The Canal Raids

The Losses (by date)

The losses for 1940

Date

Sqn

Aircraft

Crew

25-26 July

83Sqn

Hampden I
L4094
OL-R

P/O W Tweddell
Sgt G Jones
Sgt D Townsend
Sgt P Tointon

12-13 August

83Sqn

Hampden I
P4340
OL-?

 

 F/L A Mulligan
Sgt S Hill
Sgt W Younger
Sgt R Abel

12-13 August

83Sqn

Hampden I
P4410
OL-H

 

F/O E Ross
Sgt J Dewhurst
Sgt K Sayer
Sgt R Buckley

21-22 August

144Sqn

Hampden I
P4360
PL-?

 

P/O A Robson
P/O D Wingate
Sgt A Wilmot
Sgt H Chambers

The losses for 1943

Date

Sqn

Aircraft

Crew

14-15 Sept

617sqn

Lancaster III
JA981
KC-J

S/L D Maltby
Sgt W Hatton
F/S V Nicholson
F/O J Fort
F/S A Stone
F/S V Hill
W/O J Welch
Sgt H Simmonds

15-16 Sept

617 Sqn

Lancaster III
EE130
AJ-A

 

F/L R Allsebrook
F/S P Moore
P/O N Botting
F/S R Lulham
F/O J Grant
Sgt I Jones
F/S W Walker
F/S S Hitchen

15-16 Sept

617 Sqn

Lancaster III
EE144
AJ-S

 

S/L G Holden
Sgt D Powell
F/L T Taerum
F/O F Spafford
F/L R Hutchinson
P/O G Deering
F/O H Pringle
P/O T Meikle

15-16 Sept

617 Sqn

Lancaster III
JA874
KC-E

 

P/O W Divall
Sgt E Blake
F/O D Warwick
F/S R McArthur
F/S J Simpson
Sgt A Williams
Sgt G Milnes
Sgt D Allatson

15 -16 Sept

617 Sqn

Lancaster III
JA898
KC-X

 

F/L H Wilson
P/O T Johnson
F/O J Rodger
F/O G Coles
WO1 L Mieyette
F/S T Payne
Sgt C Knox
F/S E Hornby

 15-16 Sept

 617 Sqn

 Lancaster III
JB144
KC-N

 

F/L L Knight
P/O R Grayston
P/O H Hobday
F/O E Johnson
P/O R Kellow
F/S F Sutherland
Sgt L Woollard
F/S H O'Brien

The losses for 1944

Date

Sqn

Aircraft

Crew

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

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

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

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

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

23-24 Sept

97Sqn

Lancaster III
PA974
OF-B

 

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

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

 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

 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The losses for 1945

Date

Sqn

Aircraft

Crew

1 Jan

9Sqn

Lancaster I
NG223
WS-D

F/O P Reaks
Sgt T Scott
F/S F Alton
W/O E Bates
F/S S Currigan
F/S V Peace
F/S W Bamforth

1 Jan

9Sqn

Lancaster I
NG252
WS-R

 

F/O C Newton
Sgt C Booth
F/S P Grant
P/O R Flynn
Sgt L Kelly
F/S E Cooper
P/O R Stevens

1 Jan

9Sqn

Lancaster I
PD368
WS-A

 

F/O J Buckley
Sgt K Dawes
F/O W Shutler
F/O A Nolan
F/S I Moore
Sgt R Round
Sgt R Copperwaite

1 Jan

9Sqn

Lancaster I
PD377
WS-U

 

F/O R Denton
Sgt W Hartshorn
F/S E Kneebone
F/O E Goebel
F/S G Thompson
Sgt E Potts
Sgt J Price

1 Jan

467Sqn

Lancaster I
PA169
PO-S

 

F/O M Bache
Sgt E Wilson
F/S S Nelson
F/O L Patison
F/S C Dreger
F/S L Court
F/S J Jay

1-2 Jan

50Sqn

Lancaster I
NF984
VN-?

 

F/O H Skilling
Sgt F Clark
F/O L Redford
F/S D Cruickshank
F/S J Booth
Sgt J Meadows
Sgt E McDonald

7-8 Feb

50Sqn

Lancaster III
PD316
VN-A

 

F/L J Boyle
Sgt G Ansell
Sgt S Hoggett
F/S H Hand
F/S D Rodwell
Sgt R Turner
Sgt P Jones

7-8 Feb

83Sqn

Lancaster III
PB181
OL-C

 

F/L A Weber
F/S G Summers
F/S E Thorn
F/S G Lonsdale
F/S J Lauther
F/S L Scull
F/S R Jackson
F/S J Stazaker

7-8 Feb

97Sqn

Lancaster III
ND961
OF-U

 

Lt C McGregor
Sgt J Shield
F/O A Norton
F/L G Johnson
F/L R Smalley
F/S R Cheatle
F/S P Cannon
Sgt D Lennie

7-8 Feb

207Sqn

Lancaster I
NN724
EM-X

 

F/O L Fowler
Sgt E Copley
F/S S Hanson
F/O R Young
F/O J Eaton
F/S W Cheesman
Sgt N Levick

7-8 Feb

467Sqn

Lancaster I
NG455
PO-H

 

W/C J Douglas
Sgt B Parker
P/O H Stuart
W/O J Nanscawen
F/O L Baines
F/O J Strichland
F/S B Bean
F/S M Thompson

21-22 Feb

49Sqn

Lancaster I
NG327
EA-K

 

F/O E Smith
Sgt J Corbett
F/S J Newby
F/O E Hook
Sgt E McCarthy
Sgt C Burridge
F/S R Simpson

21-22 Feb

49Sqn

Lancaster III
PB568
EA-Y

 

F/O R Mallinson
Sgt E Stansill
P/O H Eberley
F/S J Le Marquand
F/S M Makofski
P/O F Grimsdale
F/S J Gascoyne

21-22 Feb

50Sqn

Lancaster I
LL741
VN-X

 

F/O P Anderson
Sgt D Laws
F/S R Campbell
F/S D McCauley
F/S W Southcott
F/S D McFayden
Sgt F Langton

21-22 Feb

50Sqn

Lancaster I
RF138
VN-D

 

F/O P Hatcher
Sgt W Dolan
F/S K Parkin
F/S W Dalby
F/S J Woodhouse
Sgt J Shearer
Sgt J O'Brien

21-22 Feb

83Sqn

Lancaster III
NE165
OL-Y

 

G/C A Evans-Evans
F/O S Marsh
S/L W Wishart
F/L W Fitch
F/O D Ball
F/S R Takle
F/O C Coombes
P/O E Hansen

21-22 Feb

189Sqn

Lancaster I
NG321
CA-V

 

F/O P Glenville
Sgt F Pallister
F/S L Harper
F/S T Perry
W/O C Gallagher
F/S J Nolan
Sgt L Moore

21-22 Feb

207Sqn

Lancaster I
PB814
EM-T

 

F/O T Phelan
Sgt H Winning
P/O E Grundy
F/S A Oak
Sgt F O'Shea
F/S J Davey
Sgt J Holmes

21-22 Feb

207Sqn

Lancaster III
PB295
EM-I

 

WO1 C Huntley
Sgt J Lupton
Sgt J Gardiner
F/S A Swihura
F/S M Granbois
Sgt J Spence
F/S R MacNicoll

21-22 Feb

227Sqn

Lancaster I
PB690
9J-V

 

F/L J Osborne
Sgt R Scutt
F/S T Kydd
F/S J Redman
P/O B Lee
F/S S Diplock
F/S R Sheen

21-22 Feb

227Sqn

Lancaster III
PB666
9J-J

 

F/O P Green
Sgt H Piper
WO1 A Dales
WO1 D Cassidy
Sgt H Roberts
Sgt F Edwards
Sgt W Lancaster

21-22 Feb

463Sqn

Lancaster I
NG329
JO-Z

 

F/O G Farrow
Sgt S Bridgman
F/O P Harris
W/O E Bermingham
F/S J Wiltshire
Sgt F Bone
Sgt F Clay

21-22 Feb

463Sqn

Lancaster I
PB804
JO-A

 

W/C W Forbes
F/L J Dean
F/O J Costello
F/L W Grime
F/O W McLeod
W/O A Norman
P/O W Worden
F/L J Loftus

21-22 Feb

463Sqn

Lancaster I
LM548
JO-P

 

F/O L Pedersen
Sgt T Freeman
F/S F Gould
W/O R Dixon
F/S E Sumner
F/S R Heel
Sgt L Harkness

3-4 March

44Sqn

Lancaster III
ME442
KM-V

 

F/O J Ryan
Sgt T Jarman
F/S R Russell
F/S H Terry
Sgt H Birch
Sgt H Payne
Sgt W Rogan

3-4 March

189Sqn

Lancaster III
NG325
CA-H

 

F/O S Reid
Sgt F Benson
F/O T Nelson
F/O H Harrison
F/S R McCormack
F/S G Caley
F/S M Bullock

3-4 March

189Sqn

Lancaster I
PA197
CA-B

 

F/O T Dykins
Sgt W Jones
F/O P Thompson
F/S B Jackson
W/O J Crawford
F/S D Cook
Sgt D Looms

3-4 March

207Sqn

Lancaster I
NG204
EM-M

 

F/O H Miller
Sgt A Fox
P/O C Leisk
F/O A Lacey
Sgt J Samuels
F/S A Johnston
F/S G Phillips

3-4 March

227Sqn

Lancaster I
NG170
9J-S

 

F/O J Johnston
Sgt P Mahon
WO1 P Ross-Ross
F/S V Binch
W/O P Buckman
F/S G Jeans
F/S J Gayland

3-4 March

463Sqn

Lancaster I
NG469
JO-D

 

F/O F Howells
Sgt D Bates
Sgt P Barlow
F/S E Foreman
F/S O Elliot
Sgt C Billard
Sgt J MiIler

3-4 March

467Sqn

Lancaster I
PB806
PO-W

 

W/C Le P Langlois
F/S J Scott
F/O A Reid
F/O J Willmott
F/O E Patten
F/O C Cameron
F/O R Taylor

3-4 March

467Sqn

Lancaster III
LM677
PO-V

 

F/O R Eggins
F/S G Pritchard
F/S J Grady
F/S P Madden
F/S C McC Cahill
F/S A Walker
F/S R Richardson

3-4 March

467Sqn

Lancaster III
ME453
PO-L

 

F/O R Ward
F/S M Venton
F/S H Callaghan
F/S R Smith
W/O C Terras
Sgt W Chatters
Sgt T Drennan