Extracted from "ROYAL AIR FORCE BOMBER COMMAND LOSSES 1939-1945" Volumes 1-6
Midland Counties Publications
with kind permission of the author, W.R Chorley.
Names in alphabetical order:
A B C
D E F
G H I-J
K L M
N O P-Q
R S T
UVW Y
| Airfields: C = Coningsby; DL = Dunholme Lodge; MSG= Middleton St George; SC = Scampton; SP = Spilsby; W = Waddington; | |||||||||
| Evd = Evaded capture; Gardening = Mining; Lon Gaz = London Gazette | |||||||||
| Name | Rank | Date | Aircraft | Base | Target / Mission | Fate | Fate of Crew | Buried / Commemorated | Take-off time |
| RADCLIFFE KL, RCAF | Sgt | 24/25.03.44 | Lancaster I ME672 KM-A | DL | Berlin | Crashed Lage Mierde | Killed | Canadian War Cem {Groesbeek } | 1902 |
| RAIL WD, Rhodesia | FO | 13/14.05.43 | Lancaster I W4110 KM-K | W | Pilzen | Lost w/o trace | Killed | Runnymede | 2138 |
| RAMSAY GR | Sgt | 13/14.10.41 | Hampden I AD975 KM- | W | Koln | Crashed at Waasmunster | Killed | Waasmunster | 120 |
| RANDALL RW | Sgt | 11/12.09.44 | Lancaster I LL965 CF-S | DL | Darmstadt | Crashed at Gundersheim | Killed | Rheinberg War Cem | 2046 |
| RANSON RM | PO | 5/6.06.42 | Lancaster I R5516 KM-F | W | Essen | Crashed North Sea | Killed | ||
| RAWSON FS | Sgt | 24/25.06.44 | Lancaster III ND751 KM-J | DL | Pommerval | Crashed at Criquetot-sur-Longueville {Seine-Maritime} | Killed | Criquetot-sur-Longueville Churchyard | 2330 |
| RAWSON J | Sgt | 2/3.09.41 | Hampden I AE313 KM-C | W | Frankfurt | ? | PoW | ||
| READ GA | Sgt | 17/18.12.42 | Lancaster I W4126 KM-B | W | Nienburg | Crashed on Texel | PoW | ||
| READ KN, RCAF | Sgt | 21/22.12.42 | Lancaster I W4125 KM-Q | W | Munchen | Crashed at Bad Rappenau | Killed | Durnbach War Cem | 1802 |
| REES C | WO | 29/30.05.43 | Lancaster I W4838 KM-B | W | Wuppertal | Crashed NNW Genk Belgium | PoW | 2240 | |
| REEVES A | Sgt | 23/24.11.43 | Lancaster III LM374 KM-S | DL | Berlin | ? | Killed | Runnymede | 1700 |
| REID J.A.M. | Sgt | 21.12.39 | Hampden I L4090 KM- | W | Reconnaisance | Ditched off N Berwick | Rescued | ||
| REID JD McG | Sgt | 17/18.08.43 | Lancaster III JA897 KM-H | DL | Peenemunde | Presumed lost over target area | Killed | Runnymede | 2201 |
| RELYEA WRB, RCAF | Sgt | 21/22.07.40 | Hampden I AD983 KM- | W | Gardening | Crashed Lincoln | Killed | 2255 | |
| RENNIE WW, RCAF | Sgt | 4-5/07/44 | Lancaster I NE699 KM-T | DL | St-Leu | Killed | Marissel French National Cem | 2300 | |
| RESEIGH KJ | Sgt | 26/27.04.44 | Lancaster I ME730 KM-R | DL | Schweinfurt | PoW | 2133 | ||
| REYNOLDS JAG | Sgt | 3/4.09.43 | Lancaster I W4961 KM-S | DL | Berlin | Crashed near Wunstorf | Killed | 1950 | |
| RHODES GT | Sgt | 17.04.42 | Lancaster I L7536 KM-H | W | Augsburg | Shot down near le Vieil-Evreux | Killed | Evreux Communal | 1512 |
| RICHARDS H | Sgt | 21-22/03/45 | Lancaster III PB251 KM-O | SP | Erdolwerke Refinery | Crashed near Bunsoh, 3km NE Albersdorf | Rear gunner, from Treorchy. Killed |
Kiel War Cemetery | 129 |
| RICHARDS M | F/O | 14/15.06.43 | Lancaster I W4949 KM-E | DL | Oberhausen | Crashed Meijel Holland | Killed | 2232 | |
| RICHARDS TB | PO | 21/22.06.44 | Lancaster I NE804 KM-O | DL | Wesseling | Crashed near Genk | Killed | Genk Town Cem | 2326 |
| RICHARDS WV | Sgt | 23/24.09.42 | Lancaster I R5905 KM-R | W | Wismar | Abandoned Madum area | PoW | 2225 | |
| RICHARDS WV | Sgt | 27/28.08.42 | Lancaster I R5664 KM-R | W | Kassel | Crashed at base on return | 2117 | ||
| RICHARDSON AJ | W/O | 24/25.06.44 | Lancaster I ME628 KM-V | DL | Pommerval | Crashed at Bellencombre {Seine-Maritime} | Killed | Bellencombre Communal Cem | 2235 |
| RICHARDSON AJ | W/O | 31.5-1.6.44 | Lancaster I ME794 KM-V | DL | Maisy | Crashed at Westcott, Bucks on return | 2254 | ||
| RICHARDSON S | Sgt | 8/9.04.43 | Lancaster I ED351 KM-Y | W | Duisburg | Crashed near Monchengladbach | Killed | Rheinberg War Cem | 2050 |
| RICKARD JM | PO | 24/25.08.42 | Lancaster I W4105 KM-X | W | Frankfurt | Crashed at Feluy Belgium | Killed | Gosselies Communal | |
| RICKEARD AJ | Sgt | 26/27.08.44 | Lancaster III NE138 KM-Z | DL | Gardening | Killed | Runnymede Mem | 2024 | |
| RIDDELL TPA | Sgt | 2/3.09.41 | Hampden I AE254 KM-W | W | Berlin | Crashed Wittenburg Germany | Killed | 1939-45 Berlin | |
| RIDDOCH, RA, RCAF | W/O 2 | 24/25.06.44 | Lancaster III ND751 KM-J | DL | Pommerval | Crashed at Criquetot-sur-Longueville {Seine-Maritime} | Killed | Criquetot-sur-Longueville Churchyard | 2330 |
| RIVERS RW | Sgt | 14/15.06.43 | Lancaster I W4936 KM-W | DL | Oberhausen | Crashed Hushoven | Killed | Eindhoven (woensel) | 2217 |
| RIX P | Sgt | 31.7-1.8.42 | Lancaster I L7537 KM-L | W | Dusseldorf | Crashed near Monchengladbach | Killed | Rheinberg War Cem | |
| ROBERTS GH | Sgt | 27/28.08.42 | Lancaster I R5664 KM-R | W | Kassel | Crashed at base on return | 2117 | ||
| ROBERTS GH, RAAF | Sgt | 23/24.09.42 | Lancaster I R5905 KM-R | W | Wismar | Abandoned Madum area | PoW | 2225 | |
| ROBERTSON JA | Sgt | 31.8-1.9.43 | Lancaster III ED665 KM-L | DL | Berlin | Crashed at Schonebeck | Killed | Berlin 1939-45 | 2011 |
| ROBERTSON LA | Sgt | 2/3.09.41 | Hampden I AE254 KM-W | W | Berlin | Crashed Wittenburg Germany | Killed | 1939-45 Berlin | |
| ROBINSON H | Sgt | 29/30.05.43 | Lancaster III EE123 KM-K | W | Wuppertal | Crashed NW Venlo Holland | Killed | Jonkerbos War Cem | 2247 |
| ROBINSON R | Sgt | 18/19.10.43 | Lancaster I R5901 KM-X | Hannover | ? | PoW | |||
| ROBINSON W | Sgt | 4-5/07/44 | Lancaster I NE699 KM-T | DL | St-Leu | Evd | 2300 | ||
| ROBSON HW | F/O | 12.04.40 | Hampden I P1173 KM- | W | Kristiansand | Shot down by ME109s & Crashed in sea |
Killed | Buried Frederickshaven rest of crew on Runnymede |
820 |
| ROE EJ | Sgt | 6/7.06.44 | Lancaster III ND519 KM-E | DL | Caen | Killed | .0039. | ||
| ROGAN WH | Sgt | 3/4.03.43 | Lancaster III ME442 KM-V | Crashed Brocklesby Park LINCS | Killed | ||||
| ROGAN WH | Sgt | 3-4/03/45 | Lancaster III ME442 KM-V | SP | Ludbergen | s/d by intruder homebound. Crashed at Grannington Park, Brocklesby East,Grimsby, LINCS |
Killed | Liverpool | 1842 |
| ROGERS DJ | F Lt | 10/11.09.40 | Hampden I P4371 KM- | W | Calais | Crashed in sea | Killed | ||
| ROGERS J | F Sgt | 8/9.05.42 | Lancaster I R5555 KM-P | W | Warnemunde | Crashed near Lambrechtshagen | Killed | 1939 - 45 Berlin | |
| ROLLIN DA, DFC | PO | 16/17.12.43 | Lancaster III DV238 KM-M | DL | Berlin | Crashed near Diepholz | Killed | Hannover WarCem | 1621 |
| ROLLNGS WA | FO | 30.4-1.5.43 | Lancaster III ED783 KM-F | W | Essen | Crashed at Rechteren Holland | Killed | Dalfsen General | .0025. |
| ROMANS DAA, DFC | PO | 31/8-1.9.40 | Hampden I P2123 KM- | W | Berlin | Ditched off Cromer Nfk | Rescued | 2005 | |
| ROMANS DAA, DFC | PO | 5/6.09.40 | Hampden I P4290 KM-B | W | Stettin | Ditched off Lowestoft Sfk | Rescued | ||
| ROOTS RW | PO | 3/4.06.40 | Hampden I P1340 KM- | W | Emmerich | Crashed near Harwich Essex | Killed | ||
| ROSS | Sgt | 27/28.11.41 | Hampden I AD933 KM- | W | Dusseldorf | Crash landed near Honeybourne WORCS | 1710 | ||
| ROSS AE, RCAF | F Sgt | 17.04.42 | Lancaster I L7548 KM-T | W | Auhsburg | Shot down WNW of Evreux | Killed | Beaumont-le-Roger Communal | 1512 |
| ROSSER T | FO | 2/3.12.43 | Lancaster III EE179 KM-B | DL | Berlin | Crashed Gross Kienitz | Killed | Berlin 1939 - 45 | 1647 |
| ROUTLEDGE J | Sgt | 11/12.11.44 | Lancaster III LM648 KM-K | SP | Harborg | Collided with 207Sqn Lancaster III PB643 9J-S on return & crashed | Killed | Penrith | 1633 |
| ROWAN PARRY JA | Sgt | 20.02.42 | Lancaster I L7538 KM- | Training | Undercarriage collapsed on landing at Waddington | ||||
| ROWBOTTOM M | Sgt | 27/28.08.42 | Lancaster I W4124 KM-D | W | Kassel | Crashed at Haltern | Killed | Reichswald Forest | |
| ROWE HR | F Sgt | 1/2.10.42 | Lancaster I W4187 KM-S | W | Wismar | Crashed Skallingen Denmark | Killed | Fourfelt | 1800 |
| ROYLE RG | Sgt | 12/13.07.44 | Lancaster III LM638 KM-P | DL | Culmont | Collided with 576 Sqn Lancaster ND859 UL-L2 & crashed at Auberive {Haute-Marne} | PoW | 2143 | |
| RUBY J, RAAF | F Sgt | 3/4.09.43 | Lancaster III DV155 KM-G | DL | Berlin | Crashed near Neuruppin | Killed | Berlin 1939 - 45 | 1959 |
| RUDDICK J | F Lt | 21/22.01.44 | Lancaster III DV263 KM-M | DL | Magdeburg | Killed | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cem | 2026 | |
| RUDKIN SI | Sgt | 17/18.08.43 | Lancaster III JA897 KM-H | DL | Peenemunde | Presumed lost over target area | Killed | Runnymede | 2201 |
| RUNDLE STJ, RAAF | FO | 3/4.09.43 | Lancaster III DV155 KM-G | DL | Berlin | Crashed near Neuruppin | Killed | Berlin 1939 - 45 | 1959 |
| RUSSELL HAS | FO | 23.10.44 | Lancaster III LM645 KM-P | SP | Walcheren | Crashed target area | Killed | Bergen op Zoom War Cem | 1511 |
| RUSSELL RR | F Sgt | 3/4.03.43 | Lancaster III ME442 KM-V | Crashed Brocklesby Park LINCS | Killed | ||||
| RUSSELL RR | F Sgt | 3-4/03/45 | Lancaster III ME442 KM-V | SP | Ludbergen | s/d by intruder homebound. Crashed at Grannington Park, Brocklesby East, Grimsby, LINCS |
Killed | 1842 | |
| RUTHERFORD B.A.M., RCAF | W/O 2 | 21/22.06.44 | Lancaster III ND973 KM-A | DL | Wesseling | Crashed at Herkenbosch {Limburg} | Killed | Jonkerbos War Cem | 2312 |
| RUTZKI J, RCAF | Sgt | 26/27.04.44 | Lancaster I ME730 KM-R | DL | Schweinfurt | Killed | Durnbach War Cem | 2133 | |
| RYAN JJF, RAAF | FO | 3-4/03/45 | Lancaster III ME442 KM-V | SP | Ludbergen | s/d by intruder homebound. Crashed at Grannington Park, Brocklesby East,Grimsby, LINCS |
Killed | Cambridge City Cemetery | 1842 |
| RYAN PH, RNZAF | F/O | 6/7.10.42 | Lancaster I W4188 KM-G | W | Osnabruck | Crashed at Quackenbruck | Killed | Rheinberg War Cem | |
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