor	00:37	Duisburg	Claimed by Oblt. Lothar Linke, his 20th Abschuss, from 12./NJG1 over Bergen/Alkmaar at 4.700 m at 03:36 hrs (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 22 June) 1943 Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Bergen General Cemetery Plot 2, Row E, Grave 9		Son of Charley and Mary Awad, of Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
524	Awrey	D McL	Pilot Officer					DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	HX272	BM-N	Skipton on Swale	2149	Nurnberg	Crashed Friesen	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
525	Axford	Cecil	Flight Sergeant	R158790		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	427 (Lion)Sqn RCAF	1943-12-29	Halifax	III	LK965	ZL:?	Leeming		Berlin	See Archive report for details	Safe. Died 1944-08-12		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
526	Axford	Herbert Frank	Warrant Officer Class 2	J/87271	Age 28	Canada	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	578Sqn	1944-07-20	Halifax	III	MZ556	LK-P	RAF Burn, Yorkshire	2310	Bottrop	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 29.E.7	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Daniel Neale Axford and Bessie Florence Kate Axford, of 337 Westminster Boulevard, Riverside, Ontario, Canada. Brother to Gwenith, William and Norman. Born 12th January 1916 in Peterborough, Canada. Enlisted in December 1939	Archive Report
527	Axford	N F	Sergeant							Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1942-07-26	Hampden	I	AE202	PT-X	Waddington		Hamburg	Crashed at Tonning	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery
528	Ayer	W B	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-12-20	Lancaster	II	DS716	OW-U	Linton on Ouse	1707	Frankfurt	?	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
529	Ayers	Richard Butcher	Flight Sergeant	R79088	18th May 1917 in Fredonia, New York, USA	American	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	22OTU	1942-07-28	Wellington	IC	X9696	DD:Z	Wellesbourne Mountford	22:04	Hamburg	Reason for loss unknown. Two unidentified Wellingtons were claimed by German night fighters on this mission.	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery Coll.grave 5.C. 14-15	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Richard Louis and Nettie (née Ford) Ayers of Fredonia, New York, USA
530	Ayles	Russel James	Flying Officer	J/7775	17 Dec 1909	Canadian	Observer		RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-10-01	Halifax	II	W7780	LQ-Q	Topcliffe	1757	Flensburg	Coned by 2/Res Flakscheinw Abt 609 (Werfer 24). Hit by 2-4/Res Flak Abt 306, 1-3/lei Flak Abt 755 and lei. Marinefalkzug Murwik. Crashed Flensburg-Weiche at 2229hrs	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery Plot 2 Row E Grave 1	Paradie Archive Database	Initially buried at Flensburg The crew belonged to 425 Sqn and were attached to 405 Sqn to gain operational experience on the Halifax. 425 Sqn were not issued with the Halifax until Dec 1943 Son of Charles G. and Ada M. Ayles, of Gunningsville, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
531	Aylesworth	R M	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	415Sqn RCAF	1945-03-25	Halifax	III	MZ907	6U-P	East Moor	753	Munster	Abandoned near Wulfen	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
532	Ayotte	J H	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1945-03-15	Lancaster	X	KB835	WL-J	Croft	1631	Hagen	Crashed at Landen [Brabant]			Paradie Archive Database
533	Ayres	L J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-10-30	Halifax	III	MZ903	ZL-Y	Leeming	1814	Koln	Crashed at Manston Kent on return			Paradie Archive Database
534	Ayres	A A	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	V	LL197	AL-L	Leeming	1612	Berlin	Crashed at Zeetze	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
535	Babington	F G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-10-03	Halifax	V	LK638	IP-V	Tholthorpe	1851	Kassel	Crashed Grossen-Heidron	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
536	Bachant	Joseph Ferdinand Jacques	Sergeant	R164918		Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Lancaster	X	KB782	NA:H	Middleton St George	16:16	Dusseldorf	See Archive report for details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 1 Row F Grave 10	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
537	Bachard	J G	Warrant Officer Class 1						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-02-12	Halifax	II	HR910	VR-R	Middleton St George	1806	Gardening		Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
538	Bachelder	Allen Leland	Warrant Officer class II	R/56438		Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1942-08-06	Stirling	I	N6072	HA-P	Downham Market	110	Duisburg	Show down by a night fighter of 5./NJG 1, crashed near Kessel Holland	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 12. E. 7-9. Netherlands	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
539	Backler	H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	576Sqn	1944-08-18	Lancaster	III	LM439	UL-E2	Elsham Wolds	1924	la Nieppe		Killed	Calais Canadian War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
540	Bacon	Douglas Richard	Flight Sergeant	R/190691	Age 21	Canadian	Air Gunner	Guinee Pig Club	RCAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1944-07-05	Stirling	III	LJ477	OJ-M	RAF Methwold, Norfolk	2243	SOE	Crashed at Thorney Island Sussex on return	Seriously Injured		Paradie Archive Database	Treated at East Grinstead Hospital with burns to face and hands. Husband of Ruth L. Bacon (died 2019, age 95) of Milton, Ontario, Canada. Passed away at the Milton District Hospital on Wednesday 19th November 2008 age 85 following a courageous battle with cancer.	Read Archive Report on this incident
541	Badgley	J C	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-11-01	Halifax	III	NR114	WL-U	Croft	1707	Oberhausen		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
542	Baht	R E	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1943-10-08	Lancaster	III	JB174	OF-S	Bourn	2300	Hannover	Exploded target area	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
543	Bailey	John Brian Godfrey	Flying Officer Air Bomber	48551				DFC . London Gazette 8 June 1943	RAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-06-21	Wellington	X	HF518	SE-J	Burn	2333	Krefeld	?	Killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 123		Read Archive Report
544	Bailey	Douglas James	Flying Officer	J/40693	26 Jun 1921, Victoria BC, Canada	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	12 Sqn	1945-01-16	Lancaster	I	LM213	PH-G	Wickenby	1730	Zeitz	See Archive Report	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll. Grave 13. F.1-3	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
545	Bailey	H J	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1945-02-20	Halifax	III	LV920	NP-D	Lissett	2141	Dusseldorf	Crashed at Drecke Bauernhof Fuerde	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
546	Bailey	S J	Flight Sergeant	R/54994			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1942-03-28	Wellington	III	X3477	VR-G	Mildenhall	2000	Lubeck	Claim by Uffz Karl Merk 5/NJG2 - Sea 14km NW of Langeoog (Jaguar or Wal) at 2316. Also claimed by 2/schw Flak Abt 161 and by Flak Ugruko Nord (II Marine Flak Brigade) (Wellington near Voslapp 0100). Marine Flak claim confirmed as 33rd confirmed victory of II Marine Flak. This was confirm by OKL on 28 July 1943. Claim by Uffz Merk not listed in OKL/RLM 5/NJG2. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1942 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No.24805 Stalag 344 Lamsdorf		Paradie Archive Database	The a/c was intercepted on the way to the target by two Luftwaffe ME-110 night fighters coming at them head on. One nightfighter was dealt with by the nose gunner Flt Sgt Bailey and then Plt Off Brodrick, the rear gunner, also engaged the fighter as it came under his guns. It was noted that the cockpit of the enemy a/c was damaged and one engine was on fire as the fighter fell out of sight. During the attack, cannon fire from the ME110 damaged controls and put the rear turret out of action. The results of the gunfire also wounded the pilot Plt Off Hobson who still managed to jettison the bombs and fly the a/c. Flt Sgt Flesch was severely wounded. The a/c was badly damaged by the attack the use of dive manoeuvres helped to shake off the last fighter. This manoeuvre brought the a/c into range of what was initially light flak. The flak increased the further they strayed. With his controls becoming less responsive Plt Off Hobson was not able to stop the additional damage being inflicted by the flak. The Wellington was reported to have impacted at a high rate of speed into a marshy area near Wilhelmshaven Germany. Details given later by Flt Sgt Bailey describes that X3477's nose section broke off on impact and the centre section of the Wellington spun around and skidded backwards. While the rear section was thrown a distance from the main sections.
547	Bailey	W A	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-05-22	Lancaster	X	KB717	VR-E	Middleton St George	2240	Dortmund	Crashed Mochen-Gladbach	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
548	Bailey	J A	Sergeant	R141776					RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-03-29	Wellington	III	BJ762	OW-O	Dishforth	1931	Bochum	Crashed Nije-Mirdum	Killed	Gaasterland Gen Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
549	Bailey	H R	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-02-19	Wellington	III	BJ1919	OW-	Dishforth	1746	Wilhelmshaven	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
550	Bailey	Elmer Lincoln	Pilot Officer	J/90239	10th Apr 1916	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	429 Sqn RCAF	1944-05-27	Halifax	III	MZ295	AL-Y	Leeming	2347	Bourg-Leopold	Mid-Air Collision with 427 Sqn Halifax, both aircraft crashing at Baisy-Thy (Brabant)	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery 2.D.9	Paradie Archive Database	Collided with 427 Sqn Halifax III LV831 ZL:P Son of George and Emily S. Bailey, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada