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P/O Murray Crichton Bell Anderson

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from: United Kingdom

squadron(s): RAF 1941-05-28 , RAF 1943-08-24
status: survived
aircraft: N3111, P9385, R7029, R7059, X4334, X4383, X4384, X4492, X4494, X4497, X4505, X4672, X4786, X4944, AA784, AA795, AA806, AA812, AA814, AA815, AB118, EN330, EN413, EN665, EN667, EN682, EN684, MB771, MB793

F/O Stanley Reid Pyne

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from: Semans, Canada

squadron(s): RCAF 1943-08-01
status: survived
aircraft: AR396, AR395, MJ255, MJ193, MJ193, MJ193, MJ303, MJ303, LZ816, MJ300, MJ300

S/L Archibald Ashmore McKellar

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from: Paisley, Scotland

squadron(s):
status: kia
aircraft:

F/L Robert Cowan McRoberts

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from: Sudbury, Canada

squadron(s):
status: survived
aircraft:

F/L Kenneth James Fox

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from: Ashfield, Australia

squadron(s): RAAF 1943-04-18
status: survived
aircraft: BS225, BS233, ES367, BS162, AR523, AR523, AR523, AR523, BR237

F/Sgt Anthony Thomas Rowe

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from: Sydney, Australia

squadron(s): RAAF 1943-04-18
status: kia
aircraft: BS174, BS174, BR546, EE608, BS223, BS174

F/Sgt Paul Angelo Padula

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from: Brisbane, Australia

squadron(s):
status: unknown
aircraft: EE607, AR510, BS225, ES367

Sgt William Michael Coombes

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from: Tenterfield, Australia

squadron(s): RAAF 1943-03-17
status: survived
aircraft: BS163, BS162, BR295, ES367, ES367, ES367, EE606

F/L Keith Sydney Cross

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from: Australia

squadron(s): RAAF 1943-02-01
status: survived
aircraft: BR548, BR240, BR548, BR546, BR546, BR546, EE672, BR546, BR240, BR240, EE609

F/L Colin Ronald Duncan

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from: St Kilda, Australia

squadron(s): RAAF 1943-03-10
status: survived
aircraft: BS226, BR237, ES367, BS234, AR523, EF546, BR549

P/O Willie Everard Nichterlein

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from: Hamilton, Australia

squadron(s): RAAF 1943-03-10
status: kia
aircraft: BR497, BS226, BR295, EE607

F/L Ross Smith Stagg

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from: Thebarton, Australia

squadron(s): RAAF 1942-04-30
status: survived
aircraft: BR240, BS174, BS191, BR240, BR240, BR240, BR240, BR547

F/O William Hendrie Ford

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from: St Kilda, Australia

squadron(s): RAAF 1942-06-18
status: kia
aircraft: BS163, BS175, BS175, BS175

F/L Fredrick John Young

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from: Quirindi, Australia

squadron(s): RAAF 1942-04-14
status: survived
aircraft: BS163, BS163, BR548, BS233, BS233, BR241, BR546, BR546, BR241, BR546, EE609, BR241, BR241, EE673, EE748, EE673

F/L Ernst Vivian Matthews

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from: Vermont, Australia

squadron(s):
status: survived
aircraft: BR241, BR546, BS163, EE606

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