The losses for 1944


 Date

 Sqn

 Aircraft

Crew

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Notes

23-24
Sept

50 Sqn

Lancaster I
LM212
VN-L

F/O J Sweetman
Sgt E Gully
Sgt E Hobbs
Sgt A Johnstone
Sgt W Wilcox
Sgt G Kelly
Sgt G Keens

11 
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23-24
Sept

50 Sqn

Lancaster I
ME700
VN-V

F/L O Korpela
Sgt H Macfarlane
F/S E Tunnell
F/O C Lucas
Sgt R Larcombe
F/O A Harvey
F/O J Dunsmuir

12
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23-24
Sept

61Sqn

Lancaster I
ME732
QR-P

F/L D Stone
F/O N Aldred
Sgt F Scales
F/S E Hill
F/O W Burns
F/S P Matthews
Sgt W Ravenhill
Sgt A Fellows

13
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23-24
Sept

61Sqn

Lancaster I
LM718
QR-K

S/L H Horsley
P/O C Cawthorne
F/O J Webber
F/O J Wheeler
F/S G Twyneham
Sgt H Jennings
Sgt R Hoskisson

14
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23-24
Sept

61Sqn

Lancaster III
ND988
QR-E

F/O I Campbell
Sgt J Hoad
Sgt R Cole
F/S M Miln
Sgt J McCabe
Sgt S Wickland
Sgt H Lea

15 
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Inadvertently Sgt Hoad & Sgt Wickland were reported as being POW.

23-24
Sept

97Sqn

Lancaster III
PA974
OF-B

F/O R Lopez
Sgt E Buchan
F/O K Frost
F/O I Maclean
W/O G Sharpe
P/O C Girling
Sgt J Strowger
F/O W Walker

16 
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23-24
Sept

97Sqn

Lancaster III
PB409
OF-F

S/L R Higgs
F/S J Cowan
W/O T Gibson
F/O T Black
F/O V Williams
W/O H Tiller
F/S D Chalmers

17 
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 23-24
Sept

 106Sqn

Lancaster III
ND868
ZN-Q

F/L S Jones
F/O J Isaac
Sgt D Levene
F/O G Bryan
F/S H Shepherd
Sgt R Julian
F/S J Clarke
F/S K McLaughlin

18 
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 23-24
Sept
 463Sqn

Lancaster I
LM223
JO-P

F/O S Staples
Sgt A Ledger
F/O C McCall
W/O J Stinson
F/S N Hurst
F/S L Davis
Sgt W McD Geikie

19 
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23-24
Sept
 463Sqn

Lancaster I
LM309
JO-V

F/O F Lindquist
Sgt A Perring
F/S W Schultz
F/S H Howard
F/S A Haselhurst
F/S F Hurstwaite
F/S A Sloane

20 
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23-24
Sept
 617Sqn

Lancaster I
NF923
KC-M

F/L G Stout
P/O A Benting
F/O C Graham
F/O W Rupert
F/O R Allen
F/S P Whittaker
F/O R Petch

21 
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Intercepted by a nightfighter whose fire knocked out three engines. 

4-5
Nov

 44Sqn

Lancaster III
PB192
KM-F

F/O P Allwood
Sgt L Brown
Sgt R Lord
Sgt S Sheldon
F/S R Parkinson
Sgt M Beckley
Sgt E Farley

22 
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4-5
Nov

 49Sqn

Lancaster III
PB370
EA-F

F/O D Talbot
Sgt S Crawshaw
F/O G Baily
F/O H Motteram
F/S L Speak
P/O W Moroney
F/O R Berry

23 
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At 18, Sgt Crawshaw was amongst the youngest airmen killed on Bomber Command operations.

4-5
Nov

463Sqn

Lancaster III
NE133
JO-X

F/O K Reilly
Sgt R Jones
W/O A MacKenzie
F/O B Howard
F/S R Hall
F/S A Fryer
F/S H Battye

24 
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The average age of this crew was 20. F/O Howard aged 22 was the oldest member.

6-7
Nov

50Sqn

Lancaster III
LM628
VN-M

F/O R Rennie
Sgt W Darby
F/O F Horning
F/O G Terris
Sgt G Dunkelman
Sgt R Dowling
Sgt M Cook

25 
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6-7
Nov

57Sqn

Lancaster III
LM624
DX-A

F/O J Cooper
Sgt A Beach
F/O L Draysey
F/S B Hesford
F/S B Brown
Sgt F Sloane
Sgt G Saville

26 
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6-7
Nov

61Sqn

Lancaster I
PB725
QR-E

F/O A Goodbrand
Sgt M Willey
F/S J Talbot
F/O S MacDonald
F/S C Brignall
F/S J Ryan
Sgt G Frazer

27 
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6-7
Nov

106Sqn

Lancaster I
LL953
ZN-O

F/O C Neale
Sgt R Armstrong
F/S W Hardy
Sgt S Hilder
Sgt W McIntyre
Sgt W Clyde
Sgt J MacG Croll

28
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6-7
Nov

207Sqn

Lancaster III
ND555
EM-D

F/O J Adams
Sgt K Mackinnon
F/S T Wickens
F/S S Birch
Sgt L Ewing
Sgt W Stevens
Sgt K Summers

29
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Four of the crew were over 30 and all were approaching the end of their tour (28 raids completed)

6-7
Nov

463Sqn

Lancaster I
NF990
JO-Q

F/O C Lynch
Sgt J Haywood
Sgt C Sunderland
F/S R Rogers
F/S E Woolmer
Sgt S Harding
Sgt E Evans

30
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6-7
Nov

463Sqn

Lancaster I
NG191
JO-A

F/O J Austin
F/S K Tonks
F/O S Rodgers
F/S E Ameye
F/O H Ellens
Sgt D Holmes
Sgt J Baggaley

31
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6-7
Nov

463Sqn

Lancaster I
NG256
JO-?

S/L D Sullivan
F/O A Melhuish
F/S S Harwood
P/O C Gifford
F/S C Wright
P/O J McDonald
P/O S Mason
Maj Greenhough

32
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6-7
Nov

463Sqn

Lancaster I
PD311
JO-O

F/O P Bowell
Sgt W Forster
W/O E Petersen
W/O W Plumb
W/O J Williams
F/S W Butcher
F/S I Dutfield

33
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Both air gunners were 19 and came from New South Wales

6-7
Nov

619Sqn

Lancaster III
LM742
PG-S

F/O E Hookings
Sgt H Tait
F/L L Croney
Sgt R Walters
F/S R Templeton
Sgt A Norris
Sgt E Wood

34
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6-7
Nov

619Sqn

Lancaster III
NN723
PG-J

F/S J Webster
Sgt B Brodie
Sgt J Harrison
F/S C Morton
Sgt L Kennedy
Sgt E Bricknell
Sgt R Hogg

35
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Sgt Hogg's remains were identified by an Interpol enquiry.

21-22
Nov

49Sqn

Lancaster III
PB300
EA-K

G/C C Weir
F/O F Wooding
S/L P Kelly
F/O H Hayward
P/O A Bishop
F/S P Telford
F/O A Verrier

36
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Group Captain Weir found himself laying on his back on the bottom of the drained canal. See "An airman's tale" for more details.

21-22
Nov

49Sqn

Lancaster III
PB354
EA-G

F/O E Maul
Sgt W Cooper
Sgt S Bolton
F/S A Jackson
F/S I Williams
Sgt E Battye
Sgt J Houghton

37
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The average age of this crew was 20. The oldest member was 22. Both air gunners were 19.