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LEGEND

Esc = Escaped
Inj = Injured
KIA = Killed in Action
POW = Prisoner of War

Sur = Survived
Wou = Wounded

DATE LANCASTER PILOT & CREW OPERATION/LOCATION
23 Nov 1942 W4273 (AR-A & UV-A) David Taylor Galt (Esc)
Hanstock A (Esc)
Shuttleworth J C (Esc)
Given F G (POW)
Berry G R (POW)
Hayman F W (POW)
Clifton Edward Austin (408617) (POW)
Stuttgart
5 Jan 1943 W4274 (AR-B & UV-B) Brooks H G (KIA)
Gray H P (KIA)
Hutchinson F B (KIA)
Watson J H (KIA)
Lonsdale R T (KIA)
Fletcher E J (KIA)
Harris K J (KIA)
Essen
17 Jan 1943 W4816 (AR-K & UV-K) Wendon W. (Sur)
Askam C (Sur)
Williams G A (Sur)
Corfe D A (KIA)
Kennedy A (Sur)
Johnson A C (Sur)
Wynn R G (Sur)
Berlin - Crashed near Flamborough Head - ran out of fuel
23/24 Jan 1943 W4308 (AR-C & UV-C) Osborn R.B. (POW)
Hayes I (POW)
Conlon J V (KIA)
Longworth H E (POW)
Martin P A (POW)
Methven S C (KIA)
Brown R A (POW)
Dusseldorf
26/27 Jan 1943 W4837 (AR-M & UV-M) Oliver H.B. (KIA)
Day E A (KIA)
Matthews S J (KIA)
Mason N T (KIA)
Sedger G (KIA)
Briarly J R (KIA)
Austin W E (KIA)
Lorient
27/28 Jan 1943 W4817 (AR-X & UV-K) Brittingham R.J. (KIA)
Williams T H (KIA)
Simpson N H (KIA)
Matchett W M (KIA)
Rogers R J (KIA)
(Swain J K (KIA)
Brodie I G (KIA)
Dusseldorf
3 Mar 1943 W4864   Crashed near Shawbury
22 Mar 1943 W4879 (AR-D, AR-M & UV-D)   Shot down by JU 88 near South Cerney
26/27 Mar 1943 ED354 (AR-O, AR-W & UV-O) Wilson R.C. (or R.E.) (KIA)
Harrison F V (KIA
Hazeman P J (KIA)
Cooper D J (KIA)

Bramham C D (KIA)
Brown H D (KIA)
Leaver N A (KIA)
Duisburg
30 Mar 1943 W4327 (AR-S, AR-Y & UV-S) Grenfell K.H. or Challick D.V. Berlin
30 Mar 1943 ED391 (AR-E & UV-E) Grenfell K.H. or Challick D.V. Berlin
4/5 Apr 1943 W4310 (AR-F & UV-C) Moore K. (KIA)
Lloyd H (KIA)
(B) Lee J G (KIA)
(N) Rust B K (KIA)
(W) Gooding R (KIA)
(G) Ranclaud W B (KIA)
(G) Cooksey R F (KIA)
Kiel
9 Apr 1943 W4785 (AR-J & UV-J) Ball J H (KIA)
Langley W C (KIA)
Gray D M (KIA)
Frampton C E (KIA)
Mordecai D G (KIA)
Garven A A (KIA)
Dobson G G (KIA)
Duisburg
9/10 Apr 1943 ED521 (AR-B) McDonald D.I. (KIA)
Meadows A K (KIA)
Forrest J L (KIA)
Dodgshun J (KIA)
Jones W F (KIA)
Allsop W F (KIA)
Hoofe M (KIA)
Duisburg
17 Apr 1943 W4331 (AR-R & UV-R) White D.E or Miller I.G. or Williams J.N. Pilsen
17 Apr 1943 W4942 (EV-F) White D.E or Miller I.G. or Williams J.N. Pilsen
17 Apr 1943 ED711 (AR-U & UV-U) White D.E or Miller I.G. or Williams J.N. Pilsen
21 Apr 1943 W4325 (AR-D & AR-O) Hogben R.S. or Pridgeon W.F. Stettin
21 Apr 1943 W4330 (AR-H & UV-H) Kenneth James (KIA)
Brian Finnane (KIA)
Bruce H. Harvey (KIA)
Bruce M. Muir (KIA)
Ben Smith (KIA)
William D. Mayoh (KIA)
Edward A. Mahoney (KIA)
Stettin - North of Vestbirk, near Horsens in east part of Jutland in Denmark 
21 Apr 1943 W4956 (AR-J & UV-J) Hogben R.S. or Pridgeon W.F. Stettin
3/4 May 1943 ? Jaekel D.N. (KIA)
Turpin W J (KIA)
Candish E J (KIA)
Russ S M (KIA)
Hilton A (KIA)
Williams W (KIA)
Barry J L (KIA)
Dortmund (not shown in Harry Holmes' list)
23/24 May 1943 W4984 (AR-J) Stevens G.L. or Davis B.M.T. Dortmund
23/24 May 1943 W4986 (AR-E) Stevens G.L. or Davis B.M.T. Dortmund
27/28 May 1943 ED804 (AR-Z & UV-Z) Harrison C.H. (KIA)
Morris C R (POW)
Bates C C (POW
Schrader W G (POW)
Blackwell W A (KIA)
Grant J (KIA)
Kerr E J (KIA)
Essen - Aircraft out of control after flak damage
29/30 May 1943 W4985 (AR-O) Russell T.P. or Bull H.E. Wuppertal
29/30 May 1943 ED759 (AR-X) Russell T.P. or Bull H.E. Wuppertal
11/12 Jun 1943 W4960 (AR-R) Christie R.S. (KIA)
Kerwin R S (KIA)
Horwood J H (KIA)
Heath J (KIA)
Lewis R L (KIA)
Bennett B W (KIA)
Hogan P J (KIA)
Dusseldorf
12/13 Jun 1943 W4316 (AR-Q) Vaughan R.O.
Day L F
(KIA)
Young C W
(KIA)
Lundie D C
(KIA)
Thomas D A
(KIA)
Cornish J C
(POW)
Gordon A
(KIA)
Bochum
12/13 Jun 1943 W4329 (AR-K & AR-T) Hadley L.A. (KIA)
Baldwin E A
(KIA)
Stanley J V
(KIA)
Horne U D
(KIA)
Bond E H
(KIA)
Connor L N
(KIA)
Simpson N R
(KIA)
Bochum
14/15 Jun 1943 DV160 Sgt R E Crooke (KIA)
Sgt J R Morrison RAAF (POW)
Sgt S J Marriage RAAF (KIA)
Sgt C R Buckeridge RAAF (KIA)
Sgt C E Grimshaw (KIA)
Sgt G W G Fletcher (KIA)
Sgt D R Grant RAAF (KIA)
Oberhausen
14/15 Jun 1943 EE167 F/S G R Cope RAAF (KIA)
Sgt E Booth (POW)

F/O H L Gordon RAAF (KIA)
Sgt D Douds RAAF (KIA)
Sgt D B Crouch RAAF (KIA)
Sgt W R Matheson RCAF (POW)

Sgt D S Finlason RAAF (KIA)
Oberhausen
14/15 Jun 1943 LM324 F/O W J Dennett RAAF (KIA)
Sgt R E Watson (KIA)
F/O A C R Flashman RAAF (KIA)
Sgt T Williams RAAF (KIA)
Sgt E A Bogle (KIA)
P/O W E Emery RAAF (KIA)
Sgt D P Birk RRAF (KIA)
Oberhausen
16/17 Jun 1943 W5007 (AR-O) Phillips F.D. or Strath D.J. Crash landed Elsham Wolds
16/17 Jun 1943 W4332 (AR-M & AR-V) Phillips F.D. or Strath D.J. Cologne
21/22 Jun 1943 W4939 (AR-L) Teerman A.W. (KIA)
Trafford H (KIA)
Thomson H (POW)
Hosking A L (KIA)
Cassell J E (KIA)
Hetherington J (KIA)
O'Neill B D (KIA)
Krefeld
22/23 Jun 1943 EE166 Harrison L.E. (KIA)
Callcutt J S (KIA)
Heffernan R J (KIA)
Bartlett W H (KIA)
W Brown S W (KIA)
Cotton K A (KIA)
Lockrey R J (KIA)
Mulheim
25 Jun 1943 W4320 (AR-D, AR-F, AR-P & UV-D) Stooke G. (POW)
Broadbent C R (POW)
Conklin N (POW)
Craven C R (POW)
Toohig D (POW)
Shaw F B (POW)
Nowland S R (POW)
Wuppertal
28 Jun 1943 ED315 (AR-D, AR-P, AR-W & AR-Y) ? Crashed on landing at Binbrook (not shown in "Strike & Return operations)
3 Jul 1943 R5745 (UV-C)   Binbrook (Not shown in "Strike & Return operations list)
3 Jul 1943 DV172   Bomb explosion on ground at Binbrook (Not shown in "Strike & Return operations list)
3/4 Jul 1943 W4844 (AR-D & AR-Z) Edwards C. (KIA)
Tytherleigh A (KIA)
Truscott C F (KIA)
Spier W F (KIA)
Young C (KIA)
Rees W (KIA)
Fraser L J (KIA)
Cologne
8/9 Jul 1943 ED369 (AR-A & AR-L) J. Goulevitch (Sur)
Cologne - Crash landing at Hawkinge  (Not shown in "Strike & Return operations list)
24/25 Jul 1943 W4987 Ashley A J (KIA)
Metcalf D W (KIA)
Acheson J M (KIA)
Taylor F C (KIA)
Joyce J V (KIA)
Perron A E (KIA)
Forsyth F S (KIA)
Hamburg
25/26 Jul 1943 JA688 (AR-G2) ? Essen - Hit by bombs, crash landed at Binbrook  (Not shown in "Strike & Return operations list)
29/30 Jul 1943 ED535 Fuhrmann H.C. or Johnson A.J. Hamburg
29/30 Jul 1943 JA689 Fuhrmann H.C. or Johnson A.J. Hamburg
23/24 Aug 1943 ED421 (UV-U) Richards A.T. (POW)
Finlay W A (KIA)
Munro J C (POW)
Gay K (POW)
Collins J G (KIA)
Smale T (KIA)
Marsh J (KIA)
Berlin
31 Aug/1 Sep 1943 ED986 (AR-B, AR-B, AR-J & AR-J2) Hocking J.D. (KIA)
Wood J J (POW)
Ingram W R (POW)
Symonds H F (KIA)
Haymes I J (KIA)
Fitzgerald W H (KIA)
Jones T J (KIA)
Berlin
4 Sep 1943 W4988 (AR-Q) Randall F.A. or McPhan R.B. Berlin - Crashed in Sweden 
4 Sep 1943 EE132 Randall F.A. or McPhan R.B. Berlin
4 Sep 1943 EE138 Carl Richard Kelaher (KIA)
Ewin Garth Carthew (KIA)
John Creswell Coombes (KIA)
Sidney Milton Forrester (KIA)
Herbert Freeman Jowett (KIA)
Arthur Rolfe (KIA)
Ernest Albert Cecil Thirkettle (KIA)
Cyril Augustine Walsh (KIA)
Berlin - West of the village Stadil in Mid Jutland in Denmark 
22/23 Sep 1943 JA859 Hansen R.N. or Smith C.K. Hannover
22/23 Sep 1943 ? Randall F.A. or McPhan R.B. Hannover (Not shown in Harry Holmes' list)
23/24 Sep 1943 DV174 Plant W.T. (KIA)
Davis W A (KIA)
Cummings A B (KIA)
Hadley G A (KIA)
Hirst D S (KIA)
Harris D C (KIA)
Morrison D E (KIA)
Mannheim
27/28 Sep 1943 JA680 Crosbie B.A. Hannover - Crash landed Aldbrough (or Aldenborough), Yorks. 
27/28 Sep 1943 JA861 Dargie L.M (or L.N.) (KIA)
Barnes A (KIA)
Bolger C K (KIA)
Cole S V (KIA)
Whiteside F (KIA)
Thornhill W (KIA)
Jeffcott C (KIA)
Hannover
2/3 Oct 1943 W4301 (AR-H) Lloyd F.L. or Waller G.L. Munich
2/3 Oct 1943 JA856 (AR-C) Lloyd F.L. or Waller G.L. Munich
8/9 Oct 1943 ED658 (AR-O) Norman R.A. or Caffyn M.C. Hannover
8/9 Oct 1943 ? Norman R.A. or Caffyn M.C. Not shown in Harry Holmes' list
18/19 Oct 1943 ED985 (AR-C2 & AR-Y) Turnbull J. (KIA)
Spencer R W (KIA)
White C G (KIA)
Carter L T (KIA)
Graham E (KIA)
Brunton A B (KIA)
Lake D C (KIA)
Hannover
22 Oct 1943 W4927 (AR-C)   Kassel - Damaged beyond repair  (Not shown in "Strike & Return" operations list)
18/19 Nov 1943 DV341 (AR-C2) Gibson J.G. (KIA)
Jones D O (KIA)
Malcolm J D (KIA)
Manning C M (KIA)
Slennett C G (KIA)
Megit R K (KIA)
Spain H S (KIA)
Berlin; Not shown in Harry Holmes' list
23/24 Nov 1943 W4162 (AR-J2) Brown R. (KIA)
(E) White G (KIA)
(B) Louthian D (KIA)
(N) Henderson R M (KIA)
(W) Camm G S (KIA)
(G) Crookston D A  (POW)
(G) Muntz J W (KIA)
Berlin
23/24 Nov 1943 ED664 (AR-A2, UV-A2 & UV-T) P-O Freeman Murrie J. (KIA)
Jackson D A (POW)
Liddle P A (POW)
Ashley A E (POW)
Kingsmill C R (POW)
Aberle D B (KIA)
Elliott T (KIA)
Berlin, 3 killed
24 Nov 1943 JB647 (P) Newstead T.
(E) Squire A K
(B) Stuart J (Killed)
(N) Bradbury K R
(W) Lawrence W J
(G) Espley J R
(G) Stevenson R
(E) Bailey E. (Killed)
(B) Stuart J. (Killed)
Crashed near Kelstern, UK during training. (Not shown in "Strike & Return operations list)
26/27 Nov 1943 ED370 (AR-B2) Stone E.J. (KIA)
Jones R G (KIA)
(B) Mc Nair N W (KIA)
(N) Smith K G (KIA)
(W) Belton W (KIA)
(G) Mc Ivor J H (KIA)
(G) Arnott C D (KIA)
Berlin
2/3 Dec 1943 W4881 (AR-K) Corser E.G.M.or Alford T.D.H. or English J.H.J. or Edwards C.H. Berlin
2/3 Dec 1943 DV296 (AR-E2) Corser E.G.M.or Alford T.D.H. or English J.H.J. or Edwards C.H. Berlin
2/3 Dec 1943 JB608 (AR-J) Corser E.G.M.or Alford T.D.H. or English J.H.J. or Edwards C.H. Berlin
2/3 Dec 1943 JB611 (AR-R) Corser E.G.M.or Alford T.D.H. or English J.H.J. or Edwards C.H. Berlin
2/3 Dec 1943 LM316 (AR-Y & UV-Y)
or is it AR-H2?
Mitchell A.R. (KIA)
Mr. N. Greig (Press) (KIA)
(E) Cooper G H (KIA)
(B) Phelan I R (KIA)
(N) Cole R O (KIA)
(W) Boyd J O (KIA)
(G) Ellis L J (KIA)
(G) Keir K G (KIA)
Berlin
16/17 Dec 1943 DV173 Randall F.A. or Stafford M. or Greenacre E.R. or Godwin K.J. Berlin - Crashed at Caistor 
16/17 Dec 1943 JB657 Randall F.A. or Stafford M. or Greenacre E.R. or Godwin K.J. Berlin - Crashed near Market Stanton 
16/17 Dec 1943 JB704 Randall F.A. or Stafford M. or Greenacre E.R. or Godwin K.J. Berlin - Crashed on arrival at Binbrook 
16/17 Dec 1943 ? Randall F.A. or Stafford M. or Greenacre E.R. or Godwin K.J. Not shown in Harry Holmes' list
29/30 Dec 1943 JB298 (AR-Q) McIntyre R.K. Berlin
29/30 Dec 1943 JB607 (AR-N) Ireland S.J. (KIA)
Blight A.E. (KIA)
Seery F.J. (POW)
Squires M.H. (KIA)
Squire W.A.H. (KIA)
Seddon C. )KIA)
Poulter R.J. )KIA)
Berlin - Crashed in Franciscan monastery in Bleijerheide, near Kerkrade, Netherlands 
2/3 Jan 1944 JB606 Rowley R.W. (KIA)
Flemming W (KIA)
Robinson A J (KIA)
Truscott E C (KIA)
Chester L A (KIA)
Lawn R H (KIA)
Bennett H F (KIA)
Berlin
2/3 Jan 1944 ? Knyvett B.H. (KIA)
Trett R (KIA)
Dobinson J (KIA)
Farthing J W (KIA)
Gill H J (KIA)
Ross E J (KIA)
Pickworth C R (KIA)
Berlin - Crashed on take off (Not shown in Harry Holmes' list) 
20/21 Jan 1944 JB739 Lynch A.J. (KIA)
Mortimer K (POW)
Vaughan J D (POW)
Trinder H S (POW)
Cassidy J A (POW)
Alexandratos D (POW)
Lawler L J (POW)
Berlin
21/22 Jan 1944 JB702 Allan R.N. (KIA)
Mc Cauley W A (KIA)
Trout M R (KIA)
Thomas E G (KIA)
Chadwick W R (KIA)
Reed C W (KIA)
Liersch C C (KIA)
Magdeburg
21/22 Jan 1944 ND366 Teece P.A.
Hollingum R S
Allison J I (Inj)
Thomas E G
Mansfield
Mc Carthy
Norwood G T (Inj)
Magdeburg - Crashed near Caistor 
27/28 Jan 1944 JA860 Simpson L.J. or Power R.J. or McLachlan W.R. Berlin
27/28 Jan 1944 JB296 Simpson L.J. or Power R.J. or McLachlan W.R. Berlin
27/28 Jan 1944 JB637 Simpson L.J. or Power R.J. or McLachlan W.R. Berlin
19/20 Feb 1944 JB610 Godwin K.J. or Mackrell S.V. Leipzig
19/20 Feb 1944 ND569 Godwin K.J. or Mackrell S.V. Leipzig
20/21 Feb 1944 ND419 Grant G.A. (KIA)
Lawson P D (KIA)
Lawrie E H (KIA)
Cleveland F A (KIA)
Young A G (KIA)
McCarthy J E (KIA)
Dietman J A (KIA)
Stuttgart - Crashed near North Witham, Lincs. 
24/25 Feb 1944 JB547 (AR-N) ? Collided with ME641 near Binbrook (Not shown in "Strike & Return" operations list)
24/25 Feb 1944 LM315 (AR-A & AR-Y) Baxter D.W. or Yates R. Schweinfurt
24/25 Feb 1944 ND394 Baxter D.W. or Yates R. Schweinfurt
25/26 Feb 1944 JB742 Martin R.C. (KIA)
Willis F C (KIA)
Gurdon P W (KIA)
Strain J E (KIA)
Carlile W D (KIA)
Woodward F (KIA)
Howiss W J (KIA)
Augsburg
7 Mar 1944 ME646 ? Exploded at Binbrook (Not shown in "Strike & Return" operations list
15/16 Mar 1944 ND393 Parkinson G.E. (KIA)
Marley G P (KIA)
Krone H (KIA)
King R J (KIA)
Mead S J (KIA)
Bell J H (KIA)
Sherwood R C (KIA)
Stuttgart
24/25 Mar 1944 ME640 Mackinnon A.F. or Cusick M.J. Berlin
24/25 Mar 1944 ND463 Mackinnon A.F. or Cusick M.J. Berlin
26/27 Mar 1944 JB598 Burnell B.D. (KIA)
Pole H (KIA)
Bestwick R B (KIA)
Knight R H (KIA)
Taylor R D (KIA)
Bailey T W (KIA)
Milliner E A (KIA)
Essen
30/31 Mar 1944 ED750 Utz E.A.G. or Hargreaves C.H. or Anderson P.R. Nuremberg
30/31 Mar 1944 ND361 Utz E.A.G. or Hargreaves C.H. or Anderson P.R. Nuremberg
30/31 Mar 1944 ND738 Utz E.A.G. or Hargreaves C.H. or Anderson P.R. Nuremberg
1 Apr 1944 DV359 ? Crashed Hetton-le-Hole, Durham (Not shown in "Strike & Return" operations list)
9 Apr 1944 ME727 (AR-X2)   Crashed on take off at Binbrook (Not shown in "Strike & Return" operations list)
9/10 Apr 1944 JB600 Crosby F.A. or Burke R. or Proud R.J. or McKenzie W.D. Minelaying - Danzig Bay, Baltic (Only 2 losses shown in Harry Holmes' list - 4 in "Strike & Return")
9/10 Apr 1944 ME663 Crosby F.A. or Burke R. or Proud R.J. or McKenzie W.D. Minelaying - Danzig Bay, Baltic (Only 2 losses shown in Harry Holmes' list - 4 in "Strike & Return")
9/10 Apr 1944 Crosby F.A. or Burke R. or Proud R.J. or McKenzie W.D. (Only 2 losses shown in Harry Holmes' list - 4 in "Strike & Return")
9/10 Apr 1944 Crosby F.A. or Burke R. or Proud R.J. or McKenzie W.D. (Only 2 losses shown in Harry Holmes' list - 4 in "Strike & Return")
10/11 Apr 1944 ND586 Probert A.H. (KIA)
Wiseman B C (KIA)
Palfreyman A H (KIA)
Mc Dougall R B (KIA)
Robbins D E (KIA)
Hogg W G (KIA)
Ryan K F (KIA)
Aulnoye Marshalling Yards
18 Apr 1944 JB662 ? Crashed on take off at Binbrook (Not shown in (Strike & Return" operations list)
22/23 Apr 1944 LM525 Allen R (KIA)
Lord D (POW)
Collett K P (POW)

Orr W M (POW)
Swinton S M (POW)
Stewart J S R (KIA)

Bond J C (POW)
Dusseldorf
26/27 Apr 1944 ND652 Sharpe J.W. (KIA)
Robinson G A (KIA)
(B) Steinbeck A K (KIA)
(N) Theyer W J (KIA)
(W) Pritchard J S (KIA)
(G) Warren G H (KIA)
(G) Callaghan P R (KIA)
Essen
27/28 Apr 1944 LL906 Jarman E.G.D. or Brown G.H. or Leary J. Friedrichshafen
27/28 Apr 1944 LM523 Jarman E.G.D. or Brown G.H. or Leary J. Friedrichshafen
27/28 Apr 1944 ND364 Jarman E.G.D. or Brown G.H. or Leary J. Friedrichshafen
30 Apr 1944 ND553 ? Dinghy broke loose & fouled tailplane causing crash (Not shown in "Strike & Return" operations list)
3/4 May 1944 JB741 (AR-J) Lloyd N.D.L. or Baker F.W. or Smart J.W. or Gritty G.K. or Fry H.J. Mailly-le-Camp (only 5 losses shown in "Strike & Return")
3/4 May 1944 LM531 (AR-R) Lloyd N.D.L. or Baker F.W. or Smart J.W. or Gritty G.K. or Fry H.J. Mailly-le-Camp (only 5 losses shown in "Strike & Return")
3/4 May 1944 ME728 (AR-Z2) Lloyd N.D.L. or Baker F.W. or Smart J.W. or Gritty G.K. or Fry H.J. Mailly-le-Camp (only 5 losses shown in "Strike & Return")
3/4 May 1944 ME740 Lloyd N.D.L. or Baker F.W. or Smart J.W. or Gritty G.K. or Fry H.J. Mailly-le-Camp (only 5 losses shown in "Strike & Return")
3/4 May 1944 ND630 (AR-G) Lloyd N.D.L. or Baker F.W. or Smart J.W. or Gritty G.K. or Fry H.J. Mailly-le-Camp (only 5 losses shown in "Strike & Return")
3/4 May 1944 ND860 Lloyd N.D.L. or Baker F.W. or Smart J.W. or Gritty G.K. or Fry H.J. Mailly-le-Camp (only 5 losses shown in "Strike & Return")
11/12 May 1944 ND674 McCleery J. (or McLeery) (POW)
Law W A (POW)
Long H J (POW)
Betts W H (POW)
Widdup V (POW)
Hamilton A F (POW)
Dyson D J (Esc)
Hasselt
21/22 May 1944 LL951 McDougall R.E. (KIA)
Leaney W H (POW)
O'Donohue E (POW)
Bunker R R (KIA)
Herkes J (KIA)
O'Neill W F (KIA)
Elsbury H R (KIA)
Duisburg
27/28 May 1944 LM545 Kirkland R.N. (KIA)
Allen A D (KIA)
O'Bree M (KIA)+
Hardman J (KIA)
Gott F V (KIA)
Wilson B (KIA)
Puiu A G (KIA)
Merville Gun Emplacement
6/7 Jun 1944 JB700 (AR-L & UV-L) Knight F.J. (KIA)
Groom E F (POW)
Lynam W (KIA)
Read J J (KIA)
Harrison F (KIA)
Elcombe R (KIA)
Hillman L W (KIA)
Vire
10/11 Jun 1944 ME696 Nicholson R.L. (KIA)
Cunningham C A (KIA)
King K L (KIA)
(Fisher R A (KIA)
Murray J P (KIA)
Arksey W L (KIA)
Collet A J (KIA)
Acheres Railway Junction
12/13 Jun 1944 ME785 Roche J.W. (KIA)
Ross J B (KIA)
Hill R T (KIA)
Fry J R (KIA)
Sage T E (KIA)
G Barker G G (KIA)
Whittenbury M (KIA)
Gelsenkirchen
22/23 Jun 1944 LM547 Pearson L.R. or Lamble F.S. Rheims
22/23 Jun 1944 NE116 (AR-G) Pearson L.R. or Lamble F.S. Rheims
28 Jun 1944 ME793 Israel J.L. (KIA)
White L G (KIA)
Hunkin G H (KIA)
Pester L E (KIA)
Beckwith F W (KIA)
Rouse A E (KIA)
Krynski T (KIA)
Vaires, France
29 Jun 1944 ME784 ? Siracourt - Crash landed at Manston  (Not shown in "Strike & Return" operations list)
4 Jul 1944 NE139   Crashed on take off at Binbrook (Not shown in "Strike & Return" operations list)
4/5 Jul 1944 NE174 Solomons J.A. (KIA)
Micklefield G R (KIA)
Mollett C K (KIA)
Joy D V (KIA)
Clark I H (KIA)
Wills F D (KIA)
McLean K J (KIA)
Orleans
7/8 Jul 1944 ? Lindenburg G.E.M. (Sur)
Smith C H (Sur)
Bertuch F L (POW or Sur?)
Henderson C J (Sur)
Woodcraft M S (Sur)
Lemmon R E (KIA)
Carney G (Sur)
Caen (Not included in Harry Holmes' list) Aircraft extensively damaged - Smith, Bertuch and Lemmon baled out, Lemmon KIA. Rest of crew landed on Normandy beaches.
14/15 Jul 1944 ME755 Vaughan W.A.H. (KIA)
Allan A (KIA)
Dickerson K L (KIA)
Jeffries F (KIA)
Raftery B F (POW)
Wade D (POW)
Kilsby H S (KIA)
Revigny
18/19 Jul 1944 LL957 Carr R.L. (KIA)
Cambridge W J (KIA)
Utne R (KIA)
Leak L C (POW)
Brown E B (KIA)
Glenn W D (KIA)
Ward F (KIA)
Gelsenkirchen
20/21 Jul 1944 ND654 Jopling R.H. (Esc)
Butler K G (POW)
Moffitt R B (Esc)
Cawley J C (POW)
Annat D J (POW)
Mills P (Esc then POW)
Rosseley L G (Esc)
Courtrai Railway Yards - Jopling, Moffitt and Rosseley evaded capture until Allies arrived - Mills evaded capture for one month.
2/3 Aug 1944 PB125 Fidock R.C. (KIA)
Stock D C (KIA)
Hullett W R (KIA)
Jones R H (KIA)
Heidtman K F (KIA)
Burke J (KIA)
Trollope J E (KIA)
Trossy St. Maximim
25/26 Aug 1944 ? Twyford N.E. (Sur)
Johnson A W (Sur)
Wilson E G (Sur)
Bowden W J (Sur)
Williams R C (Sur)
Perris V C (Sur)
Mc Arthur T J (Sur)
Crash landed Normandy beaches (not included in Harry Holmes' list) Severe fighter damage. Landed behind Allied lines - All OK.
29/30 Aug 1944 NE144 Humphries (or Humphris) K.W. (POW)
Wild S R (POW)
Walsh C D (POW)
Mc Neil J B (POW)
Stratford R K (KIA)
Fallon D (KIA)
Aviet P B (KIA)
Stettin
29/30 Aug 1944 PB379 (AR-E AR-E2) Aldred P N (POW)
Troth P L (Int)
Alcott R J (Int)
Mc Nab D (Int)
Whaling R (Int)
D Rice D (Int)
Jackson A J (Int)
Stettin - Crashed in Sweden  - Aldred was later smuggled back to UK.
30/31 Aug 1944 PB176 Grey L.J. (KIA)
Tomkinson R (KIA)
Coates R (KIA)
Hathaway W E (KIA)
Ion J P (KIA)
Norris R R (POW)
Brereton R (KIA)
Raimbert - Ditched in North Sea 
7 Oct 1944 PB407 E.R. Greenacre (POW)
Cairns G (POW)
Harris K E (POW)
Agg C E (POW)
Coveny R C (POW)
Marchant H W (POW)
Mc Kean J (POW)
Emmerich
20 Oct 1944 PB152 Hamilton D.B. or Fontaine P.C. Stuttgart
20 Oct 1944 PB175 (AR-A2) Hamilton D.B. or Fontaine P.C. Stuttgart
23 Oct 1944 PB351 Richins D.R.G. (KIA)
Sunderland E A (KIA)
Stobo W (KIA)
Frankish K T (KIA)
Treloar J R (KIA)
Cannon J G (Wou)
Bergelin R W (KIA)
Essen - Crashed near Houghton Hall, Norfolk 
31 Oct 1944 PB567 Reid E.F. (KIA)
Haley J (KIA)
Flory M A (KIA)
Emery A F (KIA)
Royes R H (KIA)
Coley R C (KIA)
Marshall M (KIA)
Cologne
18/19 Nov 1944 PB541 Carter A.G. (KIA)
Evans N H (KIA)
Byrne G B (KIA)
Francis A H (KIA)
Beeston J M (KIA)
Charlesworth D N (KIA)

Payne R J (KIA)
Wanne-Eickel Oil Refinery
21 Nov 1944 PB469 Ottaway W.G. or McMaster R.F. Aschaffenburg
22 Nov 1944 NE141 (AR-P) Ottaway W.G. or McMaster R.F. Aschaffenburg
29 Nov 1944 PB459 (AR-V) Grey (or Gray) M.C. (KIA)
Smith R A (KIA)
Armstrong H B (KIA)
Butler N E (KIA)
Parry E A (KIA)
Whale W J (KIA)
Lett R W (KIA)
Dortmund
6/7 Dec 1944 ND971 Walter P.O. (POW)
Sadler J R (KIA)
Moule D R (KIA)
Andrews J H (KIA)
Olsen G G (KIA)
Jury J K (KIA)
Charlesworth H (KIA)
Merseburg
12/13 Dec 1944 PB542 James Clark (KIA)
Christopher Sanders
Brian Clapham Reid (KIA)

Stanley James Bethel (KIA)
Philip Edwin Edwards (KIA)
John Maxwell Scott (KIA)
Leon Milner (KIA)
Essen
24/25 Dec 1944 PB255 (AR-X) Skarrett M.C. (KIA)
Newman T (KIA)+
Ward J M (KIA)
Dickie R J (KIA)
Stewart R I (KIA)
Deed C K (KIA)
Day G F (KIA)
Cologne
14 Jan 1945 ND822 Walker G.D. (KIA)
Forrest J G (KIA)
Hutchings K (KIA)
Hamilton R W (KIA)
Winton E R (KIA)
Barnden L R (KIA)
Peterson B B (Inj)
Merseberg - Crashed near Ludford Magna  Peterson later died of his  wounds on 20/1/45
28/29 Jan 1945 ND970 (AR-S) Birt P N (KIA)
Field A (POW)
Truman E G (POW)
Symes R S (POW)
Benbow D R (POW)
O'Hara D G (KIA)
Wilson S G (KIA)
Stuttgart
2 Feb 1945 ME326 (AR-P) Maguire J. or Parsons R.J. Wiesbaden - Collided with PD286 over Abbeville 
3 Feb 1945 PB807 (AR-H) Maguire J. or Parsons R.J. Wiesbaden
3/4 Feb 1945 PB301 (AR-J) Davies G.A. (POW)
Winstanley R F (KIA)
(B) Avery J D Avery J D (POW)
(N) Dunn V Dunn V (KIA)
(W) Brown G S Brown G S (KIA)
(G) Wilkins F H Wilkins F H (KIA)
(G) Bird N B Bird N B (KIA)
Bottrop
10 Feb 1945 PB812 ? Crashed near Gaythorpe, Lincs. (Not included in Harry Holmes' list)
20/21 Feb 1945 PB471 (AR-F2) Jenkins A.E. (Esc)
Stone F S (KIA)
Campbell H T (KIA)
Swift S C (KIA)
Clegg B M (KIA)
Graham A (KIA)
Braddock R B (KIA)
Dortmund - Shot down over Belgium, Jenkins evaded capture and returned to duty.
21/22 Feb 1945 NG468 (AR-J2) Heffer B. (POW)
Rudge G F (POW)
Flynn A (POW)
Main A R (POW)
Cooper C G (POW)
Styles R C (POW)
Sheridan F J (POW)
Duisburg
2 Mar 1945 RA524 (AR-V) Holmes J.H. (KIA)
Devlin J (KIA)
Parkinson E (KIA)
Gordon A V (KIA)
Gerrard J M (KIA)
Rankin G W (KIA)
Thomson T A (KIA)
Cologne
3/4 Mar 1945 NG502 (AR-J) Warren E.J. (or W.B.) (Sur)
Streatfield A (KIA)
Kelly F D (Sur)
Gannon S (Sur)
Davey R E (KIA)
Grinter R D (Wou)
Jackson R J (Sur)
Shot down near Langworth, Lincs while on night training by German intruder.
5/6 Mar 1945 PB557 (AR-A2, AR-B2 & AR-R2) Holmes J.C. (KIA)
Clarke T (KIA)
Young J (KIA)
Hayward R E (KIA)
Hudspeth D G (KIA)
Baudinette I (KIA)
Morgan T E (KIA)
Mayne A O (KIA)
Chemnitz - Cark was a 2nd Pilot
12 Mar 1945 PB187 (AR-E) Burgess G.L. (KIA)
Sweetman P C (KIA)
Bryant J D (KIA)
Little D A (KIA)
Grundy K (KIA)
Brown P J (KIA)
Grant E D (POW)
Dortmund
16/17 Mar 1945 PB816 (AR-E2) Hedley V.J. (KIA)
Macdonald A J (KIA)
Prouse J W (KIA)
Halls A W (POW)
(Parry M J (KIA)
Jurd M K (KIA)
Binder K W (KIA)
Nuremberg
19 Mar 1945 PB155 (AR-K) Browne G.S. (KIA)
David J N (KIA)
Mc Bryde G T (KIA)
Grant L W (KIA)
Stacey J (KIA)
Moss A E (KIA)
Schodde R C (KIA)
Hanau - Crashed on arrival at Kelstern 
21/22 Mar 1945 NG466 (AR-Y) Heggie D.H. (POW)
Brooke H J (KIA)
Ambler K E (POW)
Dean W T (KIA)
Trotter A C (KIA)
Robinson D (KIA)
Dunkerley H (KIA)
Bochum (shows as Brucksdtrasse in "Strike & Return"?)
4/5 Apr 1945 RF196 (AR-E) Lancake W. (Sur)
Vogt B J. (Wou)
Scoular J (Sur)
Gavin B Sur)
Albans A (Sur)
Lillis J P (Wou)
Hankey J (sur)
Hopkinson D (Sur)
Lutzkendorf - Crashed near Rothwell Top, Lincs. on return from operation  All safe although Lillis and Vogt were wounded. Vogt was a 2nd pilot.
25 Apr 1945 NX585 (AR-K & AR-M) Payne H.G. (POW)
Thorpe D F (POW)
Lynch D D (POW)
Fraser C N (POW)
Stanley W A (POW)
Bennett J R (POW)
Connochie H R (POW)
Berchtesgaden - Flak fired both port engines and disabled both starboard engines over Berschtesgaten. All crew baled out except Pilot and Rear Gunner whose parachute had opened inside aircraft. Pilot crash-landed aircraft awash with fuel leaking from holed tanks.
14 Jul 1945 NG404 ? Crashed near Kirton-in-Lindsey (Not shown in "Strike & Return" operations list.

 

REFERENCE BOOKS

Firkins, Peter, "Strike and Return", Westward Ho Publishing Co., 1985

Holmes, Harry, "Avro Lancaster - The Definitive Record"

Watson, John, "460 Squadron (RAAF), Pilots and Crews"

 

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