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1 | Abey | Mitchell George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-07-31 Age 26 | J/9511 | 418Sqn | Commemorated Bergen General Cemetery, Plot 1. Row B. Grave 27. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
2 | Abildgaard | Christian | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-04 Age 21 | J/95204 | 354Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 443. Singapore. Son Of Valdemar Abildgaard, And Of Jennie Abildgaard, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
3 | Abrams | Hyman David | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-08-03 Age 24 | J/5089 | 3OTU | Commemorated Exeter Jewish Cemetery, Central part. Row 12, Grave 3. United Kingdom. Son of Isidore and Rose Moscovitch Abrams, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
4 | Abrams | Robert William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-06 Age 20 | J/95424 | 576Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Hubert James Abrams And Ella Mabel Abrams, Of Rockhaven, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
5 | Achtymichuk | Alexander | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-23 Age 24 | J/87053 | 429Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of A. T. And Mary Achtymichuk, Of Andrew, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
6 | Acton | George Nelson | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-06-26 Age 31 | J/18289 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. D. 4. Germany. Son Of George And Mary Acton, Of Dorintosh, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
7 | Adam | Thomas Wilkie | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-06-16 Age 22 | J/21975 | Commemorated Banbury Cemetery, Grave 11642. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
8 | Adam | Raymond Francis | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-29 Age 20 | J/90229 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Joint Grave 20. C. 4-5. Germany. Son Of Denis J. And Marie E. Adam, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
9 | Adam | Joseph Paul Hector | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-19 Age 21 | J/95443 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 13. F. 5. Germany. Son Of Harvey And Marie Anne Adam, Of Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
10 | Adams | Thomas Ritchie Clarke | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-09-29 Age 21 | J/15063 | 152Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Edinburgh (Corstorphine Hill) Cemetery, Sec. B. Grave 561. United Kingdom. Son Of Thomas And Mary Ritchie Adams, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
11 | Adams | Donald William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-22 Age 22 | J/38964 | Commemorated Hamilton (Woodland) Cemetery, Sec. 24. West Half. Lot 349. Canada. Son Of Stanley William And Dorothy S. Adams, Of Hamilton. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
12 | Adams | Hugh Alexander | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-29 Age | J/87993 | 428Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of William And Agnes Adams; Husband Of Eunice F. Adams, Of Springside, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
13 | Adlard | William Robert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-23 Age 20 | Jj88714 | 429Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 7. A. 13. Germany. Son Of Alfred Charles And Alice Jane Adlard, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
14 | Adsett | Frederick Charles | Flight Sergeant |
| Killed 1942-10-02 Age 22 | R | R/92747 | Pilot | 115Sqn Last Op - 115Sqn | Wellington Wellington BK271 KO-A | X - 02 Oct 42 (**B) 02 Oct 42 - KIA | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Joint Grave 8. E. 9-10. Germany. Born on the 17 June 1920. Son of Charles Lesley and Bertha Merle Adsett (née Horne), of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Enlisted May 1941. | |||
15 | Affleck | Walter Raymond | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-03-08 Age 20 | J/18155 | 156Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 8. D. 17. Germany. Son Of Lansing C. Affleck And Jessie G. Affleck, Of Lanark, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
16 | Ahrens | Walter Colin | Flight Lieutenant | Killed 1944-07-16 Age 21 | Rosetown Saskatchewan | J/16213 | PLT | 197Sqn 257Sqn Last Op - 257Sqn 257Sqn (RAF) | Typhoon Typhoon Typhoon MN879 | 13 Sep 43 (**B) X - 16 Jul 44 - 16 Jul 44 - KIA - 4 miles E of Caen - France | Commemorated Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-Sur-Mer, H. 45. France. A Typhoon fighter, subscribed for by the Borough of Sutton & Cheam, recently had a swastika painted on its fuselage to mark its first success in combat with an ME.109. A Canadian pilot - Flight Lieutenant Walter Ahrens of Rosetown, Saskatchewan, Canada, who was flying the 'Borough of Sutton and Cheam' engaged the enemy aircraft. Another Typhoon pilot in his squadron also took a hand, and the German aircraft blew up and fell in pieces into the sea. The 'Borough of Sutton and Cheam' has been flown by Flight Lieutenant Ahrens fifty time, and the pilot says it is a lucky aircraft. | Aircrew Deaths Database Allied Losses & Incidents Database |
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17 | Aiken | David | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-06-26 Age | J/18207 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. D. 3. Germany. Son Of Hedley James Aiken And Ethel Aiken; Husband Of Helen Dorothy Aiken, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
18 | Aiken | Douglas Earl | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-25 Age 23 | J/85822 | 44Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Criquetot-Sur-Longueville Churchyard, British Plot. Joint Grave 2. France. Son Of Norman Russell Aiken And Loretta E. Aiken, Of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
19 | Aitchison | Hugh Maclachlan | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-09-15 Age 28 | J/4782 | 75Sqn RNZAF | Commemorated Hamburg Cemetery, Coll. grave 5A. M. 9-12. Germany. Son of R. H. And Jessie C. Aitchison, of Glasgow. His Brother George Also Died on Service. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
20 | Aitken | Roland Boag | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-04-05 Age 21 | J/3256 | Commemorated Cardinal Riverside Presbyterian Cemetery, Lot 8 and 9. Sec. L. Canada. Son of Hugh W. Aitken and Amy S. Aitken, of Cardinal. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
21 | Aitken | Douglas Spencer | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-03-08 Age 21 | J/7013 | 403Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom. Son Of David And Elsie Marie Aitken; Husband Of Anne Leila Aitken, Of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
22 | Aitken | Alexander Craig | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-01-24 Age 20 | J/16586 | 421Sqn | Commemorated Angle (St. Mary) Churchyard, United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
23 | Albert | Joseph Henry Yvon | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-11 Age 23 | J | 88332 | Air/Bmr | 425Sqn | Halifax III LW395 KW-O | Commemorated Pershore Cemetery, Plot R. Grave 109. United Kingdom. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. A. Albert, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. | Read Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database |
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24 | Alberts | Edward Lloyd | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-23 Age | J/85518 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Conde-Sur-Aisne Communal Cemetery, Grave 1. France. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
25 | Albrecht | Oscar Jacob | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-28 Age 39 | J/92032 | 101Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Vevey (St. Martin'S) Cemetery, Grave 93. Switzerland. Son Of Louis B. And Elizabeth Albrecht; Husband Of Julia O'Connor Albrecht, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
26 | Albright | Robert Baker | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-07-24 Age 26 | J/15590 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Barmby-On-The-Moor (St. Catherine) Churchyard, Row G. Grave 1. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
27 | Alder | William Latham | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-25 Age 20 | J/88532 | 12Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. A. 14-17. Germany. Son Of William Charles And Nellie Alice Alder, Of Victoria, British Columbia. Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
28 | Alexander | Ralph Leonard | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-02-03 Age | J/21716 | 102Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 17. B. 16. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
29 | Allan | Frances Frederick George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-20 Age | J | 19942 | PLT | 166Sqn Last Op - 166Sqn | Lancaster Mk III DV220 AS-J | X - 20 Feb 44 (**B) 20 Feb 44 - KIA - See J.J. Yelland Ofw Albert Walter of 1/NJG-6 nr Berlin Attacking Leipzig | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. K. 12. Germany. Crew Members: Sgt. Thomas Henry Lee RAF 1157645 - Flight Engineer - survived became POW: Flt. Sgt. Frederick James Hughes RCAF R/165160 - Navigator - survived became POW: Flt. Sgt. Joseph Manuel DFM RAF 1087197 - Mid Upper Gunner - survived became POW: Sgt. Allan Rose RAF 1819912 - Rear Gunner - survived became POW: Plt. Off. Frances Frederick George Allan RCAF J/19942 Pilot: gt. William Arthur Dykes RAF 1575431 Wireless Operator: Plt. Off. James Joseph Yelland RCAF J/85960 Air Bomber | Aircrew Deaths Database Archive Report DV220 |
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30 | Allan | Robert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-11-21 Age 24 | J/95201 | 433Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. H. 11. Germany. Son Of Robert And Christina Allan, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
31 | Allan | William Bruce | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-24 Age 21 | J/95205 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Venray War Cemetery, Coll. Grave Viii. D. 9-10. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of William And Catherine Allan, Of Welland, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
32 | Allan | Robert Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-30 Age | J/86012 | 626Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
33 | Allen | Ernest James | AC2 AC1 LAC Cpl Sgt P/O F/O | KIA Age 23 | R J | 116174 20587 | ADM PLT | RCAF Edmonton RCAF RC 3SFTS (RCAF) RCAF 5EFTS (RCAF) 15SFTS (RCAF) 123Sqn (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 439Sqn (RCAF) 83GSU (RAF) 439Sqn (RCAF) 439Sqn (RCAF) | X X X X Moth Anson Hurricane X Hurricane Typhoon Typhoon Typhoon MN553 | 5 oct 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF 5 Oct 1939 - ADM 20 July 1941 - ADM 28 Feb 1942 - Remuster to pilot 27 Apr 1942 20 July 1942 20 Nov 1942 20 Oct 1943 - UK 3 Dec 1943 8 Apr 1944 19 May 1944 12 Aug 1944 - Flak over Segrie Fontaine, France | Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xvii. F. 16. France. Son Of Ernest And Mary Anne Allen; Husband Of Zella Marguerite Allen, Of St. James, Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Accident report Back to Normandy Losses and Incidents Database |
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34 | Allen | Norman Alexander | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-11-28 Age 22 | J/11491 | Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada. Son Of William Solomon Allen, And Of Elizabeth Ann Allen, Of Toronto, Ontario. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
35 | Allen | Eric Alexander | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-04-11 Age 22 | J/92604 | 7Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Luxembourg (Hollerich) Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 12-17. Luxembourg. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
36 | Allen | Jack Beatty | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-31 Age | J/88053 | 424Sqn | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 11. J. 3-5. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
37 | Allen | John Allardyce | Flight Lieutenant |
| Killed 1944-01-03 Age 23 | J/6643 | Pilot | 432Sqn | Lancaster II DS739 QO-Y | Son of Dr. David Wesley (died 1955, age 75) and Mary Isobel (nee Allardyce - died 1968, age 84) Allen; husband of Honor Mary (nee Magee) Allen of 935 Chelsea Cloisters, Sloan Avenue, Paddington, London.. Further details: Born on the 28th December 1920. F/L Allen enlisted in Toronto in December 1940 where he did his intial training. After completion of elementary flying at No.7 EFTS, Windsor, he attended No.5 SFTS Brantford, Ontario, where he gained his wings on 4 August 1941 and soon after was commisioned as a pilot officer. Arriving in England in September, 1941 he was posted to No.17 OTU soon thereafter, before being taken on strength at No. 107 Squadron in March, 1942. Here he completed his first tour of operations flying Douglas Boston bombers out of Great Massingham, Norfolk, after which, he was back at No.17 OTU this time serving as an instructor. Posted back to operations a year later, he first underwent training on Lancasters at No.1679 Conversion Unit, East Moor, Yorkshire, before joining 432 Squadron on 12 December 1943. F/L Allen had completed six operations of his second tour when he was lost. On 15 October 1943, Epitaph: 'Triumpho Morte Tam Vit'. F/L Allen married Honor Mary Magee at the Church Of The Oratory, Kensington. They were married just 11 weeks. Honor Mary Allen never remarried an | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 5. B. 9. Germany. | ||||
38 | Allen | John Francis | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-20 Age 29 | J/86516 | 61Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 9. A. 12. Germany. Son Of John Wynn Allen And Mary Frances Allen, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
39 | Allen | Alfred George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-07 Age | J/95213 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 1. B. 12. Germany. Son Of Harry James Allen And Ellen Allen, Of Sherbrooke, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
40 | Allen | John Andrew | Pilot Officer |
| Killed 1945-04-12 Age 23 | J/94125 (R/55068) | Pilot | 93Sqn RAF | Spitfire IX PT929 | Born on the 20th November 1921 at Port Colborne, Ontario. Son of John Scott Allen (died 1953, age 68) and Ida Marie Allen (née Keiemp - died 1994, age 102), brother of P/O. James Gordon, Grace Margaret Spencer and Dorothy Jean of 75 Steele Street, Port Colbourne, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph/; 'The Lord Is My Shepherd'. | Commemorated Faenza War Cemetery, VII. G. 2. Italy. | Read Archive Loss Report Aircrew Deaths Database | |||
41 | Alleyn | Foster Richard | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-20 Age 22 | J/85507 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Plot Kk. Coll. Grave 7. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
42 | Allman | Leonard Ralph | AC2 AC1 LAC Cpl Sgt P/O F/O | KIA Age 24 | USA | R J | 10543 13588 | GC - Rigger PLT | RCAF Camp Borden 6SFTS (RCAF) RCAF 10EFTS (RCAF) 13SFTS (RCAF) 31GRS (RCAF) 133Sqn (RCAF) 111Sqn (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 440Sqn (RCAF) 440Sqn (RCAF) Last Op | X X Harvard & Yale X Moth Harvard X Hurricane Kittyhawk X Typhoon Typhoon MN428 | 20 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF 8 Dec 1939 16 Dec 1940 8 Dec 1941 - Remustered pilot 16 Feb 1942 11 May 1942 19 Sep 1942 29 Sep 1942 25 Nov 1943 1 Feb 1944 12 feb 1944 6 Jun 1944 - Shot down by flak south of Caen | Commemorated Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, Xiii. H. 13. France. Son of Ephraim and Annie Allman; Husband of Regina Mary-Ann Allman, of Schenectady, New York State, U.S.A. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Back to Normandy Aircrew Deaths Database Allied Losses Database Accident Report |
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43 | Almas | Russell Munn | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-11-21 Age | J/93110 | 429Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 8. B. 18. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
44 | Almond | John Neville | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-25 Age 21 | J/90182 | 424Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Edwin And Jennie Almond, Of Waterford, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
45 | Almquist | Leonard William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-12-15 Age 25 | J/4339 | 407Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. Son of Gustave Adolph and Augusta Almquist. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
46 | Amey | Roland Raymond | Flying Officer | | Died from injuries 1943-11-20 Age 20 | J/20654 | Pilot | 56Sqn (RAF) | Typhoon Ib EK209 US-P | Born on the 06th July 1923 in Newfoundland. Worked as a clerk for the Bank of Nova Scotia prior to service. Enlisted on the 09th October 1941. Pilot wings awarded on the 06th November 1942. Son of William (died 27th December 1954, age 65) and Amelia Jane Amey (née Billard - died 31st March 1965, age 75), of Cornwall Street, North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. Brother to Arthur, Olive, Ruth Mary Augusta (Forsey), William Cecil, Ethel (Hiscock), Jean (Walsh), Gerald and Gloria (Neilson). Epitaph: 'Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For Friends'. | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 47. G. 7. United Kingdom. | ||||
47 | Amstein | Norman William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-17 Age 20 | J/89956 | 102Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 21. E. 4-6. Germany. Son Of Edward F. And Laura M. Amstein, Of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
48 | Amys | Spencer Hewitt | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-02-13 Age 21 | J/22362 | Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4236. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
49 | Andersen | Eiler Villy | Sgt F/Sgt WO2 WO1 P/O | POW | Denmark | R J | 129717 96583 | WAG | RCAF 3WS (RCAF) 7B&GS (RCAF) 36OTU (RCAF) 9AOS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) ?OTU (RAF) 76Base (RCAF) 432Sqn (RCAF) 432Sqn (RCAF) RCAF 3PRC (RCAF) 1RPD (RCAF) RCAF | X Moth Anson & Bolinbroke Anson & Hudson Anson X ? Halifax Halifax Halifax NP689 X X X X | 31 Oct 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - London, Ontario 10 April 1942 - Winnipeg, Manitoba 21 Dec 1942 - Paulson, Manitoba 13 Feb 1943 - Greenwood, Nova Scotia 22 March 1943 - St. Jean, Quebec Jan 1944 - Bournemouth, UK ? - UK 1944 - RAF Topcliffe, Yorkshire 4 March 1945 - RAF East Moor, North Yorkshire 15 March 1945 - Shot down by flak and captured 16 March 1945 - Hospitalized in Germany 10 May 1945 - Bournemouth, UK 7 July 1945 - Repatriated to Canada 6 Oct 1945 - Released from the RCAF | Deceased on 2 June 1997, in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Archive Report NP689 Allied Losses Database NP689 6 Bomber Group Ops Remember Them Back to Normandy Danish WW2 Pilots |
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50 | Anderson | Bruce Benjamin | Sgt P/O F/O | KIA Age 27 | R J | 160486 35534 | BA | RCAF 1ITS (RCAF) 7EFTS (RCAF) 1MD (RCAF) 4B&GS (RCAF) 1AOS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 1 (O)AFU (RAF) 23OTU (RAF) 22OTU (RAF) 1664 CU (RCAF) 415Sqn (RCAF) 415Sqn (RCAF) Last Op | X X Finch X Anson Anson X Anson Wellington Wellington Halifax Halifax Halifax MZ603 | 21 Apr 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF 28 Dec 1942 21 March 1943 28 Apr 1943 - Ceased pilot training, remustered to Bomb Aimer 16 May 1943 8 Aug 1943 31 Oct 1943 - UK 18 Jan 1944 29 Feb 1944 15 March 1944 21 June 1944 21 July 1944 2 Nov 1944 - Shot down by Flak Born on the 26th December 1917 in Llandudno, Wales. Son of Benjamin Wellington Anderson and Margaret Ethel Anderson (née Jackson), of Toronto, Ontario. Canada Grave inscription: 'His Sun Has Set While It Is Yet Day'. | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. B. 14-18. Germany. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada |
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51 | Anderson | Mark Sylvester Harold | AC2 AC1 LAC Cpl Sgt F/Sgt P/O | KIFA Age 23 | R J | 66575 92728 | Sec Guard PLT | RCAF 1SFTS (RCAF) 1 TC (RCAF) 9SFTS (RCAF) 4 MD (RCAF) 1AGGTS (RCAF) 5ITS (RCAF) 10EFTS (RCAF) 1SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 3 (P)AFU (RAF) 1540 BATF (RAF) 22OTU (RAF) 1659CU (RCAF) 425Sqn (RCAF) 425Sqn (RCAF) Last Op | X X X X X X X Moth & Finch Harvard X Oxford Oxford Wellington Halifax Halifax Halifax MZ845 KW-J | 14 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF 10 Dec 1940 - Guard 20 Dec 1940 - Guard 7 July 1942 - Guard 28 Feb 1942 - Guard 1 March 1943 - Guard 21 March 1943 - Remustered to pilot 30 May 1943 24 July 1943 8 April 1944 - UK 25 April 1944 30 April 1944 11 July 1944 31 Oct 1944 19 Dec 1944 5 March 1945 - Mid air collision in cloud with Halifax PN228 from 426Sqn | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row H. Grave 12. United Kingdom. Son of John J. Anderson and Lexinska Plante M. Anderson, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil). | Veterans Affairs Canada Yorkshire Aircraft Co Losses and Incidents Database Archive report Accident Report |
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52 | Anderson | Norman Stanley Alton | P/O F/O F/L S/L W/C G/C ------- W/C G/C | AFC Croix de Guerre (France) | C | 784 | PLT | RCAF ?FTS RCAF 2Sqn (RCAF) 118Sqn (RCAF) 2Sqn (RCAF) 8SFTS (RCAF) AFHQ (RCAF) 4Training Command (RCAF) 13SFTS (RCAF) 2Training Command (RCAF) 16SFTS (RCAF) --------------------- RCAF RCAF | X ? Atlas & Lysander Atlas & Lysander Atlas & Lysander Anson & Hrvard X ? Anson & Harvard X Anson & Harvard --------------------- X X | 19 July 1937 - Enlisted in the RCAF - London, Ontario 20 May 1938 - Received Pilot's Wings Aug 1939 - Halifax, Nova Scotia Oct 1939 - St. John, New Brunswick 15 Dec 1939 - Rockcliffe, Ontario 18 Oct 1941 - Staff- Moncton, New Brunswick 9 May 1943 - Ottawa, Ontario 5 Oct 1943 - Regina, Saskatchewan 27 Aug 1944 - North Battleford, Saskatchewan 16 May 1945 - Winnipeg, Manitoba 9 June 1945 - Hagersville, Ontario --------------------- 14 Feb 1946 - Remained in post war RCAF Retirement date unknown | - Air Force Cross - No.4 Training Command Headquarters (since moved to No.13 SFTS). Award effective as of 1 January 1945 as per London Gazette of that date, Canada Gazette dated 6 January 1945 and AFRO 89/45 dated 19 January 1945. - Croix de Guerre (France) - AFRO 485/47 dated 12 September 1947. Deceased on 6 December 2003, in Orillia, Ontario (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | RCAFA Awards Database | |||
53 | Anderson | William | AC2 AC1 LAC Cpl Sgt P/O F/O | KIA Age 25 | R J | 77707 36997 | GC Rigger PLT | RCAF TTS (RCAF) 3B&GS (RCAF) 6B&GS (RCAF) RCAF 12EFTS (RCAF) 1SFTS (RCAF) 1OTU (RCAF) 9B&GS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 57OTU (RAF) 3 TEU (RAF) 83GSU (RAF) 439Sqn (RCAF) 439Sqn (RCAF) | X X Battle & Lysander Anson & Bolinbroke X Finch Harvard Hurricane Battle & Lysander X Master & Spitfire Typhoon Typhoon Typhoon Typhoon MN936 | 7 Dec 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF 16 Dec 1940 8 May 1941 10 June 1941 20 Feb 1943 - Remuster to pilot 1 May 1943 27 June 1943 30 Oct 1943 24 March 1944 - Staff 3 June 1944 - UK 8 Aug 1944 13 Oct 1944 8 Nov 1944 12 Nov 1944 24 March 1945 - Flak over Oberhausen, Germany | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 31. B. 18. Germany. Son of Simon Christian and Gonda Anderson. of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Accident report Back to Normandy Losses and Incidents Database |
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54 | Anderson | Edwin Graham Milton | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-09-01 Age | J/4252 | 102Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Schaffen Communal Cemetery, Grave 2. Belgium. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
55 | Anderson | Ronald Drury | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-09-27 Age 29 | J/5679 | Commemorated Lossiemouth Burial Ground, Grave 1150. United Kingdom. Son of William Arthur and Barbara Anderson; Husband of Marguerite Jane Anderson, of Bolton, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
56 | Anderson | Frank Edgar | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-07-24 Age | J/9568 | 459Sqn (RAAF) | Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 263. Egypt. Son Of Francis H. And Rhea E. Anderson, Of Kildonan, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
57 | Anderson | Henry Gordon | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-02-12 Age 29 | J/6490 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom. Son Of James And Louise Anderson. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
58 | Anderson | John Fraser | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-04-03 Age 19 | J/8616 | Commemorated Middleton Stoney (All Saints) Churchyard, Plot 2. Row F. Grave 14. United Kingdom. Son Of Alex And Isabella Anderson, Of New Liskeard, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
59 | Anderson | Bruce Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-04-25 Age | J/17616 | 145Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Enfidaville War Cemetery, Iv. B. 24. Tunisia. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
60 | Anderson | Clarence Howard | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-08-31 Age 28 | J/18417 | 9Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
61 | Anderson | Edward William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-09-10 Age 29 | J/28498 | Commemorated Bournemouth North Cemetery, Row C.4. Grave 90. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
62 | Anderson | Frederick | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-30 Age | J/86041 | 138Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
63 | Anderson | Howard Francis | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-26 Age 20 | J/92358 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 43. G. 2. United Kingdom. Son Of Walter W. J. Anderson And Laura May Anderson, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
64 | Anderson | Alexander John | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-26 Age 22 | J/90357 | 61Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of William And Jessie Anderson, Of Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
65 | Anderson | William Wallace Eugene | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-11-08 Age 21 | J/92722 | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 55. J. 9. United Kingdom. Son Of Earle And Margaret Anderson, Of Point Anne, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
66 | Anderson | Nels Peter Helin | Pilot Officer | Courtesy Erik Wieman
| Killed 1945-02-21 Age 21 | C/95210 | Air Gunner | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Halifax VII NP711 EQ-O | The youngest son of Hans Peter and Hulda Carolina Anderson, of Woodside, Manitoba, Canada. Born at Tyndall on the 20th March 1923, joined the RCAF on the 10th January 1942 - Commissioned on the 20th February 1945. 11 Operations - with 60.15 operational flying hours logged. Epitaph: 'Here We Leave Our Youngest Son With Love. Ever In God's Care. Mother And Father'. | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. grave 18. G. 2-5. Germany. | ||||
67 | Anderson | William James 'Andy' | Flight Lieutenant | | Killed 1945-03-30 Age 22 Note: CWGC has his age at death as 26, indeed his grave engraved as 26. His records state that he was 22. | J/16562 (R/82659) | Pilot | 412Sqn | Spitfire LF-IX MJ275 VZ-J | Born on the 21st September 1922 in Ontario, Canada. Educated at Kilburn Continuation School. Worked as an office boy in the civil service in Ontario. Enlisted on the 22nd January 1941. Trained at No. 3 Initial Training School, No. 13 Elementary Flying Training School, No. 9 Service Flying Training School. Awarded pilot wings on the 24th October 1941. Embarked from Canada to England on the 13th October 1941. At no. 3 Personnel Reception Centre on the 23rd November 1941. Further training with No. 57 Operational Training Unit. joined 416 squadron on the 01st October 1942. Served a tour of 30 operational sorties in Malta with 143 squadron. Wounded in combat and sent back to Canada for a leave of 30 days before returning to England. Commissioned on the 19th November 1942. Flying Officer on the 19th June 1943. Flight Lieutenant on the 19th December 1944. Joined 412 squadron on the 25th November 1944. A total of 60 hours of operational sorties. Son of William Gilmour Anderson (died 1950, age 68) and of Annie Euphie Anderson (nee Ross - died 1968, age 81), of RR No. 1, Woodlawn, Ontario, Canada. Brother of Gilmour Ross (died 19th January 2000, age 84), Hugh Haig (died 2010, age 91), Ethel Beatrice (died 1996, age 83), Margaret Elinor and Marion Elaine. Friend of Miss Edna Wipp of 123 Longthornton Road, Streatham, London SW.16. Epitaph: 'Be Ye Also Ready: For In Such An Hour As Ye Think Not The Son Of Man Cometh'. | Commemorated Zelhem General Cemetery, Plot E. Row 2. Grave 14. Netherlands (Holland). Also remembered on parents grave in Lowry Cemetery, Carp, Ontario, Canada | ||||
68 | Anderson | Robert William | Flying Officer | | Missing 1945-04-20 Age 20 | J/28754 | Pilot | 401Sqn | Spitfire LF-IX MJ980 YO-M | Born on the 22nd May 1924 in Vancouver. Educated at Saskatchewan Central Collegiate and Kitsilano Senior High School. A mechanic prior to joining RCAF. Enlisted on the 28th July 1942. P/O. 23rd July 1943 and received his pilots wings. F/O. 23rd January 1944. Son of William Lloyd Anderson (died 26th February 1967, age 73) and Lilian Grace Anderson (née Cameron - died 24th april 1968, age 79), brother of George Cameron, Clifford Lloyd and Winifred Grace, of 2315 West 18th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada. f 150255961 | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278. United Kingdom. | ||||
69 | Anderson | George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-31 Age | J/95243 | 415Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
70 | Anderson | J E | Sgt | R | 266386 | Mid upper gunner | 166Sqn | Lancaster NG-115 AS-U | 1945-04-14 Attack on Potsdam | Lancaster NG-115 AS-U 1945-04-14 Attack on Potsdam: Crew Members: Plt. Off. Robert Darroch Ritchie RAF 56221 - Pilot: Sgt. F. O. Mulcaster RAF 3040299 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. J. E. Walker RCAF J/38247 - Air Bomber: Sgt. S. D. Badcock RAF 1818044 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. J. E. Anderson RCAF R/266386 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. L. E. Dunlop RCAF R/262529 - Rear Gunner | |||||
71 | Anderson | Frederick Orin | CPT | Killed | 1914-01-01 New Sweden, Aroostook County, Maine, USA | Co pilot | 45 Group TC | Catalina PBY-5B FP151 | 1942-08-14 | Aircraft was on the way from Elisabeth City, North-Carolina, USA to Boucherville, Quebec in Canada. Aircraft flew into bad weather on the trip. Departing Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station, North Carolina USA Destination airport: Montréal/Boucherville Water Aerodrome, QC, Canada Commemorated New Sweden Cemetery, New Sweden, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Anderson, stationed in Montreal since he entered the RCAF Ferry Command in September, 1941, had made five trips to England, one to South America, and several to Atlantic outposts as a pilot. He started flying in 1930 when he was 16, taking flight training at the East Boston airport. He returned to Perham, to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orin Anderson, and farmed until 1938, when he bought a light plan and was granted his commercial pilot's license. Shortly afterwards he established a flying service at Madawaska Lake and Portage Lake and conducted extensive beaver trapping operations by air over the wilderness in the western part of the state. He was widely known 'Maine flying trapper and wilderness pilot'. First of the Main flying trappers, Anderson received national recognition following an article in the Saturday Evening Post concerning his several hundred-mile-long trapping in the wilderness of Portage Lake. In 1941 he took special instrument flight training in Boston, before transferring to the RCAF ferry flight training course at Montreal. | Allied Losses and Incidents Database | ||||
72 | Andrews | Basil Wilfred | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-10-30 Age 25 | J/15739 | Commemorated Bridgwater (Quantock Road) Cemetery, Sec. C. Grave 208. United Kingdom. Son Of Fredrick B. Andrews And Ruth Beder Andrews, Of Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.; Husband Of Martha Jashelski Andrews, Of Chicago. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
73 | Andrews | John French | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-13 Age 30 | J/89901 | 101Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, Joint Grave 6. E. 8. Belgium. Son Of John French Andrews And Margaret Andrews, Of Kennedy, Saskatchewan, Canada. F.C.B.A. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
74 | Andrews | Walter Harold | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-29 Age | R J | 134633 86120 | AG | 57Sqn Last Op - 57Sqn | Lancaster Lancaster JB311 | X - 29 Jun 44 (**B) 29 Jun 44 - KIA | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 2. H. 13. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||
75 | Andrews | George Albert | Warrant Officer Class II | Killed 1944-02-24 Age 21 | R | 153899 | NAV | 166Sqn Last Op - 166Sqn | Lancaster X Lancaster Mk I ME641 AS-A | X - 24 Feb 44 (**B) 24 Feb 44 - KIA - See T.L. Connolly Attacking Schweinfurt. Collided with 460Sqn aircraft shortly after take-off on what was just their 2nd Sortie. Crashed 5 miles SW of Binbrook @ Buckley Hill - Lincolnshire - UK | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row B. Grave 6. United Kingdom. Son Of Albert E. F. Andrews And Ethel M. Andrews, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Crew Members: Flt. Sgt. Alfred Henry Hullah RAF 1438672 - Pilot: Sgt. James Oldfield RAF 1506017 - Flight Engineer - survived: Flg. Off. R. J. Barton RCAF J/25523 - Air Bomber - survived: Sgt. Albert John Wolfe RAF 1397330 - Wireless Operator: Flt. Sgt. W. Jones RAF 1291788 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Thomas Leo Connelly RCAF R/189736 - Mid Upper Gunner (he was Mid Upper Gunner day of crash - KIA:) Sgt. William Percy Martin RAF 1602856 - Rear Gunner: Flt. Sgt. George Albert Andrews RCAF R/153899 Navigator: Sgt. Thomas Leo Connelly RCAF R/189736 Mid Upper Gunner | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||
76 | Andrews | Robert John | Flying Officer | | Killed 1944-06-29 Age 21 | J/27301 | PLT | 22OTU Last Op - 22OTU | Wellington Wellington III HF641 | X - 29 Jun 44 (**B) 29 Jun 44 - Killed - See J.B. Sollie | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 54. J. 6. United Kingdom. Born on the 29th May 1923 in Ontario. Awarded pilot wings on the 11th June 1943. Son of Ray Elwood Andrews and Vera Sybille Andrews, of 38 Yarmouth Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph: 'As Long As Life And Memory Last We Shall Remember Thee, "Dear Bob". | ||||
77 | Andrews | John Kerr | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-07 Age 25 | J/90251 | 407Sqn | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 50. G. 10. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert Crawford Andrews And Margaret Sara Andrews; Husband Of Thelma Leona Andrews, Of Blenheim, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
78 | Angus | Alexander David | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-03-27 Age 29 | J/2930 | Commemorated Montreal (Mount Royal) Cemetery, Sec. Grave 250. Canada. Son of Donald Forbes Angus and Mary Ethel Angus, of Montreal. Pine Hill. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
79 | Antoft | Otto Hjalmar | Flying Officer | Killed 1944-09-21 Age 25 | Fredericksburg, Denmark 21 Feb 1919 | J/25114 | NAV | 190Sqn (RAF) Last Op 190Sqn | Stirling Stirling LJ943 | X - 21 Sep 44 - 21 Sep 44 - KIA - See W/C G.E. Harrison - | Commemorated Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. D. 6-7. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Otto Hugo And Asta Antoft, Of Kentville, King'S Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. M.A. Brother of Kell Antoft Enlisted in Halifax on 5 March 1942. 5 Manning Depot, Lachine, Quebec, on 20 April 1942 and remained here until June, when he was posted to 31OTU, Debert, Nova Scotia. Initial training at 3 Initial Training School, Victoriaville, Quebec (Course 59) on 1 August 1942. 27 September 1942 posted to 1 Bombing and Gunnery School, Jarvis, Ontario (Course 64) and on 23 November 1942 he is posted to No. Air Observers School, Chatham, New Brunswick. He ends training here at 19 March 1942 and is promoted from Sergeant to Pilot Officer. 20 March 1942, posted to 34OTU, Penfield Ridge, New Brunswick (Course 10). Tansferred overseas arriving in Bournemouth in July 1943. 13OTU for course No. 4, and on 21 October 1943 and was transferred to RAF Stoney Cross. 4 November 1943, to 299 Squadron, on Lockheed Venturas, but conversion to Stirlings commenced in January 1944. Posted to 1665 HCU at Woolfax Lodge; at this unit, he joined up with pilot FS R. B. Herger and the rest of his crew, before being posted to 190 Squadron. On 8 February 1944 to 190 Squadron as Flying Officer. This squadron had been reformed at RAF Station Leicester East as an airborne forces squadronfor supply-dropping missions over France in April 1944. The squadron was involved in the dropping of airborne troops behind enemy lines in Normandy on D-Day, and continued operating supply missions over French Occupied Territory in the following months. From 17–23 September 1944, 190 Squadron played an important part in the support mission of Operation Market Garden, suffering heavy losses. Antoft took part in these operations from the beginning of May. On 6–7 May 1944, his crew had made an unsuccessful attempt to drop containers near Montaner, in the foothills of the Pyrenees in France, for SOE. During May, the squadron practiced glider towing, container dropping, and fighter affiliation, in preparation for the coming invasion. Very few operational sorties were carried out during this time. 5 June, the crew were briefed for phase two of Operation Tonga. In the first phase of this operation, glider-borne troops from Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry would attack the bridges over the Caen canal and Orne River, east of the Bénouville. Then, as part of the second phase of the operation, twenty-three Stirlings from each of the two squadrons at RAF Station Fairford (190 and 620 Squadrons) would be dropping 887 airborne troops of the 7th Parachute Battalion in an area on the north-east side of Ranville (drop zone ‘N’). These troops were to set up a defensive perimeter around the bridges. From June to August 1944, 190Sqn involved in supply missions for the French Resistance and for the SOE, as well as missions dropping SAS groups behind enemy lines. From 14 June to 11 September 1944, Antoft took part in fourteen such missions. Most operations involved dropping containers, panniers and packages, but on several missions additional SAS paratroops were dropped over France. On 17 September 1944, Antoft flew the first of four operational missions in Operation Market Garden. On the first day of the operation, the unit carried the pathfinders of the 21st Independent Parachute Company that marked the landing zones for the first lift. At approximately 10.45 hours, twenty-five Stirlings from both 190 and 620 Squadrons took off from Fairford and set course for Arnhem. Six of the aircraft acted as pathfinders, while the remaining nineteen, including Antoft’s crew, were towing gliders that contained 130 airborne troops, seventeen jeeps, seven light and one heavy motor cycle, seventeen trailers, seven guns, and one bicycle. All except one carried out their sorties. Several aircraft were hit by flak, but the operational record also reports that the enemy flak positions were well beaten up by Allied fighters. In the following days, the unit was deeply engaged in the resupply missions. The Danish fighter pilot Flt Lt K. C. J. Pedersen took part in the operation as well; he was part of a group of eleven Spitfires from 1 Squadron who provided low-level escort to aircraft, gilders, and tugs. At 12.10 hours. on 18 September 1944, Stirling IV (LJ943), with Antoft, took off from Fairford. The Stirling was towing a Horsa glider, carrying supplies strongly needed in Arnhem. Whilst over Holland, the aircraft was drawn into the slipstream of a Dakota. The pilot, FS Herger, took evasive action and the tow rope snapped. The Horsa, piloted by S/Sgt Newton and Sgt Douglas of No. 10 Flight, G Squadron, landed the glider safely near the village of Oude-Tonge on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee—many miles from Arnhem. The next day, 19 September, the crew flew the third sortie for Arnhem. Sixteen Stirlings took off at 13.05 hours. to drop containers and panniers in the Arnhem area. They encountered heavy flak and many aircraft returned damaged. Two aircraft failed to return. Two days later, Antoft was in the air again. In Holland, the British troops were trapped near Arnhem. The crew was briefed on a position in Oosterbeek, but, given the critical situation on the ground, no definite dropping point was fixed beforehand. Instead, the crew was to drop the load at 1,000 feet after a signal from the ground troops in that area, north-west of Arnhem. Antoft’s crew carried out the drop successfully, despite concentrated heavy and light flak throughout the run-in. At some point the aircraft (LJ943/C) was hit several times, and caught fire. The Air Gunner, WO J. C. Thomas (R.173863, RCAF) attempted to extinguish the fire, but failed—being cut off from the rest of the crew, he baled out at between 300 to 400 feet. The Flight Engineer, Sgt Hillyard, also managed to bale out, while the aircraft crashed north of a farm at Zetten. Sgt Hillyard had seen both FO MacDonell and Antoft putting on their parachutes in order to follow him out of the aircraft, but, for unknown reasons, they never left. WO Thomas and Sgt Hillyard were captured by the Germans within minutes of their landing; the rest of the crew, including Antoft, were killed in action. Initially, they were buried in the Refuge-Hill Church Cemetery in Zetten with the casualties of another Stirling loss (LJ982). The Dutch locals who were taking care of the casualties initially accounted for fifteen bodies of the eighteen crew missing. Following the liberation of the area, the bodies were reinterred at the Oosterbeek Airborne Cemetery, Arnhem, Holland. | Aircrew Deaths Database Danish Profiles Allied Losses Database LJ953 |
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80 | Appel | Harold John | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-03-27 Age 25 | J/6957 | 81Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Sutton Bridge (St. Matthew) Churchyard, Sec. R. Grave 35. United Kingdom. Son Of Andrew And Alma Appel; Husband Of Joan K. Appel, Of Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
81 | Applin | Donald John | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-13 Age 21 | J/92332 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Vieux-Berquin Communal Cemetery, Grave 4. France. Son Of John And Maude M. Applin, Of Westmount, Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
82 | Apps | Geoffrey Frank Rowe | AC2 LAC Sgt P/O F/O F/L | Missing Age 24 | R J | 129454 20673 | PLT | RCAF 1MD (RCAF) KTS (RCAF) 6ITS (RCAF) 20EFTS (RCAF) 16SFTS (RCAF) 31GRS (RCAF) 31OTU (RCAF) 119Sqn (RCAF) 11Sqn (RCAF) 11Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight | X X X X Moth Anson Anson Hudson Hudson Liberator Liberator 3715 | 8 Sep 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF 20 Oct 1941 11 Nov 1941 5 Jan 1942 - Remustered to Pilot 15 March 1942 19 July 1942 20 Nov 1942 6 Feb 1943 14 May 1943 21 Apr 1944 19 Feb 1945 - Failed to return from patrol | Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 4. Column 2. Canada. Son of Frank and Violet Ethel (nee Rowe) Apps, of Cannington, Ontario. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Accident Report Losses and Incidents Database |
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83 | Arbour | Joseph Edward Jean Guy | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-13 Age | R J | 164731 87413 | AG | 426Sqn | X - 13 May 44 (**B) 13 May 44 - KIA - See J.W. Summerhayes | Commemorated Geraardsbergen Communal Cemetery, Joint Grave 4. Belgium. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||
84 | Arbuckle | John Alfred | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-09-12 Age 22 | J/7347 | 502Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom. Son Of J. H. G. And Ellen S. Arbuckle, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
85 | Arcand | Joseph Jules Rodrigue | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-15 Age 22 | J/94671 | 425Sqn | Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, I. C. 12. Belgium. Son Of David And Jeanne Arcand, Of Trois Rivieres, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
86 | Archer | Charles Douglas Haig | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-06-29 Age 23 | J/9586 | Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4219. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert James Archer And Gertrude Mary Archer, Of Phelpston, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
87 | Archer | Ross James | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-01-29 Age 19 | J/2207 | Commemorated Honington (All Saints) Churchyard, Suffolk, Row D. Grave 14. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
88 | Archer | William Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-12 Age | J/93870 | 424Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
89 | Archibald | William James | Flight Sergeant | | Killed 1941-09-27 Age 21 | R/68551 | Pilot | 603Sqn (RAF) | Spitfire Vb W3233 | Born on the 28th January 1920 in Dunneville. Ontario. Educated at Oakville Public School and Oakville High School. Worked briefly for Canada Life Society. Enlisted at Fort William on the 13th April 1940.
Son of Robert Harvey Archibald and Susan Beattie Archibald, of 61 Reynolds Street, Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph: 'Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends'. | Commemorated Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Plot 2 Row 2 Grave 34. France. | ||||
90 | Archibald | Lewis Percival | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-12-16 Age 21 | J/18858 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 16. J. 6. Germany. Son Of William Alexander Archibald And Jessie Anna Archibald, Of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
91 | Ardis | V. | F/Sgt | R | 88972 | Pilot | 23 Operational Training Unit - 70Sqn | Wellington R1618 - Wellington BB499 | 27 April 1942 - 09 Nov 42 - | Read Archive Report | |||||
92 | Argument | Godfrey Addison | Flight Lieutenant | | Killed 1944-09-17 Age 23 | J/15764 | Pilot | 33Sqn (RAF) | Spitfire IX NH318 | Born on the 28th August 1921 on Toronto. Educated at Humberside Collegiate Institute. A student teacher prior to service. Enlisted on the 15th August 1940. Wings awarded on the 16th May 1941 at Dunniville and promoted to sergeant. Further training with 59 Operational Training Unit. Nearly completed two operational tours. Son of Godfrey and Kathleen May Argument (Née Rook) brother of Vera, of 532 Windermere Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Ethel Josephine Argument (married on the 31sr March 1943), father of Barbara Kathleen, of 2 Almond Place, Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Epitaph: 'Always In Our Hearts'. | Commemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. D. 14. Belgium. | ||||
93 | Arksey | Walter Lynwood | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-11 Age 21 | J/89952 | 460Sqn (RAAF) | Commemorated Viroflay New Communal Cemetery, Row B. Grave 22. France. Son Of John And Maude Arksey, Of Langruth, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
94 | Armitage | Arthur Robson | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-08 Age 21 | J/85977 | 415Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Robson And Mary Armitage, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
95 | Armour | Wilton Garnet | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-11-11 Age 22 | J/92726 | 207Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row C. Grave 20. United Kingdom. Son Of Elwood G. Armour And Sarah Armour, Of Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
96 | Armstrong | Kenneth Maescher | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-04-08 Age 24 | C/4009 | Commemorated Glendale (Forest Lawn) Memorial Park, Lot 597. Sec. M. United States of America. Son of Earnest K. And Axcie G. Armstrong, of Los Angeles. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
97 | Armstrong | George Henry | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-01-21 Age 28 | J/8911 | Commemorated Montreal (Mount Royal) Cemetery, Sec. F9/733. Canada. Son Of Ives H. Armstrong And Evelyn R. B. Armstrong, Of Gananoque, Ontario; Husband Of Mildred Gale Armstrong, Of Montreal. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
98 | Armstrong | Gordon Kenneth | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-02-12 Age 22 | C/15020 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery, 34. A. 1. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of James Gordon Armstrong And Of Mary Alfretta Armstrong (Nee Howlett), Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
99 | Armstrong | George Ernest | Flight Sergeant | Killed 1943-05-05 Age | R/125223 | Rear gunner | 166Sqn (RAF) | Wellington Wellington Mk X HE923 AS-R | X - 05 May 43 (**B) 05 May 43 - KIA - See A.P. Uditsky Attacking Dortmund. Crew's first sortie | Commemorated Vlagtwedde General Cemetery, Plot A. Row 6. Coll. Grave 1. Netherlands (Holland). Crew Members: Flt Sgt Andrew Peter Uditsky: RCAF R/135043 Pilot: Flt. Sgt. John Theodore Macksimchuk RCAF R/110747 Navigator: Flt. Sgt. Ernest Nixon Moore RCAF R/138918 Air Bomber: Flt. Sgt. George Ernest Armstrong RCAF R/125223 Rear Gunner: Sgt. Thomas Alexander Stuart Buchanan RAF 1123751 - Wireless Operator | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||
100 | Armstrong | George Wesley | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-06-23 Age | J/17547 | PLT | 97Sqn | X X | X - 23 Jun 43 (**B) 23 Jun 43 - KIA - See WO J.J. David | Commemorated Utrecht (Soestbergen) General Cemetery, Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 5. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||
101 | Armstrong | Lloyd Bennett | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-10-28 Age 20 | J/44998 | Commemorated Toronto (Prospect) Cemetery, Naval And Mil. Plot. Sec. 1. Grave 458. Canada. Son Of John B. Armstrong And Elizabeth Armstrong, Of Toronto. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
102 | Armstrong | Robert Kenneth | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-06 Age 22 | J/93703 | 31Sqn RAF | Commemorated Imphal War Cemetery, 7. B. 16. India. Son Of Henry Arthur And Elizabeth Eva Armstrong, Of Harriston, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
103 | Armstrong | Robert Howard | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-10-23 Age 21 | J/92624 | 625Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row B. Grave 11. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert William And Elizabeth Armstrong, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
104 | Armstrong | Curwood Neville | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-04-05 Age 20 | J/95124 | 424Sqn | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 51. F. 3. United Kingdom. Son Of Leslie And Vera Armstrong, Of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
105 | Arnell | Algot Leon | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-08 Age 21 | J/85254 | 101Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of L. B. And Marie Arnell, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
106 | Arnold | Victor Charles | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-05-05 Age 20 | J/4253 | Commemorated Grangemouth (Grandsable) Cemetery, Sec. 1. Grave 13. United Kingdom. Son of Harry Watson Arnold, and of Eva Mary Arnold, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. His Brother, Keith Fergus Arnold, Also Died on Service. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
107 | Arnold | William Hilliard | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-07-27 Age 21 | J/4708 | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 30. H. 3. United Kingdom. Son of William Edward and Alice Maude Arnold, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
108 | Arnold | William James | Warrant Officer Class II | Courtesy Herb Montgomery
| Killed 1943-03-23 Age 20 | R | R/106166 | Pilot | 59Sqn | B-17 Fortress FK209 | Son of C. H. and Ethel W. Arnold, of Rainy River, Ontario, Canada | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 179. United Kingdom. | |||
109 | Arnold | Herbert John | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-02-25 Age 21 | J/95212 | 58Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of M. Clyde Arnold And Helen B. Arnold, Of Westmount, Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
110 | Arthur | Neil Greig | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-07-29 Age 20 | J/15708 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 5. B. 12. Germany. Son Of George Smith Arthur And Alice Arthur, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
111 | Arthur | James Lamb | Sgt F/Sgt WO2 | KIA Age 25 | R | 119416 | BA | RCAF 3ITS (RCAF) 21EFTS (RCAF) KTS (RCAF) 3AOS (RCAF) 2B&GS (RCAF) 1ANS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 2(O)AFU (RAF) 16OTU (RAF) 1654CU (RAF) 106Sqn (RAF) 617Sqn (RAF) 617Sqn (RAF) Last Op | X X Finch X Anson Battle Anson X Anson Wellington Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster ED865 | 29 July 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario 2 Sep 1941 - Victoriaville, Quebec 26 Oct 1941 - Chatham, New Brunswick 15 Dec 1941 - Failed Pilot Training - Remustered to Observor 21 Dec 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan 29 March 1942 - Mossbank, Saskatchewan 10 May 1942 - Rivers, Manitoba 30 July 1942 - Bournemouth, UK 7 Aug 1942 - RAF Millom, Cumbria 1 Sep 1942 - RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire 12 Dec 1942 - RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire 5 Feb 1943 - RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire 29 March 1943 - RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire 17 May 1943 - Shot down by flak on the dams raid | Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 24. B. 5-7. Netherlands. Son of the Reverend Alfred John Arthur and Dora (nee Lamb) Arthur, of The Rectory, Coldwater, Ontario. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Losses and Incidents Database Accident report RCAFA Awards Database Operation Chastise Archive report |
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112 | Arthurs | John William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-04-29 Age 22 | J/6148 | 62Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 419. Singapore. Son Of William F. And Olga Arthurs, Of Sifton, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
113 | Artyniuk | John Peter | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-08 Age 23 | J/85350 | 431Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Blevy Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave. France. Son Of Pete And Rosie Artyniuk, Of Onoway, Alberu, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
114 | Ash | Joseph William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-02 Age 23 | J/95203 | 433Sqn | Commemorated Choloy War Cemetery, 2A. B. 2. France. Son Of Frank And Delia Ash, Of Val D'Or, Province Of Quebec, Canada. ashx | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
115 | Ashdown | Frederick James Mackenzie | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-04-21 Age 30 | J/17262 | 21Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
116 | Ashdown | Edward Thomas | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-04-05 Age | J/95123 | 424Sqn | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 51. F. 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Alfred Thomas Ashdown And Ivy Isabel Ashdown, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
117 | Ashley | Robert Joseph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-15 Age | J/93511 | 417Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 19, Column 2. Malta. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
118 | Ashworth | D.L. | P/O F/O | USA | PLT | RCAF 1B&GS (RCAF) | X Battle | Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF 1941 - Staff pilot | From San Jose, California, was a commercial pilot before coming to Canada to join the Royal Canadian Air Force. He is 29 years old and has been flying for 8. years. He has 1500 hours in the air. He graduated from San Jose State College in 1938. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | No. 1 Bombing & Gunnery School RCAF | |||||
119 | Askey | Michael William Hamilton | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-10-28 Age | J/19049 | 92Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 271. Egypt. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
120 | Asseff | Philip | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-05 Age 30 | J/35219 | Commemorated Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery, C48. 9. Iceland. Husband Of Mrs E.D. Asseff Of Fort William, Ontario. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
121 | Astles | John James | P/O | Killed 1944-02-20 Age | R J | 129809 86400 | NAV | 408Sqn Last Op - 408Sqn | X Lancaster DS788 | X - 20 Feb 44 (**B) TGT = Leipzig 20 Feb 44 - KIA - See P/O K. Smith | Commemorated Hoogezand-Sappemeer (Kropswolde) Protestant Churchyard, Joint Grave 1. Netherlands (Holland). The crew of Lancaster DS788 was on its operational debut. They were airborne 0003 20Feb44 from Linton-on-Ouse on a mission to Leipzig, Germany. Shot down by a night-fighter from 20,000 feet and the resulting fire destroyed the rudders causing the Lancaster to crash at Kropswolde (Groningen) in the SW outskirts of Sappemeer, Holland. Also killed in the crash were the 19 yr old pilot F/O J.A.Frampton; P/Os J. J. Astles and K.Smith; and Sgt K.W.Tindall RAF Two survived: F/O G.W.Reynolds was interned in Camp L3, PoW No.3537 and F.W.C.Robertson evaded. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||
122 | Atchison | John Melford | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-05 Age | J/95411 | 424Sqn | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. grave 13. A. 5-7. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
123 | Atkin | James Welberne | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-10-25 Age 23 | J/6028 | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 31. J. 9. United Kingdom. Son of Welberne Graham Atkin and Florence Mary Atkin, of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada; Stepson of Kate S. Atkin, of Sault Ste. Marie. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
124 | Atkins | Robert James | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-31 Age 27 | J/88345 | 424Sqn | Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 6. D. 17. Germany. Son Of George Alfred And Roxie May Atkins, Of Petrolia, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
125 | Atkinson | Eric | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-06-04 Age 22 | J/8414 | 112Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 263. Egypt. Son Of Francis Atkinson, And Of Winefred Atkinson, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
126 | Atkinson | William James | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-03-11 Age | J/6131 | Commemorated Bury Cemetery, Huntingdonshire, Row A. Grave 23. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
127 | Atkinson | Stanley Kyle | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-09-27 Age 20 | J/18229 | 432Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
128 | Atkinson | Gordon Howard | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-19 Age 20 | J/41958 | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 52. G. 1. United Kingdom. Son Of Albert Frederick Atkinson, And Of Lily Atkinson, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
129 | Attewell | Arthur Ernest | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-29 Age 22 | C/87994 | 428Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Wing Cdr. W. G. Attewell, M.B.E., Rcaf, And Gladys Ethel Attewell, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
130 | Aubin | Joseph Gilbert Dollard | Pilot Officer | | Killed 1944-02-11 Age 21 | J | 85928 | Pilot | 425Sqn | Halifax III LW395 KW-O | Commemorated Pershore Cemetery, Plot R. Grave 117. United Kingdom. | Read Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database |
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131 | Auld | Jack Barton | F/O | POW | J POW | 24026 X | Air Bomber | 166Sqn RCAF | Lancaster ED731 AS-Q | Attacking Berlin. Missing, nothing heard from after take off POW - | Crew Members: Sgt. Walter Dawson RAF 1616285 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. Desmond Edward Hunt RAF 1609266 - Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. John Skeel RAF 1284038 - Rear Gunner: Flg. Off. Thomas Leo Whigham Teasdale RCAF J/23404 Pilot: Flg. Off. Jack Barton Auld RCAF J/24026 Air Bomber survived became POW: Flt. Sgt. Fusi Eric Johnson RCAF R/128478 Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Leonard Gordon Spear RAF 1474290 Wireless Operator | ||||
132 | Auld | Walter Nelson | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-09-25 Age 27 | J/86621 | 143Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 8. F. 5. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Wallace Chapman Auld And Nettie Emelia Auld, Of Calgary, Alberta. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
133 | Aumell | Allan Daniel | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-24 Age 21 | J/89210 | 619Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Sondre Nissum Churchyard, Mil. Plot. Row A. Grave 5. Denmark. Son Of Daniel E. And Ann Aumell, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
134 | Aune | Clifford Norman | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-05 Age | J/95207 | 102Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 6. A. 12. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
135 | Austen | Robert James | Sgt F/Sgt P/O F/O F/L | DFC | J | 15710 | WAG AS | RCAF 1ITS (RCAF) 2WS (RCAF) 4B&GS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 408Sqn (RCAF) RCAF 1 Air Command (RCAF) Eastern Air Command (RCAF) RCAF | X X Harvard & Fort Battle X Hampden & Halifax X X X X | 2 July 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF 20 July 1940 16 Sep 1940 14 Feb 1941 5 April 1942 - UK X 23 March 1945 - Repatriated to Canada 3 April 1945 14 June 1945 Released from the RCAF | (Photo: 408 RCAF Squadron Halifax crew at RAF Lindholme, Yorkshire, UK —Left to right: Flying Officer L. Corbeil, Bomb Aimer; Sergeant J. McCart , Flight Engineer; Flight Lieutenant B. Austen, Wireless Operator; Flying Officer S. DeZorzi, Navigator; Flight Lieutenant Robert Clothier, Pilot; Flight Lieutenant T. Murdoch, Mid-Upper Gunner; Flying Officer B. Fitzgerald, Rear Gunner. ) Distinguished Flying Cross - No.408 Squadron - Award effective 5 December 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 293/45 dated 16 February 1945. (Information courtesy of Francois Dutil) | RCAFA Awards database | |||
136 | Austin | Frederick Carleton | Flight Sergeant |
| Killed 1942-04-17 Age 24 | R/58580 | Pilot | 121Sqn (RAF) | Spitfire Vb AD498 | 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. | Commemorated Hardinghen Churchyard, Mil. Plot. Grave 4. France. | ||||
137 | Austin | Kenneth Harry | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-23 Age | J/90857 | 582Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. C. 22-25. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
138 | Avise | John Ellsworth | Flying Officer | | Killed 1942-10-17 Age 30 | J/5472 | Pilot | 213Sqn | Hurricane IIc BP342 (?) | 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. | Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 263. Egypt. | ||||
139 | Axford | Herbert Frank | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-21 Age 28 | J/87271 | 578Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 29. E. 7. Germany. Son Of Daniel Neale Axford And Bessie Florence Kate Axford, Of Riverside, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
140 | Axford | Cecil | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-12 Age 21 | J/86457 | 420Sqn | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row A. Grave 19. United Kingdom. Son Of Wilfred And Florence (Valentine) Axford, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
141 | Bachant | Joseph Ferdinand Jacques | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-11-02 Age | C/92467 | 428Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 1. F. 10. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
142 | Backes | Orval George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-06 Age 29 | J/89957 | Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 800. United Kingdom. Son Of Henry Martin Backes And Clara Minerva Backes, Of Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
143 | Bailey | Wesley Dynes | Sgt WO1 P/O | AFC | C | 45057 | PLT | RCAF 12EFTS (RCAF) 6SFTS (RCAF) 1 FIS (RCAF) 6SFTS (RCAF) 9SFTS (RCAF) | X Finch Yale Harvard Harvard Harvard | 4 Sep 1940 - Enlisted as pilot instructor 1 Dec 1942 - Instructor 5 March 1943 - Instructor 11 June 1943 - Instructor 9 Aug 1943 - Instructor 2 Aug 1944 - Instructor | Air Force Cross - No.6SFTS - Award effective 8 June 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1380/44 dated 30 June 1944. Deceased 26 August 1988. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | ||||
144 | Bailey | Norman Russell | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-06-06 Age 23 | J/9880 | Commemorated Bournemouth North Cemetery, Row D.4. Grave 93. United Kingdom. Son Of George And Lillian Bailey, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
145 | Bailey | Albert George | Sgt F/Sgt W/O2 | KIA Age 21 | R | 101346 | AG | RCAF 4ITS (RCAF) 8EFTS (RCAF) KTS (RCAF) 7AOS (RCAF) KTS (RCAF) 4B&GS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 7 AGS (RAF) 1484 Flight (RAF) 420Sqn (RCAF) 432Sqn (RCAF) 432Sqn (RCAF) Last Op | X X Moth X Anson X Battle X Battle Oxford Wellington Wellington Wellington HE294 | 9 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF 21 June 1941 27 July 1941 10 Sep 1941 - Ceased Pilot training 27 Oct 1941 - Remustered to Navigator 1 Feb 1942 - Ceased Navigator training 29 March 1942 - Remustered to Air Gunner 12 June 1942 - UK 30 July 1942 18 Aug 1942 18 Sep 1942 1 May 1943 28 May 1943 - Shot down by nightfighter | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 179. United Kingdom. Son of Ernest T. Bailey, and of Nora Bailey, of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Accident report Losses and Incidents Database |
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146 | Bailey | Elmer Lincoln | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-28 Age 28 | J/90239 | 429Sqn | Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 2. D. 9. Belgium. Son Of George And Emily S. Bailey, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
147 | Bailey | William Alexander | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-23 Age 21 | J/86335 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. H. 18-22. Germany. Son Of William S. Bailey And Margaret Bailey, Of Brantford, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
148 | Baillie | J. | Sqd/Ldr | J | 9144 | PLT | RCAF | X | Oct 44 - | Born 17 April 1916, died 10 August 2008, Victoria B.C. From his obituary: 'He joined the RCAF in February 1941, received his pilot's wings and was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in December 1941. He then served as a flying instructor for two years in Claresholm, AB before being sent overseas in spring 1944. After operational training in November 1944, he joined 426 Squadron with No.6 Group, RAF Bomber Command, stationed at RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire, England. He was later appointed 'A' Flight Commander. He piloted Handley Page Halifax four engine bombers on many night raids over Germany and occupied Europe. After V-E Day, Squadron Leader James Baillie returned to Canada with the Tiger Force and, in September 1945, he returned to civilian life. In 1947, he transferred to the auxiliary component of the RCAF and, in January 1949, was promoted to Wing Commander and appointed Commanding Officer of No. 406 (Auxiliary) Squadron in Saskatoon, an appointment he held until 1952. During this time he was appointed to the position of Aide de Camp to the Governor General of Canada, Field Marshall the Earl of Tunis'. | |||||
149 | Bain | John Douglas Norman | Pilot Officer | DFC | Killed 1942-05-30 Age | J/6027 | 156Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 12. F. 1. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||
150 | Bainbridge | George Harvey | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-25 Age 20 | J/86239 | 626Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. H. 21-25. Germany. Son Of George And Nellie May Bainbridge, Of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
151 | Baker | John Harvey | Sgt F/Sgt | MiD | Canadian in the RAFVR | 776057 | PLT | RAF 422Sqn (RCAF) 422Sqn (RCAF) 422Sqn (RCAF) | X Lerwick Catalina FP180 Sunderland W6029 | July 1940 - Enlisted in the RAF 1942 5 Nov 1942 19 Dec 1942 Crashed on RTB - 7 dead 14 injured | (Photo: 3 August 1942 - 422 Canadian Squadron, Flight Sgt. J. H. Baker, pilot, prepares to take off his Saro Lerwick flying boat as Pilot Officer A. Ormerod, observer, signals shore with an Aldis Light. ) Mention in Despatches - No.422 Squadron - awarded as per London Gazette dated 2 June 1943. Canadian citizen from Saskatchewan who enlisted in the RAF in the Middle East but served in a RCAF unit. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | RCAFA Awards database | |||
152 | Baker | Richard Aubrey | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-04-29 Age | J/6146 | 62Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Calcutta (Bhowanipore) Cemetery, Kolkata, Plot H. Grave 64. India. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
153 | Baker | Frederick Gifford Douglas | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-04-20 Age 24 | J/7620 | Commemorated Heanton Punchardon (St. Augustine) Churchyard, Row O Grave 8. United Kingdom. Son Of Gifford Charles And Bertha Maud Baker, Of Pickering, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
154 | Baker | Frank Greenaway | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-05-26 Age 24 | J/17661 | 428Sqn | Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 4. F. 17. Belgium. Son Of George Stanley Baker And Ada Albertha Baker, Of Wainwright, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
155 | Baker | Walter George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-05-28 Age 22 | C/7115 | Commemorated Toronto (Forest Lawn) Mausoleum, 2. 112B. Canada. Son Of George H. Baker And Irene Isobel Baker, Of Toronto. Bldg. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
156 | Baker | George Raymond | Pilot Officer | MIA 1943-03-09 Age 22 | J/16767 | PLT | 426Sqn | Wellington Wellington | X - 09 Mar 43 - 09 Mar 43 - MIA - See L. Murphy - | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||
157 | Baker | Johial William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-07-04 Age | J/17766 | 432Sqn | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 40. I. 7. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
158 | Baker | Earle Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-12 Age 29 | J/85766 | 404Sqn | Commemorated Pornic War Cemetery, 2. Ab. 10. France. Son Of Frank And Beatrice Maud Baker, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
159 | Baker | Thomas Lloyd | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-17 Age 20 | J/89904 | 433Sqn | Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 4. G. 3. Germany. Son Of Alfred Joseph And Martha Elizabeth Baker, Of Arnprior, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
160 | Baker | John Douglas | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-09-18 Age 21 | J/87670 | 570Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Heteren General Cemetery, Plot 2. Row A. Coll. Grave 20-21. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Douglas And Sarah J. Baker, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
161 | Baker | Nicholas | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-31 Age | J/87569 | 101Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
162 | Baker | William Leroy | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-22 Age 22 | J/92601 | 514Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of William Robinson Baker And Cecilia May Baker, Of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
163 | Balcer | Cyril Rene | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-04-29 Age | J/17747 | 428Sqn | Commemorated Sage War Cemetery, 11. C. 4. Germany. Son Of Albert G. And Jeanne A. Balcer, Of Granby, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
164 | Balcombe | Alfred Alexander | Pilot Officer | Sassenay Churchyard, France | Killed 1943-08-15 Age | J | 18378 | AG | 7Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Sassenay Churchyard, Coll. Grave. France. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||
165 | Baldwin | Cecil Henry | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-06 Age 29 | J/46253 | Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 891. United Kingdom. Son Of Wilfred And Sarah Baldwin Husband Of Marie Mariette Baldwin, Of Metabetchouan, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
166 | Balfour | Andrew George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-11-01 Age | 103358 95200 | AG | 426Sqn Last Op 426Sqn | Halifax Halifax NP771 | X - 01 Nov 44 - 01 Nov 44 - KIA - 1/2 mile S of Tienraij - NL | Commemorated Venray War Cemetery, Vi. F. 12. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Andrew James Balfour And Edna Lyle Balfour. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||
167 | Ball | Donald George Elmore | Squadron Leader | | Killed 1943-04-14 Age 22 | J/3753 | Pilot | 411Sqn | Spitfire Vb EP489 | Born on the 22nd April 1920. Worked as a clerk for the Hudson Bay Store. Enlisted on the 29th June 1940. Trained at Toronto, Fort William and Ottawa, Ontario. Awarded his wings on the 25th January 1941.
Son of Lieutenant Colonel George William Ball RCMP MiD. (Retired from the RCMP on the 30th June 1946 - died on the 19th August 1965, age 70) and Kathleen Ball, of Ste1, Lonsdale Apartments, 9925 104 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Epitaph: 'For Evermore: Stories Of The Fallen'. | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 172. United Kingdom. | ||||
168 | Ball | William Sidney | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-20 Age 30 | J/86161 | 514Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 7. C. 9. Germany. Son Of William R. Ball And Edith Ball, Of Valjean, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
169 | Ballantyne | Orville Russel | Flight Sergeant | Killed 1942-12-10 Age | Smith Falls Ontario | R/82893 | WAG | 45 Transport Command | Boston lll BZ287 | X - 10 Dec 42 - 10 Dec 42 - Killed in a crash in Iceland - Pilot Svend Tostrup Wessel Royal Norwegian Air Force + 1 unknown crew member | BZ287 was on ferry flight on the second ferry route from Dorval, Quebec through Goose Bay, Greenland, and Iceland to Great Britain. The aircraft night landed at Meeks Airfield in Iceland and doing so collided with a petrol drum on the runway and was badly damaged. Aircraft nightlanded at airfield Meeks Field at Reykjavik and doing so collided with a petrol drum on the ground. Commemorated Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery, C40. 19. Iceland. Son Of Russell B. Ballantyne, And Of Mabel Ballantyne, Of Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database Allied Losses Database BZ287 |
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170 | Ballentine | Robert Elmer | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-18 Age 22 | C/89728 | 434Sqn | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row D. Grave 13. United Kingdom. Son Of Wilfrid L. Ballentine And Grace E. Ballentine, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
171 | Baltzer | Ross Lloyd | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-06-02 Age 26 | J/15343 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 28. E. 1-2. Germany. Son Of William Lloyd Baltzer And Sarah Baltzer, Of Harrow, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
172 | Banaszuk | Wacław | F/O | Virtuti Militari 9629 DFC Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x2) | Chełm, Poland | P-2851 / 780822 | Pilot | 305DB Last Op | X X | X - 24 Sep 07 - deceased - | |||||
173 | Bandle | Leo | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-24 Age | J/86128 | 432Sqn | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 9. L. 27. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
174 | Bandur | Sigmund Bernard | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-22 Age 28 | J/88413 | 619Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 49. C. 6. United Kingdom. Son Of Barney And Angela Bandur, Of Broderick, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
175 | Banford | James Greenwood | Flight Lieutenant | | Killed 1943-04-14 Age 27 | J/3725 (R60840) | Pilot | 411Sqn | Spitfire Vb EN907 | <> Born on the 24th January 1918 in Edmonton. Educated at westmount High School. Worked as an accountant prior to service. Enlisted on the 21st June 1941 at Edmonton. Trained at Trenton, Ontario, and Maclean, Alberta. A qualified flying instructor. Son of William Henry Banford (died 27th March 1929, age 42) Margaret Frances Banford (née Greenwood - died 24th February 1965, age 88), brother of Margaret Emily of 9844-113 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. | Commemorated Bayeux War Cemetery, Xxix. K. 4. France. | ||||
176 | Banikhin | Lawrence 'Benny' or 'Barney' | F/Sgt | KIA | RAF CAN | 798501 | PLT | 36Sqn Last Op - 136Sqn | Vildebeest Hurricane | X - 06 Oct 42 - 06 Oct 42 - KIA - SEAC - | Commemorated Ranchi War Cemetery India Lawrence was born 10 Sep 1919 in St John’s, Newfoundland alongside his twin brother Wilfred. The brothers were born to Froim (Frank) and Esther nee Lusher. Frank and Esther had a further two children Marion in 1922 and Cyril in 1929. Lawrence attended school at Bishop Field College, Bond Street in St John’s, and then attended Memorial University College from 1938 – 1939. When war was declared Lawrence was the second man from St John’s to volunteer after his friend. His records state: ‘They were a 'local' who enlisted into the Royal Air Force in Newfoundland. They joined after August 1940. Was appointed as a Class F Reservist’ Lawrence joined the RAF and his twin Wilfred joined the Army. Wilfred’s family have stated that he served for 6 years in heavy artillery in the British Army. Both Lawrence and Wilfred were stationed in the UK for a while. Lawrence wrote to his mother ‘that he loved to fly over Ireland, it was so lush and green’. Their sister Marion worked as a civilian secretary for the head of the Naval Armaments Depot. Whilst serving in the RAF, Lawrence was given the nicknames Benny and Barney as seen in the book extract below: ‘On 3 February 1942, the remaining aircrews of the original four-squadron wing that had been assigned to the defence of Singapore had arrived in Karachi, together with a cargo of crated Hurricanes. With the victorious Japanese fleet now poised to enter the Bay of Bengal, it was decided that the first eight Hurricanes to be assembled were to be flown to Colombo to defend Ceylon. The pilots assigned were Flight Lieutenant Peter Fletcher, a Rhodesian; Flying Officer Joe Edwards, a Canadian; Pilot Officer Ian Adamson, a Scot from the Argentine who wore the shoulder flashes BLAV (British Latin American Volunteers); Pilot Officer Gordon Conway; Warrant Officer Thomas Taggart Young, an American in RAF uniform; Flight Sergeants Barney Banikhin and Bill Higgins; and Sergeant ‘Ginger’ Hicks. It would have been hard to find a more cosmopolitan group. We lost two pilots at this time. To test Japanese reaction a sweep was flown over Chittagong, on the far side of the Bay of Bengal. On the way back Barney Banikhin made a successful forced landing, but Hamish Weatherall developed a bad glycol leak and was killed when he spun in, apparently overcome by fumes. A fortnight later I handed over my aircraft to Piers Worrall, who took over readiness in it. I had flown it twice the previous day, but when he took off later in a scramble he lost his engine in a dead cut and was burned to death when he crashed into a pillbox at the end of the runway. In mid-1942, No 136 Squadron moved to Red Road, a strip in the centre of Calcutta, from where it could operate as a single unit. Because of the severe camber on Red Road, the Hurricanes normally took off singly on the crown of the road to assist in keeping straight. Failure to do so could have disastrous consequences, as Gordon Conway discovered one day when, while taking off as number two of a pair, he failed to keep on top of the camber and progressively drifted to port as engine torque and adverse camber combined. Just as he got airborne the port wing took the top off a sentry box that had foolishly been sited right on the edge of the road (it never was again). Thanks to the Hurricane’s ruggedness and some skilful flying, Conway got down with several feet of more losses in 1942 when Barney Banikhin flew into the ground during a practice attack and was killed instantly, and a month later the squadron’s American pilot, Thomas Taggart Young, hit a tree in the same exercise area and died from his injuries three days later’. Extract taken from: Jackson, Robert. Through the Eyes of the World's Fighter Aces: The Greatest Fighter Pilots of World War Two. Pen & Sword Books.
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177 | Banks | Jack Standish | AC1 AC2 Sgt F/Sgt P/O F/O | DFM | KIFA Age 26 | R J | 11620 15267 | GD AG PLT | RCAF 5Sqn (RCAF) 1WS (RCAF) 1B&GS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 75Sqn (RAF) 214Sqn (RAF) 11OTU (RAF) 9Sqn (RAF) RCAF 1WS (RCAF) 6ITS (RCAF) 20EFTS (RCAF) 5SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 20 (P)AFU (RAF) 20 (P)AFU (RAF) Last Flight | X X Moth & Stinson Battle X Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington X Moth & Norseman X Moth Anson X Oxford Oxford V3821 | 14 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF 15 Sep 1939 - Acccounts section 25 May 1940 - Remustered to Air Gunner 14 Oct 1940 26 Dec 1940 - UK 6 Jan 1941 10 Jan 1941 21 Jan 1941 20 Apr 1941 16 Feb 1942 - Repatriated to Canada 8 March 1942 - Refresher training 23 May 1942 - Remustered to Pilot 1 Aug 1942 27 Sep 1942 18 March 1943 - UK 4 May 1943 3 June 1943 - Killed in mid-air collision | - Distinguished Flying Medal - No.9 Squadron (unit not given in AFRO) - Award effective 13 April 1942 as per London Gazette dated 14 April 1942 and AFRO 611/42 dated 24 April 1942. - Commemorated Kidlington Burial Ground, Sec. B. Grave 15. United Kingdom. - Son of Joseph Dimock and Amy (nee Demont) Banks of Torbrook Mines, Nova Scotia; Husband of Anne Marie Louise (nee Marchand) Banks, of East Angus, Quebec. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada RCAFA Awards Database Accident Report Losses and Incidents Database |
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178 | Bannister | Richard Harrington.. | F/Sgt | POW | R | 145314 | Air Bomber | 166Sqn | Lancaster ND798 AS-C | 30 Mar 44 - POW - Nightfighter - Attacking Nuremberg/ Missing, nothing heard from after take off | Crew Members: Plt. Off. Victor William Reginald Park RAF 172302 - 2nd Pilot: Sgt. John Toole RAF 1684897 - Flight Engineer - survived became POW: W/O. L. E. Edmunds RCAF J/87093 - Navigator - survived became POW: Sgt. Albert Binder RAF 11465223 - Wireless Op.: Sgt. Peter Henry Brown RAF 1305927 - Mid Upper Gunner : Sgt. Frank Storer RAF 1085739 - Rear Gunner: Plt. Off. Walter Henry Burnett RAF 171640 Pilot: Flt. Sgt. Richard Harrington Bannister RCAF R/145314 Air Bomber survived became POW | ||||
179 | Bannock | Russ | P/O F/O F/L S/L W/C | DFC | C | 1086 | PLT | RCAF Vancouver Flying Cb RCAF Stn Trenton Camp Borden 112Sqn (RCAF) 1WS (RCAF) CFS Trenton 3 (RCAF) FIS 36OTU (RCAF) 60OTU 418Sqn 406Sqn OSHQ RAF Staff College RCAF RCAF Photos RCAF Photos RCAF Photos | N/A X X X X X X X X X Mosquito Mosquito X X X X X X | 09 Sep 39 - Joined the RCAF - 27 Sep 39 - X - 05 Nov 39 - X - 10 Dec 39 - 20 Feb 40 - Awarded Wings - 22 Apr 40 - RCAF Stn Ottawa - 10 Jul 40 - 10 Aug 40 - Instructor - 28 Aug 42 - 11 Oct 43 - 12 Nov 43 - RCAF Stn Greenwood - 11 Apr 44 - 10 Jun 44 - 29 Aug 44 - X - 20 Nov 44 - 04 Jan 45 - X - 28 Dec 44 - (Attached - still with 406Sqn) - 14 May 45 - 20 Aug 45 - 10 May 46 - Released from the RCAF - PL 33041 (with his Nav, F/O R. Bruce), PL 43732 (S/L Bannock - DFC & Bar), PL 24137 (Head and shoulder - no ribbons) & PL 31295 (with F/O Bruce beside their Mosquito) | 25.5 enemy destroyed including 19 V-1. Navigator R.R. Bruce Citation DFC: BANNOCK, S/L Russell (C1086) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.418 Squadron Award effective 3 October (supplement of 29 Sept) 1944 as per London Gazette of that date & AFRO 2637/44 dated 8 December 1944. This officer has completed numerous sorties including several attacks on enemy airfields on which he has caused much disruption. He is a highly efficient flight commander and has showed much skill and initiative in the planning and execution of his missions. His successes include the destruction of many flying bombs, three of which he destroyed in one patrol. NOTE: Public Record Office Air 2/9159 has original recommendation by W/C A. Barker on 31 July 1944 when he had flown 12 sorties (54 hours ten minutes), although the statistics given below do not agree with those elsewhere in the document. Since joining this squadron in June, Squadron Leader Bannock has completed four Intruder sorties, one Day Ranger and 14 Anti-Diver patrols and has been outstanding in his keenness for any form of operational flying. On his second operational sortie on the night of 14th June, Squadron Leader Bannock attacked and destroyed a Messerschmitt 110 at Avord airfield. Then, using the burning enemy aircraft as a target indicator, he bombed the airfield with two 500-pound bombs. On July 17th, this officer carried out a long Night Ranger to Leipzig, and in spite of doubtful weather conditions, reached his target area, destroyed an unidentified enemy aircraft at Altenburg and probably destroyed a second. In addition to destroying enemy aircraft, Squadron Leader Bannock has been particularly enthusiastic and successful in shooting down flying bombs at night. Since June 19th this pilot has shot down a total of 16 flying bombs, 15 over the sea and one over land; of these three were destroyed on one patrol on the night of July 3rd and four on July 6th. Squadron Leader Bannock is an excellent officer and has shown much initiative in the planning and execution of his sorties. His personal example and devotion to duty together with his willingness to pass on to crews less experienced than himself the lessons learnt from his sorties against flying bombs, have done much to increase and maintain the high standard of morale not only of the aircrew but of all with whom he has come in contact. | ||||
180 | Baran | Michael | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-17 Age 35 | J/92340 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery, Plot 13. Row 1. Grave 8. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of George And Mary Baran, Of Hamilton, Ontario; Husband Of Elsa Kathleen Baran (Nee Bergstrom), Of Hamilton, Ontario. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
181 | Barber | Hubert Knight | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-04-10 Age 30 | J/17241 | 47 (RAF)Sqn | Commemorated Tripoli War Cemetery, 5. D. 18. Libya. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
182 | Barber | James William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-25 Age 20 | J/90366 | 101Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. L. 12-15. Germany. Son Of John Henry And Nellie Barber, Of Lansdowne Station, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
183 | Barker | Myron Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-05-14 Age 28 | J/17650 | 57Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 15. E. 16. Germany. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. J. A. Barker, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
184 | Barker | Lloyd Roger | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-15 Age 22 | J/88605 | 431Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row C. Grave 16. United Kingdom. Son Of Brooks H. Barker And Bertha S. Barker, Of Killdeer, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
185 | Barker | Malcolm Melly | Pilot Officer |
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Son of George Alfred (died 19069, age 85) and Susan Maud Barker (née Good - died 1971, age 82), brother of Alan, Pauline and Vera of Pineville, Pinehurst, East Greenfield, Province of Quebec, Canada. Epitaph: 'Always Good, Unselfish And Kind Ever Remembered By Mother, Dad, Brothers & Sisters | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 11. F. 26. Germany. | ||||
186 | Barkway | Percy James William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-04 Age | J/86069 | 626Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated St. Remy-Sous-Barbuise Churchyard, Joint Grave 5. France. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
187 | Barnard | David Russell | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-26 Age 26 | J/92354 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. H. 16-18. Germany. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Edward Barnard; Husband Of Lillian Barnard, Of Mildmay, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
188 | Barnard | Wilfred Stanley | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-19 Age 20 | J/92350 | 420Sqn | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row J. Grave 18. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Sarah Barnard, Of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
189 | Barnes | Lemuel George | F/L | Baled out - evaded | J/10072 | PLT | 402Sqn RCAF | Spitfire RM839 | 21 Feb 45 - Safe - | Born on the 08th January 1918. in Calgary, Alberta Canada. Husband of Katherine Grace. A Crescent Heights High School. At the age of twenty-two, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and served in Europe and Malta during World War II as a spitfire pilot. On his return home from England, he went on to study civil engineering at the University of Alberta. Upon graduation, he worked briefly as an engineer in Ottawa and after the birth of his second child, came home to Calgary to be closer to his family. He then started to work at Burns and Dutton where he ultimately achieved the position of Chief Engineer of Heavy Construction. In 1959, he formed a partnership with his university friend Ian Campbell. They spent many years doing the work that they both enjoyed, completing many of Calgary’s major construction projects. He was also a skilled curler in his younger years and golfed throughout his life. Lem shared his love of the game of golf with his family and friends at the Earl Grey Golf Club. He had a lifelong passion for literature, theatre and music. He believed in education and actively encouraged and supported his grandchildren in their pursuits, taking pride in their accomplishments. Lem lived life with integrity and care for others, setting an example by his actions. He strongly believed in the potential of all individuals. One defining contribution that exemplified his generous spirit was building, through determination, commitment and expertise, a camp at Gull Lake for people with disabilities named in honour of him. They lived in Victoria for the past four years, where Lem often remarked that “he was pursuing the even tenor of his days”, he and Katherine were able to enjoy the natural beauty of the city. Returning to Calgary, his family felt blessed by time spent together. They had five children, Debbie, Harold, Sharon MacGregor (Ian), George (Nancy) and Tom (Menchie); eight grandchildren, one great grandchild, his remaining siblings, Mary, Kay and Tom and other extended family. He was predeceased by his mother Frances Sarah (née Twamley - died 27th January 1977, age 79), father Lemuel Arthur Wesley (died 01st July 1966, age 86), brother Jack, and sister Winnie. He passed away on the 07th January 2008, age 89. | |||||
190 | Barnes | Roland Roy | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-01-28 Age 32 | J/12549 | 145Sqn | Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada. Son Of William Leonard And Ida Claire Barnes. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
191 | Barnett | George Howell | Pte AC2 AC1 LAC Cpl Sgt F/Sgt WO2 P/O | KIA Age 28 | No. J | 10771 90983 | Infantry Clerk BA | Chateauguay Regiment RCAF 1MD (RCAF) 115Sqn (RCAF) 1B&GS (RCAF) 12 ED (RCAF) 3ITS (RCAF) 13EFTS (RCAF) 5SFTS (RCAF) 1 KTS (RCAF) 8B&GS (RCAF) 2AOS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 6 (O)AFU (RAF) 24OTU (RAF) 1664HCU (RCAF) 432Sqn (RCAF) 432Sqn (RCAF) 432Sqn (RCAF) Last Op | X X X X X X X X Finch Anson X Battle Anson X Anson Whitley Halifax Halifax NP721 Halifax NP812 | 1933 - 1934 12 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF 26 Oct 1939 8 Apr 1940 19 July 1940 12 June 1941 7 June 1942 - Remustered to pilot 13 Sep 1942 22 Nov 1942 31 Jan 1943 - Ceased pilot training 4 Apr 1943 - Remustered to Bomb Aimer 27 June 1943 2 Sep 1943 - UK 5 Oct 1943 16 Nov 1943 15 Aug 1944 18 Sep 1944 5 Dec 1944 - Aborted take off, exited prior to bomb load explosion 30 Dec 1944 - Injured by flak, bailed out, died of wounds | (Photo: nose art on Halifax NP812.) Commemorated Jemeppe-Sur-Sambre Communal Cemetery, North-East Part. Belgium. Son of George William Barnett and Florence Annie Barnett of Montreal Quebec, husband of Josephine Margaret Barnett of Mont-Tremblant Quebec. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Yorkshire Aircraft Co Accident Report - 5 Dec 1944 Accident Report - 30 Dec 1944 6 RCAF Bomber Group Daily Ops |
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192 | Barnicke | Peter | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-11-09 Age 19 | J | 92693 | AG | 138Sqn | Stirling LK198 | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Harry And Lucy Barnicke, Of Oakville, Ontario, Canada. | Read Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database |
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193 | Barr | Alexander | F/O | | KIA | J | 26504 (R14497) | PLT | 263Sqn Last Op - 263Sqn | Typhoon Typhoon Ib R8923 MN-U | X - 14 Oct 44 - 14 Oct 44 - KIA - Collision - | Born on the 10th April 1920 in Stoney Creek. Educated at Queen Mary School and Hamilton Technical Instute. An electrical apprentice at Bennie Electrical in Hamilton. Enlisted on the 31st July 1941. Pilot badge awarded on the 10th April 1942. Posted to 263 Squadron in September 1943
Son of Alexander (died 26th June 1965, age 80) and Jean Barr (née Keegan - died 05th March 1961, age 70), one sister, Bessie, of 96 Britain Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Fiancé of Audrey Richardson of 107 Lindsay Avenue, Toronto, Canada. Epitaph: 'Blessed Are The Dead Which Die In The Lord'. | |||
194 | Barr | Charles Rae | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-06-17 Age 23 | J/15520 | 102Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 6. H. 6. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Dr. Charles Henry Barr And Mary Ellen Vivian Barr, Of Verdun, Province Of Quebec; Nephew Of Dr. J. Rae Carson, M.A., Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
195 | Barr | William John | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-10 Age 20 | J/92196 | 630Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Omerville Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. France. Son Of Joseph William And Edith B. Barr, Of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
196 | Barrett | John Hamilton | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-10-14 Age 20 | J/14556 | Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada. Son Of John A. Barrett And Ena Constance Barrett; Husband Of Marjorie R. Barrett, Of North Vancouver, British Columbia. B.Sc. (Dalhousie University, Halifax). | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
197 | Barrie | John Donald | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-29 Age 23 | J/86495 | 431Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Daniel And May Barrie, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Marion Barrie, Of Toronto. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
198 | Barron | Peter Clarence | P/O F/O F/L | AFC | J | 8351 | GD PLT | RCAF 2 Equipment Depot RCAF 3EFTS (RCAF) 2SFTS (RCAF) 1ANS (RCAF) 2 ANS (RCAF) 168Sqn (RCAF) | X X X Finch Yale Anson Anson Fortress | 14 June 1940 - Enlisted in RCAF 8 July 1940 14 Aug 1940 - Remustered to pilot 20 June 1941 7 Aug 1941 24 Oct 1941 21 Apr 1942 1945 | Air Force Cross - No.168 Squadron (Canada) - Award effective 23 February 1946 as per London Gazette dated 26 February 1946 and AFRO 280/46 dated 15 March 1946. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | ||||
199 | Barrons | Harold John | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-27 Age | J/19345 | 630Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
200 | Barrowman | Archibald Macarthur | Pilot Officer | DFC | Killed 1944-03-15 Age | R J | 147703 85618 | AG | 97Sqn Last Op - 97Sqn | Lancaster Lancaster JB361 | X - 15 Mar 44 - 15 Mar 44 - KIA - Tgt = Stuttgart - | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 4. K. 23. Germany. Son Of John And Margaret Barrowman, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||
201 | Bartlemay | William Arthur | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-10-25 Age 19 | J/95199 | 428Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 14. E. 15-18. Germany. Son Of Charles E. Bartlemay, And Of Myra Glenn Bartlemay, Of Buffalo, New York State, U.S.A. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
202 | Barton | Robert Alexander 'Butch' | P/O F/O F/L S/L W/C | DFC | RAF CAN | RAF | 37664 | PLT | RAF 41Sqn 249Sqn 272Sqn ------------------------ RAF | X Spitfire Hurricane Beaufighter ------------------- X | 27 Jan 36 - Joined the RAF 11 Oct 36 - 15 May 40 - 1940 - CO until posted on 08 Dec 41 - Jan 42 - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Postwar RAF - Retired in 1959 - | Battle of Britain. Wounded on 1940-09-15 at 15:30hrs. He was shot down in his Hurricane I (V6625) over Shell Haven, Essex by a Bf 109.Retired Feb 1959 as Wing Commander 2010 Born Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, 7 June 1916 “Butch” Barton joined the Royal Air Force at age 19, travelling to England to take a short service commission. He started his career before the war on biplane fighters with 41 Squadron. With the outbreak of the war, Barton joined 249 Squadron flying Hurricanes at RAF Boscombe Down. He became a flight commander with 249 during the Battle of Britain, once bailing from his Hurricane after it was hit from return fire from a Dornier Do 17 bomber. By the end of the Battle of Britain, he was awarded a DFC for his “outstanding leadership”. With 249 Squadron, he also took part on the air war over Malta, adding to the total of his victories. Under Barton’s leadership, 249 Squadron became one of the most respected and lethal units on Malta and in the RAF. By war’s end he was a Wing Commander with 14 victories to his credit. The Battle of Britain London Monument web page says this about Barton: “During his career he had always tried to maintain the highest standards of chivalry, once severely reprimanding an inexperienced colleague who had finished off a damaged German aircraft, killing the pilot as he was attempting to crash-land over England... “Butch” Barton died on 2nd September 2010. His ashes were scattered on his favourite lake in British Columbia on the morning of 15th September, Battle of Britain Day.” | Allied Losses Database Battle of Britain Database |
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203 | Barton | R.J. | F/O | J | 25523 | Air Bomber | Lancaster Mk I ME641 AS-A | Attacking Schweinfurt. Collided with 460Sqn aircraft shortly after take-off on what was just their 2nd Sortie | Crew Members: Flt. Sgt. Alfred Henry Hullah RAF 1438672 - Pilot: Sgt. James Oldfield RAF 1506017 - Flight Engineer - survived: Flg. Off. R. J. Barton RCAF J/25523 - Air Bomber - survived: Sgt. Albert John Wolfe RAF 1397330 - Wireless Operator: Flt. Sgt. W. Jones RAF 1291788 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Thomas Leo Connelly RCAF R/189736 - Mid Upper Gunner: Connilly Mid Upper Gunner day of crash - KIA: Sgt. William Percy Martin RAF 1602856 - Rear Gunner: Flt. Sgt. George Albert Andrews RCAF R/153899 Navigator: Sgt. Thomas Leo Connelly RCAF R/189736 Mid Upper Gunner | ||||||
204 | Barton | Thomas Granston | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-29 Age 21 | J/88777 | 425Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Margaret Barton, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
205 | Basarab | Louis | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-11-21 Age | J/95202 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 8. C. 9. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
206 | Baskerville | Norman George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-04 Age 24 | J/88192 | 207Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Dontilly Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave. France. Son Of George P. Baskerville And Mabel E. Baskerville, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada;. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
207 | Bates | John Donald | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-20 Age 19 | J/86432 | 431Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. L. 2-7. Germany. Son Of Thomas H. Bates And Janey Pearl Bates, Of Farm Point, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
208 | Bates | R.F. | USA | J | ? | PLT | RCAF 31B&GS (RCAF) | X Battle & Lysander | Jan 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF 28 April 1941 - Staff Pilot - RCAF Picton, Ontario | (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | |||||
209 | Bath | Peter Thomas | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-22 Age 24 | J/19670 | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row E. Grave 1. United Kingdom. Son Of Alfred Thomas Bath And Sarah Needham Bath, Of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
210 | Batters | Harold Mark | Flight Sergeant | Killed | R | 95487 | Pilot | 401Sqn | Spitfire BS277 | X - 04 Dec 42 - 04 Dec 42 - KIA - English Channel - | Read Archive Report | ||||
211 | Baudoux | E.L. | G/C | DFC | 42095 42095 42095 C 94033 X X X | PLT | RAF 233Sqn 233Sqn RCAF ------------------- RCAF RCAF Greenwood X X Last Op | X Hudson X X ------------------ X X X X X | Joined the RAF in 1938 07 Feb 40 - 20 Apr 43 - Transferred to the RCAF on 03 May 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Post War RCAF Station Commander - Retired in 1969. 1st Canadian tograduate from the Empire Test School First RCAF pilot to fly jets in Canada - 27 May 09.- deceased - | ||||||
212 | Baumann | George Robert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-29 Age | J/86940 | 431Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 2. F. 17. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
213 | Baxter | Douglas Frank Jakes | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-05 Age 25 | J/86085 | 576Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated St. Cyr-En-Val Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1-3. France. Son Of Frank Edward And Ethel Baxter; Husband Of Sibyl L. Baxter, Of Auburndale, Massachusetts, U.S.A. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
214 | Baxter | William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-22 Age | J/87720 | 630Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Bergh (Kilder) Roman Catholic Churchyard, Grave 5. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
215 | Baxter | Leonard Earl | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-21 Age | J/95240 | 227Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 14. L. 12. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
216 | Beach | Earl Victor | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-07 Age 19 | J/95237 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Thomas V. And Alice Beach, Of Killaloe Station, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
217 | Beales | Fred | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-10 Age 20 | J/89951 | 10Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Laval (Valfleury) Communal Cemetery, E. Sub-Sec. D. Row 1. Joint Grave 42945-42946. France. Son Of Fred And Lily Beales, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Ethel Joyce Beales, Of Hamilton. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
218 | Beames | Henry Denys | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-20 Age 22 | J/18779 | 434Sqn | Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 8. C. 12. Germany. Son Of The Revd. William Stanley Beames And Gertrude Elizabeth Beames, Of Penticton, British Columbia, Canada; Husband Of Brenda Beames. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
219 | Beard | Edwin George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-17 Age 21 | J/89967 | 158Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row B. Grave 5. United Kingdom. Son Of Frederick Charles And Daisy Louisa Beard, Of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
220 | Beardall | Donald Roy | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-02-23 Age 19 | J/9450 | Commemorated Toronto (Park Lawn) Cemetery, Sec. T. Lot 674. Grave 1. Canada. Son Of Stanley Haworth Beardall And Mary Ellen Beardall, Of Weston. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
221 | Beasley | Joseph Ronald | Flying Officer | | Killed 1944-12-24 Age 24 | J/23867 | Pilot | 416Sqn | Spitfire SM277 DN-Y | Born on the 18th October 1920 in Ottawa. Member of Ottawa Flying Club. Enlisted on the 18th September 1939 in Ottawa. Son of John (died 17th January 1953, age 66. Served in the Royal Sussex Regiment during WW1, wounded and lost a leg) and Susan Theresa Beasley (née Walsh - died 07th January 1967) of 147 - 5th Avenue Apartments, Ottawa, Ontario of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Margaret Irene Beasley (married 18th September 1942), father of Carol Lynn (born 01st March 1944) of 86 Balsam Street, Ottawa. Canada. Epitaph: 'Till The Day Break'. | Commemorated Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Vii. A. 10. Belgium. The family lost another son earlier the same year. | ||||
222 | Beaumont | Leys Middleton | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-08-24 Age 23 | J/9205 | 44Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Gosselies Communal Cemetery, Row 1. Coll. Grave 5-7. Belgium. Son Of Reginald And Florence Amy Beaumont, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
223 | Beauregard | Charles Marie | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-23 Age | J/88613 | 101Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 4. A. 5. Germany. Son Of Sinai And Dorilla Beauregard, Of Salmon Valley, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
224 | Beaver | John Wesley | Flight Lieutenant | Survived war - passed away 1989 | Canada | R/223281 | Pilot | RCAF | Spitfire | -1941 | Son, David Beaver contacted us in March 2017: Spitfire was shot down (I believe this was in late 1941 or early 1942) and he suffered internal injuries as a result of the crash. He was discharged home as a result of the injuries. After returning home he enrolled in electrical engineering in Queens University and graduated with a degree. Joined Ontario Hydro and worked his way up the ladder to become second in command at the Nuclear Power Development facility in Rolphton, Ontario. It was in these early years with Ontario Hydro that he was also elected as Chief of Alder ville First Nation and was in that position for four years. After leaving NPD he held the following positions in the power development industry: General Manager North Eastern Region of Ontario Hydro, President of the Churchill Falls Labrador, Corporation, Chairman of the Northern Canada Power Commission, Vice President of Atomic Energy of Canada Corporation where he was the CEO of the construction of the Candoo Nuclear Reactor in South Korea. He also was the the primary developer of the Socio-economic Development Committee for Indian Affairs. He also presented with several honorary doctorates from different educational institutions. On top of all his accomplishments he was also a great father? Dad passed away from prostate cancer in 1989. | ||||
225 | Beavo | William Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-08-17 Age | J/18308 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
226 | Beazley | Harry | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-08 Age 26 | J/ 19855 | 15Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Gambais Churchyard, Coll. Grave. France. Son Of Robert E. Beazley And Alice Beazley, Of Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada; Husband Of Marguerite P. Beazley, Of Halifax, Nova Scotia. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
227 | Beck | John William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-12-06 Age 22 | J/16163 | 107Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom. Son Of Stella Morgan Beck, Of Vermont, Michigan, U.S.A. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
228 | Beck | Charles Douglas | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-21 Age | J/95542 | 421Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. A. 7. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
229 | Becker | Robert Douglas Albert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-14 Age 20 | J/94373 | 201Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Irvinestown Church Of Ireland Churchyard, Plot 2. Grave 71. United Kingdom. Son Of George Albert And Jean Lindsay Becker, Of Pouce Coupe, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
230 | Beckwith | Harry | Sgt F/Sgt P/O F/O F/L | DFM | R J | 90903 17763 | NAV | RCAF 2ITS (RCAF) 6EFTS (RCAF) KTS (RCAF) 7AOS (RCAF) 3B&GS (RCAF) 1ANS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 22OTU (RAF) 218Sqn (RAF) 218Sqn (RAF) RCAF 5AOS (RCAF) 7AOS (RCAF) 1CNS (RCAF) RCAF | X X Moth X Anson Bolinbroke Anson X Wellington Stirling Stirling BK607 X Anson Anson Anson X | 7 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Winnipeg, Manitoba 10 April 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan 15 May 1941 - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan 2 July 1941 - Failed Pilot Training, Remustered to Navigator 17 Aug 1941 - Portage la Prairie, Manitoba 8 Nov 1941 - Macdonald, Manitoba 20 Dec 1942 - Rivers, Manitoba 8 Feb 1942 - Bournemouth, UK 1942 - RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire 1942 - RAF Downham Market, Norfolk 28 Nov 1942 - Wrecked on landing after mission 4 Sep 1944 - Repatriated to Canada 29 Oct 1944 - Staff - Winnipeg, Manitoba 31 March 1945 - Staff - Portage la Prairie, Manitoba 12 May 1945 - Staff - Rivers, Manitoba 8 Aug 1945 - Retired from the RCAF | (Photo: 4 July 1942 22 OTU, four Canadians on training in the UK, Beckwith is at center) - Distinguished Flying Medal - No.218 Squadron - Award effective 6 August 1943 as per London Gazette dated 13 August 1943 and AFRO 1849/43 dated 10 September 1943. Deceased in 1990, buried in Calgary, Alberta. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | RCAFA Awards Database 218 Squadron Association Losses and Incidents Database |
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231 | Bedell | Reginald Hudson | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-12-19 Age | J/20459 | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
232 | Beech | Gerard Mckee | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-07-29 Age | J/9160 | 9Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 26. H. 14. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
233 | Beech | Charles Trask | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-17 Age | J/86998 | 434Sqn | Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xiv. H. 14. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
234 | Beemer | Frederick Hill | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-08-12 Age 25 | J/3748 | 149Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 3. B. 18. Germany. Son of Fred Percy and Mabel Hill Beemer, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
235 | Beer | Lloyd Stuart | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-26 Age | J/85033 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. E. 8-11. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
236 | Beirnes | Jack Rife | Sgt WO2 P/O F/O F/L S/L | DFC & Bar | KIFA Age 30 | R C | 50988 13458 | PLT | RCAF 1ITS (RCAF) 1SFTS (RCAF) 1ANS (RCAF) 2 ANS (RCAF) 118Sqn (RCAF) 118Sqn (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 438Sqn (RCAF) 438Sqn (RCAF) 438Sqn (RCAF) RCAF 8 RD (RCAF) RCAF 3PRC (RCAF) 83GSU (RAF) 438Sqn (RCAF) 438Sqn (RCAF) Last Op | X X Yale & Harvard Anson Anson Kittyhawk Kittyhawk X Typhoon Typhoon Typhoon MM959 X X X X Typhoon Typhoon Typhoon SW393 | 13 Apr 1940 - Enlisted in RCAF - Edmonton, Alberta 29 Apr 1940 - Toronto, Ontario 20 July 1940 - Already a pilot - Borden, Ontario 1 Dec 1940 - Staff pilot - Rivers, Manitoba 12 Aug 1941 - Staff pilot - Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick 16 Dec 1941 - Dartmouth Nova Scotia 21 June 1942 - Annette Island, Alaska 10 Nov 1943 - Bournemouth, UK 20 Nov 1943 - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire 27 June 1944 - Lantheuil, France 29 July 1944 - Commanding Officer 15 Nov 1944 - Repatriated to Canada 4 Jan 1945 - Winnipeg, Manitoba 26 Feb to 11 March 1945 - Leave in Canada 26 March 1945 - Bournemouth, UK 27 March 1945 - RAF Bognor, Sussex 6 Apr 1945 - Commanding Officer - Eindhoven, NL 1 June 1945 - Killed in crash due to engine failure | (Photo: S/L Beirnes in front of his Typhoon F3-B after returning from a mission where the flak scored a bull's eye on his aircraft) DFC - No.438 Squadron - Award effective 24 October 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2637/44 dated 8 December 1944. Bar to DFC - No.438 Squadron (deceased). Award effective 3 September 1945 as per London Gazette dated 14 September 1944 and AFRO 1672/45 dated 2 November 1945. Commemorated Aabenraa Cemetery, Allied Mil. Plot. Row 6. 14. Denmark. Member of the Edmonton and Northern Alberta Aero Club when he obtained his private Pilot Licence in June 1936. Son of Arthur Appleton and Nellie Mellis (née Wood) Beirnes. Husband of Gwendolyn (née Firth) Beirnes, father of Gordon Donald Beirnes, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.. Brother of R61113 F/Sgt Donald Wood Beirnes, KIA on 4 Jan 1942 over the Mediterranean. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn) | Archive loss report |
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237 | Belanger | Joseph Jean Donnelly | P/O F/O | KIFA Age 20 | J | 35867 | PLT | RCAF 1ITS (RCAF) 20EFTS (RCAF) KTS (RCAF) 1MD (RCAF) 3ITS (RCAF) 11EFTS (RCAF) 8SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 20 (P)AFU (RAF) 1538 BATF (RAF) 22OTU (RAF) 22OTU (RAF) Last Flight | X X Moth X X X Finch Anson X Oxford Oxford Wellington Wellington LN869 | 6 Oct 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF 15 March 1942 16 Aug 1942 10 Oct 1942 - Pilot Training Ceased 31 Oct 1942 - Englsih Language Course 24 Jan 1943 4 Apr 1943 30 May 1943 31 Oct 1943 - UK 18 Jan 1944 14 March 1944 30 May 1944 30 July 1944 - Crashed with an engine on fire | Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4140. United Kingdom. Son of Joseph Ernest and Katherine (nee Donnelly) Belanger, of Quebec City, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Losses and Incidents Database Accident report |
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238 | Belkin | Paul | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-10-09 Age 22 | J/87039 | 159Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Rangoon War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. J. 1-8. Myanmar (ex Burma). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
239 | Bell | Angus Hugh | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-07-04 Age | J/17340 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. A. 2. Belgium. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
240 | Bell | James Bond (Jimmie) | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-19 Age 22 | J/19147 | 432Sqn | Commemorated Clichy Northern Cemetery, Plot 16. Row 15. Grave 2. France. Son Of David And Edith Gertrude Bell, Husband Of Olwen Gwyneth Bell, Of Coleman, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
241 | Bell | Alexander Matthew James | Pilot Officer | MIA 1944-03-23 Age 34 | R J | 89731 85548 | AE BA | 426Sqn | X - 23 Mar 44 - 23 Mar 44 - MIA - See C.G. Hetherington - | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert John And Louise Emma Bell, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Elsie Louise Bell, Of Hamilton, Ontario. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||
242 | Bell | David Gordon | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-12 Age 25 | J/88695 | 432Sqn | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row E. Grave 19. United Kingdom. Son Of Fleet Surg. G. A. S. Bell And Mrs. Bell, Of Lower Capilano, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
243 | Bell | Harold Copeland | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-16 Age 22 | J/86232 | 578Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row C. Grave 19. United Kingdom. Son Of Norman And Mary Bell; Husband Of Dorothy Rose Bell, Of Fort William, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
244 | Bell | Norman Edward | Pilot Officer | Pow No: 3341 Camp: L3 - Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria | J | 2458 | Pilot | 428Sqn | Halifax V LK913 NA-N | 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 | |||||
245 | Bellamy | Glenn Crawford | Flying Officer | Killed 1944-10-14 Age 26 | J | 37834 | Air Bomber | 153Sqn Last Op - 153Sqn | Lancaster NG115 AS-U | X - 14 Oct 44 - 14 Oct 44 - KIA - See J. Lindsay - Attacking Duisberg | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 16. D. 9. Germany. Son Of Alexander Mcphail Bellamy And Anna Jane Bellamy, Of McKague, Saskatchewan, Canada. Posted from 166Sqn to 153Sqn 5 Oct 1944 Crew Members: Sgt. Arthur Scammell RAF 1853075 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. William Greene RCAF R/224448 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Thomas Allanson RAF 1590136 - Rear Gunner: Flg. Off. Joseph Ross Eugene Brouillette RCAF J/36348 Pilot: Flg. Off. Alfred Alexander Picard RCAF J/37732 Navigator: Flg. Off. Glenn Crawford Bellamy RCAF J/37834 Air Bomber: Plt. Off. James Lindsay RCAF J/19994 Wireless Operator | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||
246 | Bellamy | John Alwin | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-07 Age 31 | J/95238 | 424Sqn | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 9. B. 6. Germany. Son Of George Octavious And Catherine Rose Bellamy; Husband Of Verne Elliott Bellamy, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
247 | Bellingham | William Henry Laurie | Flying Officer | | Killed 1944-11-19 Age 21 | J/25376 | Pilot | 412Sqn | Spitfire IX PL159 | Born on the 06th February 1923 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. Educated at Magog High School and Sir George William College in Montreal. Worked for Vickers Ltd in Montreal as as an aerospace constructor. Enlisted on the 23rd March 1942. Wings awarded on the 16th April 1943 at Service Flying Training School in Uplands, Ontario. Joined 412 squadron on the 03rd August 1944 from 61 Operational Training Unit.
Son of William and Bertha Bellingham (née Hinton), brother of Cyril Oswald and Brian Oliver of 6 Hatley Street, Magog, Province of Quebec, Canada. Epitaph: 'This Is The Day On Which He Entered Into The Eternal Light. For Ever Loved'. | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 14. F. 6. Germany. | ||||
248 | Belyea | Allan Conway | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-31 Age 21 | J/86414 | 103Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 6. H. 8. Germany. Son Of Daniel Allan Belyea, And Of Gladys E. Belyea, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
249 | Benn | C.E. | P/O | J | 86097 | PLT | RCAF | X | Oct 44 - | Pilot Officer C E Benn RCAF of No. 182 Squadron RAF kneels beside the damaged wing of his Hawker Typhoon at B6/Coulombs, Normandy. | |||||
250 | Bennet | William Arthur James | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-07 Age 21 | J/43697 | Commemorated Montreal (Mount Royal) Cemetery, Sec. F8/543A. Canada. Son Of Captain George A. Bennet And Florence Bennet, Of Westmount. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
251 | Bennett | Thomas Lloyd | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-01-12 Age 22 | J/4774 | 148Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 263. Egypt. Son Of Charles H. And W. Gwendolen A. Bennett, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
252 | Bennett | Cecil Joseph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-01-30 Age | J/9406 | 427Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
253 | Bennett | James Gordon | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-27 Age | J/19011 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 14. E. 14. Germany. Son Of James Henry And Annie Myrtle Bennett, Of Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
254 | Bennett | Gordon N. | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-20 Age 20 | J/91044 | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 5. J. 8. Germany. Son Of Gordon Hugh And May Eliza Bennett; Nephew Of Mrs. M. Osborne, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
255 | Bennett | Kenneth Hugh | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-20 Age 19 | J/88336 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Hoogezand-Sappemeer (Kropswolde) Protestant Churchyard, Grave 2. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Arthur And Lillian Bennett, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
256 | Bennett | Richard Albert John | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-22 Age 20 | J/87679 | 514Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Gordon W. And Catherine Janet Bennett, Of Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
257 | Bennetto | Murray Arthur | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-07-16 Age | J/85240 | 148Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Tobruk War Cemetery, 2. F. 29. Libya. Son Of Dr. F. R. Bennetto, M. D., M.B., And Mrs. Bennetto, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
258 | Bent | William Thomas | Pilot Officer | DFM | Killed 1942-11-09 Age | J/15845 | 142Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Hamburg Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8A. C. 1-15. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||
259 | Bent | Elroy Fenwick | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-08-19 Age 19 | J/9264 | Commemorated Khartoum War Cemetery, 8. B. 4. Sudan. Son Of Ernest Elroy And Lorna Henrietta Bent; Husband Of Frances Evelyn Bent, Of Upper Granville, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
260 | Bentley | William John | Flying Officer | | Killed 1944-08-12 Age 24 | R J | J/189228 (R/12780) | Pilot | 443Sqn (RCAF) Last Op - 443Sqn | Spitfire Spitfire ML303 | Born on the 04th February 1920 in Toronto, Canada. Worked as a butcher for his father prior to enlistment. Enlisted on the 09th November 1940.
Son of William Henry (died 1974, age 80) who also served in the RCAF during WW2 and Esther Bentley (néw Brassey - died 1965, age 60), brother of Dorothy Hazel, Beryl Shirley and Elizabeth June, of 5195 Yong Street, Willowdale, Ontario, Canada. Also served in 152, 249 (Malta 1942) and 65 squadron. At 57 Operational Training Unit as an instructor. He had a total of 582 hours flying experience, 475 on the Spitfire. Epitaph: 'At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Him'. | Commemorated St. Valery-En-Caux Franco-British Cemetery, B, 10. France. | |||
261 | Bentley | Frederick Earl | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-11 Age | J/93334 | 279Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
262 | Bentz | Wilbur Boyd | Pilot Officer | MIA 1944-05-13 Age 23 | R J | 146087 87378 | PLT | 426Sqn Last Op 426Sqn | X - 13 May 44 - 13 May 44 - MIA - See J.W. Summerhayes - | Commemorated Geraardsbergen Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1. Belgium. Son Of Guy And Edith Bentz, Of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||
263 | Benzie | John 'Jack' | P/O | KIA | RAF CAN | 42185 | PLT | PPCLI RAF 242Sqn Last Op - 242Sqn | N/A X Hurricane Hurricane | 1936 - 1939 - 1939 - Joined the RAF - X - 07 Sep 40 - MIA ? - 07 Sep 40 - KIA- Body found in the Thames in 1976? | Pilot Officer John ‘Jack’ Benzie disappeared during heavy fighting over the east of London 80 years ago on September 7. His remains went missing for decades – until two metal detectorists stumbled across parts of the aircraft wreckage at Blackacre in Theydon Bois, Essex, while looking for Roman coins. Benzie, from Winnipeg, was born on March 14 1915 and educated at St John’s Technical School. He served in Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry for three years prior to joining the RAF on a short service commission and came to England on March 16 1939 on the RMS Aurania. “He was trained by experienced instructors, men like John Betty, who had hundreds of hours in their logbook. “The training was thorough but, in the words of Tom Neil, his near contemporary at Montrose, still harked back to the last war. “He got his wings at Montrose in December 1939 and was commissioned as Pilot Officer. “After further training on Hurricanes he was posted to 242 Squadron at Church Fenton.” The squadron moved to France after the German invasion and he was shot down and baled out near Dunkirk on May 23. After recovering from his wounds, he re-joined the squadron on July 11, right at the start of the Battle of Britain, already a battle-scarred veteran. Benzie took off in Hurricane P2962 on September 7 and never returned from a combat over the Thames Estuary. He was reported missing “but believed to have lost his life”. A cable to his parents John and Agnes Benzie from Winnipeg on September 9 was confirmed by a letter written two days later. “An uncontrolled Hurricane which crashes into the ground from a great height makes a deep crater and at the time, investigating such crashes was not a high priority so Benzie was commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. “It was not until 1976 that an aircraft archaeology group found the wreck of a Hurricane and the remains of the pilot at a depth of 18 feet underground. “The location, Theydon Bois, Essex, fitted Benzie’s last known position.” “No conclusive evidence to identify the aircraft or the pilot could be found to meet their criteria,” “Almost certainly, they are the remains of Pilot Officer John Benzie. He is remembered on the Runnymede Memorial, Panel 5." Hurricane P2962 failed to return after combat ober the Thames Estuary. Suspected crash site and remains found post war but not positively identified. Runnymede Age 25 | ||||
264 | Beranek | Stanley Joseph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-06-19 Age 23 | J/7321 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Bayeux War Cemetery, Viii. C. 9. France. Son Of Jerome Frank And Marie Antoinette Beranek, Of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
265 | Bercuson | Bernard | Pilot Officer | | Killed 1944-08-17 Age 28 | J/88065 | W/Op/A/Gunner | 433Sqn | Halifax III MZ899 BM-D | Born on the 02nd July 1916. Enlisted on the 12th August 1941, The son of the late Jacob (died 06th August 1942, aged 58) and Sarah Bercuson (née Hart - died 30th March 1958, age 73) of 107 Devilish Apartments, Calgary (Parents born in Romania), husband of Adele Bercuson, of 2133 Rose Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Enlisted in 1941. 12 operational sorties. Epitaph: 'In Loving Memory Of My Beloved Husband Bernard. Loving Wife, Adele'. | Commemorated Magleby Churchyard, Langeland, A. 11. 35. Denmark. | ||||
266 | Bergeron | John Albert | Pilot Officer | Courtesy John Jones | Killed 1944-06-13 Age 19 | J/87384 | Air Gunner | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Lancaster II DS688 EQ-R | Commemorated Canada Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Cambrai, Plot 2. Row G. Grave 4. France. Son Of Adelard Joseph And Aimiee Margaret Bergeron, Of Victoria, British Columbia. | |||||
267 | Berges | Claude Gerald | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-02-09 Age | J/95209 | 404Sqn | Commemorated Haugesund (Rossebo) Var Frelsers Cemetery, British Plot. F. 19. Norway. Son Of Eugene And Edith Berges, Husband Of Hilda Mary Berges, Of Quebec City, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
268 | Bergland | Norval | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-25 Age 22 | J/87767 | 44Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Choloy War Cemetery, 3. A. 5. France. Son Of Ole And Palma Bergland, Of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
269 | Bergquist | Bertil Wilfred | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-25 Age 22 | J/87476 | 514Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 11. J. 6. Germany. Son Of Olof Wilhelm And Valborg Evelina Bergquist, Of Cadillac, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
270 | Berkey | George Robert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-23 Age 22 | C/85532 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Conde-Sur-Aisne Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4-5. France. Son Of George Dewey Berkey And Martha W. Berkey, Of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
271 | Bernhart | Pierre Nicholas | Flying Officer | | Killed 1945-03-04 Age 24 | J/25260 (R/162644) | Pilot | 56 Operational Training Unit | Tempest V EJ924 (Some records show it as NV924) | Born on the 01st June 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Educated at Vancouver College. Worked for four years as front office clerk for the Vancouver Hotel prior to enlisting. Enlisted on the 16th April 1943. Trained in Canada with No, 7 Initial Training School then to No. 6 Elementery Flying Training School until the 27th December 1942. Further training with No. 10 Service Flying Training School on the 28th December 1942. Awarded his wings on the 16th April 1943. He proved to be an Exceptional pilot and was then moved to No. 2 Flying Training School from April until July 1943. Joined 121 squadron until the end of October. Then to 123 squadron in Derbert, Nova Scotia. After this he was sent to England and joined 439 squadron. After his tour had expired he went as an instructor for 56 Operational Training Unit. His parents immigrated to Canada from France sometime after 1920. Son of Antoine (died 06th June 1941, age 51) and Marie Bernhart (Née Weckel - died 16th November 1988, age 93), of 423 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Brother of Gerard and Marie. Epitaph: 'May His Soul Rest In Peace 1921-1945. | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row G. Grave 11. United Kingdom. | Archive loss report | |||
272 | Bernier | Joseph Stanislas Emile M. | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-09-03 Age | J/15774 | 260Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated El Alamein War Cemetery, Xiii. A. 14. Egypt. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
273 | Bernyk | Victor Hector | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-25 Age | J/86027 | 626Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. H. 21-25. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
274 | Berry | John La Pointe | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-31 Age 21 | J/90142 | 424Sqn | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 11. J. 1. Germany. Son Of J. A. Berry And Ellen I. Berry, Of Carman, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
275 | Berthiaume | Joseph Francois Exavier Gilles | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-05-26 Age | J/17079 | 7Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 4. D. 21. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
276 | Bertoia | Ciro | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-22 Age 20 | J/88697 | 432Sqn | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 3. J. 23. Germany. Son Of Leno And Isadora Bertoia, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
277 | Bertrand | Joseph Herve Theodore R. | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-02 Age 19 | J/87075 | 425Sqn | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row B. Grave 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Herve And Delia Laurendean Bertrand, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada; Husband Of Laurette Bertrand, Of Montreal. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
278 | Best | Thomas | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-04-02 Age 23 | J/7030 | 214Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 1. D. 2. Germany. Son Of Jeremiah And Ann Best; Husband Of Thelma Elizabeth Best, Of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
279 | Best | Alexander Gordon | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-11-01 Age | J/95559 | 434Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 31. A. 11-13. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
280 | Betts | Bruce George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-29 Age 25 | J/89377 | 425Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Arthur And Florance Annie Betts, Of Lindsay, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
281 | Bevington | Robert C. | P/O F/O F/L | J | 11024 | WAG | RCAF Ferry Command | Mosquito KB161 - Acton Ontario | 13 Aug 1943 - First Canadian built Mosquito ferried to the UK | (Photo: 13 August 1943 F/O H.G. Uren, 22 Year old pilot from Sioux lookout, Ontario and F/O. Bob Bevington, 23 year old wireless operator from Toronto, both in the RCAF working with transport command who ferried to Britain the first Canadian Built Mosquito aircraft. Their trip Via Greenland and Iceland, a distance of three and quarter thousand miles took 14 hours and 44 minutes) (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | 5 first Canadian built Mosquitoes | ||||
282 | Bickerton | Joseph Roy | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-06-01 Age 19 | J/22009 | 58Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
283 | Biden | Byron Stanley | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-08-28 Age 27 | R J | 61796 15780 | WAG | 142Sqn Last Op - 142Sqn | Wellington Wellington | X - 28 Aug 42 - 28 Aug 42 - KIA - See M.F. Johnson - | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 11. C. 6. Germany. Son Of Thomas Herbert Biden And Alma Biden; Husband Of Denolda Madoline Biden, Of Sintaluta, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||
284 | Bielby | Keith Thomas | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-17 Age 19 | J/89968 | 158Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row B. Grave 6. United Kingdom. Son Of Thomas Tyler Bielby And Verley K. Bielby, Of Rapid View, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
285 | Biers | Robert Lloyd | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-20 Age 19 | J/86395 | 9Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. E. 1. Germany. Son Of Harold J. Biers And Sadie M. Biers, Of Cochrane, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
286 | Biggerstaff | Richard Alan | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-05 Age 18 | J/95425 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row P. Grave 13. United Kingdom. Son Of Richard William And Helen Amelia Biggerstaff, Of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
287 | Biggs | Percival Frederick | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-12-16 Age 22 | J/21175 | Commemorated Wingham Cemetery, Sec. F. Lot 15. Canada. Son Of Percy R. Biggs And Edith Biggs, Of Wingham. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
288 | Bigham | John Robert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-22 Age 24 | J/89075 | 407Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Clark And Maude C. Bigham, Of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
289 | Bilkey | James Dalton | Leading Aircraftman | Killed 1940-12-14 Age 24 | R/56212 | Pilot (U/T) | 6 Service Flying Training School | NA-64 Yale 3351 | Born on the 29th March 1916, the son of Paul E. Bilkey and Sarah E. D. Bilkey, of 427 Mount Stephen, Westmount, Quebec, Canada. | Commemorated Hudson Heights (St. James) Cemetery, Sec. C. Lot 202. Canada. | |||||
290 | Billing | William Henry | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-31 Age | J/88630 | 272Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Milan War Cemetery, Joint Grave Iv. C. 4. Italy. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
291 | Billings | Robert Arnold | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-12-28 Age 25 | J/86945 | 14Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 271. Egypt. Son Of Walter Russell Billings And Edith M. Billings, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
292 | Billingsley | Forast Deloise | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-17 Age 24 | J/89270 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 4. F. 12. Germany. Son Of Jame Lorin Billingsley And Edna Billingsley, Of Cardston, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
293 | Bilodeau | Joseph Laurent Willie | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-20 Age 21 | J/86326 | 129Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 43. D. 3. United Kingdom. Son Of Amedee And Merilda Bilodeau, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
294 | Bing | Leslie Patrick Stanford | Sgt F/Sgt P/O F/O F/L -------- F/L S/L W/C | DFC & Bar | J -------- No. | 15465 -------- ? | AG/RO PLT | RCAF 1WS (RCAF) 2B&GS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 89Sqn (RAF) RCAF 15EFTS (RCAF) 4SFTS (RCAF) ? --------------------- RCAF 423Sqn (RCAF) RCAF | X Moth & Stinson Battle X Beaufighter X Moth Anson & Crane ? --------------------- X Canuck X | 18 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF 24 May 1940 27 Oct 1940 5 Feb 1941 - UK Aug 1941 21 Dec 1942 - Repatriated to Canada 23 Feb 1943 - Remustered to Pilot 1 May 1943 ? --------------------- Remained in post war RCAF 1 Nov 1954 - Commanding Officer 14 Aug 1955 | (Photo: 19 October 1941 - F/O R.C. (Moose) Fumerton of Fort Coulonge, Que., and Air Gunner/Radar Operator Sgt L.P.S. Bing of Regina, Sask. hold a piece of the wing section of a JU88 they shot down over Britain on the night of Sept. 1, as a background for their own "V" for victory sign. In addition to the JU88 destroyed, Fumerton and Bing have also been credited with damaging a Heinkel 111.) Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.89 Squadron - Award effective 4 February 1943 as per London Gazette dated 16 February 19423 and AFRO 410/43 dated 12 March 1943. Distinguished Flying Cross - No. 89 Squadron - Award effective 20 July 1942 as per London Gazette dated 28 July 1942 and AFRO 1413/42 dated 4 September 1942. (Information courtesy of Francois Dutil) | RCAFA Awards database | |||
295 | Bing | Gerrard Roy | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-10-15 Age 25 | J/8610 | 420Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom. Son Of Gerrard Andrew And Florence Gladys Bing, Of Port Hammond, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
296 | Binnie | Colin Muir | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-07-29 Age 21 | J/17924 | 424Sqn | Commemorated Enfidaville War Cemetery, Vi. C. 23. Tunisia. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
297 | Birch | Fred | AC2 AC1 LAC Cpl P/O F/O F/L S/L | MiD | C | 2698 | ARM | RCAF 112Sqn (RCAF) 5B&GS (RCAF) HQ Eastern Air Command (RCAF) RCAF | X Moth & Avro Battle & Bolinbroke X X | 13 Feb 1936 - Enlisted in the RCAF Aux 14 Feb 1936 - Winnipeg, Manitoba 26 May 1941 - Dafoe, Saskatchewan 31 July 1942 - Halifax, Nova Scotia 4 Oct 1945 - Retired from the RCAF | (Photo: July 1939, Shilo Manitoba, 112 (Army Cooperation) Squadron Avro 626 ready for some air gunnery practice. Pilot is P/O R.J. Clement, gunner is Cpl F. Birch.) - Mention in Despatches - Eastern Air Command Headquarters - Award effective 1 January 1946 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO 82/46 dated 25 January 1946. Deceased on 28 April 1965, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | RCAFA Awards Database | |||
298 | Birchall | Albert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-09-19 Age 23 | St. Thomas, Ont | J/15411 | 15Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Noyers-Le-Val Communal Cemetery, France. Son Of Thomas And Emily Birchall, Of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. His Brother Roland Also Died On Service. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||
299 | Birks | Richard Salisbury | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-04-10 Age | J/17309 | 56Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
300 | Birmingham | Joseph Patrick | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-13 Age | J/89900 | 578Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. F. 7-11. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
301 | Bisheff | George Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-06-22 Age | J/18162 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery, Plot 13. Row 7. Grave 141. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
302 | Bishop | Arthur Adelbert | Sgt F/Sgt P/O F/O F/L | AFC DFM | R J | 76038 15819 | PLT | RCAF 1ITS (RCAF) 3EFTS (RCAF) 6SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 7Sqn (RAF) 1651 CU (RAF) RCAF RCAF | X X Finch Harvard X Stirling W6593 Stirling X X | 9 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF 10 Dec 1940 15 Jan 1941 18 March 1941 3 Aug 1941 - UK May 1942 1943/44 - Instructor 9 March 1945 - Repatriated 17 Sep 1945 - Retired | (Photo: 10 August 1942 Stirling crew, Four RCAF members of a Stirling bomber crew in Britain. Left to right: Sgt. S. Bernard, Toronto air gunner; Pilot Officer J.A. Emery, Moncton bomb aimer; Pilot Officer P. Freberg, New Westminster, B.C., navigator, and F/Sgt. A.A. Bishop, Kentville N.S. pilot and captain of the crew. ) Air Force Cross - No.1651 Conversion Unit (AFRO gives unit only as \"Overseas\") - Award effective 8 June 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1729/44 dated 11 August 1944. Distinguished Flying Medal - No.7 Squadron - Award effective 2 November 1942 as per London Gazette dated 6 November 1942 and AFRO 272/43 dated 19 February 1943. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | ||||
303 | Bishop | George Russel | Sgt F/Sgt WO2 P/O F/O | DFC | J | 29887 | PLT | RCAF 2ITS (RCAF) 16EFTS (RCAF) 4SFTS (RCAF) CFS (RCAF) 3B&GS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 153Sqn (RAF) RCAF RCAF Debert Halifax (RCAF) ANS (RCAF) RCAF Torbay RCAF | X X Moth Anson & Crane Harvard & Anson Anson & Battle X Lancaster X X X X X X | 13 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF 9 April 1941 15 May 1941 3 July 1941 14 Sep 1941 - Flying Instructor Course 13 Jan 1942 - Staff pilot 13 Oct 1943 - UK Sep 1944 to March 1945 23 April 1945 - Repatriated to Canada 5 Aug 1945 13 Oct 1945 20 Nov 1945 15 Jan 1946 26 Feb 1946 - Retired from the RCAF | Distinguished Flying Cross - No.153 Squadron - Award effective 5 July 1945 as per London Gazette dated 17 July 1945 and AFRO 1558/45 dated 5 October 1945. Born 21 March 1920 in Nanton, Alberta; home in Port Arthur, Ontario. Died in Carman, Manitoba, 26 July 2002. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | RCAFA Awards database | |||
304 | Bishop | Denis Clive | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-10-27 Age 27 | J/25805 | Commemorated Winnipeg (St. Johns) Cemetery, Lot 30. Row X. Canada. Son Of Jack And Molly Bishop, Of Winnipeg; Husband Of Bernice N. Bishop, Of Winnipeg. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
305 | Bishop | James Douglas | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-08 Age | J/88538 | 50Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Mesnil-Mauger Communal Cemetery, Grave 2. France. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
306 | Bishop | Ernest Howard | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-29 Age 23 | J/86577 | NAV | 432Sqn | Halifax VII NP702 QO-B | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Born on the 30th June 1921 Son Of Ernest William And Selma Bishop, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Read Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database |
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307 | Bishop | Hubert George | Pilot Officer | DFC | Killed 1945-03-11 Age | J/92591 | 431Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 1. B. 3. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||
308 | Bissett | John Alexander | Flight Sergeant | Killed 1942-02-26 Age | R/67791 | Pilot | 10Sqn Last Op - 10Sqn | Halifax Halifax V9986 | X - 26 Feb 42 - 26 Feb 42 - MIA - | Kiel. bomb floating dock Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 102. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database Allied Losses & Incidents Database |
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309 | Bisson | Raymond Louis | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-06-17 Age 24 | J/24582 | Commemorated Aylmer (St. Pauls) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Sec. G. Lot 3. Canada. Son Of J. Leonard And Regina D. Bisson, Of Hull. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
310 | Bitcon | James Alexander | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-12-15 Age 22 | J/4751 | 407Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. Son of William and Margaret Valentine Bitcon, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
311 | Blachford | Glenn Hugh | Flying Officer | Killed 1944-06-17 Age 27 | R J | 115660 27913 | Pilot | 431Sqn RCAF | Halifax Halifax NA514 X | X - 17 Jun 44 - Tgt = Sterkade - Germany - Ref F/O R.E. Carter Oblt J. Nabrich of 3/NJG-3 nr Kleve @0112L | Commemorated Uden War Cemetery, 5. B. 2. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Hugh And Lydia Blachford, Of Colonsay, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||
312 | Blackhall | Robert Orin | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-05-05 Age 23 | J/17313 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Utingeradeel (Akkrum) General Cemetery, Row K. Grave 110. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
313 | Blackman | Alfred Douglas | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-11-06 Age 25 | J/18084 | 20Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Kirkee War Cemetery, 1. J. 14. India. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
314 | Blackmore | Ralph Loudon | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-06-13 Age | J/3273 | 22Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Noordwijk General Cemetery, Plot 1. Joint grave 15. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
315 | Bladon | James Stanley | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-07-24 Age 23 | J/11016 | Commemorated Portage-La-Prairie (Hillside) Cemetery, Lot 15. Block 2. Grave 6. Canada. Son Of James Allan And Bessie Jane Bladon, Of Regina, Saskatchewan; Husband Of Audrey Louise Bladon, Of Portage La Prairie. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
316 | Blair | John | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-10-10 Age | J/85915 | 519Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
317 | Blake | William 'Bill' Vincent | F/O | | DFC | MIA | J | 14132 | Pilot | 428Sqn Last Op - 428Sqn | Halifax Halifax LW285 MA-Z | X - 22 Apr 44 - 22 Apr 44 - MIA - 500 yds off Solvesborg - Liel - Sweden | Born 16th November 1922 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Enlisted on the 09th September 1941. The son of Dr. William Albert Blake (died 14th October 1926, age 40. Stepfather Rev. William Henry Daw) and Helen Leone Blake (née Parr , later Daw - died 01st January 1971, age 73) of 234 Bay Street, Hamilto died 11th November 1986, age 84), Ontario, Canada. He had completed 18 operational sorties. |
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318 | Blake | Frederick Henry | Warrant Officer | Memorial at crash site | Killed 1943-04-03 Age 26 | USA | R/78495 | PLT | 158Sqn Last Op - 158Sqn | Halifax Halifax DT795 NP-N | X - 03 Apr 43 - 03 Apr 43 - KIA - See WO R. Webber - Claimed by Uffz.Emil Heinzelmann of 8./NJG1 Halifax DT795 at Wapenveld, 10km S Zwollow (Rheinsalm) at 4600m at 2350. Crashed at Wapenveld Holland | Commemorated Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery, Plot 13. Row 5. Grave 95. Netherlands (Holland). Excavation of crash site in Holland 2014 Of the crew of seven, only three crew members were officially accounted for, and are buried near Amersfoort. The other four were officially still Missing in Action, and remembered on the Runnymede memorial. However, a war grave at the local cemetery at Wapenveld contains the remains of 2 unidentified crew members that were recovered from the wreck in the weeks after the 1943 crash when the main wreckage was lifted from the canal. Now after 73 years all crew members will have a final resting place: Sgt. Thomas Victor Trollope (tailgunner, age 22), W/O Frederick Henry Blake (pilot, age 26) and WO2 Rodney Webber (gunner, age 21) had been identified in 1943 and are buried in Oud Leusden. Sgt. Philip Henry Eldridge (wireless operator, age 29), Sgt. William David Hawkins (navigator, age 23), Sgt. John Ceredig Jones (bombaimer, age 31) and Sgt. Gerard Stanley Walters (engineer, age 22) had been declared missing in 1943. Unidentified remains of 2 crew members found during recovery operations in 1943 have been buried in Wapenveld since 1943, but did not account for all four crew members. A further investigation and recovery effort shortly after the war did not produce any further remains. The 2014 full excavation did, and the BIDKL was then able to identify all four remaining missing crew members. They will be laid to rest in Wapenveld. The existing memorial headstone to the unknown RAF crewmember(s) that was erected by local villagers will be retained and joined by four CWGC headstones. | Aircrew Deaths Database Allied Losses DT795 |
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319 | Blakey | Alexander Douglas | Sergeant | Killed | R | 78705 | Pilot | 401Sqn | Spitfire Vb | Read Archive Report | |||||
320 | Blamires | Ronald Garland | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-08-02 Age 21 | J/6951 | 418Sqn | Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxvii. H. 2. France. Son Of Edgar Percy And Martha Olivia Blamires, Of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
321 | Blanchard | Merton Campbell | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-12-29 Age | J/5534 | 242Sqn | Commemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 2, Column 1. Malta. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
322 | Blanchard | Westley Lawrence | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-13 Age | J/89255 | 432Sqn | Commemorated Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Plot 2 Row 4 Grave 34 (Coll.) France. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
323 | Blanchard | Joseph Jerome | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-15 Age | C/19462 | 434Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
324 | Blasko | Joseph Arthur | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-18 Age 19 | Toronto | J/92514 | 431Sqn RCAF | Halifax Halifax MZ628 | X - 18 Jul 44 - Tgt = Paris - 18 Jul 44 - KIA - Crashed at Cramoisy - France | Commemorated Cramoisy Communal Cemetery, France. Son Of Joseph And Elizabeth Margaret Blasko, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||
325 | Blaydes | Herbert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-25 Age 28 | J/88416 | 9Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Coulonvillers Communal Cemetery, Grave 3. France. Son Of Herbert Ingram Blaydes And Claudia Blaydes; Husband Of Marguerite Marie Blaydes, Of St. James, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
326 | Blayney | Alfred Goodman-Wells | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-18 Age 27 | J | J/90837 | WAG | 432Sqn | Halifax NP699 | Commemorated Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Viii. B. 7. Belgium. Foster-Son Of Frederic C. H. And Beatrice Louise Blayney; Husband Of Hazel Isobel Blayney, Of Little Shemogue, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick, Canada. | Read Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database |
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327 | Bliss | William Hamilton Forster 'Bill' | AC3 AC2 P/O F/O F/L ------- F/L S/L | Air Medal (USA) | R J -------- No. | 117262 22835 -------- 17822 | Mech PLT | RCAF ? RCAF ? 2SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) ? 58OTU (RAF) 412Sqn (RCAF) RCAF RCAF ----------------------- RCAF 410Sqn (RCAF) 4FIW (USAF) ? RCAF | X X X X Harvard X ? Master & Spitfire Spitfire X X ----------------------- X Vampire & Sabre Sabre ? X | 31 July 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario ? 1942 - Remustered to Pilot ? 28 Sep 1942 - Uplands, Ontario 17 March 1943 - Bournemouth, UK ? 1943 - RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire 11 Aug 1943 - RAF Redhill, Surrey 28 March 1945 - Repatriated to Canada 7 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF ----------------------- 9 Nov 1948 - Reenlisted in the RCAF 1 Dec 1948 - St.Hubert, Quebec 4 May 1953 - Korea ? 2 Feb 1971 - Retired from the RCAF | (Photo: Bliss in his 412 Sqn Spitfire) - Air Medal (United States) - 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing (USAF) - Awarded as per Canada Gazette dated 26 June 1954 and AFRO 362/54 dated 2 July 1954. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Korean Air War Database RCAF in Korean Blue Devils Aerobatic Team |
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328 | Blunderfield | William Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-02-09 Age 22 | J/92165 | 404Sqn | Commemorated Haugesund (Rossebo) Var Frelsers Cemetery, British Plot. F. 18. Norway. Son Of William Henry And Kate Elizabeth Blunderfield, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
329 | Blyth | Colin John | Pilot Officer |
| Killed 1944-07-29 Age 25 | J/89962 | Air Gunner | 405Sqn RCAF | Lancaster III JB707 LQ-M | Born on the 22nd December 1921 in Colton, Norfolk, England. The family emigrated to Canada in 1924. Educated at La Vérendrye, Earl Grey and Kelvin High Schools. Enlisted on the 08th October 1942 in Winnipeg. Worked as a clerk in a florist of the Hudson Bay Company. Trained at No.7 Initial Training School. Son of Frederick Charles (died 02nd July 1957, age 64) and Emily Mary Blyth (died 07th October 1957), brother of Peter Frederick Thomas, of Suite 14, Anoka Apartments, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Epitaph: 'As We Loved Him So We Miss Him. Dad And Mum'. Blythe Island in McCallum Lake in Manitoba, Canada was named after him in 1995. | Commemorated Norre Havrvig Churchyard, Denmark. | ||||
330 | Boddy | Howard Bruce | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-15 Age 33 | J/93435 | 207Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 50. H. 6. United Kingdom. Son Of Francis Edward And Margaret Maria Boddy, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Muriel Louise Boddy, Of Toronto. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
331 | Bodkin | Alvin Graham | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-10-07 Age 35 | J/45826 | Commemorated Napinka Cemetery, Lot 19. Block 4. Canada. Son Of Frank G. Bodkin And Henrietta Bodkin; Husband Of Hilda Bodkin, Of Toronto, Ontario. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
332 | Boehmer | Albert Edward Charles | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-17 Age 19 | C/87869 | 434Sqn | Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 7. G. 10. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Herman A. O. And Gertrude Boehmer, Of Ottawa, Ontario. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
333 | Bohemier | Joseph Eloi | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-23 Age | J/93491 | 441Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Jean Marie And Florida Bohemier; Husband Of Gilberte Bohemier, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
334 | Boileau | Joseph Paul Roger | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-30 Age 22 | J/89406 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. Z. 20-26. Germany. Son Of Ananias And Armande Boileau, Of Granley, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
335 | Boissevain | Henry Glen | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-23 Age 23 | J/87272 | 433Sqn | Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. E. 19-25. Belgium. Son Of Henry Telfer Boissevain And Rita Mary Boissevain, Of Strathmore, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
336 | Bolderston | George Thomas | Flying Officer | Murdered 1944-09-12 Age 22 | Vancouver | R/81141 J/26382 | Pilot | 626Sqn (RAF) | Lancaster LM137 UM-G2 | X - 12 Sep 44 - 12 Sep 44 - Murdered by civilians after bailing out | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. H. 14-16. Germany. Son Of Alfred Rampley Bolderston And Rose Bolderston, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Information courtesy Traugott Vitz | Aircrew Deaths Database Allied Losses Database LM137 |
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337 | Boles | William Harold | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-11-27 Age 30 | J/18781 | NAV | 426Sqn Last Op 426Sqn | X - 27 Nov 43 - 27 Nov 43 - KIA - See K.W. Sawyer - | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||
338 | Bonany | Albert Louis | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-04 Age | J/93685 | 354Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 443. Singapore. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
339 | Bond | Walter Frederick | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-02-12 Age 23 | J/6155 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom. Son Of Edgar Eugene And Edith Elizabeth Bond, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
340 | Bond | Aubrey Fraser | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-12-05 Age 22 | J/19439 | 67Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Calcutta (Bhowanipore) Cemetery, Kolkata, Plot O. Row D. Grave 19. India. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
341 | Bond | Deryck Hunter | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-15 Age 22 | J/86529 | 13Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, Iii. C. 7. Italy. Son Of Harold And Florence Bond, Of Kelowna, British Columbia. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
342 | Bonenfant | Joseph Oscar Rosario | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-06-23 Age | J/17396 | 429Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 6. A. 18. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
343 | Bonin | Ernest Donald | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-08-25 Age | J/17220 | 519Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
344 | Bonnett | Leonard Douglas | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-15 Age 21 | J/86904 | 433Sqn | Commemorated Valenciennes (St. Roch) Communal Cemetery, Plot 1. Row A. Grave 23. France. Son Of James And Minnie Bonnett, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
345 | Bonokoski | Daniel | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-29 Age 23 | J/90943 | 431Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. K. 25-27. Germany. Son Of Anton And Zita Bonokoski, Of Torquay, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
346 | Bonter | Stewart Millen | F/O | KIA | J | 42472 | PLT | 432Sqn (RCAF) | Halifax NP689 | 15 Mar 1945 - Flak | (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Archive Report NP689 Allied Losses Database NP689 Veterans Affairs Canada 6 Bomber Group Ops Remember Them Back to Normandy |
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347 | Boone | Daniel Lee | P/O F/O | USA | PLT | 1B&GS (RCAF) | Battle | 1940 - Staff pilot | (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | No. 1 Bombing & Gunnery School RCAF | |||||
348 | Boore | D.L. | P/O F/O | USA | J | ? | PLT | RCAF 1B&GS (RCAF) | X Battle | Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF 7 March 1940 - Staff Pilot - Jarvis, Ontario | From Champlain, Illinois. He owned and operated the Champlain Airport. He was a commerical pilot. He was 27 years of age at enlistment and had been flying 11 years having accumulated 1400 hours in the air. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | ||||
349 | Bootsma | Donald Hill | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-06-11 Age 29 | J/15775 | 77Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom. Son Of Henry And Grace Bootsma; Husband Of Lois O. Bootsma. Native Of U.S.A. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
350 | Borrowes | Robert Dean | Pilot Officer | DFC | Killed 1944-05-07 Age | J/19536 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||
351 | Borum | John William | Sgt F/Sgt P/O F/O | KIA Age 30 | USA | R J | 98297 10554 | PLT | USS Saratoga --------------- RCAF 1ITS (RCAF) 7EFTS (RCAF) 14SFTS (RCAF) 31GRS (RCAF) 1 CNS (RCAF) Y Depot Halifax MV Amerika | X --------------- X X Finch Harvard Anson Anson X X | 3 Sep 1928 to 27 Aug 1934 - Served in US Navy as Radioman --------------- 13 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF 2 July 1941 9 Aug 1941 23 Nov 1941 11 Apr 1942 28 May 1942 - Staff pilot 23 March 1943 - For shipping to the UK 22 Apr 1943 - Sunk by U-306 | (Photo: MV Amerika) Lost with 36 other RCAF officers (out of 53) when the ship carrying them to the UK, the MV Amerika, was sunk 12 miles SE of Cape Farewell off Greenland by German submarine U-306. Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada. Son of William Selby Borum and Mary Garnet Borum, of Pine Valley, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Ottawa Memorial Project MV Amerika |
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352 | Boswell | Felix Paget | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-08-12 Age 23 | J/4871 | Commemorated Tallasse (Rose Hill) Cemetery, Family Plot. USA. Son Of Clara P. Boswell, Of Montgomery, West Virginia. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
353 | Botsford | Robert Longworth | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-13 Age 28 | J/86936 | 432Sqn | Commemorated Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Plot 2 Row 4 Grave 34 (Coll.) France. Son Of Wilmot Galbraith Botsford And Mabel Margaret Botsford, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
354 | Botsford | Laurence Neill | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-06 Age 25 | C/85726 | 502Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles P. And Mildred D. Botsford, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
355 | Bottrell | Gerard Alp | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-19 Age 19 | J/88402 | 424Sqn | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row A. Grave 15. United Kingdom. Son Of Nelson And Anne E. Bottrell, Of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
356 | Bouchard | Joseph Alphonse Camille | Pte Sgt F/Sgt WO2 P/O F/O F/L | KIFA Age 28 | No. R J | ? 96259 26027 | Inf PLT | Montmagny Regiment RCAF 3ITS (RCAF) 13EFTS (RCAF) 1SFTS (RCAF) CFS (RCAF) 1WS (RCAF) 2WS (RCAF) 2SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 17(P)AFU (RAF) 21 (P)AFU (RAF) 1511 BATF (RAF) 22OTU (RAF) 22OTU (RAF) 1664CU (RAF) 425Sqn (RCAF) RCAF 1 RD (RCAF) 1 Air Command HQ (RCAF) 124Sqn (RCAF) 124Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight | X X X Finch Harvard Moth Moth & Stinson Harvard & Fort Harvard & Yale X Master Oxford Oxford Wellington Wellington BK186 Halifax Halifax X X X Multiple Dakota 962 | July/Aug 1940 - Enlisted in the Canadian Army 22 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF 28 July 1941 2 Sep 1941 26 Oct 1941 1 March 1942 - Flying Instructor Course 18 Apr 1942 - Staff Pilot 5 May 1943 - Staff Pilot 14 Apr 1943 - Flying Instructor 2 July 1943 - UK 4 Aug 1943 30 Nov 1943 8 Feb 1944 4 Apr 1944 11 June 1944 - Belly landed on one engine, aircraft caught fire 21 June 1944 21 July 1944 27 Feb 1945 - Repatriated to Canada 13 March 1945 24 Apr 1945 10 June 1945 15 Sep 1946 - Perished in crash | Commemorated Ottawa (Notre Dame) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Soldiers' plot 3. Grave 27. Ontario, Canada Son of Georges and Marie Crescense (nee Pouliot) Bouchard, of Ottawa, Ontario. Husband of Agnes Ruth Bouchard, father of Jacques Kenneth Bouchard, of Ottawa, Ontario. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Accident report |
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357 | Bouchard | Joseph Edmond Yvon | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-25 Age 21 | J/90945 | 425Sqn | Commemorated Hamburg Cemetery, Sp. Mem. 4A. D. 2. Germany. Son Of Joseph Alfred And Marie Aimee Bouchard. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
358 | Boucher | Thomas Gerald | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-08-11 Age 25 | J/4765 | Commemorated Finningley (Holy Trinity and St. Oswald) Churchyard Extension, Row A. Grave 3. United Kingdom. Son of Thomas Carroll Boucher and Mayme Boucher, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Husband of Phyllis Boucher, of Ottawa. Winner of Doran Trophy, St. Patricks College, Ottawa. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
359 | Boucher | Norman Alfred | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-19 Age 28 | J/90953 | 425Sqn | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 2. J. 10. Germany. Son Of Alphonse A. Boucher And Bernadette Boucher, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
360 | Boucher | Gerald Joseph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-25 Age 19 | J/87815 | 425Sqn | Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 12. F. 7. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Sylva And Olive Boucher, Of Campbellton, New Brunswick. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
361 | Boucock | Kenneth George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-17 Age 19 | J/92616 | 420Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Fuller B. And Mary Boucock, Of Merritton, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
362 | Bourdon | Gregory Ross | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-09-23 Age 21 | J/18164 | 57Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 2. K. 14. Germany. Son Of Zepherin And Doris K. Bourdon, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
363 | Bourgeault | John Arthur | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-23 Age 25 | J/89284 | 433Sqn | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 8. K. 25. Germany. Son Of Victor And Mary Bourgeault, Of Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
364 | Bourgeois | Laurie Alban | Sgt P/O F/O F/L | KIA Age 24 | R C | 50386 5577 | PLT | RCAF CFS (RCAF) 1SFTS (RCAF) 8SFTS (RCAF) 4EFTS (RCAF) 13SFTS (RCAF) 1SFTS (RCAF) 13SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 14(P)AFU (RAF) 1518 BATF (RAF) 14(P)AFU (RAF) 22OTU (RAF) 432Sqn (RCAF) 432Sqn (RCAF) Last Op | X Moth & Yale Harvard & Yale Anson & Harvard Finch Anson & Harvard Battle Anson & Harvard X Oxford Oxford Oxford Wellington Wellington Wellington HE729 | 27 Nov 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF already a licensed pilot 7 Feb 1940 - Flying Instructor Course 27 May 1940 - Flying Instructor 25 Aug 1941 - Flying Instructor 30 Aug 1941 - Flying Instructor 16 March 1942 - Flying Instructor 12 July 1942 - Forward Gun Firing Course Aug 1942 18 Dec 1942 - UK 19 Jan 1943 13 Feb 1943 20 Feb 1943 9 March 1943 1 May 1943 12 June 1943 - Shot down by night fighter | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 172. United Kingdom. Son of Edmond and Cecile (nee Dupuis) Bourgeois, of Memramcook, New Brunswick, Canada. Husband of Bertha Donalda Ann (nee Greene) Bourgeois, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Losses and Incidents Database Accident report |
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365 | Bourne | Kenneth Reid | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-08-13 Age 21 | J/18957 | 432Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
366 | Bourque | Theodore Phillip | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-25 Age | J/89946 | 78Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Benestroff Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1-4. France. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
367 | Bousquet | Elbert Cyril | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-02 Age 19 | J/88339 | 425Sqn | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row B. Grave 11. United Kingdom. Son Of Ernest E. Bousquet And Lucy E. Bousquet, Of Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
368 | Boutilier | Eric Patrick | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-23 Age 22 | J | J/88414 | AG | 432Sqn | Halifax MZ506 QO-X | Commemorated Le Mans West Cemetery, Plot 38. 1939-45 Row C. Grave 29. France. Son Of M. Chisholm Boutilier And Maude Boutilier, Of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. | Read Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database |
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369 | Bouvier | Joseph Maurice Leopold | Pilot Officer | DFM | Killed 1943-08-18 Age | R J | 77285 18377 | BA | 426Sqn Last Op - 426Sqn | X X | X - 18 Aug 43 - 18 Aug 43 - MIA - See D.D. Shuttleworth - Peenemunde | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||
370 | Bowden | Leonard Douglas | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-25 Age 21 | J/88088 | 100Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 5. F. 7. Belgium. Son Of Charles H. And Gertrude Bowden, Of Belleville, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
371 | Bowen | Cyril Keith | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-08-28 Age 24 | J/5315 | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. Son of Cyril F. And Olive Bowen; Husband of Margaret Berniece Bowen, of Woodlands, Chateauguay, Province of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
372 | Bowen | Robert Henry | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-10-14 Age 24 | J/92364 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 29. A. 1. Germany. Son Of Arthur And Lydia Bowen; Husband Of Euphemia Margaret Bowen, Of Macleod, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
373 | Bowering | John Ernest Ralph | Sgt F/Sgt P/O | KIA Age 19 | R J | 195841 88199 | AG | RCAF 5MD (RCAF) 4WS (RCAF) 2AGGTS (RCAF) 3B&GS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 1161 HCU (RAF) 619Sqn (RAF) 619Sqn (RAF) Last Op | X X Moth X Battle & Norseman X Stirling Lancaster Lancaster ME846 PG-C | 29 Oct 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF 16 Nov 1942 6 Feb 1943 1 May 1943 13 June 1943 Sep 1943 - UK Jan 1944 March 1944 22 June 1944 - Shot down by flak | (Photo: The crew during training in early March 1944 in front of a Short Stirling of 1661HCU at RAF Winthorpe. L to R: F/Sgt Peter Edmund Knox (Bomb Aimer), Sgt Thomas Newberry (Wireless Operator), Sgt Dennis ‘Geordie’ Belshaw (Flight Engineer), P/O Officer Mark Anthony Hamilton ‘Dave’ Davis (Pilot), F/Sgt Leslie ‘Tag’ Taylor (Navigator), Sgt George Harry Moggridge (Mid-Upper Gunner) and P/O John Earnest Ralph ‘Porky’ Bowering (Rear Gunner). ) Commemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. F. 17. Belgium. Son of Ernest and Helena Bowering, of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Read Archive Report on this incident
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374 | Bowhay | William Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-23 Age 24 | J/85938 | 418Sqn | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 52. H. 5. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles Lionel And Blanche Loraine Bowhay, Of Three Hills, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
375 | Bowler | James Edwin | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-29 Age | J/45278 | 162Sqn | Commemorated Lerwick New Cemetery, Terrace 7B. Grave 22. United Kingdom. Son Of Fred And Emma Bowler, Of Bartonville, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
376 | Bowsher | Norman Frederick | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-03-31 Age 38 | J/5797 | 76Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Fred. H. Bowsher, And Of Hessie A.S. Bowsher, Of Calvin, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
377 | Boxall | George Robert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-25 Age 26 | J/88409 | 100Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 5. F. 4. Belgium. Son Of William T. And Georgina Boxall, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
378 | Boyce | Charles David | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-22 Age 20 | J/88500 | 207Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of G. W. And Eva M. Boyce, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
379 | Boyce | Robert Richardson | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-17 Age 29 | J/90467 | 428Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Percy And Gwen Richardson Boyce; Husband Of Helen Elizabeth Boyce, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
380 | Boyce | Ernest Bertin | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-02 Age 22 | J/94382 | 622Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, Coll. grave VI. A. 4-8. Belgium. Son Of Henry And Mercy Boyce, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
381 | Boyd | John Fisher | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-10-23 Age 21 | J/5290 | Commemorated Huntsville Hutcheson Memorial Cemetery, Plot 17. Sec. J. Grave 3. Canada. Son of Reginald W. Boyd and Grace S. Boyd, of Collingwood. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
382 | Boyd | Donald Mcmillan | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-09-12 Age 20 | J/91105 | 630Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. D. 6-10. Germany. Son Of Claud Wilson Boyd And Ethel Dianne Boyd, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
383 | Boyer | Maurice William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-24 Age 24 | J/88343 | 425Sqn | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. J. 11. Germany. Son Of Edmond And Marie Boyer, Of North Bay, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
384 | Boyer | Joseph Rene Roland | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-02 Age 27 | J/18960 | 174Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 44. D. 3. United Kingdom. Son Of Eusebe And Evangeline Boyer, Of Ile Perrot, Vaudreuil Co., Province Of Quebec, Canada; Husband Of Patricia Boyer, Of Ile Perrot. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
385 | Boyes | Harry Thomas | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-12-21 Age 24 | J/16933 | 156Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Matignicourt-Et-Goncourt Churchyard, Grave 3. France. Son Of Fred And Mary Ellen Boyes; Husband Of Gloria June Boyes, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
386 | Brad | Harold Arthur | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-27 Age | J/88650 | 106Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 5. E. 25. Germany. Son Of Alva Ernest And Marion Matilda Brad, Of Isabella, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
387 | Bradbury | Richard Forrest | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-06-26 Age | J/15512 | 102Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Horace J. Bradbury, And Of Vernie G. Bradbury, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
388 | Bradbury | John Leslie | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-04-01 Age | J/250 | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
389 | Bradden | Harry Leo | Pilot Officer | | Killed 1943-08-16 Age 27 | J/18091 | Air gunner | 88Sqn (RAF) | Boston IIIa BZ289 | Born on the 23rd November 1916 in Belleville. Son of Henry Bradden (died 15th April 1928, age 59) and Clara Katherine Bradden (née Kehoe, later Jezzard - died 25th April 1941, age 42) Stepfather Charles Henry Jezzard (died 01st December 1962, age 62) of Belleville, Ontario. Brother of Eileen Loretta Bradden. | Commemorated Hesdin Communal Cemetery, Row B. Grave 2. France. | ||||
390 | Bradey | John Charles | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-08-18 Age 24 | J/18170 | 61Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 2. J. 20. Germany. Son Of William Donald And Dorothy Vernon Bradey, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Husband Of Jeanette Veronica Bradey, Of Edmonton. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
391 | Bradley | Allen Catto | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-11-29 Age 29 | J/18602 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Dishforth Cemetery, Grave 50. United Kingdom. Son Of John And Sarah Bradley; Husband Of Gladys Lillian Bradley, Of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
392 | Bradley | Lloyd Latimer | AC2 P/O | KIA Age 22 | No. J | 2302NP 24703 | Arm BA | 111Sqn (Aux)(RCAF) RCAF 2ITS (RCAF) 15EFTS (RCAF) KTS (RCAF) 5B&GS (RCAF) 5AOS (RCAF) Y Depot Halifax MV Amerika | X X X Moth X Anson & Bolinbroke Anson X X | 15 Feb to 5 oct 1938 - Served in RCAF Aux 7 Apr 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF 19 July 1942 11 Oct 1942 24 Oct 1942 - Failed Pilot Training 21 Nov 1942 - Remustered to Bomb Aimer 7 Feb 1943 4 Apr 1943 - For shipping to the UK 22 Apr 1943 - Sunk by U-306 | (Photo: MV Amerika) Lost with 36 other RCAF officers (out of 53) when the ship carrying them to the UK, the MV Amerika, was sunk 12 miles SE of Cape Farewell off Greenland by German submarine U-306. Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada. Son of Joseph Alexander Bradley and Annie Josephine Bradley, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Ottawa Memorial Project MV Amerika |
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393 | Bradley | Robert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-08-18 Age 22 | J/17675 | 61Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 2. J. 10. Germany. Son Of Arthur L. Bradley And Alyce M. Bradley, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
394 | Bradley | Irvine Clifford | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-01 Age 22 | J/93970 | 464Sqn (RAAF) | Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, Joint Grave 2. K. 13-14. Belgium. Son Of William Clifford Bradley And Margaret Jessie Bradley, Of Portagela Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
395 | Bradley | Royden Garfield | Flying Officer | Killed 1944-08-27 Age 21 | J/28537 | PLT | 166Sqn Last Op - 166Sqn | Lancaster Lancaster Mk III LM652 AS-R | X - 26 Aug 44 - 26 Aug 44 - KIA - See R.N. Smith - Gardening Danzig Bay Born on the 19th September 1922 in Carp, Ontario, Canada. Worked for Canada Locomotion Company as a machine operator. Enlisted on the 23rd July 1943. Son of Clifford (died 14th July 1955, aged 65) and Louisa May Bradley (née Hawkshaw - died 1997, age 100), of Lansdowne, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph/; 'I Have Fought A Good Fight, I Have Finished My Course, I Have Kept The Faith Ii Timothy IV.7'. | Commemorated Tved (Nols) Churchyard, Denmark. Crew Members: Sgt. Walter France RAF 1591940 - Flight Engineer: Flt. Sgt. E. V. Hammond RAF 1622724 - Navigator: Flg. Off. Albert Scott RAF 157536 - Wireless Operator: Flg. Off. Gustaf Flagel RCAF J/38270 Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. Richard Nathaniel Smith RCAF R/168261 Air Bomber: lg. Off. Frank Kenneth Morley RCAF J/38276 Rear Gunner: Flg. Off. Royden Garfield Bradley RCAF J/28537 Pilot | |||||
396 | Bradley | Charles Raymond | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-28 Age | J/95206 | 101Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Joint Grave 5. D. 18-19. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
397 | Bradley | Robert Joseph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-27 Age 22 | J/86966 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 6. B. 8-14. Germany. Son Of Frederick M. And Helen M. Bradley, Of Westboro, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
398 | Bradley | Frank | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-16 Age | J/89746 | 518Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Soroby Burial Ground, Isle Of Tiree, United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
399 | Bradley | Jonathan Riley | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-28 Age 21 | J/85652 | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Nicholas Hilburn Bradley And Sarah Bradley; Husband Of Constance May Bradley, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
400 | Bradley | Irvine Clifford | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-01 Age 22 | J/93970 | 464Sqn (RAAF) | Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, Joint grave 2. K. 13-14. Belgium. Son Of William Clifford Bradley And Margaret Jessie Bradley, Of Portagela Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
401 | Bradley | Frank William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-07 Age | J/95208 | 550Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Joint grave 9. C. 18-19. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
402 | Bradley | Allan George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-02-03 Age 19 | J/93961 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 56. G. 4. United Kingdom. Son Of Bertie Overon Bradley And Winnifred Augusta Bradley, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
403 | Brady | Francis Joseph Desmond | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-08-18 Age 21 | J/18523 | 427Sqn | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 14. Z. 13-15. Germany. Son Of John Arthur And Mary Ruth Brady, Of Quebec City, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
404 | Brager | Kenneth Lloyd | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-12-20 Age | J/18863 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, Iv. C. 7. Belgium. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
405 | Brambleby | James Edwin | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-04-25 Age 24 | J/95245 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Arthur James Brambleby And Gertrude Florence Brambleby, Of Burnaby, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
406 | Brammall | John Alfred | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-24 Age 20 | J/88408 | 12Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 9. C. 13. Germany. Son Of Harold And Margaret Ann Brammall, Of St. Laurent, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
407 | Brander | Huntley Donald | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-06-30 Age 25 | J/1447 | 7Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, Coll. grave 13. F. 11. Germany. Son of Edith Brander. B.Sc. (Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
408 | Branston | Leonard Frank | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-25 Age 20 | J/95241 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 13. C. 6. Germany. Son Of Edward Charles And Nancy Branston, Of Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
409 | Brass | James Gladstone | Flight Lieutenant | | Killed 1944-12-11 Age 27 | R/109224 - J/10499 | Pilot | 105Sqn (RAF) | Mosquito XVI MM152 | Born on the 12th July 1917 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Son of William Ewart Gladstonre Brass (died 1953, age 65) and Sarah Evelyn Brass (née Bestford - died 1978, age 80) , of 1115 - 8th Avenue West, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Stepfather Andrew Burton Gabbie. Brother of William Arthur Brass (died 11th October 1951, age 35), Lydia Mary Colbrook, Margaret Maude Brass. Epitah: 'Never Shall The One We Love From Our Memory Pass Away'. | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 56. A. 2. United Kingdom. | ||||
410 | Braun | Howard Charles | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-27 Age | J/88272 | 115Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Harry L. Braun, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
411 | Bray | Gordon Page | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-06-29 Age 21 | J/17673 | 1435Sqn | Commemorated Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Iii. H. 4. Italy. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
412 | Brazier | George Henry | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-12-20 Age 24 | J/20200 | Commemorated Meyronne Cemetery, Plot 79. Canada. Son Of William John And Kate Brazier, Of Arbuthnot. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
413 | Bredin | Mark Webster | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-15 Age | J/94854 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Nederweert War Cemetery, IV. A. 12. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
414 | Breen | Roy Frederick | Sgt F/Sgt WO2 WO1 P/O | Croix de Guerre (Belgium) | KIA Age 21 | R J | 98134 92935 | PLT | RCAF 17EFTS (RCAF) 8SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 2FIS (RAF) 5 (P)AFU (RAF) 53OTU (RAF) 416Sqn (RCAF) 1490 (G) Flight (RAF) 14 APC (RAF) 667Sqn (RAF) 61OTU (RAF) 3 TEU (RAF) 438Sqn (RCAF) 438Sqn (RCAF) Last Op | X Finch Anson X Master Magister Spitfire Spitfire Spitfire Spitfire Barracuda & Hurricane Typhoon Typhoon Typhoon Typhoon MP178 | 22 Apr 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF 25 July 1941 13 Sep 1941 19 Feb 1942 - UK 20 March 1942 29 June 1942 21 July 1942 20 Oct 1942 7 June 1943 18 Oct 1943 20 May 1944 22 July 1944 12 Aug 1944 2 Sep 1944 24 Dec 1944 - Hit by accurate flak at low altitude | (Photo: Jodoin L - Breen R - B78 Eindhoven October 1944) - Belgian Croix de Guerre - Awarded 17 July 1948 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO 455/48 dated 23 July 1948. - Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, Viii. F. 9. Belgium. The grave inscription reads: “He Gave His Life That We Might Live. He Lives In Our Memory For Ever”. - Son of Fred and of Vera Irene Breen (née Vickerman), of Comber, Ontario, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn) | Veterans Affairs Canada Accident Report Back to Normandy Archive report Losses and Incidents Database The Typhoon Project RCAFA Awards Database |
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415 | Breeze | Harold Arthur Alexander | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-28 Age 26 | J/87376 | 434Sqn | Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 6. A. 12. Belgium. Son Of Arthur And Margaret Livingston Breeze, Of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada; Husband Of Beatrice Emma Louise Breeze, Of Nelson. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
416 | Brehaut | Lowell Milton | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-05 Age 21 | J/41540 | NAV | 86OTU Last Op - 86OTU | Wellington Wellington | X - 05 Aug 44 - 05 Aug 44 - Killed - See J.J. Lee - | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row A. Grave 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Thomas Milton Brehaut And Mildred Olive Brehaut; Husband Of Shirlee Marion Brehaut, Of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||
417 | Brehn | Thomas John | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-11-24 Age | J/28551 | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
418 | Brennan | Cornelius Alfred | Sgt F/Sgt WO2 | KIA Age 23 | R | 117605 | NAV | RCAF 5ITS (RCAF) 13EFTS (RCAF) KTS (RCAF) 4AOS (RCAF) 4B&GS (RCAF) 1CNS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 2(O)AFU (RAF) 26OTU (RAF) 1657CU (RAF) 218Sqn (RAF) 218Sqn (RAF) Last Op | X X Finch X Anson Battle Anson X Anson Wellington Stirling Stirling Stirling EF452 | 18 July 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec 21 Aug 1941 - Belleville, Ontario 27 Oct 1941 - St. Eugene, Ontario 12 Dec 1941 - Failed Pilot Training. Remustered to Navigator 18 Jan 1942 - London, Ontario 26 Apr 1942 - Fingal, Ontario 6 June 1942 - Rivers, Manitoba 19 Aug 1942 - Bournemouth, UK 25 Aug 1942 - RAF Millom, Cumbria 15 Sep 1942 - RAF Little Horwood, Buckinghamshire 7 March 1943 - RAF Stradishall, Suffolk 17 May 1943 - RAF Downham Market, Norfolk 13 Aug 1943 - Killed by friendly fire from another Stirling | Commemorated Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, I. C. 5. Algeria. Son of John and Mary Ellen (nee Troy) Brennan, of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Information courtesy Francpos Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Losses and Incidents Database 218 Squadron Association Accident Report |
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419 | Brennan | Lawrence William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-25 Age 31 | J/95242 | 415Sqn | Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, XI. D. 4. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of John A. And Bella Brennan; Husband Of Helen Wilma Brennan, Of Hamilton, Ontario. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
420 | Brenton | Leo Arthur | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-25 Age 30 | J/86444 | 7Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Soufflenheim Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave. France. Son Of Frederick Arthur And Grace May Brenton, Of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
421 | Brett | Robert Arthur | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-18 Age | J/88104 | 226Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Block "S". Plot 1. Row N. Joint Grave 20. France. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
422 | Brett | Alfred George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-04-01 Age 29 | J/94957 | 357Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Chittagong War Cemetery, 3. F. 6. Bangladesh (ex India). Son Of Charles H. Brett And Clara Brett; Husband Of Geraldine Bertha Brett, Of Leskard, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
423 | Brewer | Hedley Royden | Sgt F/Sgt P/O | KIA Age 23 | R J | 154951 91055 | WAG | RCAF 4WS (RCAF) 4B&GS (RCAF) 31OTU (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 23OTU (RAF) 61 Base (RCAF) 433Sqn (RCAF) 433Sqn (RCAF) Last Op | X Stinson Anson Anson & Hudson X Wellington Halifax Halifax Halifax HX353 | 4 June 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF 26 Sep 1942 17 Apr 1943 12 June 1943 20 Sep 1943 - UK 20 Oct 1943 28 Feb 1944 21 Apr 1944 5 July 1944 - Shot down over France | (Photo: P/O Brewer at left with his pilot F/L McGrath at right in front of their Halifax on 7 Jan 1945) Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xviii. C. 10. France. Son of W. Lee Brewer and Myrtle Brewer, of Prince William, New Brunswick. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada 6 Bomber Group Ops Back to Normandy |
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424 | Brewer | Thomas James | Sgt P/O | KIA | R J | 133415 93177 | Mid upper gunner | 156Sqn 166Sqn Last Op - 156Sqn | Lancaster Lancaster DV367 AS-K Lancaster JA921 | X 1944-01-14 Attack on Brunswick - 20 Feb 44 - Tgt = Leipzig - Germany - 20 Feb 44 - KIA - | 1944-01-14 Crew Members: W/O. Ramsay Stanners RAF 1554370 Pilot: Sgt. Royce Prankett RAF 1131229 Flight Engineer: Sgt. E. J. C. Kryskow RCAF J/22366 Air Bomber: Sgt. Ernest Hopcraft RAF 1577726 Navigator: Sgt. Thomas James Brewer RCAF R/133415 Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Ainsley Charles George Merces RAF 1602737 Rear Gunner: Sgt. Humphrey Watkin Hughes RAF 1066930 Wireless Operator | ||||
425 | Brewer | Thomas James | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-20 Age 21 | J/93177 | 156Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery, Plot 13. Row 9. Grave 177. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Thomas R. And Ella J. Brewer, Of Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
426 | Brice | Vincent Leslie | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-01-15 Age | J/15860 | 10Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Leeming (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard, Grave G.4. United Kingdom. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. S. Leslie Brice, Of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
427 | Briggs | Thomas Simpson | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-02-18 Age 22 | J/16215 | 409Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Joint Grave 26. C. 14-15. Germany. Son Of Thomas Smith Briggs And Leonora Briggs, Of Venn, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
428 | Brillinger | Donald Stewart | Warrant Officer Class I | Killed 1944-04-23 Age 22 | R | 133764 | Pilot | 429Sqn | Halifax LV963 AL-V | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 7. E. 17. Germany. | Read Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database |
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429 | Brimacombe | Rafe Sherme | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-03-01 Age | J/6003 | Commemorated Heanton Punchardon (St. Augustine) Churchyard, Row O Grave 7. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
430 | Brisson | Joseph Paul Guy | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-23 Age 21 | J/86180 | 425Sqn | Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xvi. B. 6. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Arthur And Emma Brisson, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
431 | Brittain | Paul Herman | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-21 Age 19 | J/88448 | 10Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 23. E. 17. Germany. Son Of Robert M. And Dora M. Brittain, Of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
432 | Brittain | Miller Gore | Pte L/Cpl Cpl QM Sgt --- Sgt F/Sgt P/O F/O F/L | DFC | ? --- R J | ? --- 174811 92491 | Inf BA | St-John Fusiliers (CDN Army) ----- RCAF 5MD (RCAF) 3ITS (RCAF) 11EFTS (RCAF) 5MD (RCAF) 4B&GS (RCAF) 1AOS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 10(O)AFU (RAF) 20OTU (RAF) 41Base HCU (RAF) 78Sqn (RAF) Overseas HQ (RCAF) 62Base (RCAF) RCAF CTS (RCAF) RCAF | X ----- X X X Finch X Battle Anson X Anson Wellington Halifax Halifax X X X X X | 15 July 1940 - Enlisted in the Non-Permanent Active Militia ----- 25 July 1942 - Transferred to the RCAF - Moncton, New Brunswick 18 Oct 1942 - Lachine, Quebec 8 Feb 1943 - Victoriaville, Quebec 16 April 1943 - Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec 21 May 1943 - Failed Pilot Training, Remustered to Bomb Aimer 15 June 1943 - Fingal, Ontario 18 Sep 1943 - Malton, Ontario 23 Nov 1943 - Bournemouth, UK 22 Feb 1944 - RAF Dumfries, Scotland 28 March 1944 - RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland 23 June 1944 - RAF Marston Moor, North Yorkshire 16 Aug 1944 - RAF Breighton, Yorkshire 23 March 1945 - London, UK 7 May 1945 - RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire 4 Sep 1945 - Repatriated to Canada 12 Oct 1945 - Toronto, Ontario - War Artist 26 July 1946 - Retired from the RCAF | - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.78 Squadron - Award effective 5 July 1945 as per London Gazette dated 20 July 1945 and AFRO 1619/45 dated 19 October 1945. Deceased on 21 January 1968, in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | RCAFA Awards Biography - National Gallery of Canada |
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433 | Britton | Clarence William Arthur | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-11-08 Age 22 | J/92636 | 158Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row B. Grave 17. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles A. R. Britton And Lilly J. Britton, Of Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
434 | Britts | Alfred Joseph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-21 Age | J/88665 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Tubbergen Roman Catholic Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
435 | Broad | Leslie Allan | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-04-07 Age 27 | J/47789 | Commemorated Bancroft (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Lot 47. Sec. C. Canada. Son of William and Edna Broad, of Belleville. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
436 | Broadfoot | James Graham | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-27 Age 20 | J/18778 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 6. B. 8-14. Germany. Son Of James A. And Eleanor Broadfoot, Of Seaforth, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
437 | Brochu | Victorien Armand Gilbert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-10-28 Age 22 | J/88814 | 441Sqn | Commemorated Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Viii. A. 2. Belgium. Son Of Rosa Brochu, Of Ste. Marie De Beauce, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
438 | Brock | Robert George | Pilot Officer | DFC | Killed 1944-04-25 Age 25 | J/85520 | 50Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. K. 10. Germany. Son Of G. Russell Brock And Charlotte A. Brock, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Alberta M. Brock. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||
439 | Brockway | George William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-31 Age | J/85535 | 7Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. B. 20-25. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
440 | Brookhouse | John Neville | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-08-19 Age 25 | J/15112 | 412Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Reginald John Gowin Brookhouse And Gertrude Brookhouse, Of Baie Durfee, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
441 | Brooks | Francis Conn | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-10-31 Age 25 | J/15849 | 76Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son of James Edwin and Ida May Brooks. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
442 | Brooks | Ernest Ross | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-07-07 Age 28 | C/11768 | Commemorated Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery, Abray. Block 5. Plot 12. Lot 3. Canada. Son Of Richard James Brooks And Mabel E. Brooks, Of Belleville, Ontario. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
443 | Brooks | Harry | Flying Officer | Killed 1942-12-31 Age 28 | Verdun, Quebec | J/15588 | Pilot | 409Sqn RCAF | Beaufighter X8192 | X - 31 Dec 42 31 Dec 42 - Killed - See H. Hare -. Killed in mid-air collision with Beaufighter EL184 of 409Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Row 4. Grave 31. United Kingdom. Son Of George Percy Brooks And Of Caroline Emily Brooks (Nee Bain), Of Verdun, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database Archive Report X8192 |
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444 | Brooks | Ronald Douglas | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-16 Age 31 | J/86539 | 294Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Nicosia War Cemetery, 2. B. 11. Cyprus. Son Of Fred And Sarah Edith Brooks, Of Eltham, London. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
445 | Brooks | Alfred | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-27 Age 35 | J/19860 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 9. C. 1. Germany. Husband Of Olive Grace Brooks (Nee Watson), Of Outremont, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
446 | Brooks | Glenn Wesley | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-10-07 Age 21 | J/88793 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 17. D. 3-5. Germany. Son Of Samuel And Doreen Brooks; Husband Of Dora Marie Brooks, Of Newcastle, Ontario. Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
447 | Brooks | John Philip | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-16 Age 22 | J/87931 | NAV | 426Sqn | Lancaster II DS771 OW-P | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 4. F. 11. Germany. Son Of John And Mary Brooks, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Read Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database |
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448 | Brouillette | Joseph Ross Eugene | Flying Officer | Killed 1944-10-14 Age 22 | J/36348 | PLT | 153Sqn Last Op - 153Sqn | Lancaster NG115 AS-U | X - 14 Oct 44 - Tgt = Duisberg - Brother to S.P.R. Brouillette - 14 Oct 44 - KIA - See J. Lindsay - | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 20. G. 13. Germany. Son Of Romeo And Evelyn Brouillette, Of Knowlton, Province Of Quebec, Canada. Posted from 166Sqn to 153Sqn 5 Oct 1944 Posted from 166Sqn to 153Sqn 5 Oct 1944 Crew Members: Sgt. Arthur Scammell RAF 1853075 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. William Greene RCAF R/224448 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Thomas Allanson RAF 1590136 - Rear Gunner: Flg. Off. Joseph Ross Eugene Brouillette RCAF J/36348 Pilot: Flg. Off. Alfred Alexander Picard RCAF J/37732 Navigator: Flg. Off. Glenn Crawford Bellamy RCAF J/37834 Air Bomber: Plt. Off. James Lindsay RCAF J/19994 Wireless Operator | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||
449 | Brown | Alfred George Greenwood | Sgt F/Sgt | MIA | R | 92108 | WAG | RCAF 2ITS (RCAF) 8EFTS (RCAF) 3SFTS (RCAF) 3SFTS (RCAF) KTS (RCAF) KTS (RCAF) 1WS (RCAF) 9B&GS (RCAF) 32OTU (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 5OTU (RAF) 489Sqn (RNZAF) 489Sqn (RNZAF) Last Op | X X Moth Anson X X X Norseman & Stinson Battle & Bolinbroke Anson & Hampden X Blenheim Hampden Hampden AN123 | 7 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF 10 Apr 1941 15 May 1941 3 July 1941 19 Sep 1941 - Ceased pilot training 20 Sep 1941 1 Nov 1941 - Remustered WAG 2 Nov 1941 29 March 1942 14 May 1942 8 Oct 1942 - UK 6 Jan 1943 23 Jan 1943 - Disapeared on anti-shipping strike | (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada | |||
450 | Brown | Marvin Kitchener | F/O | Killed | Kincardine, Ontario | RAF CAN | 42101 | PLT | 85Sqn 242Sqn 85Sqn Last Op - 242Sqn | Hurricane Hurricane Hurricane N2476 | X - 05 May 40 - France - X - 21 Feb 41 - 21 Feb 41 - Killed - Crash - Grange Farm - Alderton - UK | Battle of Britain pilot Born Kincardine, Ontario, Canada. RAF March 1939. Posted to 242Sqn at Church Fenton on 6th November. To France on 16th May 1940 attached to 85Sqn. Two days later, in combat with Me110's of I/ZG76 near Le Cateau, he was shot down in Hurricane N2320 LE-H with bullet wounds in the right leg. Evacuated to England, rejoined 242 on 13th July underSqn Ldr Douglas Bader. On a local flight in Hurricane N2476 on 21st February 1941 he crashed at Grange Farm, Alderton, Suffolk and was killed. Buried Ipswich New Age Cemetery England | Battle of Britain Database | ||
451 | Brown | William Beaumont | P/O F/O F/L | KIA Age 21 | J | 5227 | PLT | RCAF 1ITS (RCAF) 12EFTS (RCAF) 9SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 25OTU (RAF) 408Sqn (RCAF) 408Sqn (RCAF) Last Op | X X Finch Harvard X Hampden Hampden Hampden AT176 EQ-A | 17 July 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF 12 Oct 1940 15 Nov 1940 4 Jan 1941 30 May 1941 - UK 28 June 1941 27 Oct 1941 27 March 1942 - Shot down by night fighter of II/NJG 2 | (Photo: 18 January 1942 408 Canadian Bomber Squadron. P/O W.B. Brown, from Victoria, B.C., pilot of a Hampden, succeeded in bringing back their Hampden Bomber on one engine. When on a raid over Germany, the bomb doors failed to open on 2 runs over the target in intense AA fire. After abandoning the target, the bomb doors suddenly opened. The bombs were dropped and after passing through another heavy barrage of AA fire, one engine ceased to operate. The aircraft was brought home on one engine and a good landing made on reaching base.) Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99. United Kingdom. Son of Thomas Allsop Brown and Mary Charlotte Beaumont Brown, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Accident report Losses and Incidents Database |
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452 | Brown | William Forbes | Sgt F/Sgt P/O F/O F/L S/L | DFC | R J | X 18186 | PLT | RCAF 12EFTS (RCAF) 5SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) X 415Sqn (RCAF) RCAF RCAF | X Finch Anson X X Halifax X X | 16 Sep 1940 - En;isted in the RCAF 21 Feb 1941 4 May 1941 8 Aug 1941 - UK Staff pilot May 1944 14 May 1945 - Repatriated 13 July 1945 - Released | Distinguished Flying Cross - No.415 Squadron - Award effective 15 March 1945 as per London Gazette dated 23 March 1945 and AFRO 721/45 dated 27 April 1945. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | ||||
453 | Brown | Fred Harvey | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-09-22 Age | J/5095 | 114Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Scottow Cemetery, Grave 260. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
454 | Brown | William Raymond James | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-09-29 Age | J4785 | Commemorated Harlingen General Cemetery, Plot E. Row 1. Grave 8. Netherlands (Holland). Son of James and Eleanor Brown; Husband of Mrs. W. R. J. Brown, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
455 | Brown | James Bernard Frederick | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-04-29 Age | J/5693 | 78Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Plot 2 Row 3 Grave 12. France. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
456 | Brown | Earl Herbert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-08-18 Age | J/15685 | 101Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Wonseradeel (Kimswerd) Protestant Churchyard, Row 34. Grave 5. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
457 | Brown | James Alexander | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-07-28 Age 20 | J/9127 | Commemorated Ollerton Cemetery, Cons. Portion. Grave 1178. United Kingdom. Son Of James Robert And Elizabeth Cushney Clark Brown, Of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
458 | Brown | William Sydney | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-02-05 Age 23 | J/5915 | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of George Sydney And Ada Brown, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
459 | Brown | Douglas Stewart | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-06-15 Age | J/17621 | 106Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xv. C. 12. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
460 | Brown | George Rawson | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-05-31 Age 19 | J/17567 | 403Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
461 | Brown | Gilbert Frederick | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-01-28 Age 23 | J/16416 | 411Sqn | Commemorated Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Row 4. Grave 30. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
462 | Brown | James Moyes | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-06-20 Age 22 | J/22403 | Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4172. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
463 | Brown | Duncan Stewart | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-18 Age 20 | J/94612 | 158Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Brussels Town Cemetery, X. 27. 28. Belgium. Son Of Harry Duncan Brown And Martha Della Brown, Of Headingly, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
464 | Brown | David Cornfoot | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-01 Age 20 | J/89961 | 626Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Theillay Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1. France. Son Of David And Annie Brown, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
465 | Brown | Clement Hector | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-09-12 Age 29 | J/87009 | 100Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. E. 5-8. Germany. Son Of Clement Mcfarlane Brown, And Of Margaret Ellen Brown (Nee Harper); Husband Of Marie-Jane Brown (Nee Monroe). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
466 | Brown | De Willett Francis | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-11-01 Age | J/95558 | 434Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 31. A. 11-13. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
467 | Brown | John William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-10-14 Age 22 | J/92163 | 550Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 29. A. 7-12. Germany. Son Of John And Ellen Susannah Brown, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
468 | Brown | Wesley | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-29 Age 20 | J/88160 | Air/Bmr | 432Sqn | Halifax VII NP702 QO-B | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Born on the 05th February 1924 in Ireland, Son Of Ernest And Sarah C:Leland Brown, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Read Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database |
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469 | Brown | Walter Gordon | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-16 Age 20 | J/94899 | 12Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. E. 16. Germany. Son Of Walter W. Brown And Violet E. Brown, Of Langham, Saskatchewan, Canada. His Brother Robert John Also Died On Service. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
470 | Brown | James Pirie | Flight Sergeant | Killed 1945-02-01 Age | R | 220677 | Mid upper gunner | 166Sqn Last Op - 166Sqn | Lancaster Mk I ND648 AS-O | X - 01 Feb 45 - Tgt = Ludwigshafen - Germany - 01 Feb 45 - KIA - See F/L E. Spankie - DFC - Attacking Ludwigshaven. Missing, nothing heard from after take off | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. grave 8. E. 3-6. Germany. Crew Members: Sgt. Raymond Stennett RAF 1590355 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. Hugh Henry Taggert RAF 553937 - Air Bomber: Flt. Lt. John Edward Shannon DFC RAF 87419 - Navigator: Sgt. Alexander McIvor RAF 1573475 - Wireless Operator: Flt. Lt. Edward Gray Spankie DFC Pilot RCAF J/86068: Flt. Sgt. James Pirie Brown Mid Upper Gunner RCAF R/220677: Sgt. Francis Alma Coombs Rear Gunner RCAF J/92482 | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||
471 | Brown | Raymond Clifford | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-02-24 Age | J/95211 | 415Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. grave 18. G. 2-4. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
472 | Brown | Francis Norman | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-05 Age 19 | J/94898 | 429Sqn | Commemorated Sage War Cemetery, 8. D. 2. Germany. Son Of Francis And Winnifred Brown, Of Rathwell, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
473 | Bruce | Haddo Eric Von | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-07-26 Age 31 | J/15668 | 35Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Uden War Cemetery, 4. A. 13. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Thomas William And Elizabeth Gibson Bruce, Of Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
474 | Bruegeman | Raymond Glen | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-04 Age 22 | J/88569 | 434Sqn | Commemorated Drosay Churchyard, Grave 1. France. Son Of Reuben Ezra And Mary Alma Bruegeman, Of Hanover, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Dorothy Priscilla Bruegeman, Of Hanover. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
475 | Bruggeman | Joseph Aloysius | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-16 Age 21 | J/94900 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 6. F. 22. Germany. Son Of Aloysius Alphonse And Rosalie A. Bruggeman, Of Stratford, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
476 | Brunelle | Joseph Paul Marcel Alphonse | P/O F/O F/L S/L ------- S/L | DFC | C | 1066 | PLT Med O | RCAF 118Sqn (RCAF) 4B&GS (RCAF) 22EFTS (RCAF) 13SFTS (RCAF) 1OTU (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) ? 414Sqn (RCAF) 414Sqn (RCAF) BPC (RCAF) RCAF Station Debert (RCAF) X ------------------- 438Sqn (RCAF) RCAF | X Harvard & Stinson Battle & Bolinbroke Finch Harvard Hurricane X ? Mustang & Spitfire Spitfire MJ553 X X X X ------------------- X X | 9 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec 13 Dec 1940 Rockcliffe, Ontario 20 Jan 1941 - Staff Pilot - Fingal, Ontario 17 Dec 1941 - L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec 11 May 1942 - St. Hubert, Quebec 12 March 1943 - Bagotville, Quebec 15 June 1943 - Bournemouth, UK ? Jan 1944 - RAF Gatwick, Surrey 7 Nov 1944 - Shot down by heavy flak, abandonned aircraft 7 Jan 1945 - Tour expired 22 July 1945 0 Repatriated to Canada 23 July 1945 - Nova Scotia 10 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF ------------------- 12 June 1951 - Joined RCAF Aux as a Medical Officer 31 Jan 1952 - Retired from the RCAF | - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.414 Squadron - Award effective 23 March as per London Gazette dated 3 April 1945 and AFRO 765/45 dated 4 May 1945. Deceased on 5 May 2002, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | RCAFA Awards Database Accident report Losses and Incidents Database |
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477 | Brydon | Francis Samuel | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-01 Age 22 | J/90923 | 625Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Poix-De-Picardie Churchyard, Row C. Coll. Grave 6-8. France. Son Of Franklin Augustine And Hilda Madeline Brydon, Of Berwick, King'S County, Nova Scotia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
478 | Brydon | Wilbert Alexander | P/O F/O | KIA Age 28 | J | 40347 | BA | RCAF 7ITS (RCAF) 6EFTS (RCAF) 2MD (RCAF) 7AOS (RCAF) 2MD (RCAF) 7B&GS (RCAF) 7AOS (RCAF) 2 AGTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 2(O)AFU (RAF) 18OTU (RAF) LFS (RAF) 170Sqn (RAF) 170Sqn (RAF) Last Op | X X Moth X Anson X Anson & Bolinbroke Anson Anson X Anson Wellington Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster ME320 | 8 June 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF 6 Dec 1942 21 Feb 1943 17 March 1943 - Failed Pilot Training 4 Apr 1943 - Remustered to Navigator 3 July 1943 - Failed Navigator training 21 Aug 1943 - Remustered to Bomb Aimer 28 Nov 1943 31 Jan 1944 8 May 1944 - UK 20 June 1944 18 July 1944 5 Oct 1944 1 Dec 1944 5 March 1945 - Mid air collision over target | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278. United Kingdom. Son of Lewis Caldwell and Alice Isabel (nee Ferguson) Brydon, of Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Losses and Incidents Database Accident report |
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479 | Buchanan | William Lysle | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-11-08 Age | J/16162 | 418Sqn | Commemorated Poix-De-Picardie Churchyard, Row E. Grave 20. France. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
480 | Buchanan | John Donald | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-27 Age 22 | J/86932 | 609Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Ranville War Cemetery, V. F. 4. France. Son Of Robert Russell Buchanan And Onadell Buchanan, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
481 | Buchanan | John Gilbert Ross | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-02-25 Age 22 | J/95232 | 429Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Gilbert And Helena Buchanan, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
482 | Buck | Frederick Walter | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-10-15 Age 22 | J/12988 | 420Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Clarence Henry And Margaret Eileen Buck, Of Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
483 | Buckberrough | Robert Clarke (Bob) | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-11 Age 22 | J/90667 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 52. D. 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Clarence A. Buckberrough And Nettie A. Buckberrough, Of Blenheim, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
484 | Buckham | John Alexander | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-05 Age | J/90464 | 424Sqn | Commemorated Boissy-Sous-St. Yon Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 2. France. Son Of Thomas Robson Buckham And Margaret Grace Buckham; Nephew Of Mrs. J. M. Stiles, Of Innisfail, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
485 | Buckley | Sydney Smith | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-06-01 Age | J/25082 | Commemorated Ottawa Cremation Memorial, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
486 | Buckolz | Rollie Ernest | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-07-30 Age 23 | J/4538 | 407Sqn | Commemorated North Cotes (St. Nicholas) Churchyard, Grave 17. United Kingdom. Son of Dave and Anna Brodsky Buckolz; Nephew of Frank K. Brodsky, of Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.A. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
487 | Budd | Phil Clive | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-04-27 Age 22 | J/6158 | 149Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 1. H. 2. Germany. Son Of Guernie Budd, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
488 | Budreau | Jack Gale | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-04-10 Age 24 | J/17497 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Florennes Communal Cemetery, Row 2. Coll. Grave 17-20. Belgium. Son Of John L. And Laura M. Budreau, Of Kenora, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
489 | Bulanda | Joseph Peter | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-11-10 Age 22 | J/17591 | 7Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Mary Bulanda, Of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
490 | Bulger | John Percy | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-16 Age 26 | R J | 144034 85931 | PLT | 625Sqn (RAF) | X Lancaster ND637 | X - 16 Mar 44 - Tgt = Stuttgart - 16 Mar 44 - KIA - See G. Ivey - | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row D. Grave 7. United Kingdom. Son Of John Percy Bulger And Of Alice Cordelia Bulger (Nee Gilbert), Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Mary Margaret Bulger (Nee Love), Of Toronto. | Aircrew Deaths Database Archive Report ND637 |
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491 | Bullen | Edwin Gordon Kingsley | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-02-26 Age 22 | J/16376 | 272Sqn | Commemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 10, Column 2. Malta. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
492 | Bulley | Gordon Henry | Sgt F/Sgt WO2 WO1 P/O | DFC | R J | 124688 ? | WAG | RCAF 1ITS (RCAF) 2EFTS (RCAF) KTS (RCAF) 4WS (RCAF) 3B&GS (RCAF) 36OTU (RCAF) 8AOS (RCAF) 111OTU (RAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 6(C)OTU (RAF) 172Sqn (RAF) 172Sqn (RAF) Last Op | X X Moth X Moth Battle Hudson Anson Liberator X Wellington Wellington Wellington NB798 | 28 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Halifax, Nova Scotia 26 Oct 1941 - Toronto, Ontario 19 Dec 1941 - Fort William, Ontario 4 Feb 1942 - Failed Pilot Training - Trenton, Ontario 14 March 1942 - Remustered to WAG - Guelph, Ontario 25 Sep 1942 - Macdonald, Manitoba 6 Nov 1942 - Greenwood, Nova Scotia 17 Jan 1943 - Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec 1 Oct 1943 - Nassau, Bahamas 1944 - Bournemouth, UK 1944 - RAF Silloth, Cumbria 21 Aug 1944 - RAF Chivenor, Devon 28 Aug 1944 - Shot down by flak from U-534 | - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.172 Squadron - Award effective 27 October 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2637/44 dated 8 December 1944. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | RCAFA Awards Database Accident Report Losses and Incidents Database |
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493 | Bullion | George Roy | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-11 Age | J/92177 | 273Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 433. Singapore. Son Of Edward And Margaret Edna Bullion, Of Baldur, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
494 | Bullock | Gordon Alan | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-18 Age 20 | J/89261 | 630Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Muron Communal Cemetery, France. Son Of B. H. Bullock And Of Audrey M. Bullock, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
495 | Bullock | Veral Clarence | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-03 Age 23 | J/91169 | 622Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 4. E. 2. Germany. Son Of Clarence And Delilah Ellen Bullock, Of Coaldale, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
496 | Bulman | Frederick Lloyd | Warrant Officer Class II | Killed 1944-04-23 Age 23 | R | 154844 | NAV | 166Sqn Last Op - 166Sqn | Lancaster Lancaster ND806 AS-S | X - 23 Apr 44 -- Tgt = Dusseldorf - Germany - 23 Apr 44 - KIA - Missing, nothing heard from after take off | Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 2. H. 1-7. Belgium. Son Of Ernest W. And S. Rebecca Bulman, Of Rustico, Prince Edward Island. Canada. Crew Members: Sgt. Terence Kirby RAF 1811158 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. Maurice Frederick Fenton RAF 1620104 - Air Bomber: Sgt. John Robinson RAF 1511210 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. Ronald William French RAF 1892504 - Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. Walter Percy Mead RAF 1398775 - Rear Gunner: Plt. Off. Ronald Victor McDougall RCAF J/85715 Pilot: Flt. Sgt. Frederick Lloyd Bulman RCAF R/154844 Navigator | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||
497 | Bunt | James Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-12-18 Age 23 | R J | 85673 16565 | PLT | 97Sqn Last Op - 97Sqn | Lancaster Lancaster | X - 18 Dec 42 - 18 Dec 42 - MIA - | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of James Russell Bunt And Florence Audrey Bunt, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||
498 | Burch | Roy Victor | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-24 Age 28 | J/85620 | 578Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 5. B. 29. Germany. Son Of Lancelot Cyril And Amy Matilda Burch, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
499 | Burdett | Norman William Ellison | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-23 Age | J/86419 | 550Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. E. 19-25. Belgium. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
500 | Burgess | Charles Lebert | AC2 AC1 LAC Cpl Sgt F/Sgt P/O F/O F/L ----- F/L S/L | DFC | R J --- RCAF | X 21143 ------ 11570 | ADM PLT ------ PLT | RCAF RCAF Trenton 3ITS (RCAF) 17EFTS (RCAF) 2SFTS (RCAF) 123Sqn (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 439Sqn (RCAF) 83GSU (RAF) RCAF --------------------- RCAF 1OTU (RCAF) 413Sqn (RCAF) Training Commmand HQ RCAF | X X X Moth Harvard Hurricane X Typhoon Typhoon X --------------------- X Vampire Vampire & Sabre X X | 28 July 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF as a clerk 28 Jan 1940 28 Feb 1942 - Remustered to pilot 5 June 1942 1 Aug 1942 4 Dec 1942 13 Oct 1943 - UK 14 Oct 1943 15 Dec 1944 23 July 1945 - Repatriated to Canada --------------------- Remained in post war RCAF 1951 May 1953 25 Aug 1956 18 Sep 1958 - Retired fromt he RCAF | (Photo: F/O Burgess checking his bomb load prior to a mission) Distinguished Flying Cross - No.439 Squadron (now No.56OTU) - Award effective 13 January 1945 as per London Gazette dated 23 January 1945 and AFRO 471/45 dated 16 March 1945. (Information courtesy of Francois Dutil) | RCAFA Awards database |
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501 | Burgess | Douglas Mcintosh | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-01-31 Age 19 | J/5913 | 1 COTU | Commemorated Silloth (Causewayhead) Cemetery, Holme Low, Sec. S. Grave 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles H. Burgess And Ella H. Burgess, Of Port Credit, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
502 | Burgess | Raymond Charles | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-11-16 Age 23 | J/19346 | 432Sqn | Commemorated Cambridge City Cemetery, Grave 14519. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
503 | Burgess | Hugh Thomas Blakeley | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-08 Age 23 | J/90344 | 207Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Marissel French National Cemetery, Grave 297. France. Son Of Samuel Charles And Ethel Helen Burgess, Of Verdun, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
504 | Burgess | Fred Andrew | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-29 Age 21 | J/86794 | Air/Gnr | 432Sqn | Halifax VII NP702 QO-B | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Born on the 17th January 1923 Son Of Fred Andrew Burgess And Of Frances Russell Burgess (Nee Behan), Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Read Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database |
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505 | Burke | John Richard Powell | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-10-01 Age | J/16054 | 425Sqn | Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 2. E. 2. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
506 | Burke | John Joseph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-06 Age 22 | J/86252 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row B. Grave 1. United Kingdom. Son Of John And Teresa Burke, Of Alliston, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
507 | Burke | James Orr | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-24 Age | J/88719 | 422Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
508 | Burke | David Warnock | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-31 Age 25 | J/86415 | 640Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of David Wilson Burke And Ethel Ellen Burke, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
509 | Burley | Lloyd Ernest | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-08-11 Age 25 | J/21245 | Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada. Son Of Roy Burley, And Of Muriel Burley, Of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
510 | Burlinson | Robert Melville | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-09-18 Age 23 | J/5076 | 88Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Plot 85. Row C. Grave 4. Netherlands (Holland). Son of Maurice A. And Margaret Burlinson, of Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
511 | Burnell | Douglas Arthur | Pilot Officer | Courtesy Oleg Marin
| Died 1944-09-11 Age 26 | J/19998 | PLT | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Died of self-inflicted injuries. Born on the 17th September 1918. Enlisted on the 07th February 1942 Son of Arthur William (died 30th October 1927, age 45) and Maude Evelyn Burnell née Shaw - died 1929), of 178 Maple Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario. Nephew of Ernest Burnell, of Hamilton. Grave inscription: 'And While He Lies In Peaceful Sleep His Memory We Will Always Keep'. | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row D. Grave 15. The United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||
512 | Burnett | Leslie Gordon Emanuel | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-08-24 Age | J/18329 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. H. 17. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
513 | Burnett | David Mark Tyndall | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-13 Age | J/85238 | 692Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
514 | Burns | Edward Robert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-26 Age 23 | C/86271 | 102Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of William G. And Lorena S. Burns, Of Port Credit, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
515 | Burns | Melvin John (Mel) | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-04-10 Age 20 | J/95235 | 415Sqn | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. F. 19. Germany. Son Of John Joseph And Florence Marian Burns, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
516 | Burrill | Roger Johnstone | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-06-11 Age 22 | J/18208 | Commemorated Wrexham Cemetery, Sec. D. Grave 9646. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
517 | Burt | Henry Andrew | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-13 Age 32 | J/88261 | 12Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. B. 12-17. Germany. Son Of Andrew And Charlotte Watson Burt; Husband Of Electa S. Burt, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
518 | Burt-Gerrans | Harold Francis | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-12-19 Age 26 | J/16744 | 422Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of James Tresawna Burt-Gerrans And Nellie Christina Burt-Gerrans; Husband Of Magdalene Burt-Gerrans, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
519 | Burton | Elgert | Sgt F/Sgt WO2 P/O F/O F/L | AFC | R J | 110745 36530 | PLT | RCAF 4ITS (RCAF) 16EFTS (RCAF) 10SFTS (RCAF) 1ANS (RCAF) 164Sqn (RCAF) 168Sqn (RCAF) RCAF Liason Mission 164Sqn (RCAF) 168Sqn (RCAF) 1 ASU (RCAF) RCAF | X X Moth Crane Anson Lodestar & Dakota Dakota & Fortress X Lodestar & Dakota Dakota & Fortress Dakota X | 20 June 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF 1 Sep 1941 9 Oct 1941 6 Dec 1941 28 Apr 1942 - Staff Pilot 14 May 1943 18 June 1944 15 July 1944 - Far East 1 Dec 1944 - Canada 12 May 1945 29 Dec 1945 10 July 1946 - Retired from the RCAF | - Air Force Cross - No.164 Squadron (now No.168 Squadron) - Award effective 1 January 1946 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO 82/46 dated 25 January 1946. Deceased on 17 December 1999 in Westlake, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | RCAFA Awards Database | |||
520 | Burton | Howard Houston | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-09-20 Age 32 | J/8102 | 9Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 5. K. 3. Germany. Son Of Andrew Jackson Burton And Hattie Josephine Burton. Of U.S.A. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
521 | Burton | Robert Elwood | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-18 Age | J/87892 | 432Sqn | Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xiv. A. 2. France. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
522 | Bush | Charles William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-11-02 Age 23 | J/5768 | Commemorated Ramsey Cemetery, Plot L. Grave 226. United Kingdom. Son of Charles William and Bessie Mae Bush, of Carbondale, Illinois, U.S.A. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
523 | Bustin | John William Arthur | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-06-30 Age 31 | J/6968 | 57Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Feltwell (St. Nicholas) Churchyard, Row C. Grave 6. United Kingdom. Son Of William And Harriet Bustin; Husband Of Janet Millar Ramsay Bustin, Of East Coulee, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
524 | Butchart | Gordon Van Allen | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-17 Age 29 | J/89259 | 172Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Heanton Punchardon (St. Augustine) Churchyard, Row P Grave 20. United Kingdom. Son Of Lloyd Royce Butchart And Martha Isobel Butchart, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
525 | Butcher | John William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-12-26 Age 22 | J/35241 | Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 856. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
526 | Butcher | Frederick Lloyd | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-24 Age 24 | J/44112 | Commemorated Birtle Cemetery, Family Lot 13. Block 4. Canada. Son Of Frederick And Elsie May Butcher, Of Solsgirth; Husband Of Helen Butcher, Of Solsgirth. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
527 | Butler | Ronald Harris | AC2 AC1 LAC Cpl Sgt F/Sgt | KIA Age 24 | UK | R | 11601 | GD Clerk BA | RCAF HQ Eastern Air Command (RCAF) 3ITS (RCAF) 17EFTS (RCAF) KTS (RCAF) 8B&GS (RCAF) 3AOS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 2(O)AFU (RAF) 24OTU (RAF) 1656 CU (RAF) 166Sqn (RAF) 166Sqn (RAF) Last Flight | X X X Finch X Battle & Bolinbroke Anson X Oxford Anson & Whitley Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster ED366 | 11 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF 27 Dec 1939 12 Apr 1942 - Remustered to Pilot 4 July 1942 22 Aug 1942 - Failed Pilot Training 13 Sep 1942 - Remustered to Bomb AImer 22 Nov 1942 14 Feb 1943 - UK 26 Apr 1943 25 May 1943 31 July 1943 10 Oct 1943 22 Oct 1943 - Shot down by flak & night fighter | Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 11. C. 8-12. Germany. Son of William and Hilda Butler, of North River, Prince Edward Island, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Losses and Incidents Database Back to Normandy |
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528 | Butler | Basil | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-08-25 Age 21 | J/15770 | 249Sqn | Commemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 4, Column 2. Malta. Son Of Herbert And Ethel Butler, Of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
529 | Butler | William Manley | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-06-18 Age 21 | J | J/10151 | Pilot | 58OTU | SpitfireIIb P8644 | Commemorated Grangemouth (Grandsable) Cemetery, Sec. 1. Grave 26. United Kingdom. Son Of William Alexander Butler And Lola Butler, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | |||||
530 | Butler | Norman Arthur | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-06 Age | J/95224 | 415Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
531 | Butterwick | Gordon Francis | F/O | J | 36276 | Air Bomber | 166Sqn | X Lancaster ND506 AS-F | Oct 44 - 1944-11-02 Attack on Dusseldorf | Crew Members: Flg. Off. Warren Craydon Martin DFC RCAF J/26467 - Pilot: Plt. Off. Rowland Berryman Parker RAF 183745 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. Gordon Francis Butterwick RCAF J/36276 - Air Bomber: Flt. Sgt. W. J. Paris RCAF R/184198 - Navigator: Flt. Sgt. Brian Aloysius Waterford RAAF 424896 - Wireless Operator: Flt. Sgt. George White RCAF R/219887 - Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. Douglas George White RCAF R/53218 Rear Gunner | |||||
532 | Buzza | William John | Sgt F/Sgt P/O F/O F/L -------- F/L S/L W/C G/C B/Gen | R J -------- No. | X 7993 -------- 19624 | WAG PLT -------- PLT | RCAF ? B&GS ? WS 106Sqn (RAF) 29OTU (RAF) RCAF 15EFTS (RAF) 2SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 56OTU (RAF) 83GSU (RCAF) 438Sqn (RCAF) 402Sqn (RCAF) RCAF ------------------- RCAF 422Sqn (RCAF) 416Sqn (RCAF) 423Sqn (RCAF) RCAF Cold Lake X | X Battle ? Manchester Wellington X Cornell Harvard & Yale X Master & Spitfire Typhoon Typhoon Spitfire X --------------------- X Sabre Canuck Canuck X X | 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF as a WAG 1939 1939 1940/41 - UK 1941/42 - Instructor 1943 - Repatriated to Canada for pilot training 1943 1943 1944 - UK 1944 1945 6 Apr 1945 30 June 1945 19 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF ------------------------------------------------- 9 Apr 1946 - Rejoined the post war RCAF 1 Jan 1953 to 7 June 1955 - Commanding Officer - Germany 17 Feb to 12 Dec 1960 - Commanding Officer 2 Aug 1961 to 30 May 1962 - Commanding Officer - France Jan 1965 - Base Commander Retired date unknown | Deceased on 22 June 2004, in Ottawa, Ontario. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn) | |||||
533 | Byers | Vernon William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-05-17 Age 32 | J/17474 | 617Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
534 | Byers | James Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-13 Age | J/89955 | 78Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Poix-De-Picardie Churchyard, Row A. Coll. Grave 1-5. France. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
535 | Cadmus | George Austen | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-06-23 Age 28 | J/16783 | 427Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 6. B. 17. Germany. Son Of Thomas Jefferson Cadmus And Sarah Amy Morgan Cadmus, Of Reepham, Norfolk. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
536 | Cahoon | Grant Alder | Sgt P/O F/O | KIFA Age 27 | R J | 18578 38389 | BA | RCAF 4ITS (RCAF) 6EFTS (RCAF) 2MD (RCAF) 7B&GS (RCAF) 5AOS (RCAF) 1B&GS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 1 (O)AFU (RAF) 20OTU (RAF) 1659CU (RCAF) 426Sqn (RCAF) 426Sqn (RCAF) Last Op | X X Moth X Anson & Bolinbroke Anson Anson X Anson Wellington Halifax Halifax Halifax NP682 | 24 Aug 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF 7 March 1943 16 May 1943 10 June 1943 - Ceased pilot training 26 June 1943 - Remustered to Bomb Aimer 2 Oct 1943 28 Nov 1943 8 Apr 1944 - UK 2 May 1944 6 June 1944 19 Sep 1944 20 Nov 1944 8 Feb 1945 - Crashed with engine trouble shortly after take off | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row G. Grave 2. United Kingdom. Son of George Edward and Annie Louise Alder Cahoon, of Leavitt, Alberta, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Yorkshire Aircraft Co 426 Squadron Association Aircrew Deaths Database |
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537 | Cairns | Roy Winfield | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-04-04 Age 23 | J/17457 | 238Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 271. Egypt. Son Of Winfield And Annie A. Cairns, Of Orillia, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
538 | Calder | Gordon Alexander | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-05-13 Age 25 | J/17246 | 98Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Plot 10. Row A. Grave 10. France. Son Of Murdoch A. And Myrtle K. Calder, Of Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
539 | Calder | Robert George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-03 Age 26 | J/19340 | Commemorated Edinburgh (Morningside) Cemetery, Sec. G. Grave 774. United Kingdom. Son Of George H. Calder And Nora Preston Calder; Husband Of Elizabeth Mcgregor Fraser Calder, Of Edinburgh. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
540 | Caldwell | Kenneth Marion | P/O F/O ---- Lt Capt Maj | DSC (USA) DFC (USA) Purple Heart (USA) | KIA Age 29 | USA | J -------- O | 5545 -------- 1699045 | PLT | RCAF 4B&GS (RCAF) 118Sqn (RCAF) 132Sqn ---------------- USAAF ? 565(B)Sqn (USAAF) 565(B)Sqn (USAAF) 565(B)Sqn (USAAF) 566(B)Sqn (USAAF) 566(B)Sqn (USAAF) Last Op | X Battle Goblin & Kittyhawk Kittyhawk ---------------- X ? Liberator Liberator Liberator "The Scorpion" Liberator Liberator "Trouble" | ? - Enlisted in the RCAF 1940 - Staff Pilot - Fingal, Ontario Aug 1941 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 14 Apr 1942 - Rockcliffe, Ontario ---------------- 21 Nov 1942 - Transferred to the USAAF - Altoona, Pennsylvania ? 1 Feb 1943 - Lowry Field, Colorado 16 June 1943 - Hethel, UK 3 July 1943 - Benghazi, Libya Aug 1943 - Hethel, UK 7 Jan 1944 - Shot down by Fw-190s over France | (Photo: Libya 1 August 1943 Capt Caldwell with his crew after the Ploesti mission in front of Liberator “The Scorpion” ) - Distinguished Service Cross - 31 Oct 1943, awarded to Maj. Ken Caldwell - For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against the Ploesti Oil Refineries in Rumania. - Commemorated at the East Hill Cemetery, Erie, Neosho County, Kansas, USA. - Son of Elmer Elzie and Florence Marion (nee Knetzer) Caldwell, of Erie, Neosho County, Kansas, USA. Husband of Ruth Faye (nee Anderson) Caldwell in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Accident report Find a grave American Air Museum in Britain MACR 1853 |
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541 | Caldwell | Robert George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-03-12 Age 22 | J/16785 | 424Sqn | Commemorated Uden War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. C. 8-9. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
542 | Caldwell | Esmond Russell | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-27 Age 23 | J/90282 | 83Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 21. A. 9-14. Germany. Son Of Thomas Russell Caldwell And Mary Ann Caldwell, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
543 | Callaghan | Keith Baines | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-11-05 Age 20 | J/26403 | 132Sqn | Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada. Son Of Thomas Michael And Mabel Baines Callaghan, Of Sudbury, Ontario. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
544 | Cameron | Donald | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-06-16 Age | J/3267 | Commemorated Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Prot. Sec. (Mens). Plot F. Coll. grave 43. Malta. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
545 | Cameron | Donald John | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-08-28 Age | J/18517 | 51Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1. J. 12-18. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
546 | Cameron | William Parmenas | Flying Officer | Killed 1943-10-20 Age 20 | J/21453 | PLT | 625Sqn | Lancaster JA714 | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 173. United Kingdom. JA714, piloted by Pilot officer W. P. Cameron, was hit by heavy flak over the Dutch coast and crashed at Waddenzee some 3 kilometres south east of Oosterend on the island of Texel, whilst on a bombing raid to Leipzig, on 20-21 October 1943. This was the first operational loss for the newly formed squadron. All the crew were killed. The attack on Leipzig was the first serious attack on this far-flung city. Weather conditions were described as appalling, and some 16 Lancasters and their crews were lost on this raid. Ground reports on the loss of this Lancaster state that the aircraft exploded in a tremendous fireball parts of which glided down slowly. The aircraft fell and then seemed to regain control at which point it rose up and exploded (possibly its incendiary bomb load blew up). The aircraft came down on the mudflats on Wadden Sea and continued to burn for time. Aircraft returning from the raid reported still seeing it burning. Only one body was recovered, that of Albert Snook, whose body washed ashore on the Terchelling Islands. | Aircrew Deaths Database Allied Losses Database Lancaster JA714 |
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547 | Cameron | Jack Burton | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-14 Age 29 | J/19735 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 10. D. 9. Germany. Son Of Wesley Thomas Cameron And Jenny Agnes Cameron. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
548 | Cammaart | Frederick Peter | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-23 Age 21 | J/88363 | 424Sqn | Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 12. E. 3. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Peter J. And Lucy Cammaart, Of Wallaceburg, Ontario. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
549 | Campbell | G.A. | F/L | RAFCAN RCAF | RAF C | X 89599 | PLT | RCMP RAF 37SFTS (RCAF) 39SFTS (RCAF) 576Sqn RCAF RCAF Last Op | N/A X X X X X X X | X - X - Joined the RAF - X - Instructor Pilot - X - Instructor Pilot - X - 12 Mar 45 - Transferred to the RCAF 28 Nov 45 - Released from the RCAF 10 Jun 00 - Died - Ottawa - ON | |||||
550 | Campbell | W.G. | F/O F/L | Commendation For Valuable Services | Killed | R J | 119766 21450 | PLT | RCAF 7 (RCAF) ITS 19EFTS (RCAF) 11SFTS (RCAF) 6 (O)AFU 428Sqn Last Op - 428Sqn | N/A N/A X X X Lancaster Lancaster KB879 | 25 Jul 41 - Joined the RCAF - 27 Mar 42 - Graduated - 05 Jun 42 - Graduated - 04 Dec 42 - Graduated- Jun 43 - Staff Pilot - X 30 Apr 45 - Killed - See T.D. Lawley | ||||
551 | Campbell | Ronald Bertram | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-06-15 Age 21 | J/3746 | Commemorated Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, IV. D. 13. Algeria. Son of Neil Stanley Campbell, and of Doris Mary Campbell (Nee Waters), of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
552 | Campbell | John Thompson | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-10-01 Age 22 | J/15888 | 425Sqn | Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 2. D. 20. Germany. Son Of John A. And Elsie M. Campbell, Of The Pas, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
553 | Campbell | William Andrew | Sergeant | Courtesy Operation Picture Me | Killed 1942-02-06 Age 23 | R/95868 | Pilot | 59 Operational Training Unit. 81 Group | Hawker Hurricane I P3463 | Born on the 25th August 1918 at Pakenham, Ontario. Worked for the Engineering and Survey Branch of the Resources Treasurer's Office ay Ottawa prior to service. Served in the Canadian Army from the 07th November 1940 to 05th April 1941. Enlisted on the 10th April 1941 at Manning Depot, Toronto. Son of William John (died 10th March 1976, age 84) and Edith Clarissa Campbell (nee Watchorn - died 07th January 1980, age 88), of Arnprior, Ontario, Canada. Grave inscription: 'But This We Know, Dear Lad, All's Well With The Man Who Has Done His Best'. A total of 78 flying hours logged with 5 on the Hurricane. | Commemorated Carlisle (Dalston Road) Cemetery, Ward 11. Sec. P. Grave 25. United Kingdom. Also remembered on family grave at Pakenham Union Cemetery, Ontario, Canada. | ||||
554 | Campbell | William Clayton | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-07-14 Age 27 | J/18331 | 432Sqn | Commemorated Florennes Communal Cemetery, Row 4. Grave 45. Belgium. Son Of William D. And Maynie Campbell; Husband Of Christina Mary Campbell, Of Glasgow. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
555 | Campbell | Charles John | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-13 Age | J/90759 | 431Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Brussels Town Cemetery, X. 19. 14. Belgium. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
556 | Campbell | Richard Edward John | Pilot Officer | Courtesy John Jones | Killed 1944-06-13 Age 20 | J/85772 | Air Gunner | 434Sqn | Halifax LW173 WL-K | Born on the 04th June 1924 at Winnipeg, Manitoba. Son of Oswald Michael Joseph Campbell and Anne Bridget Campbell. Grave inscription: 'Eternal Rest And Peace Grant Him, O Lord; May Perpetual Light Shine On Him'. Information courtesy John Jones March 2021. | Commemorated Givenchy-En-Gohelle Communal Cemetery, Grave 2. France. | ||||
557 | Campbell | David Sinclair | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-25 Age 31 | J/90306 | 50Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Nogent-Le-Rotrou Communal Cemetery, Plot 33. Grave 2. France. Son Of Andrew And Cecelia Campbell, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
558 | Campbell | Alexander Grant | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-11 Age 21 | J/85824 | 576Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Cambrai (Route De Solesmes) Communal Cemetery, Plot 1. Row A. Grave 14. France. Son Of The Revd. Harvey Campbell D.D., B.A., And Grace Grant Campbell, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. His Brother Robert Roy Also Died On Service. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
559 | Campbell | Russell Archibald | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-10-09 Age 26 | J/95079 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 21. D. 8-10. Germany. Son Of Archibald And Mary Campbell, Of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
560 | Campbell | Colin Alexander | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-23 Age 19 | J/89445 | 514Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 7. C. 9. Germany. Son Of Colin And Margaret Campbell, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
561 | Campbell | Vincent Daniel | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-11-09 Age | J/95217 | 625Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 20. B. 9. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
562 | Campbell | Neil Donald | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-07 Age | J/88405 | 500Sqn | Commemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 16, Column 1. Malta. Son Of Allen P. And Flora M. Campbell, Of Baddeck Bay, Victoria Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
563 | Campbell | Frederick William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-23 Age 29 | J/94493 | 582Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xvii. B. 7. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of William True Campbell And Bertha Lillian Campbell, Of Pembroke, Hants Co., Nova Scotia; Husband Of Dorothy Glennon Campbell. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
564 | Campbell | James Duncan | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-09-16 Age 22 | J/95169 | 199Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Lorne Daniel And Mary Elizabeth Campbell, Of Austin, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
565 | Campbell | Kenneth Peter | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-24 Age 22 | J/90947 | 425Sqn | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row B. Grave 5. United Kingdom. Son Of Peter Robertson Campbell And Victoria May Campbell, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
566 | Campbell | Donald James | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-02-16 Age | J/94418 | 198Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 21. H. 8. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
567 | Campbell | Roy | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-02-21 Age | J/94275 | 50Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, XV. D. 13. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
568 | Campbell | James Duncan | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-02-09 Age 20 | J/94333 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row F. Grave 14. United Kingdom. Son Of Norman L. Campbell And M. Goldie Campbell, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
569 | Campbell | Stephen Gordon | Sgt F/Sgt WO2 WO1 | KIA Age 26 | R | 92380 | WAG | RCAF 2ITS (RCAF) 5EFTS (RCAF) KTS (RCAF) 1WS (RCAF) 9B&GS (RCAF) 9 AOS (RCAF) 31OTU (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 4 (C)OTU (RAF) 204Sqn (RAF) 4 (C)OTU (RAF) 4 (C)OTU (RAF) Last Op | X X Moth X Norseman Battle Anson Anson & Hudson X Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland DP178 | 28 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF 16 May 1941 21 June 1941 8 Aug 1941 - Failed Pilot Training 30 Apr 1942 - Remustered to Wireless Op Air Gunner 20 June 1942 18 June 1942 - Staff 29 May 1943 17 Oct 1943 - UK 16 June 1943 30 Sep 1944 16 Jan 1945 14 March 1945 - Perished in crash at sea | (Photo: 20 May 1942 - 9 B&GS wings parade, Campbell is at left, classmate MacSephney is at right) Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 281. United Kingdom. Son of Stephen Graham Campbell and Ruth Rose (nee Snow) Fitzpatrick of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Accident report Losses and Incidents Database |
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570 | Campton | Clifden Homer Foch | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-11-02 Age | J/95160 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 17. F. 20. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
571 | Campton | Albert Spencer Blair | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-07 Age 29 | J/95225 | 576Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of James And Ruth A. Campton, Of Ville St. Michel, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
572 | Cannings | Kenneth Leverne | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-09 Age 20 | J/90920 | 463Sqn RAAF | Commemorated Wevelgem Communal Cemetery, Grave E. 463. Belgium. Son Of Albert George And Harriett Cannings, Of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
573 | Canter | Lloyd Wilfred (Zeev) | Sgt F/O | | DFM | PoW | Russia | RJ | 127907 17845 | PLT | RCAF 3ITS (RCAF) 12EFTS (RCAF) 5SFTS (RCAF) 408Sqn 408Sqn 433Sqn | N/A N/A X X Halifax JB909 Halifax HX291 Halifax | 22 Aug 41 - Joined the RCAF - 30 Jan 41 - Graduated - 06 Apr 42 - Graduated - 31 Jul 42 - Graduated - 14 Apr 44 - Evaded - 23 Apr 44 - PoW - Oblt H. Rokker of 1/NJG-2 - 50 km NW of Dusseldorf @0156L X | After several fitful years in which he failed to find his calling, he was drawn back to the battle in Israel, arriving on Aug. 5, 1948, with other volunteers. He was one of just five Jewish Canadian pilots with WWII experience who served in the young Israeli Air Force. Canter, who in Israel went by his Hebrew name, Zeev, joined the 103 Squadron in Ramat David and primarily flew Dakota planes on bombing and supply missions, The son of Leon and Chava, Wilfred Canter was born in Kiev, Ukraine, on 7th February 1921. When he was five-years-old his parents emigrated to Canada, and settled in Toronto, where he completed elementary and technical high schools. He participated in many flying missions, surviving all of them until 25th October 1948. Soon after a night take-off from Ekron on a supply run to Sdom, his Dakota C-47's right engine begin to overheat. The engine exploded within sight of the airfield, breaking off the wing and sending the plane spiralling into the ground near Kfar Yesodot. Killed with him were two Canadians, co-pilot Fred Stevenson and navigator Willie Fisher. British radio operator Leon Lightman, and Army Liaison Officer Michael Wimers, known as "King of the Negev," were also killed. Buried on 26th October 1948 at the Rehovot cemetery. On 29th September 1948, on orders from the Chief of Staff, he was posthumously promoted to Flight Commander. | Attacker |
574 | Cantwell | Michael James Wallace | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-16 Age 18 | J/90372 | 207Sqn (RAF) | Lancaster I ME807 EM-S | Commemorated Lignieres-De-Touraine Communal Cemetery, Row A. Grave 8. France. Son Of James W. Cantwell And Mary Ellen Cantwell, Of Campbelltown, New Brunswick, Canada. Lancaster ME807, detailed to attack the Nevers rail yards on 15-16 July 1944. The Squadron Operational Record Book notes: ‘Fine: 13 aircraft detailed for operations later reduced to 6 and one reserve, 6 took off to attack Nevers, one (F/Lt. Jones with PO Dalglish) failed to return. Other crews report seeing what appeared to be a collision over the target, aircraft seen to disintegrate.’ Later reports confirmed that Jones’ aircraft had collided with a 467 Squadron Lancaster at 0300 hours over the target area. Both aircraft disintegrated and all crew members were killed. | Read Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database |
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575 | Caouette | Joseph Earl Walter | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-09-19 Age 21 | J/86779 | 575Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 22. C. 2-4. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Joseph Emile Caouette, And Of Alexina Caouette, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
576 | Cardinal | Barrie Phillip | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-06-07 Age 21 | J/7197 | 214Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Terschelling (West-Terschelling) General Cemetery, Grave 41. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Louis Arthur And Dorothy Margaret Cardinal, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
577 | Cardinal | Joseph Jacques Bruno | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-28 Age 24 | C/87643 | 427Sqn | Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 12. B. 10. Belgium. Son Of Olivier And Cecile Cardinal, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
578 | Carew | Robert Dean | P/O | Air Medal (USA) | J | 37131 | PLT | RCAF | X | Oct 44 - | Born 1924 - Died 2012 Jewish General Hospital St. Bruno Canada. Served in WW2 as a Spitfire pilot. Korea F-86 Sabre 1953-03-15 - 1973-07-05. CAREW, Flight Lieutenant Robert Dean (33697) - Air Medal (United States) - 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing (USAF) - Awarded as per Canada Gazette dated 26 June 1954 and AFRO 362/54 dated 2 July 1954. Medal presented by U.S. Consul in Quebec City, 5 August 1954. Born 21 August 1924; enlisted in RCAF, 31 August 1942; awarded wings, October 1943. Trained on Hurricanes in Canada and flew an overseas tour with Nos.66 and 412 Squadrons; served in Air Forces of Occupation for seven months. Demobilized 19 February 19946; rejoined RCAF 5 November 1950 and trained on Vampires; then became No.1OTU instructor. As of 22 January 1953, he was reported to have 1,165 hours on single engine aircraft including 129 on Vampires, 201 on T-33s and 25 on Sabres. Taken on strength of Special Force (Korea), 14 February 1953; taken on strength of 335th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 18 February 1953; struck off strength 335th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 5 July 1953; struck off strength Special Force (Korea), 5 July 1953. In Korea he flew 72 combat hours plus 18 hours 15 minutes non-combat on F-86 and five hours 55 minutes non-combat on T-33; once forced to bale out over sea after gliding 130 miles, 43,00 feet to 7,000 feet. Retired 20 November 1970. See PL-98811 for photograph. See H.A. Halliday, "In Korean Skies", Roundel, December 1963 and January 1964. “Flight Lieutenant Robert D. Carew distinguished himself by meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight as pilot of an F-86 type aircraft, 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing, Fifth Air Force, from 5 April 1953 to 8 May 1953. During that period, Flight Lieutenant Carew demonstrated outstanding professional ability during sustained combat air operations over North Korea. Despite adverse weather conditions, hazardous terrain and numerically superior enemy fighter aircraft, Flight Lieutenant Carew accomplished numerous missions which contributed substantially to the success of United Nations operations. Through his keen flying ability, courage and exemplary devotion to duty. Flight Lieutenant Carew reflected great credit upon himself, the Far East Air Forces, and the Royal Canadian Air Force.” | Korean War Database | |||
579 | Carey | Robert William Burdell | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-30 Age 19 | J/90931 | 115Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Ii. A. 2. France. Son Of Robert William And Alice Carey, Of Estevan, Saskatchewan. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
580 | Carless | Alfred George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-10-29 Age 23 | J/21261 | Commemorated Toronto (Park Lawn) Cemetery, Sec. R. Lot 360. Grave 1. Canada. Son Of Henry G. A. Carless And Lydia M. Carless, Of Toronto. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
581 | Carlisle | Elden Fleetwood | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-04-03 Age 27 | J/94462 | 298Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Vanse Churchyard, British Plot. Coll. grave. Norway. Son Of Martin Edgar And Frances Jessie Carlisle, Of Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
582 | Carlson | Earl William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-02-13 Age 21 | J/20575 | Commemorated Nanaimo Public Cemetery, Row 44, Grave 23. Canada. Son Of Hannah C. Anderson, Of Nanaimo. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
583 | Carlson | Robert Brownlee | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-01-30 Age | J/17311 | 40 (RAF)Sqn | Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 271. Egypt. Son Of Henry Alof Carlson And Linda Maud Carlson, Of New Liskeard, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
584 | Carlson | Ernest William Bernard | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-08 Age 21 | J/90367 | 138Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Block "S". Plot 4. Row P. Grave 2. France. Son Of Oscar And Nannie Carlson, Of Lakeview, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
585 | Carlson | Alfred | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-27 Age 20 | J/90059 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of John O. And Esther Carlson, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
586 | Carlyle | Walter Beattie | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-07-21 Age 27 | J/9143 | 106Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Coningsby Cemetery, Row 65. Grave 1285. United Kingdom. Son Of J. W. Carlyle And Agnes Carlyle, Of Sutherland, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
587 | Carnegie | Robert Campbell | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-12 Age | J/94257 | 424Sqn | Commemorated Aabenraa Cemetery, Allied Mil. Plot. Row 6. 12. Denmark. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
588 | Carney | Richard Alexander | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-08-17 Age 24 | J/17331 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
589 | Carol | Roy Frank | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-06 Age | R/253018 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 49. G. 7. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
590 | Carolan | Arthur Grattan | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-16 Age 22 | J/91150 | 434Sqn | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. grave 6. C. 14-17. Germany. Son Of T. F. Carolan And Mary E. Carolan, Of Consort, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
591 | Caron | Gerald Alexandre Arthur A. | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-07 Age 22 | J/88406 | 500Sqn | Commemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 16, Column 1. Malta. Son Of Allan And Georgie Caron, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
592 | Caron | Joseph Aurele Roland | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-30 Age | J/87707 | Commemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 16, Column 1. Malta. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
593 | Carr | D.W.K. | F/O | POW | J POW | 23957 X | NAV | 418Sqn 418Sqn | Mosquito Mosquito MM241 | 05 Apr 44 - 09 May 44 - POW - Pilot was F/L J.M. Connell - | |||||
594 | Carr | Raymond Arthur | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-12-01 Age 20 | J/16335 | 132Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold H. And Ethel Carr, Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
595 | Carrier | J.A.R.Marcel | F/L | POW | J POW | X R/190939 | Pilot under training | 425Sqn | Halifax LW379 | 01 Nov 44 - POW 1176 Stalag Luft Bankau-Kreulberg | Archive Report LW379 | ||||
596 | Carriere | Joseph Charles Lionel | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-31 Age 21 | J/41813 | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 52. J. 1. United Kingdom. Son Of Albert And Delima Carriere, Of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
597 | Carruthers | Alexander | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-03-12 Age 28 | J/16064 | 214Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Chalons-En-Champagne East Communal Cemetery, Sec. I. Coll. Grave 1591. France. Son Of James D. Carruthers And Agnes D. Carruthers, Of Tonawanda, New York, U.S.A. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
598 | Carruthers | George William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-13 Age | J/ 92333 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Vieux-Berquin Communal Cemetery, Grave 2. France. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
599 | Carruthers | Harold Allen | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-12 Age 24 | J/93886 | 424Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Clinton I. And Margaret E. Carruthers, Of Biggar, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
600 | Carson | Douglas Alexander | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-18 Age | J/90068 | 427Sqn | Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxv. E. 6. France. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
601 | Carson | Harvey George | Flight Sergeant | Killed 1944-09-13 Age 22 | Kingsville Ontario | R/164485 | NAV | 166Sqn Last Op - 166Sqn | Lancaster Lancaster NF974 AS-U | X - 13 Sep 44 - Tgt = Frankfurt - Germany - 13 Sep 44 - MIA - Nothing heard after take off | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 254. United Kingdom. Son Of George W. And Pearl H. Carson, Of Kingsville, Ontario, Canada. Crew Members: Plt Off. Anthony Guy Samuel Watkins RAF 174085 - Pilot: Sgt. Isadore Maurice Morganstein RAF 1895616 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. David Murray Barr RAF 1522161 - Air Bomber: Sgt. Andrew Priest Maitland RAF 1801805 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. Frank William Walker RCAF R/214688 - Rear Gunner - survived became POW: Flt. Sgt. Frederick James McCahon RCAF R/210088 Mid Upper Gunner survived became POW: Sgt. Harvey George Carson RCAF R/164485 Navigator | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||
602 | Carter | James Alexander | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-12 Age 27 | J/85969 | 103Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. D. 1. Belgium. Son Of Robert Alexander Carter And May Carter, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
603 | Carter | David Beatty | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-18 Age 21 | J/89249 | Commemorated Clichy Northern Cemetery, Plot 16. Row 15. Grave 7. France. Son Of Alfred John Carter, And Of Margaret May Carter, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
604 | Carter | Norman Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-20 Age 23 | J/88698 | 429Sqn | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 11. N. 6. Germany. Son Of William Albert And Nellie Carter. Of St. Clair, Michigan, U.S.A. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
605 | Carter | Robert Gordon | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-26 Age 21 | J/85344 | 431Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Joint Grave 4. D. 32-33. Germany. Son Of William R Carter, And Janet A. Carter, Of Elm Creek, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
606 | Carter | Daniel Newton | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-17 Age 28 | J/88161 | 630Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, 6. B. 1. Poland. Son Of James Daniel And Alice Wilson Carter, Of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Mary Mavis Lillian Carter, Of Niagara Falls. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
607 | Carter | Henry William Tilson | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-30 Age 26 | J/94491 | 106Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Henry Joseph And Hannah Carter, Of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
608 | Carter | Joseph William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-17 Age 23 | J/88790 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of William J. And Olive Carter, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
609 | Carter | Hilton Mackay | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-21 Age 22 | J/94203 | 214Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 7. D. 5. Germany. Son Of Hilton P. M. Carter And Doris M. Carter, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
610 | Carthew | Gerald Charles Trewalla | P/O | Mountain Park, Alberta | RAF | 42484 | Pilot | 253Sqn 85Sqn 145Sqn | Hurricane | 0.5 victories APO 6yr SSC 19 Aug 39 PO on prob 28 Feb 40 PO 26 Jun 40 FO war substantive 28 Feb 41 Flt Lt 28 Feb 42 Trans to Res Trans A&SD Branch 26 Jun 45 Flt Lt A&SD Br Sny 28 Feb 42 3 Dec 46 | Battle of Britain. Born 1921-04-16 at Mountain Park, Alberta, Canada. He joined the RAF on a short service commission and began training on 26th June 1939. 6OTU Sutton Bridge on 5th April 1940, converted to Hurricanes and then joined 17Sqn at Hawkinge on 12th May. Moved briefly to 213Sqn at Biggin Hill, then joined 229Sqn on 20th May, went to 85Sqn at Debden on the 25th and finally to 253Sqn at Kirton-in-Lindsey on 6th June. Shared in the destruction of a Do17 on 11 September 1940. To 145Sqn at Tangmere on 14 October. Last sortie on 16 Oct | Battle of Britain Database | |||
611 | Cartier | Joseph Louis Raymond Ferrier | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-03-29 Age 21 | J/17165 | 428Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 19. A. 18. Germany. Son Of Daniel R. Cartier And Of Alice Cartier (Nee Fortier), Of St. Laurent. Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
612 | Cartman | James Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-30 Age 24 | J/93432 | 161Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 56. C. 10. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert S. Cartman And Mary Cartman, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
613 | Cartmell | Robert Joseph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-09-14 Age 24 | J/15883 | 214Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Sage War Cemetery, 14. B. 12. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
614 | Cary | Earl Stanley | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-07 Age 27 | J/89984 | 149Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Ernest Albert And Ida Catherine Cary, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
615 | Case | Thomas Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-02-19 Age 20 | J/17539 | 156Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
616 | Casey | William Aloysius | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-08-17 Age 24 | J | J/3270 | OBS | 99Sqn (RAF) | Wellington Ic X9700 LN-B | Commemorated Jonkerbos War Cemetery, 16. G. 2. Netherlands (Holland). Son of John D. And Helen Mcnally Casey, of Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada. | |||||
617 | Casimiri | Harry | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-09-16 Age | J/15844 | Commemorated Evesham Cemetery, Grave 1372. United Kingdom. Son Of Frederick And Margaret Ellen Casimiri, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
618 | Caskie | John | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-01-06 Age 23 | J/13066 | Commemorated Hamilton (Woodland) Cemetery, Sec. 24. Lot 621. East Grave. Canada. Son Of John And Agnes Caskie, Of Hamilton; Husband Of Nancy M. Caskie, Of Hamilton. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
619 | Cassidy | Ronnie George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-23 Age 22 | J/86946 | 38Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 281. Egypt. Son Of George And Alice K. Cassidy, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
620 | Cassidy | Lorne Francis | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-29 Age 23 | J/90069 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of J. M. And Mary Cassidy, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
621 | Casson | Frank Albert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-08-09 Age 21 | J/95417 | 354Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, 9. F. 8. India. Son Of Albert Joseph Casson, And Of Margarita S. Casson, Of Seaforth, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
622 | Castellan | P. | F/O | J | 20719 | NAV | 409Sqn | Mosquito | 10 Jun 44 - Pilot was F/O R.L. Fullerton - | ||||||
623 | Castle | John Gordon | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-08-24 Age 26 | J/17643 | 78Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 5. A. 12. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
624 | Caston | Thomas Walker | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-02-28 Age | J/15105 | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 36. G. 3. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
625 | Cauthers | William Austin | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-22 Age 21 | J/89129 | 407Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of William C. And Margaret J. Cauthers, Of Mansfield, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
626 | Cavaghan | Eric Graham | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-05-30 Age 22 | J/6167 | 419 Sdn. | Commemorated Viroflay New Communal Cemetery, Row A. Coll. Grave 19-20. France. Son Of Stanley And Alice Cavaghan, Of St. James, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
627 | Cawsey | John Nicholson | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-02-12 Age | J/6959 | 403Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
628 | Cayer | Albert Jean William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-11-03 Age | J/89721 | 424Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 29. F. 1. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
629 | Chadwick | Leslie Anwyl | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-02-26 Age 25 | J/95233 | 224Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Harold And Gertrude Chadwick, Of Fairville, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Bachelor Of Commerce, Queen'S University. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
630 | Chaffey | George Henry | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-05-31 Age 24 | J/7473 | 142Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Benjamin John And Elizabeth Chaffey, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
631 | Challenger | Clifford James | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-06-13 Age 21 | J/18123 | 57Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
632 | Chamberlain | Gordon Arthur | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-12-16 Age 25 | J/15078 | 411Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. Son of Steven H. And Minnie M. Chamberlain, of Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
633 | Chambers | Edward Sanford | F/O | DFC | J | 37817 | Air Bomber | 166Sqn | Lancaster Mk III ND635 AS-M | Attacking Duisberg (Hamborn) Tour expired 22 January 1945 | Crew Members: Flg. Off. Paul Duncan Saunders DFC RCAF J/26371 - Pilot : Sgt. D. H. Griffith RAF 1886069 - Flight Engineer : Flg. Off. Edward Sanford Chambers DFC RCAF J/37817 - Air Bomber : Sgt. V. S. Cox RCAF R/170665 - Navigator : Flt. Sgt. T. Wallach RCAF R/168003 - Wireless Operator : Sgt. S. Kenny RCAF R/196011 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Gerald Hayman Reid RCAF R/183371 Rear Gunner | ||||
634 | Chambers | George William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-03 Age 21 | J/86747 | 640Sqn | Commemorated Bretigny-Sur-Orge Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 6. France. Son Of David Wallace Chambers And Elizabeth Chambers, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
635 | Chambers | Richard Eric | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-09-29 Age 24 | J/90578 | 416Sqn | Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xxiv. D. 14. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Samuel Prytherch Chambers And Gertrude Elias Chambers, Of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
636 | Champion | Harry Mathew | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-03-02 Age 23 | J/17069 | 61Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
637 | Champoux | Joseph Lucien Anatole | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-08 Age | J/86268 | 415Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
638 | Chap | Norman Richard | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-11-07 Age | J/16637 | 250Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 263. Egypt. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
639 | Chapman | George Alfred | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-05 Age 24 | J/91098 | 148Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1. D. 1. Poland. Son Of George B. Chapman And Katherine G. Chapman, Of Toronto, Ontario. Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
640 | Charest | Joseph Marie Antoine Laurent | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-30 Age 26 | J/87274 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Wilfrid And Anna B. Charest, Of Thetford, Mines, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
641 | Charles | William James Donald | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-23 Age 27 | J/19622 | 103Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 23. C. 16. Germany. Son Of John Wilson Charles And Violet Ann Charles, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
642 | Charlton | John Robert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-30 Age | R J | 118145 86226 | WAG | 433Sqn Last Op - 433Sqn | X - 30 Jan 44 - Tgt = Berlin - Ref C. Phillips 30 Jan 44 - KIA - | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. J. 14-19. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||
643 | Charnaud | L.E. | F/O | Missing | J | 13728 | PHOPLT | RCAF 1693 Flight Last Op - 1693 Flight | N/A Anson Anson | X - Photography Instructor - Remustered to pilot in 1941 X - 01 Dec 43 - Ref B.J. Yard 01 Dec 43 - Missing - | |||||
644 | Charnock | Frederick Robert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-10-20 Age 21 | J/92140 | 410Sqn | Commemorated Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 8. G. 8. France. Son Of William And Mary Charnock, Of Toronto, Ontario; Husband Of Velma R. Charnock, Of Toronto. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
645 | Chartrand | John Louis Edmond | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-02 Age | J/86385 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Xi. C. 9. Belgium. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
646 | Chase | Robert Fleming | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-09-17 Age | J/9349 | 106Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
647 | Chase-Casgrain | Marie Guy Alexandre | Sergeant | Killed 1941-08-01 Age 25 | R/56192 | Pilot | 242Sqn Last Op - 242Sqn X | Hurricane Hurricane Z2986 X | X - 01 Aug 41 - 01 Aug 41 - MIA - Shot down - Friendly fighter off Dunkirk - France - | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 61. United Kingdom. Son of Alexandre and Marguerite Chase-Casgrain; Husband of Lorna Ann Chase-Casgrain. Sergeant Marie-Guy Chase-Casgrain of the RCAF joined No. 242Sqnn. on May 5, 1941. The unit had been formed late in 1939 as a squadron composed of Canadians who had enrolled in the RAF, but since the summer of 1940 replacement personnel had more often been British or European than Canadian. On Sept. 1, 1941, he was engaged in a strike on enemy shipping. A Spitfire of No. 54Sqnn. swooped down and opened fire. Its pilot realized his error and broke away, but his two-second burst had killed Chase-Casgrain. The man making the mistake was FO Edward F.J. Charles, a Canadian who had enlisted in the RAF in May 1939. Charles went on to a distinguished career, earning the Distinguished Service Order, the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar, and United States Silver Star. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||
648 | Chatfield | Russell Edmund | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-28 Age 32 | J/94103 | 424Sqn | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row F. Grave 2. United Kingdom. Son Of Edward J. Chatfield And Rose Chatfield, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Evelyn D. Chatfield (Nee Hipkiss), Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
649 | Chess | James Barry | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-21 Age | J/86590 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. Z. 2. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
650 | Chestnut | Guy Alexander | Sergeant | Courtesy Simon Gerrard | Killed 1941-06-11 Age 23 | R | 61465 | Pilot | 609Sqn (RAF) | Spitfire P8654 PR-L | Commemorated Margate Cemetery, Kent, Sec. 50. Grave 15940. United Kingdom. Son of Dr. William Alexander Chestnut, M.D., And Lena Catherine Chestnut, of Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada. | ||||
651 | Chevalier | Joseph Frederic | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-03-29 Age 21 | J/6653 | 61Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Armand Chevalier And Of Marguerite F. Chevalier (Nee Forget), Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
652 | Chiddenton | Arthur Dickens | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-12-05 Age 20 | J/16337 | 132Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Sydney James Chiddenton And Phoebe Barbara Chiddenton, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
653 | Child | Colin Gartrell | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-09-06 Age 23 | J/21733 | 147Sqn | Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada. Son Of Joseph Colin And Bertha Margaret Child, Of Vancouver, British Columbia. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
654 | Chinnery | Bruce Charles | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-10-30 Age 23 | J/91127 | 158Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Elgin New Cemetery, Sec. L. South Div. Grave 277. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles W. Chinnery And Madeline Chinnery; Husband Of Leata Findlay Cruickshank Chinnery, Of Nairn. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
655 | Chisamore | Joseph Alexander | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-02-03 Age 20 | J/93829 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 56. G. 3. United Kingdom. Son Of James And Wilhelmina Chisamore, Of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
656 | Chittim | Richard Hugh | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-02 Age 21 | J | 90196 | PLT | 166Sqn X Last Op - 166Sqn | Lancaster X Lancaster Mk III ND635 AS-M2 | X - 02 Jan 44 - Tgt = Nuremberg - Germany - Ref P/O R.H. Chittim - 02 Jan 44 - KIA - | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. grave 5. C. 5-8. Germany. Son Of Gordon Aiken Chittim And Freida June White Chittim, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Crew Members: Sgt. John Perry RAF 1823741 - Flight Engineer: Flt. Sgt. George Henry Pearson RAF 1577370 - Air Bomber: Sgt. Jack David Jules Lucien Tarlton RAF 1571479 - Navigator: Sgt. G. A. Abrams RAF 1165030 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. J. C. Lillis RCAF R/274063 - Mid Upper Gunner - survived became POW: Plt. Off. Ralph Hugh Chittim RCAF J/90196 Pilot: Sgt. William Joseph Morgan RCAF R/274063 Rear Gunner | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||
657 | Cholette | Joseph Henri Jacques | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-12-20 Age 20 | J/16502 | 425Sqn | Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xvi. F. 3. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Jean Paul And Marguerite Cholette, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
658 | Chouiniere | Eugene Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-11-25 Age 19 | J/16081 | 207Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Alfred And Rosana Chouiniere. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
659 | Christensen | Carlyle George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-12-19 Age 25 | J/35729 | Commemorated Calgary (Burnsland) Cemetery, Lot 39. Block 9. Sec. G. Canada. Son Of Chris And Marie Christensen, Of Strathmore; Husband Of Phyllis Christensen, Of Strathmore. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
660 | Christie | David Darling | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-09-16 Age 21 | J/5916 | Commemorated Newark-upon-trent Cemetery, Sec. Q. Grave 298. United Kingdom. Son of Charles R. Christie and Lavantia C. Christie, of Woodville, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
661 | Christie | Stanley Alexander | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-03-26 Age 25 | J/17389 | 502 (RAF)Sqn | Commemorated Dundee Eastern Necropolis, Sec. G.G. Grave 664. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
662 | Christie | John | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-10-12 Age | J/28782 | Commemorated Ollerton Cemetery, R.C. Portion. Grave 824. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
663 | Christie | Malcolm Keith | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-13 Age 20 | J/86094 | 640Sqn | Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 5. D. 12. Belgium. Son Of Joseph Smith Christie And Elsie Lillian Christie, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
664 | Christie | James Oliver | Pilot Officer | DFC | Killed 1944-04-03 Age 21 | J/17256 | Commemorated Regina Cemetery, Block D. Plot 1. Grave 21. Canada. Son Of Florence Christie, Of Regina. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
665 | Christie | Burton Roxborough | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-19 Age 22 | J/88718 | 194Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Kohima War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 11. A. 4-7. India. Son Of John Roxborough Christie And Beatie Edwina Christie, Of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
666 | Christie | Robert Foster | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-25 Age 21 | J/88365 | 429Sqn | Commemorated Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 5. H. 8. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of George Arthur And Jemima Mcdonald Christie; Husband Of Helen Christie, Of Toronto, Ontario. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
667 | Christison | William Ritchie | P/O F/O F/L S/L | DFC & Bar | KIA Age 26 | R J | 114147 15143 | PLT | RCAF 2ITS (RCAF) 2EFTS (RCAF) 7SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 404Sqn (RCAF) 2 (C)OTU (RAF) 2 (C)OTU (RAF) RCAF 3PRC (RCAF) 404Sqn (RCAF) 404Sqn (RCAF) Last Op | X X Moth Anson X Blenheim & Beaufighter Oxford Beaufighter X X Beaufighter Beaufighter NV428 | 21 July 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF 30 Aug 1940 22 Oct 1940 19 Dec 1940 2 May 1941 - UK 10 May 1941 7 July 1943 -OTU Staff Pilot Course 4 Aug 1943 - Staff Instructor Pilot 29 March 1941 - Leave in Canada 7 April 1944 - UK 22 April 1944 24 March 1945 - Shot down by coastal and naval flak | Distinguished Flying Cross - No.404 Squadron - Award effective 17 October 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2534/44 dated 24 November 1944. Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.404 Squadron - Award effective 30 March 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 721/45 dated 27 April 1945. Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278. United Kingdom. Son of George Brown Christison and Margaret Ritchie Christison, of Lennoxville, Province of Quebec, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | (Photo: 2 October 1942 - 404 Canadian Twin Engine Squadron, Pilot Officer W.R. "Bill" Christinson, 23-year old pilot in a R.C.A.F. Blenheim Fighter Squadron, He hails from Lennoxville, Que., where he is well known for his hockey and football playing.) Veterans Affairs Canada RCAFA Awards Database |
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668 | Christman | Lorne Smith | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-07-05 Age 24 | J/3601 | 106Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 17. B. 18. Germany. Son of Otto Lorne and Alice Christman, of Orillia, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
669 | Christy | Elmo Foster | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-10 Age 20 | J/89086 | 619Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Thure Communal Cemetery, Mil. Plot. Row 1. Grave 1. France. Son Of Foster Judson Christy And Ethel Lucretia Christy, Of Bloomfield, Ontario, Canada; Grandson Of Annie Castoria Christy. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
670 | Chrysler | Cameron Kent 'Fritz' 'Tubby' | Flt Sgt | Monument, Bleskengraaf Holland | PoW | PLT | 109Sqn | Mosquito lV DZ432 HS-N | On May 27, 1943 between 22.30 and 0.00 hour the crew of the DZ432 took off from air base Wyton in England for a Pathfinder mission to bomb Essen. The plane was taking the lead in front of a main force of a huge attack on Essen with a total number of 518 different planes. The task of the Mosquito was to mark the target. The mission was executed by 274 Lancasters, 151 Halifaxes, 81 Wellingtons and 12 Mosquitos. 23 planes were lost, of which the Mosquito was one. This monument was erected to remember navigator Flight Sergeant Ray Hutchings Logan and and pilot Flight Sergeant Cameron Kent Chrysler, both of the Royal Canadian Air Force. In the night of 27 to 28 May 1943 they were shot down by a German night fighter around 01.54 AM. They were on their way home after a target marking mission over the German town of Essen. The next morning, the villagers found the corps of Flt/Sgt Logan in a ditch. Fl/Sgt Chrysler survived the crash and the two were moved to Rotterdam on the same day. The Germans buried Fl/Sgt Logan on the cemetary at Rotterdam Crooswijk. Cameron Kent (Fritz) Chrysler survived the war and returned home safely. 62 Years later on 2 May 2005 he returned to Bleskensgraaf for a short visit. Their plane, a British De Havilland Mosquito Bomber Mark IV registration DZ432 HS-N, exploded high in the sky following which the debris came down scattered over a large area in these surroundings. The remains were cleared by the Germans, but they missed this propeller which was found in the pasture next to the memorial. | Aircrew Deaths Database First person account by C K Chrysler Memorial page to Crew Kracker Luftwaffe Archive: Strüning |
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671 | Chudzik | William Joseph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-11 Age 21 | Winnipeg | J/89953 | 420Sqn | Commemorated Theuville Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. France. Son Of Sophie Chudzik, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||
672 | Church | Robert Douglas | P/O F/O F/L | DFC | J | 3266 | OBS PLT | RCAF 1ITS (RCAF) 1AOS (RCAF) 1B&GS (RCAF) 1ANS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 148Sqn (RAF) RCAF 13EFTS (RCAF) 2SFTS (RCAF) 1 FIS (RCAF) 2 SF TS (RCAF) Air Liaison Mission (RCAF) RCAF RCAF | X X Anson Battle Anson X Wellington X Finch Harvard & Yale Harvard Harvard & Yale X X X | 4 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF 24 June 1940 19 July 1940 13 Oct 1940 24 Nov 1940 21 Jan 1941 - UK 1941 19 Sep 1942 - Repatriated to Canada 7 Nov 1942 - Remustered to Pilot 23 Jan 1943 28 May 1943 - Flying Instructor Course 22 July 1943 - Flying Instructor 28 June 1944 - Southeast Asia 4 Dec 1944 - Repatriated to Canada 1 Feb 1945 - Released from the RCAF | Distinguished Flying Cross - No.148 Squadron - Award effective 27 May 1942 as per London Gazette dated 2 June 1942 and AFRO 880-881/42 dated 12 June 1942. Died in Toronto, 12 March 1998 (Information courtesy of Francois Dutil) | RCAFA Awards database | |||
673 | Churchard | George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-09-08 Age 21 | J/90254 | 98Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 55. A. 2. United Kingdom. Son Of Frederick George And Isabella Churchard, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
674 | Chute | George Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-26 Age | J/89451 | 49Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 9. E. 11. Germany. Son Of Christy C. Chute, Of Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
675 | Clark | Everett Frederick Jackson | P/O F/O F/L | DFC | J | 6953 | PLT | RCAF 3ITS (RCAF) 10EFTS (RCAF) 6SFTS (RCAF) CFS (RCAF) 31SFTS (RCAF) 1SFTS (RCAF) 6B&GS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 83GSU (RAF) 430Sqn (RCAF) RCAF RCAF | X X Finch Harvard & Yale Moth & Harvard Harvard Harvard & Yale Battle X Mustang Mustang & Spitfire X X | 20 Dec 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF 23 March 1941 21 April 1941 9 June 1941 21 Aug 1941 - Flying Instructor Course 23 Nov 1941 - Flying Instructor 22 Nov 1942 - Flying Instructor 20 April 1943 - Staff Pilot 21 Jan 1944 - UK Sep 1944 28 Sep 1944 16 Sep 1945 - Repatriated to Canada 26 Oct 1945 - Retired from the RCAF | - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.430 Squadron. Award effective 3 September 1945 as per London Gazette dated 14 September 1945 and AFRO 1672/45 dated 2 November 1945. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | RCAFA Awards database | |||
676 | Clark | Samuel Stewart | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-11-29 Age 24 | J/19450 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Dishforth Cemetery, Grave 47. United Kingdom. Son Of Samuel Stewart Clark And Christena Gillies Clark, Of Radisson, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
677 | Clark | Lawrence Maurice | Flying Officer | Killed 1943-04-29 Age | USA | J/20082 | PLT | 166Sqn Last Op - 166Sqn | Wellington Wellington Mk X HZ278 AS-M | X - 29 Apr 43 - Ref H.A. Mac Eachen (**B) 29 Apr 43 - KIA - Minelaying mouth of Elbe | First Sortie as crew. Commemorated Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, A. 10. 2. Denmark. Crew Members: Flg. Off. John Anthony Dalton RCAF J/20887 - Air Bomber: Sgt. H. R. Fisher RCAF R/95749 - Rear Gunner - survived became POW: Flt. Sgt. Hugh Archibald MacEachen RCAF R/105348 Wireless Operator: Sgt. David Edward Giles RCAF R/123266 Navigator: Flg. Off. Lawrence Maurice Clark RCAF J/20082 Pilot | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||
678 | Clark | John Duncan | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-01 Age 23 | J/86504 | 252Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 281. Egypt. Son Of Joseph And Margaret Clark, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
679 | Clark | Harold Alexander | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-31 Age 21 | J/88361 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 4. J. 20. Germany. Son Of Alexander And Ethel Clark, Of Marville, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
680 | Clark | John Wemyss | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-17 Age 22 | J/86974 | Commemorated Agira Canadian War Cemetery, Sicily, C, H, 365. Italy. Son Of Reginald Wemyss Clark And Daisy Eva Clark, Of Rossland, British Columbia. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
681 | Clark | Edwin Spencer Charles | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-06 Age 21 | C/89632 | 429Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Spencer And Vera Clark, Of Westmount, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
682 | Clark | Ari Bergthor | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-26 Age | J/91164 | 76Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
683 | Clark | Harold Luther | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-28 Age | J/90197 | 428Sqn | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row F. Grave 3. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
684 | Clarke | F.P. | Sgt | R | PLT | 18EFTS (RCAF) 115Sqn (RCAF) 107OTU 31Sqn | X Bollingbroke Dakota Dakota | X - X - X - Post War Civilian Pilot - | |||||||
685 | Clarke | Wilfred Victor | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-08-01 Age 29 | Winnipeg | R J | 80076 15667 | W/Op Observer | 9Sqn (RAF) | Wellington BJ876 | X - 01 Aug 42 - Ref P/O W.V. Clarke (**B) 01 Aug 42 - KIA - | Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 3. B. 15. Belgium. Son Of Wilfrid John Clarke, Of 310 Lipton Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba And The Late Esther Helen Clarke; Husband Of Anna Clarke, Of 638 Jubilee Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba. | Aircrew Deaths Database Allied Losses Database Wellington BJ876 |
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686 | Clarke | Robert Edward | P/O | KIA Age 20 | J | 11210 | RCAF 4ITS (RCAF) 5EFTS (RCAF) KTS (RCAF) 6B&GS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 7 AGS (RAF) 7Sqn (RAF) 7Sqn (RAF) Last Op | X X Moth X Battle X X Stirling Stirling W7569 | 25 June 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF 25 Sep 1941 23 Nov 1941 7 Jan 1942 - Failed pilot training 1 March 1942 - Remustered to Air Gunner 12 May 1942 - UK 30 May 1942 15 Aug 1942 17 Sep 1942 - Shot down by flak | Commemorated Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Plot 69. Row D. Joint Grave 3. Netherlands. Son of Robert Edward and Myrtle Loraine (nee Bowler) Clarke, of Matlock, Manitoba. (Information Courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Accident report Losses and Incidents Database |
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687 | Clarke | Harold William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-01-21 Age 20 | J/5703 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of George Harold And Georgina Mary Clarke, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
688 | Clarke | Donald Wallace | Sgt F/Sgt WO2 P/O | KIA Age 24 | R J | 120131 86873 | BA | RCAF 3ITS (RCAF) 17EFTS (RCAF) KTS (RCAF) 1AOS (RCAF) 1B&GS (RCAF) 1CNS (RCAF) 1GRS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 6AOS (RAF) 26OTU (RAF) 1657CU (RAF) 1665HCU (RAF) 218Sqn (RAF) 218Sqn (RAF) Last Op | X X Finch X Anson Battle Anson Anson X Oxford Wellington Stirling Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster PD262 | 16 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec 11 Nov 1941 - Victoriaville, Quebec 3 Jan 1942 - Stanley, Nova Scotia 28 Feb 1942 - Failed Pilot training, remustered to Navigator 15 March 1942 - Malton, Ontario 21 June 1942 - Jarvis, Ontario 16 Aug 1942 - Rivers, Manitoba 24 Oct 1942 - Summerside, Prince Edward Island 18 March 1943 - Bournemouth, UK 11 June 1943 - RAF Staverton, Gloucestershire 29 June 1943 - RAF Wing, Buckinghamshire 8 Oct 1943 - RAF Stradishall, Suffolk 16 Oct 1943 - RAF Woolfox Lodge, Rutland 25 Nov 1943 - RAF Methwold, Norfolk 12 Sep 1944 - Mid air collision Lancaster ME854 of 576 Sqn | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 19. B. 4-10. Germany. Son of Atlee Bernard and Grace Edna (nee Moore) Clarke, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Losses and Incidents Database Accident report 218 Squadron Association |
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689 | Clarke | George Walter | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-11-30 Age 21 | J/86980 | 429Sqn | Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xvii. B. 13. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of George H. And Lottie May Clarke, Of Windsor, Ontario. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
690 | Clarke | Arthur Kenneth | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-12 Age 22 | J/89944 | 432Sqn | Halifax II LW614 QO-S | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row E. Grave 20. United Kingdom. Son Of James William And Mary Clarke, Of Hawkestone, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||
691 | Clarke | Edward Allan | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-29 Age 28 | J/86745 | PLT | 432Sqn | Halifax VII NP702 QO-B | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Born on the 18th September 1915, Son Of James William And Mary Clarke, Of Hawkestone, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. | Read Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database |
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692 | Clarke | James Thomas | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-05 Age | J/95223 | 415Sqn | Commemorated Sage War Cemetery, 8. D. 1. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
693 | Clarkson | Robert Leon | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-31 Age | J/90061 | 432Sqn | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 5. D. 21. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
694 | Clavette | Joseph Zoel Ernest | Sgt F/Sgt P/O F/O | R J | 113619 22764 | PLT | 430Sqn (RCAF) ? Radio School (RAF) | Mustang ? | 6 July 1943 14 Dec 1943 - Staff pilot | (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | |||||
695 | Claxton | Donald Young | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-04-25 Age 23 | J/15129 | 118Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Rupert Lawrence And Garnie Lewis Claxton, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
696 | Clay | Harry Charles | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-29 Age 21 | J/88358 | 429Sqn | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. G. 11-15. Germany. Son Of Cassius And May Clay; Husband Of Joyce Clay, Of Wollaston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
697 | Cleaver | John Barry | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-15 Age | J/89903 | 428Sqn | Commemorated Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery, Plot 13. Row 1. Grave 14. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
698 | Cleland | Calder Leper | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-07-03 Age 20 | J/19406 | 21Sqn (SAAF) | Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 271. Egypt. Son Of William Brown Cleland And Mabel Johnston Cleland. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
699 | Clements | Laurence Alleyne | Pilot Officer | Killed 1939-11-29 Age 22 | C/1008 | Commemorated Nashwaaksis (St. Johns Stone Church) Cemetery, West Side. Canada. Son of Frederick William M. Clements and Mabel Clements. Of North Devon. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
700 | Clements | Robert Kelly | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-10-02 Age 23 | J/18408 | 57Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 4. G. 16. Germany. Son Of Robert K. Clements And Ruth Clements, Of Montague, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Husband Of Eileen E. Clements, Of Montague. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
701 | Cleverdon | Robert John Albert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-10-31 Age | J/15850 | 77Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
702 | Clewly (Clewley?) | George Christopher | P/O | POW | J POW | 87390 X | PLT | 166Sqn | Lancaster Mk III ME318 AS-E | 04 Dec 44 - POW - Attacking Karlsruhe Germany | Crew Members: Sgt. Alexander John Taylor RAF 1366936 - Flight Engineer : W/O. II Elmer Fasken Williams RCAF R/160076 - Air Bomber: Flt. Sgt. Jack Anthony Joyce RAAF 424536 - Wireless Operator: Flt. Sgt. Harry Ray Thyret RCAF R/224882 Mid Upper Gunner: Flg. Off. Allen James Reid RCAF J/36936 Navigator: Plt. Off. George Christopher Clewley RCAF J/87390 Pilot: Flt. Sgt. Robert James Barr RCAF R/251406 Rear Gunner | ||||
703 | Clifford | Nicholas Hugh | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-28 Age 35 | J/87453 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Webbekom Churchyard, Grave 3. Belgium. Son Of Nicholas A. And Sarah J. Clifford, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
704 | Clode | Gordon Elmore | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-11 Age 23 | J/28346 | Commemorated Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot I/2. Grave 137. United Kingdom. Son Of Gordon And Victoria T. Clode, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
705 | Clough | George Frederick | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-22 Age 20 | J/86891 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Julia Clough, Of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
706 | Clounch | Richard | Purple Heart | 10601385 / T-223136 | Pilot | Trained with RCAF and then flew with RCAF in UK, transferred to USAAF. Assigned 8th WRS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. Whilst piloting Mosquito NS558, struck barrage balloon cable during landing at Grave's End. Died non Battle (DNB) (courtesy American Air Museum) | USAAF & Allied Non Combat Losses | ||||||||
707 | Clouston | Ross Cuthbert | P/O F/O | KIA Age 22 | J | 35921 | NAV | RCAF 1ITS (RCAF) 12EFTS (RCAF) 11SFTS (RCAF) 2MD (RCAF) 5AOS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 10 (O)AFU (RAF) 28OTU (RAF) 11 Base HCU (RAF) 626Sqn (RAF) 626Sqn (RAF) Last Op | X X Finch Crane X Anson X Anson Wellington Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster LM596 | 15 May 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF 30 Aug 1942 22 Nov 1942 7 March 1943 16 Apr 1943 - Failed Pilot Training 2 May 1943 - Remustered to Navigator 31 Oct 1943 - UK 11 Jan 1944 29 Feb 1944 23 May 1944 29 July 1944 15 Oct 1944 - Flak, exploded in mid air | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 25. C. 1-4. Germany. Son of Charles R. and Esther Clouston, of Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Losses and Incidents Database Accident report |
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708 | Cloutier | Joseph Fernand Oscar | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-09-15 Age 21 | J/47436 | Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 984. United Kingdom. Son Of Louis And Josephine Cloutier, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
709 | Cluderay | Elvin Newton | Flying Officer | | Missing - believed killed 1943-04-17 Age 23 | R/64404 - J/15371 | Pilot | 56Sqn | Typhoon Ib DN478 US-U | Born on the 15th June 1920 in Leeds, Yorkshire. Sailed to Canada with his parents as a young child in 1924. Educated at Welland High School. Worked as a postal clerk for Welland Post Office prior to enlisting. Enlisted on the 02nd July 1940 in Hamilton, Ontario. Son of Horace (died 22nd January 1971, age 73) and Eliza Cluderay (née Newton - died 20th April 1960, age 62) of Fonthill, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Gladys Cluderay (née Rosenthal, later Blair - Born 11th August 1919 in Tynemouth, Northumberland - died 02nd January 1997, age 77), of 3 Belle Vie Villas, East Bolden, County Durham. They had married on the 16th June 1941 in St. George's Church, East Bolden, Durham. Brother of Joyce Winifred (Cluderay) Fifer. Father of Carolyn Ann Cluderay (died 22nd January 1943, age 8 months) and Michael Elvin Cluderay (died 28th September 2022, age 79). A total of 750 flying hours logged with 280 flying the Typhoon. | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 173. United Kingdom. | ||||
710 | Cluff | Robert Fraser | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-27 Age | J/88734 | 49Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Bure Churchyard, Grave 2. France. Son Of James L. Cluff And Eva M. Cluff, Of Huntingdon, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
711 | Coates | Grossett Keith | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-07-08 Age | J/3272 | 9Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Jonkerbos War Cemetery, 20. B. 8. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
712 | Cobb | Floyd Bryson | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-03-17 Age | J/5498 | Commemorated Thornaby-On-Tees Cemetery, Plot O. Row O. Grave 13. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
713 | Cobbett | Bernard Victor | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-28 Age 20 | J/95409 | 101Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, Viii. B. 2. Belgium. Son Of Sydney H. And Patricia M. Cobbett, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
714 | Cochrane | Thomas Donald | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-12-20 Age 22 | J/19167 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, Iv. C. 6. Belgium. Son Of Gordon And Margaret Cochrane, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
715 | Cochrane | James Raymond Henry | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-25 Age | J/86710 | 429Sqn | Commemorated Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Joint Grave 24. J. 1. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Weldon And Mabel Cochrane, Of Chapleau, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
716 | Code | John Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-02 Age 21 | J/89332 | 425Sqn | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row K. Grave 17. United Kingdom. Son Of Silas And Isabel Gibson Code, Of Alvinston, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
717 | Codville | James Francis | Pilot Officer | MIA 1941-11-05 Age 20 | J/4543 | 407Sqn Last Op - 407Sqn | Hudson Hudson | X - 05 Nov 41 - Ref F.T. James (**B) 05 Nov 41 - KIA - | Commemorated Oldebroek General Cemetery, Grave 20. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Lt.-Col. F. H. M. Codville, M.C., And Marguerite Codville, Of Duncan, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||
718 | Cofield | Clarence Leonard | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-25 Age | J/95234 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. G. 4. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
719 | Coflin | John George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-21 Age 22 | J/86225 | 427Sqn | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. E. 9. Germany. Son Of Jay John And Jessie Coflin, Of Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
720 | Cohen | Ashton Irving | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-10-09 Age | J/87301 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 21. D. 8-10. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
721 | Cojocar | George | Pilot Officer | Courtesy Herb Montgomery
| Killed 1943-03-23 Age | J | J/16374 | WAG | 59Sqn | B-17 Fortress FK209 | Son of Mr. and Mrs. D.D. Cojocar of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | |||
722 | Coker | Charles Kenneth | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-05-30 Age 22 | J/17259 | 115Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 10. B. 4. Belgium. Son Of Henry And Daisy Coker, Of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
723 | Coldrey | George Edwin | F/L S/L | Killed 1944-06-03 Age 26 | Carlington, Ont | J/4820 | Pilot | 405Sqn RCAF | X X | X - 03 Jun 44 - Ref N. Johnston (**B) 03 Jun 44 - KIA - TGT = Trappes - France | Commemorated La Boissiere-Ecole Communal Cemetery, France. Son Of Henry E. Coldrey And Mary C. Coldrey, Of Carlington. Ontario. Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||
724 | Coldwell | Gordon Willard | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-05-17 Age 25 | J/6799 | 149Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Kalundborg General Cemetery, E. 3. 17 East. Denmark. Son Of Charles V. H. And Florence S. Coldwell, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
725 | Cole | Ralph Stewart | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-18 Age 22 | C/87371 | 431Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Boran-Sur-Oise Communal Cemetery, Grave 22. France. Son Of Alfred William And Evelyn Bertha Cole, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada; Grandson Of Mrs. M. Snow, Of Montreal. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
726 | Coleman | John Ronald | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-12-08 Age | J/5816 | 411Sqn | Commemorated Pihen-les-guines Communal Cemetery, Row B. Grave 9. France. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
727 | Colfe | William Kenneth | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-09-29 Age 25 | J/6156 | 115Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Wedde (Blijham) Protestant Churchyard, Row 18. Grave 5. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Henry Albert And Estella Colfe, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
728 | Collard | C. | LAC | R | PLT (T) | 2SFTS (RCAF) | X | Sep 42 - Pilot Trainee - | |||||||
729 | Collett | Alfred John | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-11 Age | J/89954 | 460Sqn (RAAF) | Commemorated Viroflay New Communal Cemetery, Row B. Grave 23. France. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
730 | Colley | Robert Charles | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-09-26 Age 22 | J/5957 | Commemorated Haddington (St. Martins) New Burial Ground, Sec. E. Grave 906. United Kingdom. Son Of Fred W. Colley And Mary Colley, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
731 | Collins | Russell Thomas Frederick | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-10-06 Age | J/45008 | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row A. Grave 7. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
732 | Collinson | Leslie John | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-29 Age | C/95228 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 3. G. 23. Germany. Son Of John George And Marie W. Collinson, Of Camlachie, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
733 | Collister | John William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-29 Age 20 | J/90351 | 12Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. G. 6-11. Germany. Son Of Thomas Henry And Stella Bertha Collister, Of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
734 | Colman | Henry Everest | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-09-24 Age 19 | J/93540 | 48Sqn RAF | Commemorated Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, 26. B. 3. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Leslie Ewart Colman And Louie Elizabeth Colman, Of Clifton, York. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
735 | Colp | Eric Leonard | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-29 Age 20 | J/88213 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Hamburg Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4A. C. 1-3. Germany. Son Of Maynard Leonce Colp And Lillian Martha Colp, Of Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
736 | Coltman | Paul Everett | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-28 Age 19 | J/90922 | 429Sqn | Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 2. D. 8. Belgium. Son Of Everett And Marjorie Coltman, Of Trenton, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
737 | Colville | Alexander Colborne | Sgt P/O F/O | KIA Age 28 | R J | 72078 21864 | AG PLT | RCAF 1B&GS (RCAF) 10Sqn (RCAF) 3ITS (RCAF) 11EFTS (RCAF) 13SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 14(P)AFU (RAF) 1655MCU (RAF) 23OTU (RAF) 1666CU (RAF) 408Sqn (RCAF) 408Sqn (RCAF) Last Op | X Battle Digby X Finch Harvard X Oxford Mosquito Wellington Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster LL718 | 9 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario 30 Sep 1940 - Jarvis, Ontario 28 Oct 1940 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 29 March 1942 - Victoriaville, Quebec - Remustered to Pilot 21 June 1942 - Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec 30 Aug 1942 - St. Hubert, Quebec 15 Jan 1943 - Bournemouth, UK 23 March 1943 - RAF Ossington, Nottinghamshire 15 June 1943 - RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire 14 Sep 1943 - RAF Pershore, Worcestershire 27 Jan 1944 - RAF Wombleton, North Yorkshire 14 feb 1944 - RAF Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire 16 March 1944 - Missing in action on mission to Stuttgart Germany | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 245. United Kingdom. Son of Alexander and Annie Josephine (nee Colborne) Colville (1966 National Memorial Silver Cross Mother), of Bowmanville, Ontario. Brother of F/O John Spencer Colville and F/Sgt William Freeborne Colville, both also died while serving with the RCAF. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Accident Report Losses and Incidents Database Archive Report |
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738 | Colwell | R.E. | Cpl | Killed | R | 70810 | Air Frame Mech | 404Sqn Last Op - 404Sqn | N/A Beaufighter NE744 | X - 07 Jul 44 - Pilot was F/O J.W. Blyth 07 Jul 44 - Killed - Crash - Strubby - Lincolnshire - UK | |||||
739 | Combres | Maurice Emile | Flight Sergeant | Killed 1943-07-04 Age 21 | Saskatchewan | R/147647 | Air Gunner | 12Sqn 12Sqn (RAF) | X Lancaster ED820 | X - 04 Jul 43 - Ref F/O A.R, Heron (**B) 04 Jul 43 - KIA - TGT = Cologne - GermanyThe bombing run completed, the Lancaster turned for home, but was intercepted and attacked over Belgium. The aircraft crashed at 03:05 between Walhain (Brabant) and Ernage ( Namur ). Shot down by Luftwaffe (ME110) Night Fighter Pilot Hptm.Wilhelm Telge (II/NJG1), Crashed between Walhain and Ernage Belgium | Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 2. F. 9. Belgium. Joined the RCAF in 1942 and was on his 23rd mission when he was killed. He had flown in Wellingtons, prior to the transition to the Lancaster. He grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan, Canada and joined the RCAF in 1942. He served for a year and one half and was on his 23rd mission when he died at age 21. The province of Saskatchewan commemorates its war dead by naming landmarks after them and a lake in Northern Saskatchewan was named after Maurice. | Aircrew Deaths Database Allied Losses Database Lancaster ED820 |
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740 | Commins | Walter Joseph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-11-04 Age 19 | J/95215 | 101Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 17. D. 1-8. Germany. Son Of Walter J. Commins And Helen F. Coughlin Commins, Of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
741 | Compton | Orville Francis | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-13 Age 22 | J/88175 | 429Sqn | Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. A. 12-14. Germany. Son Of Francis Ritchie Compton And Honor Churchill C. Compton, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
742 | Condie | Robert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-04-02 Age 24 | J/2929 | Commemorated Crystal City Cemetery, Plot 6. Row C. Grave 1. Canada. Son Of Robert And Helen Condie, Of Crystal City; Husband Of Emma F. Condie, Of Crystal City. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
743 | Conley | Roy Clifford | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-29 Age | J/93725 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 20. C. 1. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
744 | Conly | William Morrow | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-30 Age 21 | Alliance, Alb | J/90932 | 115Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxviii. E. 1. France. Son Of William And Gertrude Conly, Of Alliance, Alberta. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||
745 | Conn | K.B. | G/C | DFC | C | 1262 | Pilot ADM | RFC / RAF 24Sqn 68Sqn 81Sqn 88Sqn RCAF | X X X X X N/A | 1917 - First World War Pilot 31 Mar 17 - 25 Apr 17 - 11 Jun 17 - 09 Mar 18 - 13 Jan 19 - RCAF Historian - 1940 - 1946 | |||||
746 | Connelly (Connolly ?) | Thomas Leo | Sergeant | Killed 1944-02-25 Age 30 | R | 189736 | Mid upper gunner | 166Sqn Last Op - 166Sqn | Lancaster Lancaster Mk I ME641 AS-A | X - 25 Feb 44 - Ref Sgt T.L. Connolly (**B) 25 Feb 44 - Killed - Crashed 5 miles SW of Binbrook @ Buckley Hill - Lincolnshire - UK | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row B. Grave 5. United Kingdom. Son Of James Francis And Margaret Connolly, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. Crew Members: Flt. Sgt. Alfred Henry Hullah RAF 1438672 - Pilot: Sgt. James Oldfield RAF 1506017 - Flight Engineer - survived: Flg. Off. R. J. Barton RCAF J/25523 - Air Bomber - survived: Sgt. Albert John Wolfe RAF 1397330 - Wireless Operator: Flt. Sgt. W. Jones RAF 1291788 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Thomas Leo Connelly RCAF R/189736 - Mid Upper Gunner (he was Mid Upper Gunner day of crash - KIA): Sgt. William Percy Martin RAF 1602856 - Rear Gunner: Flt. Sgt. George Albert Andrews RCAF R/153899 Navigator: Sgt. Thomas Leo Connelly RCAF R/189736 Mid Upper Gunner | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||
747 | Connely | James Robert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-06-26 Age 28 | J/10290 | Commemorated Campbellton Rural Cemetery, Lot 451. Canada. Son Of John Howard Connely And Mary Agnes Connely, Of Cambellton. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
748 | Connolly | Daniel Francis | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-14 Age 22 | J/90369 | 77Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row J. Grave 9. United Kingdom. Son Of John Joseph And Alice Mary Connolly, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
749 | Convey | Leo Joseph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-03-28 Age 23 | J/6161 | 109Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Phillip Leo And Noreene Convey, Of Arnprior, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
750 | Conway | Edmund Joseph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-12-28 Age 21 | J/36435 | Commemorated Bournemouth North Cemetery, Row K.4. Grave 90. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
751 | Conway | Joseph William Henry | Flying Officer | | DFC (Post) | Killed 1944-07-04 Age 26 | J/20157 (R/35093) | PLT | 268Sqn (RAF) | Born on the 07th May 1918 in East Angus. Enlisted on the 04th October 1941. Pilot badge awarded on the 23rd October 1942. Joined 268 squadron on the 21st July 1943. Son of Leonard (died 1th April 1978, age 95) and Ellen Conway (née Thompson - died 31st March 1970, age 87), of East Angus, Province of Quebec, Canada. Posthumous DFC Citation: 'This officer has completed numerous photographic reconnaissance sorties, all at levels below 4,000 feet and some almost ground level. Nearly all have involved deep penetrations within the main enemy fighter areas and all have been within the best range of medium or light anti-aircraft fire. In no case has he had fighter cover or escort. Before the invasion of Normandy, Flying Officer Conway photographed a heavily defended military installation at Le Treport from ground level. Though his aircraft was damaged by the defences he obtained fine photographs. He also secured outstanding pictures of bridges on the Somme. Since the invasion he has completed many more missions, on three of which he has been intercepted by enemy fighters. This did not deter him from completing his tasks successfully. Flying Officer Conway's courage and determination have been highly commendable at all times'. | Commemorated Luray Communal Cemetery, France.
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752 | Conway | Francis James | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-02-09 Age 22 | J/95229 | 159Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Taukkyan War Cemetery, Coll. grave 7A. E. 10-17. Myanmar (ex Burma). Son Of Frank H. Conway, And Of Josephine G. Conway, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
753 | Cook | G.M. | S/LW/C | DFC AFC | C | 1059 | PLT | RCAF 116Sqn (RCAF) 11Sqn (RCAF) X | XXXX | Enlisted on 09 Sep 39 - 01 Jan 43 - 02 Oct 43 - 30 Nov 44 - CO Post War - Civilian Pilot - TCA | |||||
754 | Cook | Herbert James | Pilot Officer | Courtesy Operation Picture Me
| Killed 1941-09-02 Age 25 | J/3603 | OBS | 44Sqn | Hampden I AE152 KM-R | Born on the 07th July 1916 at Shawinigan Falls. Son of Herbert Franklin Cook and Laura Anna Cook, of 1 George Street, Shawinigan Falls, Province of Quebec, Canada. | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. | ||||
755 | Cook | Harold Leslie | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-04-10 Age 25 | J/15258 | 12Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles And Margaret Lillian Cook, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
756 | Cook | Gordon Frederick | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-05-15 Age 25 | J/15315 | 407Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Frederick And Frances Cook, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
757 | Cook | William Emerson | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-08-19 Age 19 | J/28742 | Commemorated St. Thomas (Elmdale) Memorial Park, Block G. Lot 39. Grave C. Canada. Son Of Charles Emerson Cook And Dorothy Margaret Cook, Of St. Thomas. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
758 | Cook | Lorne Frankland | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-11-24 Age 22 | J/24619 | Commemorated Pershore Cemetery, Plot Q. Grave 408. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
759 | Cook | Norman Earl | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-21 Age 20 | J/19344 | 427Sqn | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. E. 5. Germany. Son Of Raymond William And Alice May Cook. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
760 | Cook | Howard John | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-11-25 Age 25 | J/92982 | 427Sqn | Commemorated Bellie Burial Ground, East Extn. Grave 353. United Kingdom. Son Of George And Beatrice Cook, Of Hillmond, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
761 | Cook | James | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-29 Age 20 | J/88728 | Air/Gnr | 432Sqn | Halifax VII NP702 QO-B | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Born on the 27th February 1924 Son Of James And Georgeina Cook, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. | Read Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database |
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762 | Cooke | John Joseph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-28 Age 21 | J/88607 | 431Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 6. A. 17. Belgium. Son Of Richard Patrick And Mary Cooke, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
763 | Cooley | John Morgan | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-22 Age | J/25764 | Commemorated Troqueer Cemetery, Sec. H. Extn. 2. Grave 113. United Kingdom. Son Of William James Cooley And Edith Cooley, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
764 | Cooling | Charles David | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-11-26 Age 21 | J/15853 | 214Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles A. And Beulah M. Cooling, Of Dawsonville, Restigouche-Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
765 | Coombs | Allton John Richard | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-09-12 Age 24 | J/87307 | AG | 97Sqn Last Op - 97Sqn | Lancaster Lancaster PB510 | X - 12 Sep 44 (**B) 12 Sep 44 - KIA - TGT = Darmstadt - Germany | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 8. A. 25. Germany. Son Of Albridge Dodge Coombs And Alice Sarah Coombs, Of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||
766 | Coombs | Francis Alma | Sgt Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-02-01 Age 25 | R J | 211613 92482 | Rear Gunner | 166Sqn 166Sqn (RAF) | Lancaster Mk I ND648 AS-O | X - 01 Feb 45 - Ref F/L E. Spankie (**B) 01 Feb 45 - KIA - TGT = Ludwigshaven - Germany Attacking Ludwigshaven. Missing, nothing heard from after take off | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. grave 8. E. 3-6. Germany. Son Of Bertram John And Hannah Coombs; Husband Of Edith L. T. Coombs, Of Rosemary, Alberta, Canada. Crew Members: Sgt. Raymond Stennett RAF 1590355 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. Hugh Henry Taggert RAF 553937 - Air Bomber: Flt. Lt. John Edward Shannon DFC RAF 87419 - Navigator: Sgt. Alexander McIvor RAF 1573475 - Wireless Operator: Flt. Lt. Edward Gray Spankie DFC Pilot RCAF J/86068: Flt. Sgt. James Pirie Brown Mid Upper Gunner RCAF R/220677: Sgt. Francis Alma Coombs Rear Gunner RCAF J/92482 | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||
767 | Coones | Maxwell Warren | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-05 Age 20 | J/95426 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row P. Grave 14. United Kingdom. Son Of John Howard Coones And Mary Christina Coones, Of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
768 | Cooper | Hugh James (Jim) | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-07-07 Age 29 | J/4110 | Commemorated Dyce Old Churchyard, Grave 20. United Kingdom. Son Of Maude Cooper, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His Brother John Donald Also Died On Service. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
769 | Cooper | George Albert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-07-29 Age 21 | J/7986 | 9Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 12. G. 7. Germany. Son Of Ray F. And Bertha M. Cooper, Of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
770 | Cooper | Douglas Alexander | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-18 Age 25 | J/87015 | 431Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Boran-Sur-Oise Communal Cemetery, Grave 25. France. Son Of Thomas And Mary C. Cooper, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
771 | Cooper | Bernard Horace | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-21 Age 19 | J/90375 | 514Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Vernon H. And Eva T. Cooper, Of Vermilion, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
772 | Cooper | Edgar Harvey | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-01 Age 21 | J/92339 | 9Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row D. Grave 14. United Kingdom. Son Of Oliver And Bertha Cooper Of Washago, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
773 | Cooper | Albert Digby | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-16 Age 25 | J/18201 | Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 1068. United Kingdom. Son Of John Digby Cooper And Loren E. Cooper, Of Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
774 | Cooper | Edgar Harvey | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-01 Age 21 | J/92339 | 9Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row D. Grave 14. United Kingdom. Son Of Oliver And Bertha Cooper Of Washago, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
775 | Copeland | Donald Johnston | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-09 Age | J/87454 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Chievres Communal Cemetery, Grave 34. Belgium. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
776 | Copeland | James Coulter | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-06 Age 21 | J/92259 | 429Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of James C. And Elizabeth Copeland, Of Dundalk, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
777 | Corbally | Joseph Charles | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-31 Age 24 | J/19835 | Air/Bmr | 427Sqn | Halifax III LV923 ZL-M | Born on the 11th July 1919 in Toronto, the son Joseph Aloysius (died 1939, age 70) and Justina Bridget Corbally (née Delemere - died 1939, age 50), of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Grave inscription reads: "Semper Fidelis". | Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, Xii. B. 6. Belgium. | Read Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database |
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778 | Corbett | George Henry | P/O | KIA Aged 21 | RAF CAN | RAF | 81366 | PLT | 66Sqn Last Op - 66Sqn | Spitfire Spitfire | X - 08 Oct 40 (**B) 08 Oct 40 - KIA - Battle of Britain | Wounded 1940-09-09 at 18:00hrs. Baled out of Spitfire I (N3049) over East Grinstead after being shot down by a Bf 109. Killed 1940-10-08 at 09:30hrs. Spitfire I (R6779) was shot down by a Bf 109 near Chatham, crashed at Bayfors Marshes. Upchurch St Mary Churchyard England br>Born November 4, 1919 Saskatchewan Canada. On a family holiday to England he applied to the de Havilland Aircraft Company’s Aeronautical Technical School at Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Joined RAFVR in November 1937. Training at No. 9 Advanced Flying Training School, posted to No. 7OTU at Hawarden, Cheshire, on July 7, 1940 on Spitfires. July 26 reported to 66Sqn at Coltishall, Norfolk. First true combat experience on September 9, 1940, and it was not a pleasant experience. Dodging often heavy rain showers, Pilot Officer Corbett was part of a group attacking German bombers, escorted by enemy fighters, intent on attacking London. After already damaging a Messerschmitt 109, he was positioning his aircraft for a rear attack on a bomber when he was bounced by three German fighters. With the cockpit filling with smoke and the controls jammed, he found himself in a severely damaged, uncontrolled aircraft plummeting toward the ground in a tight spiral dive. At 12,000 feet (3,658 metres), he bailed out, suffering a slight injury in the process. September 27 intercepted German bombers attacking London. In the midst of heavy British defensive fire from anti-aircraft guns below, he got a quick burst into one bomber before breaking off the attack and leaving the damaged enemy aircraft to other RAF fighters. He then selected a lone Junkers 88 as his next target, closed to within yards of the German aircraft, and opened fired. The enemy aircraft fell away, its port engine burning fiercely, but the smoke was so thick that Corbett had to break off the attack. His Spitfire was damaged by friendly fire when an artillery shell burst nearby, destroying one elevator and riddling the fuselage and starboard wing with shrapnel. He skillfully executed a forced landing in the London district of Orpington, emerging from his damaged but repairable Spitfire with a new-found respect for anti-aircraft gunners and a Junkers 88 claimed as destroyed. On October 8, 1940, Pilot Officer Corbett, wearing a new watch sent by his parents as a 21st birthday gift, was climbing with his squadron to intercept yet another formation of German raiders when they were surprised by a large number of Messerschmitt 109s. In a slashing attack, Corbett and one other 66 Squadron pilot were shot down near Bayford Marches, Upchurch; neither pilot survived. The Reverend William Joseph Wright was at his church, St. Margaret of Antioch, and witnessed the dogfight. When Corbett’s aircraft crashed, the clergyman ran to the site, hoping to provide assistance. But “…it was clear, due to the bullet damage around the cockpit, that the pilot had been killed instantly before the crash. I offered prayers and a blessing, and stayed until the body was recovered. The pilot’s own parachute was used as a shroud.” Back in Canada, in a cruel twist of fate, his mother, Mabel, received a letter from her son days after being officially informed that he had been killed. Corbett wrote, “Having got out OK, my confidence has tremendously increased and I want you to be confident also. We’re seeing plenty of action here every day and I’ll be back in the fight tomorrow. The Jerries are a long way from getting supremacy in the air, and until they get it, there’ll be no invasion.” Our heroes of the Battle of Britain clearly understood what they were fighting and sacrificing for. | Profile of George Corbett Battle of Britain Database |
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779 | Corbett | Edward Salter | Pilot Officer | AFM | Killed 1942-12-09 Age 21 | J/14070 | Commemorated Halifax (Fort Massey) Cemetery, Sec. E. Grave 196. Canada. Son Of Stewart P. Corbett And Mona G. Corbett, Of Pender Island, British Columbia. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
780 | Corbett | Ernest Clayton | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-05-17 Age | J/6408 | 60Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 419. Singapore. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
781 | Corey | Douglas Earle | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-07-10 Age 22 | J/9325 | Commemorated St. Johns (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Sec. A. Plot 5. Grave C. Canada. Son Of Frank Leslie And Edna Macleod Corey, Of Bedford, Province Of Quebec. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
782 | Cornelius | Ernest Dean | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-08-24 Age 25 | J/19245 | 427Sqn | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 18. H. 25. Germany. Son Of Ernest A. D. Cornelius And Christine M. Cornelius, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
783 | Corrigan | Robert James | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-08-19 Age 27 | J/15537 | 226Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of James Andrew John And Margaret Mary Corrigan, Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
784 | Cosburn | Stanley Cyril | AC2 LAC Cpl P/O F/O F/L | DFC | R J | X 15709 | GC - Fitter PLT | RCAF 10Sqn (RCAF) RCAF 7EFTS (RCAF) 1SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 53OTU (RAF) 401Sqn (RCAF) RCAF 1OTU (RCAF) 135Sqn (RCAF) RCAF | X Wapiti X Finch Harvard X Spitfire Spitfire X Hurricane Hurricane X | 29 July 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF 23 Sep 1939 12 Feb 1941 - Remustered to pilot 16 March 1941 16 May 1941 23 Aug 1941 - UK 16 Sep 1941 25 Nov 1941 12 May 1943 - Repatriated (medical) 17 July 1943 5 June 1944 12 May 1946 - Retired | (Photo: Cosburn L - Reesor R) Distinguished Flying Cross - No.401 Squadron - Award effective 6 December 1942 as per London Gazette dated 15 January 1943 and AFRO 232/43 dated 12 February 1943. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | ||||
785 | Cosby | H L | Sgt | R | 173784 | Air Bomber | 153Sqn | Crew Members: Plt. Off. Leo Joseph Robert Gregorie DFC RCAF J/87391 - Pilot: Sgt. William Leslie James RAF 941154 - Flight Engineer : Sgt. H. L. Cosby RCAF R/173784 - Air Bomber : Sgt. William Christopher Harrison RAF 1101056 - Wireless Operator: W/O. II Marvin Max Sandomirsky RCAF R/181716 Navigator: Sgt. John Ernest Sabine RCAF R/201885 Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. William Waldemar Webber RCAF R/219147 Rear Gunner | |||||||
786 | Cosgrove | A.E. | LAC F/O | R J | X 22463 | Pilot (T) Pilot | 2SFTS (RCAF) RCAF | X X | Sep 42 - Pilot Trainee - Oct 44 - | ||||||
787 | Cosgrove | Joseph Patrick | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-19 Age 24 | J/85244 | 625Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row A. Grave 14. United Kingdom. Son Of Edward Thomas Cosgrove And Jamina Cosgrove, Of Montreal River, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
788 | Cosoff | Joseph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-20 Age 25 | 185455 | 400Sqn | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 44. F. 5. United Kingdom. Son Of Issac And Ida Cosoff, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
789 | Cossette | Roland Adelore | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-05-08 Age 25 | J/17045 | 272Sqn | Commemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 10, Column 2. Malta. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
790 | Costello | George Arnold | Flying Officer | Murdered 1944-10-28 Age 21 | J | 39820 | Pilot | 442Sqn | Spitfire IX PL207 | See archive report and Vitz Archive | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 1. F. 17. Germany. Son Of Valentine De Lacy Costello, And Marie Josephine Elena Costello, Of Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada. | Read Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database |
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791 | Cotter | David Grenfell | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-13 Age | J/94218 | 435Sqn | Commemorated Taukkyan War Cemetery, 19. C. 10. Myanmar (ex Burma). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
792 | Cottier | Thomas George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-01-16 Age 27 | J/4885 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Barton-Upon-Humber New Cemetery, Compt. 114. Grave 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Thomas Edward And Sadie Cottier; Nephew Of Mr. G. F. Cottier, Of Bride, Isle Of Man. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
793 | Cotton | David Neville | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-29 Age 22 | J/87645 | 427Sqn | Commemorated Juvincourt-Et-Damary Churchyard, France. Son Of Sydney Charles And Ada Cotton, Of Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
794 | Coughlin | Gerald Philip | Pilot Officer | Courtesy John Jones
| Killed 1944-12-06 Age 18 | J/95336 | Air Gunner | 434Sqn | Halifax III NR143 WL-M | Son of James P. and Emma M. Coughlin, of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. He was 16 years old when he enlisted on the 09th December 1942. He gave his date of birth as the 10th January 1924 not 10 January 1926. | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. | ||||
795 | Coulson | Frank | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-17 Age 29 | J/91041 | 101Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. E. 28-32. Germany. Son Of John And Laura Coulson; Husband Of Olive Mary Coulson, Of Ward End, Birmingham. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
796 | Coulter | Arthur Howard | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-12-21 Age 28 | J/6485 | Commemorated Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery, Abray. Block 4. Plot 1. Lot 15. Canada. Son Of Howard S. Coulter And Blanche G. Coulter, Of Vancouver. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
797 | Countess | Ray Edgerton | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-28 Age 25 | J/18508 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert And Gertrude Countess, Of Leamington, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
798 | Couper | Thomas Mackintosh | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-04-18 Age 20 | J/3742 | Commemorated Benson (St. Helen) Churchyard Extension, Row F. Grave 10. United Kingdom. Son Of William Young Couper And Jean Mackintosh Couper, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
799 | Couper | Mungo William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-13 Age | J/90342 | 78Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Poix-De-Picardie Churchyard, Row A. Coll. Grave 1-5. France. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
800 | Coupland | Thomas Keith | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-08-07 Age | J/3708 | 401Sqn | Commemorated Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Plot 2 Row 2 Grave 11. France. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
801 | Courteau | Jean Louis De Gonzague | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-11-01 Age 22 | J/27248 | Commemorated Beauharnois (St. Clement De Beauharnois) Cemetery, Plot 262. Grave 2. Canada. Son Of Jean Rene And Germaine Courteau, Of Montreal; Husband Of Blanche Courteau, Of Maple Grove. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
802 | Courtis | Ernest Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-11-01 Age 23 | J/92724 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Venray War Cemetery, Vi. F. 13. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Harry And Capitolia Courtis; Husband Of Jean V. Courtis, Of Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
803 | Courtney | James Boyd | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-03-05 Age 23 | J/16713 | 90Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
804 | Couture | Joseph Jean Maurice Marcel | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-21 Age | J/85372 | 433Sqn | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 9. A. 3. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
805 | Cowan | Nicholas Edgar John | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-29 Age | J/88253 | 434Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
806 | Cowart | Frank Earl | P/O F/O ------- 1st Lt Capt Maj | POW | USA | J -------- O | ? -------- 511023 | PLT | RCAF 1B&GS (RCAF) ------- USAAF 6 AirliftSqn (USAAF) 6 AirliftSqn (USAAF) USAAF USAAF | X Battle ------- X Dakota & Commando Commando 42-24272 X X | Aug 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF 1941 Staff pilot ------- 6 Nov 1942 - Transferred to the USAAF 1943 - Pacific Theater 27 Dec 1943 - Bailed out over China POW in Japan Sep 1945 - Repatriated to the USA | From San Benito, Texas, was an aerial crop duster in Texas before joining the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was a graduate of San Marcos Teachers College. He was 31 years of age upon enlistment and had 15 years of flying experience with a total of 2700 hours in the air. Deceased on 3 June 1966, in San Antonio, Texas, USA (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | No. 1 Bombing & Gunnery School RCAF | ||
807 | Cowell | Richard Bryan Barney | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-07-06 Age 24 | J/15416 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Beck Row (St. John) Churchyard, Row B. Grave 3. United Kingdom. Son Of Richard William Ledger Cowell And Amy Mary Keeble Cowell; Husband Of Violet Lillian Cowell, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
808 | Cowie | Douglas George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-08-07 Age 22 | J/10626 | Commemorated Winnipeg St. James Cemetery, Lot 1. Block 209. Grave A. Canada. Son Of George Henry And Hannah T. Cowie, Of Tuxedo. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
809 | Cowie | Robert James | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-02-01 Age 24 | J/90034 | 76Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 56. F. 8. United Kingdom. Son Of William And Mary Sutherland Cowie, Of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
810 | Cownden | Vincent Joseph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-28 Age | J/88410 | 434Sqn | Commemorated Maastricht General Cemetery, Row 1. Grave 93. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
811 | Cox | Everard Thomas | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-08-23 Age | J/14459 | 120Sqn | Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada. Husband Of Frances S. Cox, Of Vancouver, British Columbia. coxx | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
812 | Cox | Edmund Thomas | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-02-07 Age 30 | J/16786 | 424Sqn | Commemorated Sage War Cemetery, 3. F. 12. Germany. Son Of Alexander And Helen Mary Cox, Of Oliver, British Columbia. Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
813 | Cox | V S | Sgt | R | 170665 | NAV | 166Sqn | Lancaster Mk III ND635 AS-M | Attacking Duisberg (Hamborn) Tour expired 22 January 1945 | Crew Members: Flg. Off. Paul Duncan Saunders DFC RCAF J/26371 - Pilot : Sgt. D. H. Griffith RAF 1886069 - Flight Engineer : Flg. Off. Edward Sanford Chambers DFC RCAF J/37817 - Air Bomber : Sgt. V. S. Cox RCAF R/170665 - Navigator : Flt. Sgt. T. Wallach RCAF R/168003 - Wireless Operator : Sgt. S. Kenny RCAF R/196011 - Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. Gerald Hayman Reid RCAF R/183371 Rear Gunner coxx | |||||
814 | Cox | Richard Morse | AC2 AC1 LAC ---- P/O F/O F/L S/L W/C G/C A/C | DFC AFC | RAF C No. | 41344 828 19504 | PLT | RCAF ------- RCAF RAF CFS (RAF) 7FIS (RAF) 109Sqn (RAF) RCAF 109Sqn (RAF) 82 OTU (RAF) 6OTU (RCAF) Staff College (RCAF) Staff College (RAF) ------------------- RCAF RCAF | X ------- Moth X Moth Moth Mosquito X Mosquito Wellington Dakota X X ------------------- X X | 1934 - Enlisted in the RCAF as an Airframe Mech ------- 1938 - Remustered to Pilot - Trenton, Ontario 6 Nov 1938 - Transferred to the RAF Aug 1940 - Flying Instructor - RAF Upavon, Wiltshire, UK 1 Apr 1942 - RAF Upavon, Wiltshire, UK July 1943 - RAF Marham, Norfolk 7 Nov 1943 - Transferred to RCAF 1 March 1944 - Commanding Officer - RAF Marham, Norfolk 22 May 1944 - Chief Instructor - RAF Ossington, Nottinghamshire 1945 - Chief Instructor - RCAF Comox, BC 1945 - Toronto, Ontario UK ------------------- Served in post war RCAF 27 Feb 1969 - Retired from the RCAF | - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.109 Squadron - awarded as per London Gazette 15 August 1944. - Air Force Cross - Central Flying School and No.7 Flying Instructor School - awarded as per London Gazette 1 September 1942. Deceased on 2 March 1995, in Sidney, British Columbia. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | RCAFA Awards Database | |||
815 | Coyne | Vincent Harold | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-28 Age 27 | J/90927 | Commemorated Le Petit Lac Cemetery, Plot E. Row C. Grave 1. Algeria. Son Of Vincent And Mary Mccloskey Coyne, Of Chesterville, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
816 | Coyne | Edward Kenneth | Pilot Officer | DFC | Killed 1945-04-05 Age | J/94267 | 7Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 11. C. 8. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||
817 | Crabtree | Charles Maurice | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-10-14 Age 23 | J/85152 | 524Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 9. A. 2. Germany. Son Of Maurice And Edith Evelyn Crabtree, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. B.A. (University Of Toronto). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
818 | Craig | John Robert William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-12-30 Age 23 | J/12717 | Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada. Son Of Robert Vernon Craig And Edith Craig; Husband Of Audrey Craig, Of Toronto, Ontario. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
819 | Craig | Walter David | Pilot Officer | DFM | Killed 1943-08-24 Age 26 | J/18448 | 35Sqn | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 5. L. 9. Germany. Son Of John And Clara B. Craig, Of Westboro, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||
820 | Craig | Walter | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-08-13 Age 26 | J/18106 | 70 (RAF) Sqn | Commemorated Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily, Coll. Grave Viii. H. 11-12. Italy. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
821 | Craig | Wilfred Gordon | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-21 Age 19 | J/41200 | Commemorated Pardoville Union Cemetery, Lot 139. Canada. Son Of Fred And E]Len Craig, Of Merlin. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
822 | Craigie | Charles Cleghorn Brockie | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-02-24 Age 21 | J/95231 | 415Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. grave 18. G. 2-4. Germany. Son Of Charles N. Craigie, And Of Elizabeth C. Craigie, Of Ludlow, Massachusetts, U.S.A. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
823 | Cram | John Samuel | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-09-07 Age 26 | J/27370 | Commemorated Christiansborg War Cemetery, Plot 1. Row B. Grave 8. Ghana. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
824 | Cranch | Francis Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-12 Age 31 | J/89914 | 432Sqn | Commemorated Tottenham Cemetery, Park Sec. Grave 2814. United Kingdom. Son Of Edward Andrew And Ann Cranch; Husband Of Gladys Doris Cranch, Of Crouch End. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
825 | Crawford | O.W.E. | S/L | C | 3894 | Pilot ADM | 3MD (RCAF) | X | Jun 43 - Staff - RCAF Edmonton - | ||||||
826 | Crawford | Allan Bruce | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-02-13 Age 20 | J/44021 | Commemorated Flint (Gracelawn) Cemetery, Sec. G. Lot 25. Grave 2. USA. Son Of Duncan And Edith May Crawford, Of Flint. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
827 | Crawley | Frederick William | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-17 Age 21 | J/89905 | 158Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row B. Grave 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Bertie Frederick And Daisy Crawley, Of London, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
828 | Crawley | Edward George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-13 Age 28 | J/90002 | 415Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Frank George And Maud Liley Louisa Crawley, Of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
829 | Crayston | Kerry Milton | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-11-15 Age 20 | J/95218 | 115Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 4. B. 5. Germany. Son Of Georgena M. Crayston, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
830 | Creeden | James Waldron | Pilot Officer | DFM | Killed 1942-05-16 Age 20 | J/15353 | 407Sqn | Commemorated Great Bircham (St. Mary) Churchyard, Plot 1. Row 3. Grave 15. United Kingdom. Son Of James W. Creeden And Elsie E. Creeden, Of Paris, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||
831 | Creighton | John Traquair | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-06-07 Age 21 | J/9368 | Commemorated Winnipeg (Elmwood) Cemetery, Lot 55. Sec. 11. Grave 3. Canada. Son Of Dr. William Creighton And Florence Creighton, Of Winnipeg; Husband Of Joan Creighton, Of Winnipeg. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
832 | Creighton | Allan David | Pilot Officer | DFC | Killed 1944-06-22 Age 26 | J/19870 | 49Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Joint Grave 14. B. 11-12. Germany. Son Of David And Jean Allan Creighton; Husband Of Dorothy Evelyn Creighton, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||
833 | Crerar | George Taylor | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-07-10 Age 28 | J/9404 | Commemorated St. Johns (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Sec. A. Plot 5. Grave D. Canada. Son Of John And Esther Crerar, Of Bright, Ontario; Husband Of Eleanor Louisa Crerar, Of Brantford, Ontario. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
834 | Crewe | Robert Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-09-27 Age 23 | J/18902 | 402Sqn | Commemorated Grandcourt War Cemetery, A, 1. France. Son Of Milton And Rosie May Crewe, Of Leamington, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
835 | Cripps | Walter Ephraim | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-04-26 Age 21 | J/5806 | 601Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Prot. Sec. (Officers). Plot E. Coll. Grave 20. Malta. Son Of Joseph B. Cripps And Lilian Cripps. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
836 | Crites | Clinton Arnold | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-07-15 Age 22 | J/21991 | 400Sqn | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 45. A. 6. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
837 | Crockatt | David Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-04-27 Age | J/17418 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 9. D. 6. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
838 | Cronk | George Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-12-07 Age 21 | J/17056 | 425Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of John Benjamin And Esther Cronk, Of Hollvwood, California, U.S.A. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
839 | Crooks | Robert Leslie | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-10-14 Age 21 | J/87377 | 600Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Padua War Cemetery, Joint Grave Iv. G. 14-15. Italy. Son Of Walter Norman Crooks And Ellen Crooks, Of Mannville, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
840 | Cross | Clifford Donald | Flying Officer | Injured, but returned to service - Died on the 28-02-1945 understood to be from self inflicted injuries | J | 10826 | Pilot | 411Sqn | Spitfire MJ140 | 27 Apr 44 - Injured - broke both his legs and suffered severe back injuries on hitting the water | Read Archive Report | ||||
841 | Cross | James Orville | Flying Officer | Courtesy Oleg Marin | Killed 1943-11-07 Age 27 | J | J/24116 | Pilot | 5 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit. 21 Group | Miles Master EM281 | Son of George V. Cross and Gertrude A. Cross, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Grave inscription: 'Not Lost But Gone Before'. 285 flying hours logged with 76 hours on single engine aircraft. | Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 996. United Kingdom. | |||
842 | Crossman | J.H. | P/O F/O | USA | PLT | RCAF 1B&GS (RCAF) | X Battle | Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF 1941 - Staff pilot | From Gordonsville, Virginia was a Sportsman Pilot. He is 36 years of age and has 3000 hours in the air. He won Doherty Trophy Race in Florida in 1933. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | No. 1 Bombing & Gunnery School RCAF | |||||
843 | Crowe | Herbert Roy | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-11-08 Age | J/15857 | 149Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 11. B. 5. Germany. Son Of William T. And Mary F. Crowe, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
844 | Crowe | Charles David | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-09-16 Age 22 | J/89859 | 432Sqn | Commemorated Aabenraa Cemetery, Allied Mil. Plot. Row 5. 7. Denmark. Son Of F. W. And Kezia Marie Crowe, Of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
845 | Crozier | Roger Dennis | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-08-22 Age 23 | J/5480 | Commemorated Hawarden Cemetery, Sec. 4F. Grave 94. United Kingdom. Son Of Thomas Joseph And Margaret Mceachern Crozier, Of Portland, Maine, U.S.A. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
846 | Crum | Wallace Watson | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-23 Age 21 | J | J/90054 | AG | 432Sqn | Halifax MZ506 QO-X | Commemorated Le Mans West Cemetery, Plot 38. 1939-45 Row C. Coll. Grave 38-42. France. Son Of Roy And Lena Crum, Of Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada. | Read Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database |
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847 | Crump | Owen Charles Bellamy | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-12-17 Age 20 | J/8132 | Commemorated Barking (Rippleside) Cemetery, Sec. E. Grave 539. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles Thomas Crump And Eva Mary Crump, Of Windsor, Ontario. Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
848 | Cullen | Sidney Herman | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-31 Age 24 | J/86606 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 2. C. 15. Germany. Son Of George Butler Cullen And Mabel Clare Cullen, Of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
849 | Cully | Victor Charles | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-22 Age | J/88740 | 49Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
850 | Culverson | Donald Harvey | Flight Sergeant | Killed 1944-08-13 Age | R/217185 | Rear gunner | 166Sqn (RAF) | Lancaster PD260 AS-N | Attack on Brunswick. Shot down by nightfighter. Missing, nothing heard of after take off | Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 12. E. 6. Germany. Crew Members: Sgt. Harold Edward Arbon RAF 1852354 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. William Reginald Smith RCAF J/27574 - Navigator: Sgt. Harry Bodger RAF 1670569 - Wireless Operator: W/O. Lawrence Ward Davies RCAF R/159100 Pilot: Flt. Sgt. Harold Edward Squibb RCAF R/225100 Air Bomber: Flt. Sgt. Robert John Sinclair RCAF R/219179 Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. Donald Harvey Culverson RCAF R/217185 Rear Gunner | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||
851 | Cuming | Lloyd Wesley | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-27 Age 26 | J/87849 | 61Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 4. A. 11. Germany. Son Of Gilbert Edwin And Sarah Adeline Cuming, Of Kipling, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
852 | Cumming | Alister Godfrey | Sgt F/Sgt | KIA Age 20 | R | 87313 | NAV | RCAF 2ITS (RCAF) 5EFTS (RCAF) KTS (RCAF) 6AOS (RCAF) 5B&GS (RCAF) 1ANS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 2(O)AFU (RAF) 23OTU (RAF) 20OTU (RAF) 149CF (RAF) 1657CU (RAF) 218Sqn (RAF) 218Sqn (RAF) Last Flight | X X Moth X Anson Battle Anson X Anson Wellington Wellington Stirling Stirling Stirling Stirling R9185 | 11 Feb 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 29 March 1941 - Regina, Saskatchewan 3 May 1941 - Lethbridge, Alberta 14 June 1941 - Failed Pilot training, remustered to Navigator 2 Aug 1941 - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan 26 Oct 1941 - Dafoe, Saskatchewan 7 Dec 1941 - Rivers, Manitoba 10 Feb 1942 - Bournemouth, UK 4 May 1942 - RAF Millom, Cumbria 2 June 1942 - RAF Pershore, Worcestershire 16 June 1942 - RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland 8 Sep 1942 - RAF Stradishall, Suffolk 4 oct 1942 - RAF Stradishall, Suffolk 15 Oct 1942 - RAF Downham Market, Norfolk 6 Nov 1942 - Shot down by naval AAA | Commemorated St. Brieuc Western Communal Cemetery, Plot H. Row A. Grave 12. France. Son of Alexander and Alice Margaret (nee Gerrand) Cumming, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Accident report Losses and Incidents Database 218 Squadron Association |
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853 | Cummings | Wesley ElmoreWesley Elmore | Flying Officer | Killed | J | 20014 | Pilot | RCAF | Spitfire MJ982 | 1944-04-27 | Read Archive Report | ||||
854 | Cummings | Kenneth George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-20 Age | J/19803 | 102Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 12. C. 4. Germany. Son Of James V. And Edith Cummings, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
855 | Cummings | Ellard Alexander | P/O | Killed Age 23 | Ottawa | 40803 | Pilot | 1 Air Observer School | Westland Wallace K6028 | 3 September 1939 15:00 hours Westland Wallace Crash Site, Bennachie Scotland | Ferrying target tug of No. 1 Air Observer School, from Aberdeen to RAF Evanton through Scottish fog, when he slammed into a granite peak in the Bennachie Hills. Although PO Cummings had taken the Westland Wallace biplane on the correct route along the Dyce to Evanton leg of the journey, he was too low and, due to poor visibility, was unable to successfully clear Bennachie. The two men, who were the sole occupants of the aircraft, crashed into the hill’s Bruntwood Tap summit and died. Their bodies were found still strapped into their seats. Some of the wreckage of the Wallace remains on the hill to this day, left in honour of their bravery.He and his air gunner, LAC Ronald Stewart, were killed instantly — the second and third Allied servicemen to die in the war. Cummings was the first Canadian to die in the war, and his mother Edith would be the first of more than 45,000 Canadian mothers to suffer the loss of a child to the war in the next five years. Son of James Victor and Edith Fanny Ethel Cummings, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Buried in the Grove (Persley) Cemetery, Aberdeen | ||||
856 | Cunliffe | Benjamin Robert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-16 Age 25 | J/95226 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Joint grave 6. F. 26-27. Germany. Son Of William And Eva Eudora Russell Cunliffe, Of Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
857 | Cunningham | Francis Leo | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-10-01 Age 23 | J/15985 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 2. D. 4. Germany. Son Of Charles James Cunningham And Mary Ellen Cunningham, Of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
858 | Cunningham | James Adrian | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-01 Age 29 | J/92036 | 625Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Genouilly Communal Cemetery, South Row. Coll. Grave 35. France. Son Of Charles W. Cunningham And Margaret Cunningham: Husband Of Helen Mckinnon Cunningham, Of St. Vital, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
859 | Cunningham | Harry Joseph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-23 Age | J/88415 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 4. G. 8. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
860 | Curatolo | Louis | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-14 Age 20 | J/19632 | Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 11. B. 3. Germany. Son Of Michele And Rachele Curatolo, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
861 | Curle | John Garfield | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-10-05 Age 32 | J/88045 | 427Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of James Middlemiss Curle And Bertha Curle, Of Picton, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
862 | Currie | Arthur Archibald | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-07-31 Age 21 | J/10804 | Commemorated Netherhill (Eagle Lake) Cemetery, Canada. Son Of Archie And Agnes Jane Currie, Of Netherhill; Husband Of Myrtle Evelyn Currie, Of Saskatoon. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
863 | Currie | Robert Eldyrn | Flt Sgt Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-06-25 Age 22 | R J | X 17355 | 166Sqn (RAF) | Wellington BK159 Wellington Mk X HF594 AS-Q | 29 Jan 43 - Attack on Wuppertal | Commemorated Brussels Town Cemetery, X. 17. 22. Belgium. Son Of Ross Randolph And Marion Alice Currie, Of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. Other Crew Members: Sgt. Norman Algar Musgrove Cawthra RAF 1096561 - Navigator: Sgt. George Henry Williams RAF 1379610 - Wireless Operator: Sgt. Frederick Needham RAF 1580879 - Rear Gunner: Plt. Off. Bernard Norman Touzel RAF 146093 Air Bomber | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||
864 | Currie | Ronald James | Flying Officer | | Killed 1944-08-18 Age 25 | J | J/21861- (R/65637) | PLT | 184Sqn (RAF) | Typhoon Ib MN623 Also involved on mid air collision whilst with 59 Operational Training Unit. 9 Group. Hurricane I V7173 and P3475. Uninjured | Born on the 06th April 1919 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. A bank clerk prior to service. Enlisted as an air gunner on the 26th August 1940. Air gunner badge awarded in October 1940 and promoted to sergeant. Yransffered for pilot training following steps taken bu his brother. Graduated from No. 13 Service Flying Training School, Saint Hubert, Quebec in December 1942 and commissioned as a P/O. Involved in n accident on Harvard 3773 in bad weather on the 02nd November 1942 at 21:15 hrs - no injuries.
Whilst with 59 Operational Training Unit, Involved in a collision during take off with another Hurricane. The other pilot was killed. See second archive report Joined 184 squadron from 59 Operational Training Unit on the 27th January 1944. Awarded his pilots badge on the 18th December 1942. Son of the late Arthur Victor and Gladys Annie Currie (née Wickwire). Two brothers, Fl/Lt. Leo Lloyd Currie J/9582 (serving in Libya) and Wilfrid Currie. Husband of Margaret Merriam Morse Beutel of Main Street, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. Previously of 188 Kearne Avenue Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA, Married 26th March 1942. Father of James Arthur Currie. Following the death of F/O Currie she married Lt. Warner H. Beutel of the US Navy in New York on the 30th September 1949 | Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xvii. B. 10. France. |
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865 | Currie | David Fraser | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-29 Age | J/90350 | 61Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Choloy War Cemetery, Joint Grave 3. F. 9-10. France. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
866 | Currie | Donald Russell | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-23 Age 21 | J/93665 | 35Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 56. B. 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Russell H. Currie And Beatrice Mab Currie, Of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
867 | Currie | Gordon | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-21 Age 31 | J/88815 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Matthew Easton Currie And Frances Maud Currie; Husband Of Ada Elizabeth Currie, Of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
868 | Curry | Allan Marshall | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-12-14 Age 26 | J/39122 | Commemorated Orangeville (Greenwood) Cemetery, Lot 15. Block 8. Sec. 2. Grave 3. Canada. Son Of William Marshall Curry And Mabel Curry, Of Orangeville. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
869 | Curry | Fred Burpee | Squadron Leader | | Killed 1943-03-26 Age 22 | C/993 | Pilot | 115Sqn RCAF | Norseman III 2481 | Born on the 26th May 1920 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Former resident of Toronto. Enlisted on the 05th June 1939. Fl/Lt. on the 15th May 1941. Sq/Ldr. 01st January 1943. Son of Fred Burpee Curry and Muriel Edith Curry (née Drummond) 71 Castlefrank Crescent. Toronto, Canada, brother of Captain Jack Owen and Bernice. Husband of Mrs Mary Woodhouse Curry (née Crawford - married 09th August 1940) of 2904 Yong Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Commemorated Ottawa Cremation Memorial, Canada. Ashes scattered on Tamgas Mountain, Annette Island, Alaska | ||||
870 | Curzon | Dennis Rupert Humphrey | Pilot Officer | | Missing - believed killed 1945-04-25 Age 20 | J/95236 | WAG | 426Sqn | Halifax VII NP820 OW-W | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Born on the 28th August 1924 in Guelph, Ontario. Son of William Rupert and Vera Florence Curzon, of Guelph, Ontario. Husband of Mary Joan Curzon of Guelph, Ontario.Ontario. | |||||
871 | Cushman | Nicholas | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-25 Age | J/89295 | 420Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
872 | Cushon | George Robert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-06-17 Age 26 | J/4906 | Commemorated Hawarden (St. Deiniol) Churchyard, North part. United Kingdom. Son Of William Harold And Agnes W. Cushon, Of Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
873 | Cutler | Eric Herrington | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-20 Age 20 | J/88600 | 431Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. L. 2-7. Germany. Son Of Percy And Grace A. Cutler, Of Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
874 | Cuzner | Ross Lloyd | P/O F/O | KIFA Age 19 | J | 38340 | NAV | RCAF 5MD (RCAF) 1ITC (RCAF) 1ITS (RCAF) 7EFTS (RCAF) 1MD (RCAF) 4AOS (RCAF) 2 AGTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 7 (O)AFU (RAF) 22OTU (RAF) 22OTU (RAF) Last Flight | X X X X Finch X Anson Anson X Anson Wellington Wellington LN869 | 11 Aug 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF 29 Oct 1942 22 Jan 1943 7 Feb 1943 18 Apr 1943 - Pilot Training 19 May 1943 - Failed Pilot Training 27 June 1943 - Remustered to Navigator 15 Jan 1944 15 March 1944 - UK 28 March 1944 30 May 1944 30 July 1944 - Crashed with an engine on fire | Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4229. United Kingdom. Son of Luke and Constance Hazel Louise (nee Jones) Cuzner, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Losses and Incidents Database Accident report |
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875 | Cwihun | M. | Capt | . | PLT | RCAF ----------------------- RCAF Last Op | X ----------------------- X X | X ----------------------------------------------------- Also a Post War RCAF Pilot - 11 Jan 08 - deceased - | |||||||
876 | D'Amour (Damour) | Gerald Roch | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-24 Age 19 | J/95221 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Venray War Cemetery, Viii. D. 8. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Anthony And Luce D'Amour, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
877 | D'Avril (Davril) | Henri Jean Maurice Joseph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-05 Age 22 | J/93925 | 425Sqn | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 13. C. 7. Germany. Son Of Henri And Cecelia D'Avril, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
878 | Dabbs | Howard Earl | Pilot Officer | DFC | Killed 1942-12-07 Age 20 | Alberta | J/15608 | 101Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Carew (St. Mary) New Churchyard, Row B. Grave 4. United Kingdom. Son Of William L. Dabbs And Florence D. Dabbs, Of Daysland, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||
879 | Dack | Phillip Robert Arthur | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-20 Age 39 | J/89882 | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Albert Arthur And Ethel Mary Dack. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
880 | Dafoe | Jack Stanley | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-05-09 Age 25 | J/15417 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 8. A. 13. Germany. Son Of H. Lorne Dafoe And Mary M. Dafoe, Of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
881 | Dagenais | Joseph Jacques Guy | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-11 Age 20 | J/87660 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Auneau Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave. France. Son Of Avila And Eva Dagenais, Of St. Laurent, Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
882 | Dagg | Francis George | Sgt F/Sgt | DFM | R | 56902 | AG PLT | RCAF 1ITS (RCAF) 1WS (RCAF) 4B&GS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 106Sqn (RAF) RCAF 19EFTS (RCAF) 18SFTS (RCAF) RCAF | X X Moth & Stinson Battle X Hampden X Moth Anson X | 18 Apr 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF 29 April 1940 1 Aug 1940 17 March 1941 25 May 1941 - UK Sep 1941 24 June 1943 - Repatriated to Canada 4 Sep 1943 - remustered to Pilot 28 Jan 1944 10 Aug 1945 - Released from the RCAF | Distinguished Flying Medal - No.106 Squadron - Award effective 2 November 1942 as per London Gazette dated 6 November 1942 and AFRO 272/43 dated 19 February 1943. Died in Ottawa,15 May 1965 (Information courtesy of Francois Dutil) | RCAFA Awards database | |||
883 | Daiken | Alex John | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-03-19 Age | J/20616 | Commemorated Nassau War Cemetery, West. A. 7. Bahamas. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
884 | Dakers | William Arthur | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-02-09 Age 19 | J/8173 | Commemorated Leconfield (St. Catherine) Churchyard, Row A. Grave 7. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Georgina Dakers, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
885 | Dale | William Edward | Sergeant | Killed 1941-09-02 Age 22 | R | R/72360 | Pilot | 404Sqn | Blenheim IV L9394 | See archive report for further brief details | Commemorated Wick Cemetery, Sec. O. Grave 433. United Kingdom. Son Of John Wesley Dale And Marvel Gentleman Dale, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | ||||
886 | Dalessandro | Frank Joseph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-29 Age 20 | J/89331 | 425Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Louise Dalessandro, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
887 | Dalgleish | Lloyd George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-06 Age | J/18635 | 38Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 281. Egypt. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
888 | Dalphond | Melville Hermes Joseph | Sgt P/O F/O F/L -------- F/O F/L S/L | DFM | Escaped | R J -------- No. | 60726 23451 -------- 20185 | AG PLT | RCAF 1ITS (RCAF) 1WS (RCAF) 2B&GS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 19OTU (RAF) 1 SigsS (RAF) 22OTU (RAF) 405Sqn (RCAF) 405Sqn (RCAF) RCAF Overseas HQ (RCAF) RCAF 2WS (RCAF) 2AOS (RCAF) 5EFTS (RCAF) 3SFTS (RCAF) 4SFTS (RCAF) 8B&GS (RCAF) 2WS (RCAF) 15SFTS (RCAF) 3 ANS (RCAF) RCAF --------------------- Northwest Air Command (RCAF) 6 Comm Flight (RCAF) Overseas HQ (RCAF) 4 MREU (RCAF) RCAF 112 Flight (RCAF) K Flight (RCAF) RCAF Rivers 1 (Aux) Wing HQ (RCAF) TGCRF (RCAF) AFHQ (RCAF) 1 Air Div HQ (RCAF) 6 Air Mov Unit (RCAF) Embarkation Unit (RCAF) AFHQ (RCAF) RCAF | X X Moth & Stinson Battle X Whitley X Wellington Wellington Wellington W5551 X X X Harvard & Fort Anson Moth Anson & Crane Anson & Crane Battle Harvard & Fort Anson Anson X --------------------- X Norseman X X X Dakota Dakota X X X X X X X X X | 3 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF 24 June 1940 19 July 1940 23 Nov 1940 2 March 1941 - UK 14 March 1941 23 April 1941 10 May 1941 10 July 1941 24 July 1941 - Shot down by enemy fighters 30 Sep 1942 - Escaped - Arrived Gibraltar 30 Nov 1942 - UK 13 Jan 1943 - Repatriated to Canada 19 Jan 1943 - Instructor 13 March 1943 - Instructor 16 Oct 1943 - Remustered to Pilot 12 Jan 1944 19 Jan 1944 11 Oct 1944 - Staff Pilot 25 Oct 1944 - Staff Pilot 13 April 1945 - Staff Pilot 16 May 1945 - Staff Pilot 11 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF --------------------- 5 Sep 1946 - Rejoined RCAF 1 April 1947 2 Aug 1947 - UK 28 Aug 1947 - Wiesendorf, Germany 5 July 1948 - Repatriated to Canada 6 July 1948 4 Oct 1948 27 March 1951 - Staff 19 Oct 1951 27 Oct 1951 30 Aug 1952 26 May 1955 - Germany 1 Jan 1956 - Paris France 5 May 1959 - Montreal Canada 27 July 1961 17 March 1963 - Retired from the RCAF | (Photo: June 1941 - 405 RCAFSqn Vickers Wellington) Distinguished Flying Medal - No.405 Squadron - Award effective 21 January 1943 as per London Gazette dated 5 February 1943 and AFRO 757/43 dated 30 April 1943. Died in Summerland, British Columbia, 1 April 1991 (Information courtesy of Francois Dutil) | RCAFA Awards database Losses and Incidents Database Accident report |
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889 | Dalton | John Anthony | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-04-29 Age | J/20887 | Air Bomber | 166Sqn (RAF) | Wellington Mk X HZ278 AS-M | Minelaying mouth of Elbe | First Sortie. Commemorated Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, A. 10. 3. Denmark. Crew Members: Flg. Off. John Anthony Dalton RCAF J/20887 - Air Bomber: Sgt. H. R. Fisher RCAF R/95749 - Rear Gunner - survived became POW: Flt. Sgt. Hugh Archibald MacEachen RCAF R/105348 Wireless Operator: Sgt. David Edward Giles RCAF R/123266 Navigator: Flg. Off. Lawrence Maurice Clark RCAF J/20082 Pilot | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||
890 | Dalton | George William Rupert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-06-13 Age 25 | J/17164 | 427Sqn | Commemorated Texel (Den Burg) Cemetery, Plot K. Row 3. Grave 54. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
891 | Dalton | Kenneth Haldane | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-01-13 Age | J/16147 | 3Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
892 | Danahy | Sylvester | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-02-28 Age 26 | J/16385 | 83Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Escoublac-La-Baule War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 2. F. 9-12. France. Son Of Mrs. T. Danahy, Of Riverside, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada; Grandson Of Theresa Danahy. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
893 | Dann | Roland Edison | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-01-22 Age 25 | J/4327 | 407Sqn | Commemorated North Cotes (St. Nicholas) Churchyard, Grave 20. United Kingdom. Son Of Roland George William And Ellen Mary Dann, Of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
894 | Daughters | George David | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-03-07 Age | J/92736 | 408Sqn (RCAF) | Commemorated Kiel War Cemetery, 1. B. 11. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
895 | Dauphin | William Ralph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-01 Age 23 | J/92276 | 43Sqn | Commemorated Faenza War Cemetery, Viii. D. 22. Italy. Son Of Ralph Charles And Eupheme Dauphin, Of Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
896 | Dauphin | William Ralph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-01 Age 23 | J/92276 | 43Sqn | Commemorated Faenza War Cemetery, VIII. D. 22. Italy. Son Of Ralph Charles And Eupheme Dauphin, Of Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
897 | Davenport | Robert Monroe 'Tex' | F/L | Evaded | USA | J | 18048 | PLT | 401Sqn (RCAF) 401Sqn (RCAF) | Spitfire MH827 Spitfire ML142 | 9 Jan 1944 - Flak - Evaded capture 8 Aug 1944 - Flak - Evaded capture | Flight Lieutenant Robert Monroe 'Tex' Davenport, American pilot of 401Sqn RAF (which he has been serving as a volunteer since October 1941), on 'Rhubarb' mission during the attack on the launch site de V1 de Vacquerie, in Pas-de-Calais, is reported missing in Spitfire registration number MH827, after being shot down by the FlaK. However, he managed a makeshift landing and escaped capture, not without having come under fire from the German soldiers who had come to take him.
We will know later that he was able to escape with the help of the Resistance networks via the Pyrenees and Gibraltar. He will be back in his unit on April 10, 1944 and will resume service combat on May 10. He will then obtain 5 approved aerial victories including 1 in collaboration on a Messerschmitt Me-262, and 1 enemy aircraft damaged. (Photo: Davenport with his ground crewmen) (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Back to Normandy | ||
898 | Davenport | Frank | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-20 Age 21 | J/88086 | 10Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Ernest And Martha Davenport, Of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
899 | Davey | Hugh Augustine | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-02-21 Age 22 | J/93583 | 434Sqn | Commemorated Glasgow (Craigton) Cemetery, Sec. H.H. Grave 3158. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Margaret Davey, Of Andover, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Nephew Of Mr. B. Murray, Of Glasgow. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
900 | Davidson | Robert Tremayne Pillsbury | P/O F/O F/L S/L W/C S/L ------ S/L W/C G/C | DFC Croix de Guerre (France) US Air Medal | Evaded | Canadian in RAF | RAF C ------ RCAF | 39968 89519 -------- 20465 | PLT | RAF 3FTS (RAF) 6 Armament Training Camp (RAF) 3FTS (RAF) 1 Wing (RAF) 2 AACU (RAF) 1 Wing (RAF) 3 AACU (RAF) 202Sqn (RAF) 3 AACU (RAF) 3 AACU (RAF) 4 FTS (RAF) 267Sqn (RAF) 70OTU (RAF) 30Sqn (RAF) 30Sqn (RAF) 2 Photo Recce Unit (RAF) 30Sqn (RAF) 30Sqn (RAF) 261Sqn (RAF) Ferry Command (RAF) 59OTU (RAF) 182Sqn (RAF) 175Sqn (RAF) 16 Wing (RAF) 143 Wing (RCAF) 143 Wing (RCAF) French Resistance 83GSU (RAF) RCAF AFHQ (RCAF) ---------------------- IFS (RCAF) AFHQ (RCAF) Western Air Command RCAF Staff College Central Air Command 12 Group HQ 410Sqn (RCAF) 421Sqn (RCAF) 1 Wing (RCAF) Canadian Joint Staff 335 FIS (USAF) 1 Wing (RCAF) 3 Wing (RCAF) 1 Air Div HQ (RCAF) RCAF Trenton RCAF Portage la Prairie NORAD 26 Sector CJATC Rivers RCAF | Avro & Tutor Oxford Hart Oxford Queen Bee Swordfish Queen Bee Swordfish Swordfish Swordfish Swordfish Anson Vincent Blenheim Blenheim Hurricane Beaufighter & Electra Hurricane Hurricane Hurricane Boston Typhoon Typhoon Typhoon Typhoon Typhoon Typhoon MM957 X Typhoon X X --------------------- Expeditor X X X X X Vampire Vampire Sabre X Sabre Sabre Sabre Sabre X X X X X | 24 May 1937 - Enlisted in the RAF 24 Aug 1937 14 Feb 1938 19 March 1938 - Advanced flying instruction 26 March 1938 1 June 1938 24 June 1938 23 July 1938 - Malta 23 Sep 1938 - Egypt 7 Oct 1938 5 Nov 1938 - Malta 16 March 1939 - Staff pilot - Egypt 1 Sep 1939 7 Oct 1940 23 Oct 1940 - Egypt/Greece/Crete 20 May 1941 - Visual night fighter 24 Oct 1941 24 Nov 1941 26 Feb 1942 - Ceylon 24 May 1942 26 Dec 1942 - Dorval, Canada 4 April 1943 - UK 16 May 1943 - Commanding Officer 11 July 1943 - Commanding Officer 11 Sep 1943 - Commanding Officer 20 Jan 1944 - Commanding Officer 8 May 1944 - Force landed in France Served with French resistance group Voix du Nord 6 Sep 1944 - UK 12 Dec 1944 - Transferred to the RCAF as S/L 24 May 1945 - Ottawa, Canada ------------------------------------------------------------- 19 Sep 1945 1 Dec 1945 21 May 1946 26 March 1947 21 Sep 1947 23 Dec 1947 26 March 1949 15 Sep 1949 - Commanding Officer 26 Nov 1951 - UK 10 Sep 1952 - Washington, USA 15 Sep 1952 - Korea 17 Dec 1952 - UK 1 Feb 1953 - Germany 16 Sep 1953 7 Nov 1956 19 March 1957 16 July 1960 - Syracuse, N.Y., USA 13 July 1964 - Deputy Commander 1 April 1968 - Retired from the RCAF | (Photo: Squadron Leader Robert Davidson of Vancouver B.C. Commanding Officer of 421Sqn in the cockpit of one of the Squadrons Vampires. RCAF St. Hubert, Que. 26 Oct 1950) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.182 Squadron - awarded as per London Gazette dated 1 October 1943. - Croix de Guerre with Gold Star (France) - AFRO 485/47 dated 12 September 1947. - Air Medal (United States) - 335th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (USAF) - Awarded as per AFRO 742/53 dated 11 December 1953 and Canada Gazette dated 14 November 1953. Died in Kempville, Ontario, 13 December 1976. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) (Photo: Wing Commander Robert Davidson, was awarded the U.S. Air Medal at a ceremony at the RCAF's No. 4 Fighter Wing, Baden-Soellingen, Germany, W/C Davidson received the award from USAF General Robert M. Lee, Commanding General of the 4th Allied Tactical Air Force - 13 May 1954) | DFC Citation & Bio CdG and Air Medal Citations Aces of WW2 Accident report Losses and Incidents Database Korean War Database |
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901 | Davidson | William Howard | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-10-15 Age 22 | J/15032 | 114Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. Son Of Frank Bertram And Sarah Davidson, Of Preston, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
902 | Davidson | John Lavery | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-10-24 Age 22 | J/16056 | 131Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of John Davidson, And Of Mary Davidson, Of Leaside, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
903 | Davidson | Edward Ian Ross | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-11-30 Age 22 | J/16866 | Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4080. United Kingdom. Son Of Edward H. J. Davidson And Mary Cruth Davidson, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
904 | Davidson | John Ewart | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-20 Age | J/88386 | 433Sqn | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. J. 17. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
905 | Davidson | John Mcintosh | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-16 Age 19 | J/95227 | 426Sqn | Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. grave 8. F. 8-10. Germany. Son Of James And Jean Davidson, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
906 | Davies | John Robert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-11-01 Age 25 | J/10249 | 145Sqn | Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada. Son Of Robert H. Davies And J. Agnes Davies, Of Victoria, British Columbia. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
907 | Davies | Frederick Eugene | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-10-14 Age 20 | J/10717 | Commemorated Halifax (Fort Massey) Cemetery, Sec. E. Grave 197. Canada. Son Of Jene Alvin Davies And Donna F. Davies, Of Edmonton, Alberta. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
908 | Davies | Keith Selwyn | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-02-24 Age | J/6846 | 53Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
909 | Davies | Douglas Idris | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-13 Age | J/89890 | 78Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Poix-De-Picardie Churchyard, Row A. Coll. Grave 1-5. France. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
910 | Davies | Edmund Alfred John | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-17 Age 19 | J/95220 | 101Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. E. 28-32. Germany. Son Of Edmund Alfred And Elsie Davies, Of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
911 | Davies | Lawrence Ward | Warrant Officer Class II | Killed 1944-08-13 Age | R/159100 | PLT | 166Sqn (RAF) | Lancaster PD260 AS-N | Attack on Brunswick. Shot down by nightfighter Missing, nothing heard of after take off | Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, 12. E. 7. Germany. Son Of Thomas Ivan And Dorothy May Davies, Of Hillspring, Alberta, Canada. Crew Members: Sgt. Harold Edward Arbon RAF 1852354 - Flight Engineer: Flg. Off. William Reginald Smith RCAF J/27574 - Navigator: Sgt. Harry Bodger RAF 1670569 - Wireless Operator: W/O. Lawrence Ward Davies RCAF R/159100 Pilot: Flt. Sgt. Harold Edward Squibb RCAF R/225100 Air Bomber: Flt. Sgt. Robert John Sinclair RCAF R/219179 Mid Upper Gunner: Flt. Sgt. Donald Harvey Culverson RCAF R/217185 Rear Gunner | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||
912 | Davies | Robert Henry | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-17 Age 20 | J/87194 | 420Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Maldwyn Whittington Davies And Sarah Victoria Davies, Of Okotoks, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
913 | Davies | Paul Patrick | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-02 Age 25 | J/87366 | 425Sqn | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row K. Grave 18. United Kingdom. Son Of Vincent Paul And Katie Davies, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
914 | Davies | John Cecil | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-09 Age 23 | J/86585 | 51Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row F. Grave 18. United Kingdom. Son Of Evan John And Sarah Jane Davies, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. B.S.A. (University Of British Columbia). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
915 | Davis | George Jordon | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-02-12 Age | J/15091 | 129Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
916 | Davis | Robert Henry | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-11-26 Age 21 | J/19412 | 429Sqn | Commemorated Hotton War Cemetery, I. C. 9. Belgium. Son Of Henry Noel Cochrane Davis And Ethel Jane Davis, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
917 | Davis | Harry Walter | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-28 Age | J/90062 | 432Sqn | Commemorated Heverlee War Cemetery, 5. F. 17. Belgium. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
918 | Davis | Daniel George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-16 Age 27 | J/92608 | 514Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Rieux Communal Cemetery, Grave 4. France. Son Of Norman And Bella Davis, Of Gilford, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
919 | Davis | Michael Ludlow | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-29 Age 19 | J/86883 | 159Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 443. Singapore. Son Of Captain Herbert Ludlow And Olga Gwen Davis Of Bombay, India.This Airman Died With His Eight Crewmates. The Individually Unidentified Remains Of Only Seven Of The Crew Are Buried In Plot 4, Row E, Graves 14 To 20 Of Rangoon War Cemetery, Myanmar. Each Grave Marker Reads: An Airman Of The 1939-1945 War, Raf, 29Th February 1944, Known Unto God. All Nine Men Are Commemorated By Name On The Singapore Memorial, Singapore. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
920 | Davis | Billy | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-20 Age 24 | J/86222 | 630Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Cambridge City Cemetery, Grave 13716. United Kingdom. Son Of Thomas And Eudokia Davis, Of Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
921 | Davis | Edward Addy | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-30 Age 24 | J/28949 | Air/Bmr | 22OTU | Wellington DF566 | Commemorated Stratford-On-Avon Cemetery, Grave 4191. United Kingdom. Son Of Edward M. Davis And Mary Catherine Davis; Husband Of June Anita Davis, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. | Read Archive Report | |||||
922 | Davis | Joseph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-08 Age 25 | J/89048 | Commemorated Porthcawl Cemetery, Block 4. Row H. Grave 9. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Annie Davis, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
923 | Davis | Ernest Leroy | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-01-16 Age | J/90989 | 102Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. grave 1. D. 6-8. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
924 | Davison | Harold Hastings | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-03-19 Age 24 | J/14041 | Commemorated Fonthill Cemetery, Sec. A. Lot 216. Grave 4. Canada. Son Of Harold D. Davison And Helen Davison, Of Welland. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
925 | Davoud | Paul Yettvart | P/O F/O F/L S/L W/C G/C | OBE DSO DFC MID X 2 Legion of Honour (France) Croix de Guerre (France) Order of Orange-Nassau (NL) | USA | C | 325 | PLT | RCAF Royal Military College RCAF Queen’s University RAF 5 FTS (RAF) 17Sqn (RAF) RAF RCAF CFS (RCAF) CFS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 60OTU (RAF) 410Sqn (RCAF) 409Sqn (RCAF) 409Sqn (RCAF) 418Sqn (RCAF) 22 Wing (RCAF) 143 Wing (RCAF) 83 Group (RCAF) RCAF RCAF | X X Finch, Moth, Tomtit & Tutor X X Atlas & Siskin Bulldog, Hart & Fury X X Harvard Harvard X Beaufighter Beaufighter Beaufighter Beaufighter Mosquito Typhoon Typhoon X X X | 24 June 1929 - Enlisted in the RCAF 1929 - 1931 19 Aug 1931 - Pilot qualification Sep 1932 to Feb 1933 - mechanical engineering Feb 1933 - UK 1933 28 Aug 1933 to March 1935 31 March 1935 - Resigned commission & returned to Canada 5 June 1940 - Rejoined RCAF 17 June to 31 July 1940 - Flying instructor course 9 Sep 1940 - Instructor May 1941 - UK 14 June 1941 30 June 1941 - Commanding Officer 5 Sep 1941 - Commanding Officer 17 Feb 1943 - Injured and burned in crash landing 15 June 1943 - Commanding Officer 9 Jan 1944 - Commanding Officer 12 July 1944 - Commanding Officer 9 Jan 1945 17 June 1945 - Repatriated to Canada 26 July 1945 - Released from the RCAF | (Photo: 14 May 1943 Investiture by the King at Buckingham Palace, two well known Canadians, S/L H. Forbes, D.F.C., Left; and W/C P.Y. Davoud) Officer, Order of the British Empire - No.83 Group Headquarters - Award effective 14 June 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1219 dated 27 July 1945. Distinguished Service Order - No.418 Squadron - Award effective 2 March 1944 as per London Gazette dated 17 March 1944 and AFRO 766/44 dated 6 April 1944. Distinguished Flying Cross - No.409 Squadron - Award effective 11 January 1943 as per London Gazette dated 2 February 1943 and AFRO 272/43 dated 19 February 1943. Mention in Despatches - No.409 Squadron - Award effective 9 June 1942 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 1000-1001/42 dated 3 July 1942. Mention in Despatches - No.143 Wing - Award effective 1 January 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 337/45 dated 23 February 1945. Chevalier of the Legion of Honour (France) - AFRO 485/47 dated 12 September 1947 and Canada Gazette dated 20 September 1947 Croix de Guerre avec Palm (France) - AFRO 485/47 dated 12 September 1947 and Canada Gazette dated 20 September 1947. Commander, Order of Orange-Nassau with Swords (Holland) - Award effective 6 February 1948 as per AFRO 81/48 of that date. (Info courtesy of Francois Dutil) | RCAFA Awards database | ||
926 | Dawber | Norman Ewart | AC2 AC1 LAC Cpl P/O F/O ------- F/O F/L | DFC | R J -------- No. | 384A 26435 -------- 301327 | Engine Fitter PLT -------- Pers Inf O | RCAF TTS (RCAF) RCAF Trenton 5ITS (RCAF) 13EFTS (RCAF) 2SFTS (RCAF) 118Sqn (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 438Sqn (RCAF) 438Sqn (RCAF) 438Sqn (RCAF) RCAF RCAF --------------------- 400Sqn (RCAF) RCAF | X X Harvard X Cornell Harvard Kittyhawk X Typhoon Typhoon Typhoon MP131 X X --------------------- X X | 17 Sep 1939 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Toronto, Ontario 2 Jan 1940 - St. Thomas, Ontario 17 July 1940 - Trenton, Ontario 12 Sep 1942 - Remuster to pilot - Belleville, Ontario 21 Nov 1942 - St. Eugene, Ontario 23 Jan 1943 - Uplands, Ontario 1 June 43 - Annette Island, Alaska 10 Nov 1943 - Bournemouth, UK 20 Nov 1943 - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire 27 June 1944 - Lantheuil, France 18 Nov 44 - Flak, baled and evaded capture 23 Aug 1945 - Repatriated to Canada 12 Sep 1945 - Released from the RCAF --------------------- 7 Nov 1955 - Joined RCAF Aux - Toronto, Ontario 31 Aug 1959 - Retired from the RCAF Auxiliary | - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.438 Squadron - Award effective 6 February 1945 as per London Gazette dated 13 February 1945 and AFRO 508/45 dated 23 March 1945. Deceased on 27 April 2011, in Toronto, Ontario. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn) | Accident report Losses and Incidents Database RCAFA Awards Database |
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927 | Dawson | Richard John Secord | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-02-24 Age | J/16916 | 39Sqn | Commemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 10, Column 2. Malta. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
928 | Dawson | Gerald Obenauf | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-12-29 Age 30 | J/28728 | Commemorated Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 811. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
929 | Dawson | Gordon Forbes | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-11-15 Age 22 | J/89896 | 115Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 4. B. 1. Germany. Son Of Thomas James Dawson And Isobel Caroline Dawson; Husband Of Gwendoline Doris Dawson, Of Cookstown, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
930 | Dawson | Ernest Albert Wesley | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-13 Age | J/88669 | 142Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Milan War Cemetery, Coll. Grave V. D. 1-5. Italy. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
931 | Dawson | Douglas | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-09-17 Age | J/90321 | 115Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Strijen Protestant Cemetery, Grave 2. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
932 | Dawson | Donald James Vens | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-20 Age 21 | J/88704 | 77Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of James G. And Erma J. Dawson, Of Smith'S Falls, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
933 | Day | F. | F/Sgt | KIA | RAF | NAV | 418Sqn Last Op - 418Sqn | Mosquito NS855 Mosquito NS855 | 16 May 44 - NOT Canadian - Pilot was S/L H. Cleveland - 16 May 44 - KIA - Off the coast of Sweden - | dayx | |||||
934 | Day | Gordon Robert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1940-04-29 Age 23 | C/1050 | Commemorated Ottawa (Beechwood) Cemetery, Sec. 30. Lot 27. Grave 23. Canada. Son Of Robert Russell Day And Harriet Day, Of Ottawa. dayx | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
935 | Day | John Francis | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-07-26 Age 25 | J/8099 | 35Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Joint Grave 18. E. 7. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of John H. And Ruby I. Day, Of Preston, Ontario, Canada. dayx | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
936 | De Bartok | Ernest Akos Frederick | Pilot Officer | DFC | Killed 1942-09-20 Age | J/15717 | 101Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||
937 | De Bourke | Richard | Warrant Officer Class II | Killed 1943-03-10 Age | Newton Mass. USA | R | 79049 | Pilot | 112Sqn (RAF) | Kittyhawk | Received his RCAF pilot's wings from No. 14SFTS Aylmer, Ontario (Course 35) A US citizen, DeBourke, flew with 417Sqn he was then posted to North Africa where he served for two weeks with 4 SAAF Squadron and then was transferred to 112 Squadron, as Sgt, claiming 3 destroyed and 1 probable during late 1942. He was shot down by Flak 10 July 1942 but survived. Recovering from wounds received he returned to 112Sqn on the 24th November 1942. On 10th March 1943 he was 1 of 5 Kittyhawks shot down by Luftwaffe enemy fighters of JG77 over Tunisia, he failed to survive. | Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 272. Egypt. | Aircrew Deaths Database 112Sqn Info |
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938 | De Bussac | George Henri | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-06-22 Age | J/17554 | 429Sqn | Commemorated Jonkerbos War Cemetery, 15. H. 1. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
939 | De Celles | Leo Lorne Norman | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-25 Age 21 | J/92028 | 460Sqn (RAAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 7. A. 5. Germany. Son Of Leo And Maud De Celles, Of Westmount, Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
940 | De Cordoue | Comte Jacques Fernand Gabriel | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-09-21 Age 29 | J/92200 | 190Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, 4. D. 16. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Marquis Hugues De Cordoue And Marquise Marie Rose De Cordoue, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
941 | De Dauw | Andrew Francis | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-24 Age 20 | J/88388 | 432Sqn | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 9. L. 26. Germany. Son Of Alphonse And Madaline De Dauw, Of Tilbury, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
942 | De Macedo | Joseph Maurice | Pilot Officer | Courtesy John Jones | Killed 1944-12-06 Age 21 | J/95219 | Air Gunner | 434Sqn | Halifax III NR143 WL-M | Son of Joseph Fidelis and Alice de Macedo, of 3487 Blenheim Street, Ganges, British Columbia, Canada. Grave inscription: 'His Loss Is A Stab In Many Loving Hearts'. | Commemorated Pihen-Les-Guines War Cemetery, 1. A. 10. France. | ||||
943 | De Mario | C. | LAC | R | Pilot (T) | 2SFTS (RCAF) | X | Sep 42 - Pilot Trainee - | |||||||
944 | De Nevers | Frank Holmes | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-09-14 Age 21 | J/85163 | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Edouard A. V. V. And Christina H. De Nevers, Of Vandura, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
945 | De Silva | Desmond Michael | Sgt F/Sgt WO2 | DFM | KIA Age 23 | R | 95750 | AG | RCAF 3ITS (RCAF) 12EFTS (RCAF) KTS (RCAF) 6B&GS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 1AAS (RAF) 22OTU (RAF) 214CF (RAF) 218Sqn (RAF) 623Sqn (RAF) Last Op | X X Finch X Battle X Hampden Wellington Stirling Stirling Stirling EH925 (crew from 218 & 623 Sqns) | 18 March 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Ottawa, Ontario 28 May 1941 - Victoriaville, Quebec 15 July 1941 - Goderich, Ontario 5 Aug 1941 - Failed Pilot Training 31 Aug 1941 - Mountain View, Ontario 4 Nov 1941 - Bournemouth, UK 20 Feb 1942 - RAF Manby, Lincolnshire 29 Apr 1942 - RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire 20 July 1942 - RAF Stradishall, Suffolk 14 Sep 1942 - RAF Downham Market, Norfolk 24 Aug 1943 - Shot down by a night fighter | (Photo: 4 July 1942 22 OTU, four Canadians on training in the UK, De Silva is 2nd from the right) Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 179. United Kingdom. Son of Louis Maria and Irene Judith (Nee De Castro) De Silva, of Flushing, New York City, U.S.A. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Losses and Incidents Database Accident report Archive report RCAFA Awards Database 218 Squadron Association |
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946 | De-Shane | Charles Wilbert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-03-09 Age 20 | J/15148 | 137Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Scottow Cemetery, Grave 264. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Florence Emaline De-Shane, Of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
947 | Dean | Douglas Delbert | Sergeant | Killed 1942-04-09 Age 20 | R/106609 | Pilot | 10 Service Flying Training School. 2 Training Command | Crane I 7957 | Born on the 08th October 1921 in Pierce. Educated at Lincoln High School. Enlisted on the 23th May 1941. Son of Alvin P. Dean (died 18th April 1939, age 43) and Cordelia Dean (née Hawk - died 04th August 1986, age 85), of 2622 North Proctor, Tacoma, Washington, USA. | Commemorated Olympia Masonic Memorial Park, West Half. Lot 2. Block 92. Grave 4. USA. | |||||
948 | Dean | George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-07 Age 23 | J/88518 | 18Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Xvii. E. 4. Italy. Son Of John Dean, And Of Christina Dean, Of Pine Falls, Manitoba, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
949 | Death | Arthur Henry | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-31 Age 23 | J/19181 | 76Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Joint Grave 6. F. 18-19. Germany. Son Of William H. Death And Lizzie Death, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
950 | Deatherage | George Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-17 Age | J/92211 | 101Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. E. 28-32. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
951 | Dehoux | Joseph Fernand Gustave Rene | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-20 Age | J/188384 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. F. 24-29. Germany. Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Gustave Dehoux, And Stepson Of Thomas H. Davey, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
952 | Delbridge | Ralph Balkwill | P/O F/O | KIFA Age 22 | J | 9490 | Pilot | RCAF 1ITS (RCAF) 21EFTS (RCAF) 9SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 21 PTC (RAF) HQ Middle East (RAF) 2 PDC (RAF) 5 (P)AFU (RAF) 57OTU (RAF) 401Sqn (RCAF) 401Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight | X X Finch Harvard X X X X Master Master & Spitfire Spitfire Spitfire BL339 | 14 March 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF 22 June 1941 26 July 1941 26 Sep 1941 7 Jan 1942 - UK 23 March 1942 2 July 1942 - Middle East 16 Dec 1942 - UK 22 Dec 1942 2 March 1943 8 Apr 1943 3 Aug 1943 - Perished in crash | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 45. C. 5. United Kingdom. Son of Franklin James Delbridge and Eva Delbridge, of Exeter, Ontario, Canada. (Infoprmation courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Accident Report Archive Report Losses and Incidents Database |
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953 | Delhaye | Hubert Francis | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-20 Age 25 | J/38583 | 575Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 48. G. 9. United Kingdom. Son Of Lawrence H. Delhaye And Ella V. Delhaye; Husband Of Joyce Rowe Delhaye, Of Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.A. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
954 | Dell | Harley James | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-07-29 Age 22 | J/15701 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Harley L. And Mary W. Dell, Of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
955 | Delmage | Ray John | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-09-24 Age 21 | J/88684 | 293Sqn | Commemorated Malta Memorial, Panel 16, Column 1. Malta. Son Of Edward James Delmage And Augusta V. Delmage, Of Hazel Cliffe, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
956 | DeMarco | Nicholas | P/O F/O | DFC | J | 27693 | BA | RCAF 17EFTS (RCAF) 17EFTS (RCAF) CTS (RCAF) 5AOS (RCAF) CTS (RCAF) 7 B&GS (RCFA) 1AOS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 76Sqn (RAF) RCAF RCAF | X Finch X X Anson X Anson Anson X Halifax X X | 16 Dec 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF 19 Aug 1942 21 Sep 1942 - Ceased pilot training 22 Sep 1942 24 Oct 1942 9 Jan 1943 19 Feb 1943 15 May 1943 16 July 1943 - UK May 1944 14 May 1945 - Repatriated 1 Aug 1945 - Released | Distinguished Flying Cross - No.76 Squadron - Award effective 8 September 1945 as per London Gazette dated 21 September 1945 and AFRO 1704/45 dated 9 November 1945. Deceased 4 August 2010 (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | ||||
957 | Dempster | Charles James | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-08-13 Age 23 | J/88686 | 429Sqn | Commemorated Hanover War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. A. 12-14. Germany. Son Of Thomas Jeffrey Dempster And Eleanor Elizabeth Dempster, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
958 | Denison | George Ross | P/O F/O | J | 20996 | PLT | RCAF 3AOS (RCAF) | X Anson | ? 2 Oct 1940 - Regina, Saskatchewan - Staff Pilot | (information courtesy Francois Dutil) | |||||
959 | Denison | R.W. | S/L W/C | AFC | RAFCAN | PLT | 80Sqn 26 AA Coop Unit 46Sqn RAF Last Op | X X X X X | 23 Jul 42 - 31 Aiug 42 - 31 Aug 42 - X - X - Commanding Officer - 1945 - Released from the RAF - 1951 - Killed as an airline pilot in Yellowknife - | ||||||
960 | Denkman | Ken Raymond Ernest | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-11-08 Age 19 | J/5548 | 412Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 59. United Kingdom. Son Of Ernest Fred And Helen Denkman, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
961 | Dennis | Russel Edward | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-10 Age | J/92123 | 630Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Omerville Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. France. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
962 | Dennis | Frederick Stanley | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-29 Age | J/95222 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 20. C. 9. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
963 | Dennison | Gordon Joshua | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-09-16 Age 22 | J/95170 | 199Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Robert Elmer Dennison And Hazel A. Dennison, Of Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
964 | Densmore | George Robert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-06-12 Age 23 | J/17486 | 429Sqn | Commemorated Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Plot Jjb. Grave 70. Netherlands (Holland). | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
965 | Depew | Francis Neil | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-11 Age 24 | J/86437 | 211Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 443. Singapore. Son Of Francis Drake Depew And Mary Britanna Depew; Husband Of Marion Jean Depew, Of Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
966 | Depper | Clifford Lloyd | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-22 Age 21 | J/86266 | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Hanna Depper, Of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
967 | Derbyshire | Donovan Emmerson | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-23 Age | J/88396 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. H. 18-22. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
968 | Desbiens | Joseph Georges Hector | AC2 AC1 LAC Cpl --- Sgt F/Sgt P/O F/O | KIFA Age 32 | No. C | 1499 1572 | Aero Eng Mech Pilot | RCAF RCAF RCAF Vancouver Camp Borden (RCAF) 118Sqn (RCAF) Quebec Recruiting Center (RCAF) 4Sqn (RCAF) 120Sqn (RCAF) 120Sqn (RCAF) Last Flight | X ? ? ? Moth X Shark Delta Delta 670 | 9 May 1927 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Borden, Ontario 29 May 1931 - Remustered to Pilot - Borden, Ontario 18 June 1931 - Vancouver, British Columbia 1 Feb 1935 - Armament Instructor - Borden, Ontario 27 June 1937 - Instructor - St. Hubert, Quebec 1 Nov 1939 - Quebec City 20 Apr 1940 - Jericho Beach, British Columbia 2 May 1940 - Sea Isalnd, British Columbia 14 Aug 1940 - Crashed in the waters of Seymour Narrows BC | (Photo: Delta 670 lost on 14 August 1940) Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 1. Canada. Son of Joseph Adelard and Marie Leontine (nee Sauvé) Desbiens, of Ottawa, Ontario. Husband of Jean Veronica (nee Genereux) Desbiens, of St Lambert, Quebec; father of Marie Paulette Francoise and Jacqueline Marie Desbiens. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Ottawa Memorial Project Biography |
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969 | Desmarais | Joseph Eugene Gerard | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-23 Age 20 | J | J/88152 | WAG | 419Sqn | Halifax MZ506 QO-X | Commemorated Le Mans West Cemetery, Plot 38. 1939-45 Row C. Grave 34. France. | Read Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database |
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970 | Desourdy | Vincent George | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-05-26 Age 24 | J/6400 | 235Sqn | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100. United Kingdom. Son Of Herman And Dora Desourdy, Of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
971 | Desroches | Joseph Paul Lucien Wilfrid Leon | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-04-23 Age 26 | J/88390 | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Leon Jules A. And Celia Desroches. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
972 | Dessert | Leon Albert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-07-27 Age 24 | C/46828 | Commemorated New Westminster (St. Peters) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Block 4. Lot 35. Grave C. Canada. Son Of Joseph Emile And Delisca Dessert, Of Marcelin, Saskatchewan; Husband Of Irene Dessert, Of New Westminster. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
973 | Detlor | Perry Byard | Pilot Officer | Killed 1941-08-21 Age | J. 3763 | 102Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Topcliffe Church Cemetery, Grave 4. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
974 | Deugo | Robert Henry | Flight Lieutenant | Killed 1943-07-20 Age 21 | Pakenham, Ont | J/15076 | Pilot | 198Sqn (RAF) | Shot down by flak | Commemorated Diksmuide Communal Cemetery, Grave 1031. Belgium. Son Of Ira And Dorothy Deugo, Of Pakenham, Ontario, Canada. Deugo (bottom left) with 51 Squadron comrades | Aircrew Deaths Database Archive Report |
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975 | Devaney | Edward Philip | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-01-29 Age 19 | J/19399 | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 250. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles Michael And Catherine Devaney, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
976 | Devillez | G. | S/L | PLT | 422Sqn RAF Last Op | X X | X - Coastal Command - X - Postwar - Joined the RAF - Famous test pilot - 22 Sep 01 - deceased - | ||||||||
977 | Devitt | James Frederick | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-12-22 Age 22 | C/92768 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, 8. E. 21. Germany. Son Of Robert Campbell Devitt, And Henrietta Devitt, Of Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
978 | Devoy | Alexander Gordon | Pilot Officer | Courtesy Paul Ferguson | Killed 1944-03-31 Age | J/85650 | Navigator | 426Sqn | Lancaster II DS840 OW-C | Brother of Mrs. Alan Minter and Miss Betty Devoy of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. Brother of Mrs. Alan Minter and Miss Betty Devoy, Chilliwack, B.C. Although Gordon was born and resided in Cumberland, B.C., his sisters, Mrs. Alan Minter and Miss Betty Devoy lived in Chilliwack. Gordon lived in Chilliwack, off and on, and became friends with Alan and Glen Minter. Gordon enlisted in the RCAF in May 1941 and was trained as a navigator. Overseas he served on Lancaster bombers with 426 Squadron. | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, 11. A. 9. Germany. | ||||
979 | Dewar | Duncan Hugh Alexander | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-01-13 Age 22 | J/16386 | 106Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 8. G. 15. Germany. Son Of Donald And Dora Dewar, Of Oyama, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
980 | Dewar | Peter | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-05-13 Age 29 | J/88395 | 419Sqn | Commemorated Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Coll. Grave. Iv Aa. 3. Belgium. Son Of Thomas And Janet Dewar; Husband Of Kathleen Mary Dewar, Of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
981 | Dewitt | Arthur Melvin | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-31 Age 20 | J/88389 | 425Sqn | Commemorated Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 11. F. 13-16. Germany. Son Of J. Henry And Elizabeth Dewitt, Of Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
982 | Dey | Robert | Pilot Officer | Orleans Main, France | Killed 1944-07-26 Age 30 | 12 May 1914 Winnipeg Manitoba | J/90571 | Nav | 103Sqn | Lancaster lll ND903 PM-G | RAF Elsham Wolds Raid on Stuttgart undertaken by 412 Lancasters and 138 Halifaxes of Bomber Command. 8 Lancasters and 4 Halifaxes were lost (2.2 per cent of the force desptached). | Took off 21:51 attack on Stuttgart. Outward bound Collided in mid-air with Polish Lancaster PB252 aircraft near Orleans. RAF Elsham Wolds Raid on Stuttgart undertaken by 412 Lancasters and 138 Halifaxes of Bomber Command. 8 Lancasters and 4 Halifaxes were lost (2.2 per cent of the force desptached). Commemorated Orleans Main Cemetery, Plot 1. Row B. Coll. Grave 6-9. France. Operational sorties 2 June 1944 - 25 July 1944 to the following locations: Pas de Calais - Coastal Battery - 2 Jun St Martin de Varreville - Coastal Battery - 5 Jun Vire - Rail Bridge - 6 Jun Flers - Luftwaffe airfield - 9 Jun Gelsenkirchen - Synthetic oil plant - 12 Jun Le Havre - Docks - 14 Jun Sterkrade - Synthetic oil plant - 16 Jun - Attacked by 2 Night Fighters over target. Evaded. No damage. Aulnoye - Rail target - 17 Jun - Aborted by Master Bomber due to cloud cover over target. Jettisoned long delay bombs & returned to base Mimoyecques - Flying Bomb site - 22 Jun Saintes - Rail yards - 23 Jun Flers - Flying Bomb site - 24 Jun Chateau Benapre - Flying Bomb site - 27 Jun Domleger - Flying Bomb supply facility - 29 Jun Domleger - Flying Bomb supply facility - 2 Jul Dijon - Flying Bomb site - 5 Jul Caen - German Army positions - 7 Jul Revigny - Rail target - 12 Jul Revigny - Rail target - 14 Jul - Aborted by Master Bomber due to cloud cover over target. Jettisoned long delay bombs & returned to base Sannerville - Flying Bomb site - 17 Jul Stuttgart - Industrial targets - 25 Jul - Failed To Return deyx | Allied Losses Database ND903 Aircrew Deaths Database |
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983 | Dezall | Raymond Purdy | Pilot Officer | Killed 1942-05-29 Age 25 | J/8945 | Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4. Canada. Son Of Robert And Ethel May Dezall, Of Edmonton, Alberta. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
984 | Dibnah | Roland Harold 'Rolly' | Pilot | 1Sqn RAF 242Sqn 91Sqn | Battle of Britain. Died February 1990 Posted to 1Sqn RAF in France on 27 April 1940, P/O Roland H "Rolly" Dibnah was wounded in the thigh in a combat over Ochamps on 29 May and made a forced-landing at Nancy. On 31 August, he damaged an Me 110 and on 6 September shared another destroyed. The Canadian was posted to 242Sqn RAF at RAF Coltishall on 21 September, remaining with them until 30 December 1940. His subsequent service is currently unknown until January 1944 when Dibnah joined 91 Squadron at Tangmere. He transferred to the RCAF on 18th January 1945 and was released on 21st October 1947 as a Flight Lieutenant. | Battle of Britain Database | |||||||||
985 | Dick | James Andrew Taylor | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-02-10 Age 24 | J/94185 | 98Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 2. D. 12. Germany. Son Of Isabella Mckay Dick, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
986 | Dickie | Gordon Douglas | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-04-05 Age 23 | J/94525 | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 280. United Kingdom. Son Of Gilbert W. And Ella B. Dickie, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Irene K. Dickie. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
987 | Dickson | Cecil Alexander | P/O F/O | AFC | KIA Age 24 | J | 10870 | WAG | RCAF 3SFTS (RCAF) 2WS (RCAF) 8B&GS (RCAF) 31OTU (RCAF) Ferry Comnmand Ferry Comnmand Ferry Comnmand Ferry Comnmand Ferry Comnmand Ferry Comnmand Ferry Comnmand 168Sqn (RCAF) 168Sqn (RCAF) 168Sqn (RCAF) Last Op | X Anson Harvard Bolinbroke Hudson Ventura AE661 Hudson FK410 Boston BZ395 Baltimore FA464 Baltimore FA311 Baltimore FA588 Baltimore FA613 Fortress Fortress 9205 Fortress 9203 | 26 May 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF 2 Aug 1941 15 Sep 1941 28 Feb 1942 10 Apr 1942 4 June 1942 12 July 1942 9 March 1943 April 1943 May 1943 24 May 1943 31 May 1943 17 Sep 1943 23 Jan 1944 - Mid air collision with Wellington 15 Dec 1944 - Lost over Atlantic | (Photo: 7 Dec 1943 Photographed in from of their Flying Fortress, (left to right) Pilot Officer E. Max Rosenbaum, co-pilot, from Winnipeg; Flight Lieut. B.G. Smith, captain, from Neddies Nabraska; Flying Officer C.A, Dickson, radio-operator, from Edmonton; and Flying Officer Frederick B, La Brish, navigator, of Montreal) Air Force Cross - No.168 Squadron (Canada) - Award effective 5 May 1944 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO 1133/44 dated 26 May 1944. Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 3. Column 4. Canada. Son of Thomas Aaron and Ethelena Dickson. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | Veterans Affairs Canada Accident report Vintage Wings of Canada Aircrew Deaths Database |
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988 | Dickson | Walter Sydney | Pilot Officer | Killed 1945-02-21 Age | J/95230 | 431Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Joint grave 4. F. 4-5. Germany. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
989 | Dieno | Gustaf Adolph | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-13 Age 24 | J/87465 | 432Sqn | Commemorated Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Plot 2 Row 4 Grave 34 (Coll.) France. Son Of John And Katherine Dieno; Husband Of Archiena Lenora Dieno, Of Langley Prairie, British Columbia, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
990 | DiFilippo | Adam | LAC | Killed | Pilot U/T | SFTS Centralia | Anson 7272 | ragedy struck Course 95 at Centralia on January 14, 1944, when Hamilton, Ontario native LAC Adam DiFilippo was killed along with his instructor, P/O Francis Henning a resident of Atlin, B.C. (pictured below). While flying in Anson 7272, the aircraft struck the top of a chimney, causing the Anson to crash. The conclusion of the Accident Investigation Board: “When demonstrating low flying, instructors are to do so in the approved low flying area for their particular unit and are to clear all obstacles by a minimum height of 50 feet. | See Francis Henning | ||||||
991 | Dimma | Thomas William | Pilot Officer | DFM | Killed 1944-03-24 Age | J/18929 | Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 48. C. 2. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
992 | Dimock | Hedley Gilbert | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-06-27 Age | C/ 92344 | 212Sqn (RAF) | Commemorated Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, 6. D. 1. India. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
993 | Dingle | John Tregenna | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-05-30 Age 22 | J/24270 | Commemorated Winnipeg (Elmwood) Cemetery, Sec. 12A. Grave 1375. Canada. Son Of Frederick William And Kate Dingle, Of Winnipeg; Husband Of Isabel Margaret Dingle, Of Elm Creek. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
994 | Dingwall | Fred Thompson | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-05-30 Age | J/17798 | 432Sqn | Commemorated Ripon Cemetery, Sec. H. Grave 397. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
995 | Dionne | Paul A. | P/O F/O F/L S/L | C | 338 | ADM PLT | RCAF 18Sqn (RCAF) 18Sqn (RCAF) 118Sqn (RCAF) ? | X X Moth Moth ? | ? 1 Sep 1934 - AdmO - Montreal, Quebec 12 Apr 1936 - Remustered to Pilot - St. Hubert, Quebec 1 Dec 1937 - St. Hubert, Quebec ? | Deceased in 1992. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | |||||
996 | Dionne | Francis Roger | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-03-16 Age 29 | J/89044 | Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row D. Grave 3. United Kingdom. Son Of Arsene And Eva Dionne, Of Riviere Du Loup, Province Of Quebec, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
997 | Dissing | Jens Lawrence | Pilot Officer | Killed 1944-02-07 Age 20 | J/85547 | 415Sqn | Commemorated Bergen General Cemetery, Plot 2. Row A. Grave 1. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of Jens L. And Kathryn M. Dissing, Of London, Ontario, Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
998 | Dixon | Chester Brockie | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-04-27 Age 21 | J/17446 | 405Sqn RCAF | Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 9. D. 7. Germany. Son Of Alfred Lyman Dixon And Elizabeth Gertrude Dixon, Of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan Canada. | Aircrew Deaths Database | |||||||
999 | Dixon | Walter Alexander | Flight Sergeant | | Killed 1943-04-09 Age 24 | R/109932 | Pilot | 195 (RAF)Sqn | Typhoon Ib DN424 | Born on the 14th January 1919 in Toronto. Educated at Detroit Business University. Worked as a clerk for Backstry Standard Ltd. in Windsor, Ontario. Enlisted on the 04th August 1941. St Initial Training School for three months . With No. 17 Elementary Flying Training School. Awarded his Pilot's wings at No. 8 Service Flying Training School, Moncton, on the 19th June 1942. Embarked for England in October 1942 and arrived on the 04th November 1942. Trained with 55 Operational Training Unit graduating on the 24th November 1942. Joined 195 squadron on the 28th December 1942. Fractured his ankle on the 11th January 1943 and was on sick leave for some three months. Son of Thomas Russell Dixon (died 1965, age 72) and Ellen Jane Dixon (née McKay - died 1975, age 80), of Markdale, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph: 'He Sleeps So Far From Canada, His Native Land'. | Commemorated Formby (St. Peter) Churchyard, Sec. F. Grave 88. United Kingdom. | ||||
1000 | Dixon | Hilliard Craig | Pilot Officer | Killed 1943-10-15 Age 22 | J/18933 | Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175. United Kingdom. | Aircrew Deaths Database | ||||||||
1001 | Dixon (2nd) | Charles Righter | Cadet --- Pte --- Sgt F/Sgt WO2 | KIFA Age 28 | USA | D R | 82830 88217 | INF PLT | USAAC Black Watch (CDN Army) RCAF 3ITS (RCAF) 4EFTS (RCAF) 13SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) Middle East Pool (RAF) RAF Heliopolis 71OTU (RAF) 1412 Met Flight (RAF) 1412 Met Flight (RAF) Last Flight | X X X X Finch Harvard X X X Moth & Gladiator Gladiator Gladiator N5831 | Dec 1939 - Feb 1940 - Failed pilot training in USA 29 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the Canadian Army 13 March 1941 - Transferred to the RCAF 10 June 1941 16 July 1941 23 Sep 1941 26 Dec 1941 - UK 8 Jan 1942 9 May 1942 - Egypt 12 June 1942 14 Nov 1942 - Sudan 10 March 1943 - Perished from burns suffered in taxiing accident | Body repatriated to the USA from the Khartoum military ceremetary post war. Son of Charles Righter and Florence (nee Byrd) Dixon, of New Boston, Massachusetts, USA.; Husband of Jessie Blair (nee Tallman) Dix |