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#	Name*	First Names	Title	Rank	RAF Equivalent Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
12051	Gardiner	C E W		Sergeant								Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-02-24	Lancaster	II	LL644	KO-N		Witchford	2051	Schweinfurt		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
12052	Gardiner	V		Warrant Officer						DFM		Bomber Command	156Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND466	GT-Z		Upwood	2230	Nurnberg	Crashed Eisfeld	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery			Attacker
12053	Gardiner	S R G		Sergeant								Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	I	ME627	AS-Z		Kirmington	2350	Leipzig		Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
12054	Gardiner	L T		Sergeant								Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-01-20	Lancaster	II	LL680	A2-H2		Waterbeach		Magdeburg		Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
12055	Gardiner	S A G		Sergeant								Bomber Command	61Sqn	1944-04-11	Lancaster	III	JA695	QR-W		Coningsby	2048	Aachen		Killed	Schoonlselhof Cemetery {Antwerpen} Belgium
12056	Gardiner	F G		Warrant Officer								Bomber Command	90Sqn	1944-04-12	Stirling	III	LJ483	XY-V		Tuddenham	2325	SOE	Crashed at Roye {Somme}	Killed	Roye New British Cemetery
12057	Gardiner	Desmond Edward James		Flight Lieutenant		251432		Australia			RAAF		267Sqn RAF	1944-07-16													RAAF Honour Roll
12058	Gardiner	Trevor Lloyd		Flight Sergeant		415277	Age 25	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	11 OTU	1944-04-28	Wellington	X	JA456	OP-M		RAF Westcott, Buckinghamshire	2345	Night Navigation Sortie	While cruising at 15,000 ft over the Bristol Channel, the port engine failed. Heading for the nearby Pembrokeshire coast, the aircraft arrived over Haverfordwest airfield where, at 2345, the crew attempted to land. Due to their unfamiliarity with the airfield, coupled with the problem of only having one operating engine, the aircraft touched down some way down the runway. Almost immediately the aircraft bounced into the air and then crashed into a ravine just beyond the airfield, bursting into flames	Killed	Haverfordwest (City Road) Cemetery, Cons. Row 1, Grave 9	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 26th December 1918 at Manganol County. A farmer for the Farmers Trading Corporation. Enlisted on the 18th January 1941 at New Plymouth. Son of Albert Gardiner and Mabel Gardiner (née Maugham) and husband of Dorothy Patricia Gardiner (née Dean), of Westown, New Plymouth. Taranaki, New Zealand. 399 Flying hours logged with 39 on the Wellington at the date of his death.	Read Archive Report
12059	Gardiner	William B.		Tech Sergeant	Sergeant	16060284	1919	American	Radio Operator		USAAF	8th Air Force	566th Bomber Squadron (389th Bombardment Group (H)),	1944-10-15	B-24 Maggie’s Drawers	J	42-50760	RR:M+		Hethel (Station #114), Norfolk, England		Düsseldorf, Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow Pomerania, Prussia					Archive Report
12060	Garding	L		Pilot Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-10-28	Halifax	III	MZ420	WL-F		Croft	1325	Koln	Crashed near Linton on Ouse				Paradie Archive Database
12061	Gardner	Alan Toulson		Pilot Officer		179601	Age 21		W/Op/Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	88Sqn	1944-06-06	Boston	IIIA	BZ243	RH-N				Smokescreen	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen. Block "S". Plot 4. Row U. Grave 18			Son of John Edwin and Dora Gardner, of Southwark, London, England.	Some information here: Read Archive Report
12062	Gardner	J W		Pilot Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-03-18	Lancaster	III	EE191	JO-F		Waddington	1859	Frankfurt		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
12063	Gardner	K X J		Flight Sergeant							RAAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1944-05-06	Halifax	III	NA522	MP-				Air Test	Force landed at Hotham
12064	Gardner	Reginald George		Flight Lieutenant		68776			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	608 Sqn	1944-10-09	Mosquito	XX	KB261	6T:D		RAF Downham Market, Norfolk	18:03	Wilhelmshaven	See archive report for further information	Killed	Bearsted (Holy Cross) Churchyard. Sec N. Grave 184				Read Archive Report
12065	Gardner	J E		Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	LK845	SE-J		Croft	2213	Hamburg		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
12066	Gardner	L T A		Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-10-19	Lancaster	III	PA993	UM-B2		Wickenby	1659	Stuttgart	Crashed at Stainton by Langworth Lincs	Injured			Paradie Archive Database
12067	Gardner	G E J		Flight Sergeant							RNZAF	Bomber Command	622Sqn	1944-06-07	Lancaster	III	ND765	GI-C		Mildenhall	.0015.	Massy-Palaiseau	Crashed at Montigny-le-Bretonneux {Yvelines}	Killed	Viroflay New Communal
12068	Gardner	R		Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	10Sqn	1944-04-22	Halifax	III	LV867	ZA-D		Melbourne	2225	Dusseldorf	Force landed near Griendsveen	Evader
12069	Gardner	J		Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-09-12	Lancaster	I	PD267	EM-G		Spilsby	1911	Stuttgart	Crashed Stuttgart	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
12070	Gardner	E W		Sergeant								Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-07-07	Lancaster	I	LM631	KM-W		Dunholme Lodge	2230	St-Leu	Crashed at Lucy {Seine-Maritime}	Evader
12071	Gardner	G W		Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-01-11	Lancaster	III	LM650	KM-T		Spilsby	1342	Homberg	Crashed at Battle Sussex on return
12072	Gardner	R C		Sergeant								Bomber Command	61Sqn	1944-04-24	Lancaster	III	LM359	QR-B		Skellingthorpe	2055	Munchen	Crashed la Chapelle {Saone-et-Loire}	Killed	La Doua
12073	Gardner	H C		Sergeant								Bomber Command	622Sqn	1944-08-12	Lancaster	III	LM466	GI-P		Mildenhall	2205	Russelheim		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
12074	Gardner	C C A		Sergeant								Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-05-27	Lancaster	III	ND985	UM-W2		Wickenby	2352	Aachen	Crashed Zingem {Oost-Vlaanderen}	Killed	Oudenaarde Communal Cemetery
12075	Gardner	J		Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	635Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	JB706	F2-T		Downham Market	2219	Nurnberg	Crashed Mademuhlen	PoW
12076	Gardner	R		Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	76Sqn	1944-11-28	Halifax	III	NA623	MP-H Bar		Holme on Spalding Moor	244	Essen	Force landed at Middleton in the Wolds
12077	Gardner	James William		Pilot Officer		413977		Australia			RAAF		463Sqn RAAF	1944-03-18													RAAF Honour Roll
12078	Gardner	Grover J		Major		O-429581		USA	Pilot		USAAF	367th Fighter Group	394th Fighter Squadron	1944-08-25	P-38 Lightning								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
12079	Gardner	J.W.		Flying Officer		152022			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	357 Sqn RAF	1944-05-07	Liberator	III	BZ923			Digri, India	19:30	Special Operations	The aircraft took off at 19:30 hrs on a special operation along with two other aircraft on a similar mission. The aircraft failed to return and the wreckage of the aircraft was found on the 7th May some 20 mins away from the base and about 1/2 mile west of Burdwan Railway Station, Bengal, India. The other two aircraft captains reported that very bad weather had been encountered	Injured (laceration to scalp and concussion)				Admitted GMH Asansol
12080	Gardner	Charles Arthur		Sergeant		39844574	Born Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois March 21, 1912	USA	Observer		USAAF	90th Bomber Group	321st Bomber Squadron Heavy	1944-04-10	B-24D Liberator		#42-41188 'Hot Garters'			Nazdab Air Base, Papua New Guinea		Attack AA site Hansa Bay, Papua New Guinea	Shot down by AA fire over Madang. Papua New Guinea	Killed	Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines		pacificwrecks.com	Four of the 12-member crew exited the aircraft after it had been hit and those captured by the Japanese were murdered. Donald Crotteau was one of the men who bailed out, along with fellow crew members Hyler and Handleman. They were likely injured and managed to evade capture for two days. On April 12, 1944, however, they were captured and ultimately were murdered or died of their injuries. The other crew members went down with the plane and the entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the mission.Donald Greenman was another of the four who bailed out. He was likely captured on April 10, 1944 by a Japanese Army patrol sent to investigate a report of an enemy aircraft being shot down. Japanese records say a patrol captured an 'American pilot' (likely Greenman) and the next day took him to Diri and later he was walked or transported to Hansa Bay.The Japanese report says on April 16, 1944 four PoWs from the crash were transported to Bogia. According to the Japanese, two of the prisoners - Greenman and Handleman - 'died on route'. Possibly, this was a Japanese euphemism meaning they were murdered or otherwise killed. The fact is when Leading Private Oshina returned to Hansa Bay he had only two prisoners with him and Greenman was not one of them.William Hyler was reportedly captured by Japanese troops and murdered about 2 weeks later.Paulsen's remains were recovered and identified by American authorities on July 16, 2014 and he and the others identified were interred on March 18, 2015 at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honours.	Archive Report Bryant Poulsen
12081	Gares	E J		Warrant Officer Class 2							RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-04-18	Halifax	II	JP202	VR-T		Middleton St George	2037	Gardening	Crashed at Nymindegab	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
12082	Garfield	Benjamin Robert		Sergeant		1851578	1918		Air Gunner (Rear)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1944-02-19	Halifax	V	LL184	KN:K		RAF Elvington	23:40	Leipzig	Crashed in the sea off the coast of Holland	KiA	Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery Plot 31 Row B Grave 4			On 19 May 1944, the body of Sgt Garfield was washed ashore West of Texel. Foster-son of Rose Harman; husband of Dorothy H. H. Garfield, of Chislehurst, Kent
12083	Garfit	Joseph Leslie		Sergeant		993649	1911		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	15 Sqn	1943-06-28	Stirling	III	EH888	LS:Z		Mildenhall	23:45	Koln	Claimed by Maj. Walter Ehle, his 29th Abschuss, from Stab II./NJG1, near Houwaart 14 km WSW Diewst at 4.200 m. at 02:33 hrs. Note: also claimed by Flak of 2./gem. Flak Abt. 594 ('Stirling Haubert 02:33hrs'). Victory for Maj, Ehle confirmed on 20.12.1944. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (23 June - 22 September) 1943 Part 2 - Theo Boiten). Crashed at 02:40 hrs in the IJssel river near Heeswijk.	Killed	Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13, Row 8, Grave 158			Son of Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Garfit; husband of Evelyn Garfit, of Leeds, Yorkshire.
12084	Garforth	Eric Marshall		Sergeant		2206796			W/Op/Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-08-25	Lancaster	III	LM593	AA-N		RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2025	Russelsheim	See archive report for full details	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Coll. grave 8.K.8-10			Read Archive Report
12085	Gariepy	P E		Flying Officer Navigator							RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-08-25	Lancaster	X	KB708	VR-E		RAF Middleton St George	1934	Russelsheim (Opel works)	Crashed at Boscombe Down on return	Injured	None		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
12086	Garland	E F		Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-07-28	Lancaster	II	LL692	JI-C2		Waterbeach	2147	Stuttgart	Crashed at St-Cloud-en-Dunois {Eure-et-Loir}	PoW			Paradie Archive Database	Paradie Archive identifies Attacker as Johannes Strassner
12087	Garland	M L		Flying Officer					Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1944-08-17	Spitfire	IX	ML83					Recce		Evaded
12088	Garland	G F		Flying Officer								Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-03-24	Lancaster	III	ND565	KM-C		Dunholme Lodge	1849	Berlin	Crashed Angermund	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
12089	Garland	F P C		Flight Lieutenant								Bomber Command	51Sqn	1944-01-21	Halifax	III	LV775	MH-G		Snaith	2011	Magdeburg		PoW
12090	Garland	James Douglas		Sergeant		1873620			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	550Sqn	1944-10-19	Lancaster	I	NG192	BQ:L		RAF North Killingholme	17:02	Stuttgart	Hit by 1. & 2./schw Flak Abt. 543 (Eisb). Crashed into SS Auslieferungslager at Kehl at 20:30. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 Part 5 - Theo Boiten	KiA	Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 11 Row H Collective Grave 12-15			Son of Douglas and Winifred Maude Louise Garland, of Parkeston, Essex, England
12091	Garland	Richard McDougall		Flight Sergeant		412584		Australia			RAAF		32Sqn RAAF	1944-04-21													RAAF Honour Roll
12092	Garland	Stewart Foster		Flight Lieutenant		J16208	20th December 1918 in Ottawa, Ontario	Canadian	Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Middle East Command	142Sqn	1944.07.13	Wellington	X	MF120	QT:Q		Regina, Italy	20:04	Milan	See archive report for details	KiA	Milan War Cemetery II.E.8				Read Archive Report
12093	Garlette	P J		Flying Officer								Bomber Command	77Sqn	1944-01-21	Halifax	II	LW233	KN-Z		Elvington	1957	Magdeburg		Killed	Runnymede
12094	Garlick	Russel Tonson		Flying Officer		NZ/414609			Navigator		RNZAF	Bomber Command	100Sqn	1944-02-24	Lancaster	III	JB604	HW-S		RAF Grimsby (Wlatham)	1816	Schweinfurt	See archive report for full details	PoW No: 3530 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria	None			Read Archive Report
12095	Garlick	S R		Flying Officer								Bomber Command	12Sqn	1944-05-03	Lancaster	III	LM514	PH-Q		Wickenby	2139	Maiily-le-Camp	Crashed la Belle Idee {Aube}	Evader
12096	Garlick	G R		Flying Officer								Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-07-20	Lancaster	I	PD205	WS-H		Bardney	2322	Courtrai	Crashed at Bissegem {West-Vlaanderen}	Killed	Wevelgem Communal Cemetery
12097	Garner	Kenneth		Sergeant		1627183			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	625Sqn	1944-05-03	Lancaster	III	LM515	CF-W		RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire	2158	Mailly-le-Camp	See archive report for full details	Killed	Trouan-le-Petit Churchyard. Grave 8			Read Archive Report
12098	Garner	A M		Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	NP945	QB-D		Skipton on Swale	1643	Osnabruck		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
12099	Garner	C W		Sergeant								Bomber Command	630Sqn	1944-08-27	Lancaster	III	ND982	LF-Y		East Kirkby	2015	Konigsberg		Killed	Runnymede
12100	Garner	James M		2nd Lt		O-767187		USA	Pilot		USAAF	20th Fighter Group	77th Fighter Squadron	1944-11-02	P-38 Lightning								2 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)

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