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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
901	Beatty	Alvin Marshall	Flying Officer	J25737		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	77 Sqn	1944-05-22	Halifax	V	LL138	KN:N	RAF Full Sutton, Yorkshire	23:40	Orleans	See Archive report for details	Killed	Seris Communal Cemetery Mil.Plot. Grave 4	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
902	Beatty	James Hughes	Sergeant	R/		Canadian	Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Western Air Command	132Sqn RCAF	1942-06-05	Kittyhawk	I	ET866	ZR-	RCAF Rockliffe		Ferry from RCAF Rockliffe Ontario to new base at RCAF Sea Island, B.C.	Sheared off landing gear while landing on soft ground	Slight injuries		Accident report	Pilot later commissioned and commanded 439Sqn RCAF on Typhoons earning his DFC.	Paradie RCAF Database
903	Beatty	Harold Creighton	Flight Sergeant	R75332	24th November 1914 of Donalda, Alberta	Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	22OTU	1942-07-06	Wellington	Ic	R1465	LT:Y	RAF Wellesbourne Mountfield		Cross-country training flight	See archive report for details	Killed	Hereford Cemetery Plot A. (C.of E.). Joint Grave 5640			Read Archive Report
904	Beaty	W S	Warrant Officer	R119427					RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-04-03	Halifax	II	DT723	LQ-F	Leeming	1956	Essen	Shot down near Rotterdam	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
905	Beauchamp	P G H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1943-01-29	Wellington	III	DF626	PT-	Middleton St George	1632	Lorient	Crashed at Exeter DEVON	Injured		Paradie Archive Database
906	Beauchesne	Noe Edward Joseph	Sergeant	R200224		Canadian	Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RCAF	Bomber Command	432 (Leaside) Sqn, RCAF	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	LW582	QO:N	East Moor	23:04	Acheres	See archive report for details	Evader		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
907	Beaudoin	C H M	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-06-27	Lancaster	III	LM586	AS-E	Kirmington	130	Chateau Bernapre	Crashed at Belleville-sur-Mer {Seine-Maritime}	Killed	Belleville-sur-Mer Churchyard	Paradie Archive Database
908	Beaudry	Joseph Victor Raoul	Corporal	R/74134	7 Jan 1916		Passenger - Aero Engine Mechanic		RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-11-29	Halifax	II	DT576	LQ-U	Topscliffe	1005	Ferry	Crashed near Melmerby	Killed	Dishforth Cemetery Grave 41	Paradie Archive Database	Son of N. Edward and Alida Beaudry, of Aylmer, Province of Quebec, Canada 405 Sqn were in the process of moving from RAF Topcliffe to undertake a detachment at RAF Beaulieu in Hampshire. A number of bicycles are believed to have been also loaded on board. The a/c took off from RAF Topcliffe and headed initially in a north-easterly direction before making a turn over Melmerby and then to fly a course which would have been in a southerly passing the westerly side of Dishforth airfield before heading towards Hampshire. Before it got back over the general area of the airfield and while flying at 300 ft the a/c turned onto it's back and crashed near Melmerby. Sadly all fifteen airmen on board were killed in the crash. It was the worst non-operational loss in Yorkshire in the whole of the war. A house was damaged prior to the crash and it was thought to have been struck by a wire aerial hanging from the a/c. While there was some suggestion locally that the a/c was overloaded the crash investigation thought otherwise and the reason for the crash was obscure other than it probably stalled at a low height.(Aircraft Accidents in Yorkshire)
909	Beaudry	Joseph Emile Roland	Pilot Officer	J/94216		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Halifax	III	MZ845	KW-J	RAF Tholthorpe, North Riding of Yorkshire	1647	Chemnitz	Collided with 426 Sqn (PN 228) aircraft and crashed near Linton on Ouse	Killed	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery - Sec. G. Row H. Grave 11.	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
910	Beaudry	Eloi Joseph Emile	Flight Sergeant	R/115650			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	464Sqn RAAF	1943-08-18	Ventura	I	AE688	SB-Q	RAF Methwold, Norfolk	2238	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Chester Cemetery (Blacon) Sec. A. Grave 904	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report Paradie Archive
911	Beaumont	Leys Middleton	Pilot Officer	J/9205	21 Apr 1919	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	44Sqn	1942-08-24	Lancaster	I	W4105	KM-X	Waddington		Frankfurt	Claim by Uffz Eduard Kleinert 5/NJG1 - 1km North East of Feluy (6C): 4,500m at 0139. Crashed at Feluy 13km ESE of Soignies Belgium	Killed	Gosselies Communal Cemetery Row 1 Collective Grave 5-7	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Reginald and Florence Amy Beaumont, 6556 Sperling Street Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
912	Beaumont	Lawrence Herbert	Flight Sergeant	R/148844			Air Bomber		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. Coll. grave 4.A.28-30	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
913	Beaumont	A	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-03-22	Halifax	III	LK779	QO-W	East Moor	1855	Frankfurt	Crashed near Philippstein	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
914	Beaune	R G	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-06-10	Lancaster	III	PB241	MG-X	Oakington	1502	Scholven-Buer		PoW		Paradie Archive Database
915	Beaupre	J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1942-08-06	Halifax	II	W1225	PM-	Elsham Wolds	.0047.	Duisburg	Crashed in River Humber on return	Killed		Paradie Archive Database
916	Beaupre	H H F	Flight Lieutenant	J16378					RCAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1943-04-16	Lancaster	I	R5484	OL-V	Wyton	2117	Plzen	Crashed at Pontavert {Aisne} France	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
917	Beauregard	Joseph George Wilfred	Sergeant	R/108447	Age 19	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1942-10-05	Stirling	I	BF322	HA-F	RAF Downham Market, Norfolk	1926	Aachen	See Archive report for further brief details	Killed	Beck Row (St. John) Churchyard, Suffolk. Grave Ref: Row C. Grave 6. United Kingdom	Accident report		Paradie RCAF database
918	Beauregard	C M	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-05-22	Lancaster	III	LM395	SR-Q	Ludford Magna		Dortmund	Crashed Hagen	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
919	Beaver	G F	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1942-03-27	Hampden	I	L4140	EQ-B Bar	Balderston	1919	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede
920	Beavo	W E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-08-16	Halifax	II	HR856	LQ-W	Gransden Lodge	2009	Torino	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database	Attacker Probably Detlef Grossfuss
921	Beazley	H	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1944-06-07	Lancaster	I	LL945	LS-M	Mildenhall	.0041.	Massy-Palaiseau	Crashed at le Boulay {Yvelines}	Killed	Gambais Churchyard	Paradie Archive Database
922	Bebensee	D G	Sergeant	R68061				DFC		Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-07-13	Halifax	II	HR905	LQ-O	Gransden Lodge	2315	Aachen	Disintergrated near Asten Holland	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery
923	Bechtold	R C	Sergeant							Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	V	LL169	ZL-L	Leeming	2000	Magdeburg	Abandoned	PoW
924	Beck	J W	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	107Sqn	1942-12-06	Boston	III	Z2252	OM-H	Great Massingham	1122	Eindhoven	Crashed off coast of Holland	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
925	Beck	C D	Warrant Officer	J/95542			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	421Sqn RCAF	1945-01-22	Spitfire	XVI	SM201				Recce		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Germany	Paradie Archive Database
926	Beck	Albert John	Flying Officer	J/40392	Saskatchewan	Canada	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1945-02-20	Lancaster	III	LM726	UM-P2	Wickenby	21:28	Dortmund	Shot down 1945-02-21 by Heinz Schnaufer. Crashed at Hagen-Haspe Bomb load; 1 x 2000 lb, 1,950 x4lb Incendiary, 150 x 4lb Type X Incendiary bombs	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 12th December 1920. Enlisted on the 04th February 1941. Son of Albert George (died 1974, age 83) and Mary Edith Beck (née Jenvy - died 194=56, age 70) , of Simpson, Saskatchewan, Canada. Epitaph: 'In Memory Of Our Beloved Son And Brother. Asleep In God's Beautiful Garden'.	Luftwaffe Victories Database Heinz Schnaufer Paradie Canadian Database
927	Becker	R B	Flight Sergeant	R/152224			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-01-21	Lancaster	II	DS777	A4-C	Witchford	2019	Magdeburg	German documents examined post war record that the aircraft was shot down in the vicinity of Sommersdorf, some 40 miles west of Magdeburg. As Magdeburg was located in the Soviet Occupied Zone of Germany it was not possible for investigating teams to visit the crash site	PoW No 924, Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug		Paradie Archive Database	Promoted to WO whilst as PoW
928	Becker	B J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	1664HCU	1944-10-14	Halifax	II	HR802		Dishforth		Duisburg		Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
929	Beckett	Gerald Alfred	Sergeant	R139887	5th September 1917 in Regina, Saskatchewan	Canadian	Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-01-02	Lancaster	III	DV269/G	SR:M	RAF Ludford Magna		Berlin	It was concluded by an MRES investigation that the aircraft exploded in the air. It was carrying a 4000lb ‘Cookie’ bomb which was probably the cause of the explosion. The aircraft wreckage crashed in and around Michendorf (at that time in the Russian Zone) Note: the “G” suffix after the serial was standard on aircraft carrying secret equipment. That required guarded access and 24 hour guard on the ground DV269/G was claimed by Oblt. Albert Walter from 1./NJG6, his 5th Abschuss, near Michendorf, 10 km south of Potsdam at 02:58 (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January 1944 - 15 March 1944) Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 4.B.26	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Alfred and May Genevieve (née Bagot) Beckett of Glenavon, Saskatchewan, Canada. His brother Gordon Thompston Beckett also served in the RCAF overseas
930	Beckett	R F	Flight Sergeant	R120117					RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-03-28	Halifax	II	BB283	VR-O	Middleton St George	1940	St-Nazaire	Shot down near Nantes France	Killed	Escoublac la Baule War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
931	Beckett	A C	Flight Sergeant						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
932	Beckett	S N	Warrant Officer	970018						Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-04-10	Wellington	X	HE636	AL-	East Moor	2321	Frankfurt	?	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
933	Beckley	D J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-12-22	Lancaster	III	PB113	LQ-J	Gransden Lodge	1552	Bingen	Crash landed at Downham Market Norfolk on return			Paradie Archive Database
934	Beckthold	William	Sergeant Air Gunner	R/77965					RCAF	Bomber Command	50Sqn	1943-10-08	Lancaster	I	DV324	VN-N	RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire	2304	Hannover	Shot down by nightfighter and crashed at Wilkenburg 5 miles south of Hannover	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery Collective Grave 2.D.1-4	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
935	Beckwall	August Le Roy	Sergeant	R114449	23rd August 1922 in Radville, Saskatchewan	Canadian	Radio Operator (Pilot)		RCAF	RAF Ferry Command		1942-12-05	Hudson	VIII	FK687		Dorval Airport		Delivery flight from Dorval to Britain via Houlton, Maine, USA, and Gander, Newfoundland	While landing at Houlton at 20:30 hrs the aircraft had a hard landing and attempting to go around the Starboard engine failed. The aircraft spun into a stall and crashed burning up. The crew were killed on impact	Killed	Buried at the Radville (Laurier)Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada Lot 21, Plot 9, Grave 1		Son of John and Hilda (née Johnson) Beckwall of Radville, Saskatchewan, Canada. Nephew of August Alfred Beckwall who died on November 3, 1918 while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment). He was a pilot with RAF Ferry Command, Dorval, Quebec
936	Beckwith	Harry	Sergeant	R/90903		Canadian	Navigator	DFM	RCAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1942-11-28	Stirling	I	BK607	HA-X	Downham Market	1815	Torino	Wrecked on return to base	Unhurt		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
937	Bedard	J R A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1944-03-18	Halifax	III	LW460	QB-U	Skipton on Swale	1924	Frankfurt	Crashed at Wolf on the Mosel	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
938	Bedard	J P	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1942-10-24	Wellington	III	BJ958	KW-N	Elsham Wolds		Transit	Crashed near High Hunsley YORKS	Killed	Dishforth	Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
939	Bedard	J D M	Leading Aircraftman						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1945-04-16	Halifax	VII	NP805	QO-J	East Moor	1210	Air Test	Crashed at base	Killed	Harrogate {Stonefall} Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
940	Bedard	J J P M	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-04-22	Halifax	III	LV990	BM-J	Skipton on Swale	2308	Dusseldorf		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
941	Bedell	Lyle Eugene	Flight Sergeant	R/274955	26 June 1924	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	100Sqn	1945-03-16	Lancaster	III	ND644	HW-N	Grimsby	1756	Nurnberg	Shot down near Kraftshof some 8 km NNW from Nürnberg Bahnhof. There were two possible German fighter claims for ND644. Firstly, Oblt. Johannes Engels from 4./NJG6 over Nürnberg at 2137 hrs and secondly , Lt. Bruno Lange as from 4./NJG6 10km WNW Nürnberg at 2140 hrs. (Nachtjagd War Diaries - Vol 2: Theo Boiten)	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery 7.B.10	Paradie Archive Database	Initially buried at Kraftshof Son of Franklin H. Bedell and Vera E. Brickman Bedell, of Belleville, Ontario, Canada
942	Bedford	G W	Sergeant	R124453					RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1943-04-26	Wellington	X	HE771	PT-	Croft		Duisburg	Crashed on return to base	Injured		Paradie Archive Database
943	Bedford	G W	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	NA510	ON-E	Linton on Ouse	2145	Cambrai	Crashed near Villers-les-Cagnicourt {Pas-de-Calais}	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
944	Bedwell	E J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	EE129	MG-V	Oakington		Berlin		PoW		Paradie Archive Database
945	Bee	Charles Frederick	Flight Sergeant	R/98141			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1942-09-18	Stirling	I	N3759	LS-Q	RAF Bourn, Lincolnshire	2000	Gardening - Kattegat area	See Archive report for details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Panel 102	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report beex
946	Bee	Charles Robert	Flight Sergeant	R/98141		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1942-08-24	Stirling	I	BF335	MG-E	Oakington	2019	Frankfurt	The a/c was seriously shot up by a night-fighter and crashed at 0041 hrs, whilst trying to make an emergency landing at RAF Abingdon. No serious injuries were then reported.	Survived - Killed in Action 19 Sep 1942		Paradie Archive Database	15 Sqn Stirling I N3759 LS-Q beex
947	Beebe	H C	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1943-01-17	Lancaster	I	R5575	OF-L	Woodhall Spa	1703	Berlin	Crashed in Waddenzee	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
948	Beech	C T	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	LK792	WL-N	Croft	2258	Sterkrade	Crashed at Otterlo {Gelderland}	Killed	Groesbeek Canadian War Cementery	Paradie Archive Database
949	Beech	C	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-12-03	Halifax	V	LK683	IP-V	Tholthorpe		Leipzig	Ditched English Channel			Paradie Archive Database
950	Beech	S P	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	51Sqn	1944-05-24	Halifax	III	LK885	MH-Z	Snaith	Take off: 2250	Aachen	Crashed Acht {Noord-Brabant}	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database	Attacker