Wellingtons, RCAF Station Dishforth | ||||
16 Nov 42 | Well III BJ894 | |||
J11807 | P/O W.G. Laut | N | Killed | |
Training flight crash (accident) with No 425 (Alouette) Sqn, entire crew died. Laut's body was returned to the squadron; he is buried in Dishforth Cemetery. | ||||
14-15 Jan 43 | Lorient Well III BK165 OW “F” | |||
J9355 | P/O G. Milne | P | Killed in action | |
J11860 | P/O R.C. Richards | N | Killed in action | |
R108564 | Sgt J.A. Pollock | BA | Killed in action | |
J10550 | P/O G.A. McQuillan | WAG | Killed in action | |
R106277 | Sgt W.J. Sullivan | AG | Killed in action | |
1135821 | Sgt A.R. Maddison | RG | Killed in action | |
Did not return; no known grave. The first bombing operation for No 6 Group, and the Thunderbird's first raid. | ||||
30 Jan 43 | Oldenburg Well III Z1680 OW “R” | |||
J15046 | F/L R.H. Lowe | P | Killed in action | |
R105778 | Sgt L.G. McLeod | 2nd P | Killed in action | |
121548 | F/L A.T. Sprosen | N | Killed in action | |
R106948 | Sgt J.J. Lemke | BA | Killed in action | |
J15533 | P/O G.D. Fitzgibbon | WAG | Killed in action | |
943320 | Sgt H. Riles | RG | Killed in action | |
A daylight operation, brought down by enemy fighters. Fitzgibbon, Lemke and Lowe have no known grave. The others are buried in Denmark. | ||||
14-15 Feb 43 | Cologne | Well III X3420 OW “H” | ||
C157 | W/C S.S. Blanchard | P | Killed in action | |
R91408 | Sgt K.W. Tutton | 2nd P | Killed in action | |
J11443 | P/O P.W. Jeanette | N | Killed in action | |
121548 | Sgt P.M. Corley | BA | Killed in action | |
R93461 | Sgt A.G. Longwell | WAG | Killed in action | |
R130109 | F/S J.H. Eveline | RG | Killed in action | |
Shot down by a night-fighter; buried in Holland. | ||||
19-20 Feb 43 | Wilhelmshaven Well III BJ919 OW “P” | |||
R107473 | Sgt J.O.R. Gauthier | P | Killed in action | |
J10893 | P/O C.A. McKinnon | N | Killed in action | |
R105725 | F/S R.W. Ferrier | BA | Killed in action | |
R82988 | Sgt H.R. Bailey | WAG | Killed in action | |
R93563 | Sgt F. Ruzycki | RG | Killed in action | |
R130158 | Sgt R.C. Ramsey | WAG | Killed in action | |
No 426 Squadrons first all Canadian crew lost; no known grave. | ||||
26-27 Feb 43 | Cologne Well III Z1599 OW “A” | |||
R105715 | Sgt H. Rands | P | Killed in action | |
J10892 | F/O J.P. Monckton | N | Killed in action | |
R106564 | F/S H.E. Vey | BA | Killed in action | |
R105794 | Sgt W.W. Cameron | WAG | Killed in action | |
1385800 | Sgt R. Williams | RG | Killed in action | |
1383733 | Sgt R.E. Dean | WAG | Killed in action | |
Shot down by night-fighter; buried in Holland. | ||||
5-6 Mar 43 | Essen Well III BK401 OW “M” | |||
J16651 | P/O C.R. Trask | P | Killed in action | |
128617 | P/O C.E. Chapman | N | Killed in action | |
R104057 | Sgt W.J.R. Davies | BA | Killed in action | |
R111185 | Sgt N.F. Patterson | WAG | Killed in action | |
R137111 | Sgt R.E. Williams | RG | Killed in action | |
R107124 | Sgt G. Walen | WAG | Killed in action | |
Reported missing; no known grave. | ||||
9-10 Mar 43 | Keil Fjord Well III X3284 OW “X” | |||
J16767 | P/O G.T. Baker | P | Killed in action | |
R92573 | Sgt D.B. Coons | N | Killed in action | |
R111112 | Sgt M. Zeavin | BA | Killed in action | |
R76910 | Sgt L. Murphy | WAG | Killed in action | |
R97436 | F/S D.P. McLachlin | RG | Killed in action | |
R149418 | Sgt L.J. Baribeau | AG | Killed in action | |
Possibly ditched off Whitley Bay, Northumberland; no known grave. | ||||
26-27 Mar 43 | Duisberg Well III X3696 OW “J” | |||
1216854 | Sgt E. Hall | P | Killed in action | |
657755 | Sgt J.J. Reade | N | Killed in action | |
1238939 | Sgt F. Simpson | BA | Killed in action | |
1369435 | Sgt W. Stevevson | WAG | Killed in action | |
710081 | Sgt C.D. Reed | RG | Killed in action | |
An all RAF crew, radioed, “Bailing out,” over North Sea; no known grave. | ||||
29-30 Mar 43 | Bochum Well III BJ762 OW “O” | |||
R126792 | Sgt R.E. Todd | P | Killed in action | |
R136325 | Sgt H. Martin | N | Captured | |
R145232 | Sgt J.F. Gubb | BA | Killed in action | |
1128679 | Sgt J. Taylor | WAG | Captured | |
R141776 | Sgt J.A. Bailey | RG | Killed in action | |
Shot down by night-fighter, those that bailed out were captured, the others died on impact; buried in Holland. | ||||
4-5 Apr 43 | Keil Fjord Well III X3699 OW “Q” | |||
J20024 | F/O D.L. Kennedy | P | Killed | |
J13830 | P/O K.M. Wally | N | Killed | |
J22525 | P/O D. Laskey, DFC | BA | Rescued | |
R101990 | Sgt L.L. Anderson, DFM | WAG | Rescued | |
R67642 | Sgt C.N. Beaton | RG | Killed | |
Damaged by flak and night-fighter, ditched, of the dead only Kennedy was recovered; the others have no known grave. (They are listed as killed because it was recorded that they ditched safely.) | ||||
10-11 Apr 43 | Frankfurt Well X HE652 OW “H” | |||
J16941 | P/O J.H. Sammet | P | Killed in action | |
R114101 | Sgt J.T. Hehir | N | Killed in action | |
1487005 | Sgt D.A.W. Weller | BA | Killed in action | |
1077553 | Sgt G. Levins | WAG | Killed in action | |
R116110 | Sgt J.G. Budreau | RG | Killed in action | |
Shot down by night-fighter; buried in Belgium. | ||||
16-17 Apr 43 | Mannheim Well X HE591 OW “R” | |||
1004634 | Sgt L. Thompson | P | Killed in action | |
R109126 | Sgt J.C. Kennedy | N | Killed in action | |
130506 | P/O R.G. Wood | BA | Killed in action | |
1078306 | Sgt J. Parkinson | WAG | Killed in action | |
R53979 | F/S E.A. Whalen | RG | Killed in action | |
Shot down by night-fighter; buried in Germany. | ||||
28 Apr 43 | Well X | |||
LAC F. Langdale | Fitter | Killed | ||
Accident, struck by prop; buried in England. | ||||
12-13 May 43 | Duisburg Well X HE905 OW “V” | |||
R94692 | Sgt I.R.A. Runciman | P | Captured | |
J8216 | F/O D.G. Fraser | 2nd P | Killed in action | |
J11239 | F/O G. Miller, DFC | N | Captured | |
J22525 | P/O D. Laskey, DFC | BA | Captured | |
1178763 | Sgt D.H. Pennock | WAG | Captured | |
R84207 | F/S O.W. Forland | RG | Evaded | |
Shot down by flak which also killed Fraser; buried in Holland. Laskey had just survived a ditching a month earlier. Forland made it to Gibraltar on 14 Jul 43. | ||||
12-13 May 43 | Duisburg Well X HE157 OW “N” | |||
R106603 | Sgt K.F. Fighter | P | Killed in action | |
J14772 | P/O G. McMillan | N | Killed in action | |
R125618 | Sgt D.C. Maxwell | BA | Killed in action | |
1219830 | Sgt E.W. Betts | WAG | Killed in action | |
J14815 | P/O H.R. Drake | RG | Killed in action | |
Likely brought down by flak; buried in Holland. | ||||
13-14 May 43 | Bochum Well X HE697 OW “M” | |||
R121044 | Sgt J.A. Thomson | P | Killed in action | |
R136282 | Sgt A.F. Hopley | N | Killed in action | |
R55816 | Sgt J.P.O. Ethier | BA | Killed in action | |
1126718 | Sgt N. Hudspith | WAG | Killed in action | |
R132630 | Sgt T.F. How | RG | Killed in action | |
Shot down by night-fighter near Nederhorst den Berg; buried in Holland. | ||||
13-14 May 43 | Bochum Well X HE243 OW “E” | |||
R104929 | Sgt J.B. Pettigrew | P | Killed in action | |
J16323 | P/O R.E. Wagner | N | Killed in action | |
1397003 | Sgt W.E. Delaney | BA | Killed in action | |
1360131 | Sgt S.E. Herbert | WAG | Killed in action | |
1383116 | Sgt E.D. Dwelly | RG | Killed in action | |
Disappeared; no known grave. | ||||
23-24 May 43 | Dortmund Well X HE281 OW “D” | |||
R99732 | Sgt L.G. Sutherland | P | Killed in action | |
1450680 | Sgt W. Dunkerley | N | Killed in action | |
1211239 | Sgt S. Jepson | BA | Killed in action | |
R90238 | Sgt K.H. Masterson | WAG | Killed in action | |
R108468 | F/S A.L. Rivest | RG | Killed in action | |
Shot down by night-fighter piloted by Wolfgang Thimmig, crashed outside Haaksbergen; buried near Buurse, Holland. | ||||
25-26 May 43 | Düsseldorf Well X HE509 OW “P” | |||
R75615 | F/S S. Pennington, DFM | P | Killed in action | |
R123539 | Sgt R.E. Talman | 2nd P | Killed in action | |
J22809 | P/O J.K. Watson | N | Killed in action | |
R128732 | Sgt N.C. Swan | BA | Killed in action | |
1331633 | Sgt E. Thomas | WAG | Killed in action | |
R124012 | Sgt D.L. Beatty | RG | Killed in action | |
Shot down by night-fighter, crashed at Zemst; buried in Holland. | ||||
11-12 Jun 43 | Düsseldorf Well X HZ26 OW “L” | |||
R78252 | WO N.D. Hayes | P | Killed in action | |
J20373 | P/O J.L. Rawson | N | Killed in action | |
R146946 | Sgt D.G. Richardson | BA | Killed in action | |
R119136 | Sgt C.E. Schamehorn | WAG | Killed in action | |
R143462 | Sgt D.A. MacKenzie | RG | Killed in action | |
Went missing; no known grave. |