Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
24-Apr |
LOCKWOOD, ROYSTON (1139270) age: 38 RAFVR |
LAC |
He had been serving with No 74 Sqn but had been medically discharged following repatriation and died from carcinoma of the rectum, his death being registered in York. He is buried in Fulford Cemetery. |
24-Apr |
SYKES, PAUL DERRICK (1216818) age: Unknown RAFVR |
Flt Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Halifax II, LW270 KN-P of No 77 Sqn, which was abandoned near Hjaelm in Denmark after being attacked by a Bf 110 night fighter during a Gardening sortie to the Baltic, but he did not survive. He is buried in Svino Churchyard |
24-Apr |
JONES, GLYN (2209509) age: 32 RAFVR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Halifax II, LW270 KN-P of No 77 Sqn, which was abandoned near Hjaelm in Denmark after being attacked by a Bf 110 night fighter during a Gardening sortie to the Baltic, but he did not survive. He is buried in Svino Churchyard |
24-Apr |
LOVEROCK, WILLIAM HENRY (1819711) age: Unknown RAFVR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Halifax II, LW270 KN-P of No 77 Sqn, which was abandoned near Hjaelm in Denmark after being attacked by a Bf 110 night fighter during a Gardening sortie to the Baltic, but he did not survive. He is buried in Svino Churchyard |
24-Apr |
SCAIFE, WILLIAM (1121283) age: 22 RAFVR |
LAC |
He had been serving with No 84 Sqn but died in Japanese captivity whilst being held in a camp at Liang, Ambon. He is buried in Ambon War Cemetery |
24-Apr |
TOWNROW, LEONARD ARTHUR (415041) age: 24 RNZAF |
Flt Sgt |
He captured on 29 May 1943 whilst flying in Lancaster III, ED821 of No 100 Sqn, which was shot down by a night fighter near Harlingen during a raid on Essen but died in captivity. He is buried in Leeuwarden Northern General Cemetery |
24-Apr |
PEARCE, NORMAN (1737174) age: 19 RAFVR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Halifax II, HX151 DY-M of No 102 Sqn, which was shot down by a night fighter near the Danish island of Omo during a Gardening sortie to the Baltic. He is buried in Omo Churchyard |
24-Apr |
HALL, ALEXANDER HENRY (151580) age: 27 RAFVR |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Halifax II, HX151 DY-M of No 102 Sqn, which was shot down by a night fighter near the Danish island of Omo during a Gardening sortie to the Baltic. He is buried in Svino Churchyard |
24-Apr |
WEIR, IVAN ARNOLD (J/86890) age: 22 RCAF |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Halifax II, HX151 DY-M of No 102 Sqn, which was shot down by a night fighter near the Danish island of Omo during a Gardening sortie to the Baltic. He is buried in Svino Churchyard |
24-Apr |
WOPLIN, CHRISTOPHER GEORG(1423134) age: 21 RAFVR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Halifax II, HX151 DY-M of No 102 Sqn, which was shot down by a night fighter near the Danish island of Omo during a Gardening sortie to the Baltic. He is buried in Svino Churchyard |
24-Apr |
PAINTER, ARTHUR JOSEPH (151098) age: Unknown RAFVR |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Halifax II, HX151 DY-M of No 102 Sqn, which was shot down by a night fighter near the Danish island of Omo during a Gardening sortie to the Baltic. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |
24-Apr |
CLARKE, ROBERT JOSEPH (1823047) age: Unknown RAFVR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Halifax II, HX151 DY-M of No 102 Sqn, which was shot down by a night fighter near the Danish island of Omo during a Gardening sortie to the Baltic. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |
24-Apr |
LOKE, ROBERT DENNIS (1819350) age: 19 RAFVR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Halifax II, HX151 DY-M of No 102 Sqn, which was shot down by a night fighter near the Danish island of Omo during a Gardening sortie to the Baltic. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |
24-Apr |
DAVIES, ARTHUR WILLIAM BOWEN (80289) age: 21 RAFVR |
Flt Lt |
He was killed whilst flying in Hurricane IIC, LB727 of No 123 Sqn, which failed to return from an offensive reconnaissance patrol. He is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial. |
24-Apr |
SAVAGE, JOHN RAYMOND (118493) age: 31 RAFVR |
Flt Lt |
He was killed whilst flying in Spitfire VC, EE741 of No 208 Sqn, which was shot down by flak near San Vito. He is buried in Sangro River War Cemetery. In the ORB he is shown as a Fg Off. |
24-Apr |
FEDORENKO, Aleksander (P.1083) age: 26 PAF |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster I, LL855 BH-G of No 300 Sqn, which was shot down by a night fighter near Michelstadt during a raid to Karlsruhe. He is buried in Michelstadt Cemetery, Erbach |
24-Apr |
JASINSKI, Wladyslaw Marian (P.2264) age: 27 PAF |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster I, LL855 BH-G of No 300 Sqn, which was shot down by a night fighter near Michelstadt during a raid to Karlsruhe. He is buried in Michelstadt Cemetery, Erbach |
24-Apr |
DUDZIAK, Janusz (P.704196) age: 26 PAF |
Flt Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster I, LL855 BH-G of No 300 Sqn, which was shot down by a night fighter near Michelstadt during a raid to Karlsruhe. He is buried in Michelstadt Cemetery, Erbach |
24-Apr |
JAGIELLO, Jan (P.704596) age: 21 PAF |
Flt Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster I, LL855 BH-G of No 300 Sqn, which was shot down by a night fighter near Michelstadt during a raid to Karlsruhe. He is buried in Michelstadt Cemetery, Erbach |
24-Apr |
POGODZINSKI, Edmund (P.784557) age: 27 PAF |
Flt Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster I, LL855 BH-G of No 300 Sqn, which was shot down by a night fighter near Michelstadt during a raid to Karlsruhe. He is buried in Michelstadt Cemetery, Erbach |
24-Apr |
ROZYCKI, Zenon (P.703225) age: 24 PAF |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster I, LL855 BH-G of No 300 Sqn, which was shot down by a night fighter near Michelstadt during a raid to Karlsruhe. He is buried in Michelstadt Cemetery, Erbach |
24-Apr |
WODO, Kazimierz (P.782600) age: 31 PAF |
Flt Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster I, LL855 BH-G of No 300 Sqn, which was shot down by a night fighter near Michelstadt during a raid to Karlsruhe. He is buried in Michelstadt Cemetery, Erbach |
24-Apr |
WOCH, Zbigniew Antoni (P.1780) age: 29 PAF |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster III, LM486 BH-C of No 300 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid to Karlsruhe. He has no known grave |
24-Apr |
KRYSIAK, Karol (P.703157) age: 26 PAF |
Flt Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster III, LM486 BH-C of No 300 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid to Karlsruhe. He has no known grave |
24-Apr |
PRUSS, Wladyslaw (P.793556) age: 24 PAF |
Flt Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster III, LM486 BH-C of No 300 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid to Karlsruhe. He has no known grave |
24-Apr |
WALECKI, Jozef Zygmunt (P.704024) age: 22 PAF |
Flt Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster III, LM486 BH-C of No 300 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid to Karlsruhe. He has no known grave |
24-Apr |
WIJTYK, Michal Wlodzimierz (P.784189) age: 27 PAF |
Flt Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster III, LM486 BH-C of No 300 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid to Karlsruhe. He has no known grave |
24-Apr |
KARALUN, Wladyslaw (P.794454) age: 30 PAF |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster III, LM486 BH-C of No 300 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid to Karlsruhe. He has no known grave |
24-Apr |
KUROWSKI, Ludwig Jozef (P.0819) age: 34 PAF |
Sqn Ldr |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster III, LM486 BH-C of No 300 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a raid to Karlsruhe. He has no known grave |
24-Apr |
KRAUSE, P J USAAF() age: Killed |
Flt Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Halifax III, MZ525 of No 425 Sqn, which spun into the ground near Topcliffe in North Yorkshire during a training flight. He is buried in |
24-Apr |
WEST, CHARLES FRANCIS (1330246) age: 22 RAFVR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Halifax III, MZ525 of No 425 Sqn, which spun into the ground near Topcliffe in North Yorkshire during a training flight. He is buried in Abney Park Cemetery |
24-Apr |
WILCOX, LEONARD RUSSELL (R/74336) age: 22 RCAF |
Cpl |
He was killed whilst flying in Halifax III, MZ525 of No 425 Sqn, which spun into the ground near Topcliffe in North Yorkshire during a training flight. He is buried in Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
24-Apr |
GILLIES, JOHN ALEXANDER (J/24961) age: 22 RCAF |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Halifax III, MZ525 of No 425 Sqn, which spun into the ground near Topcliffe in North Yorkshire during a training flight. He is buried in Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
24-Apr |
CAMPBELL, KENNETH PETER (J/90947) age: 22 RCAF |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Halifax III, MZ525 of No 425 Sqn, which spun into the ground near Topcliffe in North Yorkshire during a training flight. He is buried in Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
24-Apr |
LEECH, JOHN PETER (J/88346) age: Unknown RCAF |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Halifax III, MZ525 of No 425 Sqn, which spun into the ground near Topcliffe in North Yorkshire during a training flight. He is buried in Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
24-Apr |
PICKERING, DAVID (J/91050) age: 22 RCAF |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Halifax III, MZ525 of No 425 Sqn, which spun into the ground near Topcliffe in North Yorkshire during a training flight. He is buried in Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
24-Apr |
SMITH, RICHMOND WESLEY (J/87649) age: 22 RCAF |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Halifax III, MZ525 of No 425 Sqn, which spun into the ground near Topcliffe in North Yorkshire during a training flight. He is buried in Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
24-Apr |
HIGGINS, ALFRED ARTHUR JOHN (1808537) age: 21 RAFVR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Halifax III, MZ525 of No 425 Sqn, which spun into the ground near Topcliffe in North Yorkshire during a training flight. He is buried in Woodgrange Park Cemetery, East Ham |
24-Apr |
EMSLEY, ERNEST GEORG (1894515) age: 27 RAFVR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster I, ME747 PG-Q of No 619 Sqn, which crashed into the sea off Hornsea in East Yorkshire during a night training flight. He is buried in Camberwell New Cemetery |
23-Apr |
HAYWARD, HERBERT STANLEY (1151568) age: 27 RAFVR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster II, DS682 JI-N of No 514 Sqn, which came down in the North Sea during a raid to Dusseldorf. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
24-Apr |
VEAL, FREDERICK ERNEST WILLIAM (1603709) age: Unknown RAFVR |
Flt Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster I, ME747 PG-Q of No 619 Sqn, which crashed into the sea off Hornsea in East Yorkshire during a night training flight. He is buried in Emery Down (Christ Church) Churchyard |
24-Apr |
WILKS, GEOFFREY TALBOT (419430) age: 25 RAAF |
Flt Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster I, ME747 PG-Q of No 619 Sqn, which crashed into the sea off Hornsea in East Yorkshire during a night training flight. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |
24-Apr |
KERSEY, DOUGLAS WILLIAM ANTHONY (1324503) age: 20 RAFVR |
Flt Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster I, ME747 PG-Q of No 619 Sqn, which crashed into the sea off Hornsea in East Yorkshire during a night training flight. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |
24-Apr |
BROOMFIELD, JOHN (54634) age: 21 RAF |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster I, ME747 PG-Q of No 619 Sqn, which crashed into the sea off Hornsea in East Yorkshire during a night training flight. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |
24-Apr |
HUNT, KENNETH WILLIAM PERCIVAL (1396680) age: 21 RAFVR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster I, ME747 PG-Q of No 619 Sqn, which crashed into the sea off Hornsea in East Yorkshire during a night training flight. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |
24-Apr |
TUCKER, FREDERICK LIEGE (1891569) age: 29 RAFVR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Lancaster I, ME747 PG-Q of No 619 Sqn, which crashed into the sea off Hornsea in East Yorkshire during a night training flight. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |
24-Apr |
AITKEN, PHILIP RAYMOND (123092) age: 22 RAFVR |
Flt Lt |
He was killed whilst flying in Liberator V, BZ759 of No 111 OTU, which failed to return from a navigation exercise. He is commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial. |
24-Apr |
PEARCE, FREDERICK ARCHIBALD (1561521) age: 28 RAFVR |
Flt Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Liberator V, BZ759 of No 111 OTU, which failed to return from a navigation exercise. He is commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial. |
24-Apr |
THOMAS, PETER HENRY (1384747) age: 27 RAFVR |
Flt Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Liberator V, BZ759 of No 111 OTU, which failed to return from a navigation exercise. He is commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial. |
24-Apr |
FUSSELL, DENIS WILLIAM (1580360) age: Unknown RAFVR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Liberator V, BZ759 of No 111 OTU, which failed to return from a navigation exercise. He is commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial. |
24-Apr |
POWELL, KENNETH (1398357) age: 22 RAFVR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Liberator V, BZ759 of No 111 OTU, which failed to return from a navigation exercise. He is commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial. |
24-Apr |
SEAFORTH, STANLEY HENRY (1395491) age: Unknown RAFVR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Liberator V, BZ759 of No 111 OTU, which failed to return from a navigation exercise. He is commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial. |
24-Apr |
SPILLER, JOHN WILLIAM JAMES (1586438) age: 20 RAFVR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Liberator V, BZ759 of No 111 OTU, which failed to return from a navigation exercise. He is commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial. |
24-Apr |
CAMERON, KENNETH JOHN (1569890) age: Unknown RAFVR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Liberator V, BZ759 of No 111 OTU, which failed to return from a navigation exercise. He is commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial. |
24-Apr |
NAYLER, EDWARD ALLAN (425885) age: 20 RAAF |
Flt Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington X, LN878 of No 21 OTU, which was lost over the North Sea during daylight navigation exercise. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |
24-Apr |
BEILBY, JOHN GEORGE (414456) age: 24 RAAF |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington X, LN878 of No 21 OTU, which was lost over the North Sea during daylight navigation exercise. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |
24-Apr |
MACFARLANE, MURDO DONALD DAVIDSON (432219) age: 27 RAAF |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington X, LN878 of No 21 OTU, which was lost over the North Sea during daylight navigation exercise. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |
24-Apr |
DUNN, JOHN HENRY (1337677) age: 20 RAFVR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington X, LN878 of No 21 OTU, which was lost over the North Sea during daylight navigation exercise. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |
24-Apr |
LANE, WILLIAM (1894750) age: Unknown RAFVR |
Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Wellington X, LN878 of No 21 OTU, which was lost over the North Sea during daylight navigation exercise. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |
24-Apr |
FLISHER, GERALD ROBERT (1606838) age: 19 RAFVR |
LAC |
He was killed whilst flying in Oxford I, AT464 of No 36 SFTS, which spun into the ground near Red Deer following an engine fire. He is buried in Red Deer Cemetery |
24-Apr |
MANN, JACK (1625196) age: 22 RAFVR |
LAC |
He was killed whilst flying in Oxford I, AT464 of No 36 SFTS, which spun into the ground near Red Deer following an engine fire. He is buried in Red Deer Cemetery |
24-Apr |
COSTON, CHARLES ERNEST (MICK) (912400) age: 24 RAFVR |
Cpl |
He was serving at RAF Morecombe and died from injuries sustained when he fell 22 ft from the window of his billet in a hotel in Alexandra Road, Blackpool. He is buried in Reading (Henley Road) Cemetery. |
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