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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
951	Beech	G McK	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1942-07-28	Wellington	III	X3606	WS-	Honington	2309	Hamburg	Crashed at Bremen	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
952	Beech	J T H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-01-28	Halifax	V	LK918	SE-F	Croft	2350	Berlin	Crashed at base on return
953	Beeken	G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-10-08	Halifax	V	DK265	SE-C	Tholthorpe	2249	Hannover	?	Killed	Runnymede
954	Beeley	K	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-06-28	Halifax	VII	LM198	OW-V	Linton on Ouse	2218	Metz		Evader
955	Beemer	F H	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1941-08-12	Wellington	Ic	R1024	OJ-V	Mildenhall	2116	Hannover	Crashed off Sylt	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
956	Beer	L S	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-02-25	Lancaster	II	DS791	EQ-F	Linton on Ouse	2111	Augsburg		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
957	Beer	William Gordon	Sergeant	178145/1338354	Age 22		W/Op/Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-05-03	Halifax	III	MZ596	PT-F	RAF Tholthorpe, Yorkshire		Training	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede			Read Archive Report
958	Beers	F K	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-07-24	Lancaster	III	PB185	JI-F2	Waterbeach	2145	Stuttgart	Crashed at Trier	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
959	Bees	H G	Warrant Officer	R124488					RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-05-12	Halifax	II	JB791	VR-X	Middleton St George	2318	Duisburg	Crashed at Bedburg-Hau	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
960	Beesley	Joseph Frances Terence	Flying Officer	J27853	9th August 1922 in Smithers, British Columbia	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF	1944-06-05	Halifax	III	LW382	OW{O	Linton on Ouse	01:59	Coastal Battery Houlgate	The aircraft was outbound when it exploded in mid air. It crashed near RAF Bircham Newton. The primary cause of the accident was obscure. The aircraft caught fire in the air then exploded while still airborne and before any member of the crew could bale out.	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery Plot 49 Row G Grave 5	Paradie Archive Database	Son of John Joseph and Margaret Anne Tryphena (née Heffernan) Beesley of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
961	Begbie	Kendall Bell	Pilot Officer	J/22698	Age 26	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-09-15	Halifax	V	DK253	ZL-M	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2035	Montlucon	crashed Harmondsworth MIDDX	Killed	Edinburgh (Warriston) Crematorium. Panel 1	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Alfred Vernon Begbie and Mary Louise Begbie of Riverside, Ontario, Canada, husband of K.B. Begbie.	Read Archive Report on this incident
962	Begg	James	Flight Sergeant	1436510			Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF	1944-01-28	Halifax	V	LK746	AL:K	Leeming	00:11	Berlin	Claim by Hptm Paul Semrau Stab III./NJG2 - Brusendorf at 03:30. The aircraft was shot down from 18,000ft and crashed into trees near Teltow some 16km from the the centre of Berlin. Those who perished were initially buried at Kiekebusch Cemtery Teltow.	KiA	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Plot 4 Row G Collective Grave 11-15
963	Beggs	J R	Squadron Leader						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-11-25	Halifax	V	LK969	NA-G	Middleton St George	2333	Frankfurt	?	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
964	Begin	A	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Coastal Command	415Sqn RCAF	1945-03-18	Halifax	III	NP938	6U-T	East Moor	.0002.	Witten	Force landed near Epinoy			Paradie Archive Database
965	Behn	John Frederick Peter	Sergeant	1238972	1921	Canadian	Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-10-05	Halifax	II	W7703	LQ-D	Topcliffe	1825	Aachen	Regained the south coast very low on fuel and the pilot decided to land at West Malling. First attempt to land failed- stalled and crashed while going around for second attempt. Two survivors parachuted to safety	Killed	Fulwood (Christ Church) Churchyard Grave 605A	Paradie Archive Database	The Court of Inquiry found, in summary, that a combination of navigation errors and pilot error, probably because of the lack of confidence in the given circumstances, was the cause of the crash. The findings also recommended that the use of 'scratch crews', Sgt. Reilly volunteered to fly on this crew because the Bomb Aimer refused to fly again with the pilot, should be avoided unless in an emergency. Sgt. Reilly was of the opinion that more of the crew could have survived if the navigator had made no bones about jumping. Son of John Frederick and Lilian Mary Behn, of Fulwood, Sheffield
966	Beirnes	Jack Rife	Squadron Leader	J/13458	Age 30	Canadian	Pilot	DFC and Bar	RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-06-01	Typhoon	Ib	SW393	F3-B	B-166 Flensburg, Denmark	10:35	Show of power over Copenhagen	Engine failure, crashed while attempting emergency landing in a field	Died of wounds 10 minutes after accident	Aabenraa Cemetery, Allied Mil. Plot. Row 6. 14. Denmark	Accident report	Born 24th November 1914 in Birtle, Manitoba. Member of the Edmonton and Northern Alberta Aero Club when he obtained his private Pilot Licence in June 1936. Enlisted on the 13th April 1940 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Son of Arthur Appleton Beirnes (died 23rd January 1955, age 71) and Nellie Mellis Beirnes (née Wood - died 20th February 1950, age 63). Brother of Arthur Dudley (died 20th June 1983, age 70) and Donald (see other entry). Husband of Gwendolyn Beirnes (née Firth, later Graesser - died 19th April 2017, age 99), father of Gordon Donald, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.	Archive loss report Paradie RCAF Database
967	Beirnes	Donald Wood	Flight Sergeant	R/61113	Canada	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF		82Sqn RAF	1942-01-04	Blenheim	IV	Z7689	UX-	Egypt		Ferry to Malta	Shot down by Hptm Rolf Jung, Kdr. Stab I./NJG 2	Killed	Alamein Memorial, Column 264. Egypt	Accident report RAF Commands		Paradie RCAF Database
968	Belanger	F J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1943-01-30	Lancaster	I	ED447	SR-Q	Holme on Spalding Moor	.0020.	Hamburg	Crashed at Rijk Holland	Killed	Amsterdam New Eastern	Paradie Archive Database
969	Belanger	Joseph Adelard Roland	Flying Officer	J/24828			Pilot		RCAF	Coastal Command	524Sqn	1944-07-09	Wellington	XIII	MF375	7R-F	RAF Docking, Norfolk	18	Armed Recce	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 245	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
970	Belanger	Joseph Jean Donnelly	Flying Officer	J/35867		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	22 OTU RAF	1944-07-30	Wellington	X	LN869		RAF Wellesbourne Mountford	03:40	Training	Port engine caught fire on down wind turn during final approach, port wing dipped hitting trees and causing crash.	Killed	Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4140. United Kingdom.	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
971	Belcher	L R	Flying Officer						RCAF	Coastal Command	415Sqn RCAF	1945-01-06	Halifax	III	MZ456	6U-P	East Moor	1542	Hanau	Collided with 10 Sqn Halifax and fell near Eibach	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
972	Belcher	G	Flight Lieutenant							Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-12-03	Lancaster	III	JB222	LQ-M	Gransden Lodge	.0024.	Leipzig	Crashed near Delitzsch	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
973	Bell	Murray Richard	Warrant Officer Class 2	R/157097		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1944-05-01	Stirling	III	EF504	HA-P	Woolfox Lodge	2214	Chambly	Shot down by multiple night fighters. Crashed Poix-de-la-Somme	Killed	Poix-De-Picardie Churchyard, Row A. Coll. Grave 12-14. France.			Paradie RCAF Database
974	Bell	Elemer Warrenner	Pilot Officer	J18683		Canadian	Observer		RCAF	Bomber Command	22 OTU	1942-07-28	Wellington	IC	X3201	DD:O Bar	Wellesbourne Mountford	22:00	Hamburg	X3201 was claimed initially as a probable by Oblt. Willi Elstermann, his 5th Abschuss from 6./NJG6 at Flotthoff, north of bad Bramstedt at 01:21hrs. Confirmed on the 20th January 1944. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (30 May - 31 December 1942) The Early Years Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No. 25111, Stalag 344 Lamsdorf		Paradie Archive Database
975	Bell	C H L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	22 OTU	1942-09-10	Wellington	IC	R1616		Stratford	2005	Dusseldorf	Crashed at Biervliet	Killed	Vlissengen Northern Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database	Archive Report
976	Bell	Frank George	Warrant Officer Class 2	R62147	26th May 1918 in Lake Valley, Saskatchewan	Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1943-11-11	Halifax	II	HR985	TL:A	RAF Graveley, Cambridgeshire	18:33	Cannes	See archive report for details	KiA	St. Desir War Cemetery. Grave VII.E.4.	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
977	Bell	James William	Flight Sergeant	R/64880		Canada	Air Oberver		RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-06-29	Halifax	II	W1113	LQ-G	Pocklington	2301	Bremen	Shot down by a night fighter. Crashed at Noordwolde Holland	Killed Age 28	Weststellingwerf	Paradie Archive Database	Attacker Full account of Halifax loss in Dutch
978	Bell	C H	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1941-11-07	Wellington	II	W5553	LQ-D	Pocklington	2321	Berlin	?	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
979	Bell	J W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-04-14	Wellington	II	Z8530	LQ-A	Pocklington	2205	Dortmund	Abandoned vicinity of Petersfield Hants			Paradie Archive Database
980	Bell	J K	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1942-08-06	Hampden	I	AE366	EQ-U	Balderton		Duisburg	Crash landed at Lakenheath			Paradie Archive Database
981	Bell	R G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1942-08-06	Hampden	I	AE366	EQ-U	Balderton		Duisburg	Crash landed at Lakenheath			Paradie Archive Database
982	Bell	Ronald George	Pilot Officer	J/17824		Canadian	Pilot	DFM	RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1942-11-09	Halifax	V	DG238	EQ-	RAF Leeming	15:30	Fighter Affiliation Exercise	Stalled in tight turn and crashed	Killed	Ripon Cemetery, Sec. H. Grave 384	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
983	Bell	A H	Pilot Officer	J174340					RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-07-03	Halifax	II	JD159	VR-Y	Middleton St George	2230	Koln	Crashed Muizen	Killed	Schoonlselhof Cemetery {Antwerpen} Belgium	Paradie Archive Database
984	Bell	C E	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1942-10-13	Wellington	III	DF664	VR-E	Croft	1828	Kiel	Crashed off Brockeswalde Germany	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
985	Bell	A M J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-03-22	Lancaster	II	DS741	OW-T	Linton on Ouse	1859	Frankfurt		Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
986	Bell	J I	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-12-27	Halifax	III	MZ291	ZL-O	Leeming	300	Opladen	Crashed on take off			Paradie Archive Database
987	Bell	Neil Alan	Flying Officer	J14200	Age 24	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1944-04-23	Halifax	II	LW285	MA:Z	RAF Middleton St George	20:46	Gardening. Baltic area	See archive report for details	Interned Sweden		Paradie Archive Database	Courtesy Lt.Col (Ret.)Trący Hatch Neil Alan Bell of Beynon, Alberta, Canada. Completed 19 operational sorties.	Read Archive Report
988	Bell	Edward Norman	Pilot Officer	J/2458		Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-09-15	Halifax	V	LK913	NA-N	RAF Middleton St. George	1958	Montlucon	Crash landed Cerilly France	Pow No: 3341 Camp: L3 - Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria		Paradie Archive Database	P/O. Bell lost his brother 25 year old, P/O. David Gordon Bell J/88695 RCAF whilst serving with 432 Squadron, an Air Gunner he was killed during a training exercise when the Halifax LW614 stalled and crashed near Langdale, Yorkshire, England.	Archive Report
989	Bell	M O M	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-11-03	Halifax	II	JD326	AL-P	Leeming	1645	Dusseldorf	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
990	Bell	E M	Sergeant	R79393					RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-03-05	Wellington	III	BJ755	AL-	East Moor	1918	Essen	Crashed almost at once	Injured		Paradie Archive Database
991	Bell	Jerrold Walton	Squadron Leader	J7020		Canadian	Navigator	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	LV914	AL:V	RAF Leeming	18:59	Berlin	See archive report for details	PoW No. 4131 , Stalag Luft 1		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
992	Bell	David	Flying Officer	J/35329			Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-11-30	Halifax	III	MZ288	AL-O	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	1631	Duisburg	Believed to have been hit by anti aircraft flak batteries	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 245.	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
993	Bell	C	Flying Officer			Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	431 (Iroquois) Sqn, RCAF	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	MZ537	SE:H	Croft	23:14	Sterkrade	Shot down by Nightfighter - Lt. Kristopher of 3/NJG-7 at Tiel, Holland at 01:20. The Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 3 - Theo Boiten has a claim by Lt Ludiger Krimphove 3/NJG7 - Tiel: 5,800m at 01:20. Crashed at Puiflijk (Gelderland) about 3 km SW of the small town of Druten, S of the Waal and 19 km WNW of Nijmegen	PoW No. 4791, Stalag Luft 1		Paradie Archive Database	Paradie Archive MZ537
994	Bell	N A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-01-28	Halifax	V	LL181	SE-Q	Croft	.0012.	Berlin		Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
995	Bell	A D G	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-01-27	Lancaster	II	LL638	QO-M	East Moor	1751	Berlin	Crashed at Schmockwitz	Killed		Paradie Archive Database
996	Bell	D G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-12-04	Halifax	III	LW614	QO-S	RAF East Moor, Yorkshire		Training	Engine failure - Crashed near Hackness	Killed		Paradie Archive Database	For brief details: Read Archive Report
997	Bell	J B	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-04-18	Halifax	III	LW643	QO-E	East Moor	2058	Noisy-le-Sec		Killed	Clichy New Communal Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
998	Bell	J D	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1943-07-03	Wellington	X	HF493	QO-C	Skipton on Swale	2245	Koln	Abandoned crashed Cobham KENT	Killed		Paradie Archive Database
999	Bell	W A	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	51Sqn	1944-07-20	Halifax	III	MZ821	MH-H	Snaith	2305	Bottrop		Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
1000	Bell	W O	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	51Sqn	1944-07-17	Halifax	III	HX321	MH-H	Snaith	353	Caen	Crashed at base on return			Paradie Archive Database