This is the full list of 97 Squadron aircrew flying on 16/17 December 1943. Five crews were involved in serious crashes, in which most or all of the crew were killed (28 fatalities altogether). Other crews were shot down at a later date, and that date can be seen in the Loss Date column. (If viewing this page in column view, please click on the TITLE or PHOTOGRAPH to see the full width of the spreadsheet.)
There was an abnormally high death rate for this particular group of crews – 94 men out of 151 died either on Black Thursday or in subsequent months, thus close to 2 out of 3 of the men in the Briefing Room on 16 December would not make it through the war.
| Trade | Surname | Name | Rank | Airforce | Home Dets | Fate | Loss Date |
| Capt | Billing | James Pymar, “Jimmy” | P/O | Scottish | |||
| F/E | Hope | Thomas William, “Tommy” | Sgt | KIA | 12/06/1944 | ||
| Nav | Moriarty | James Edward, “Mort” | P/O | RCAF | Canadian | ||
| A/B | Osler | Erwin (or Earl E?) | P/O | RCAF | Canadian | ||
| W/Op | Campbell | James Monroe,”Jock” | Sgt | Scottish | |||
| M/G | Curtis | Robert Douglas, “Doug” | W/O | RCAF | Canadian | ||
| R/G | Findlay | James Bruce, “Bud” | F/S | RCAF | Canadian | ||
| Capt | Brill | David James | F/L | KIA | 16/12/1943 | ||
| 2nd Pilot | Handley | Rowland Ernest, “Tommy” | F/L | KIA | 16/12/1943 | ||
| F/E | Stone | John | Sgt | KIA | 16/12/1943 | ||
| Nav | McIntyre | Norman Gregor, “Norm” | P/O | RAAF | Australian | KIA | 16/12/1943 |
| A/B | Butler | Robert | P/O | KIA | 16/12/1943 | ||
| W/Op | Chappell | Harry | Sgt | KIA | 16/12/1943 | ||
| M/G | Little | Gordon James | P/O | RCAF | Canadian | KIA | 16/12/1943 |
| R/G | Battle | Ernest John | F/S | RAAF | Australian | KIA | 16/12/1943 |
| Capt | Cawdery | EF | S/L | ||||
| 2nd Pilot | Clarke | Ernest Sumner | F/L | KIA | 30/01/1944 | ||
| F/E | Pearsons | J A | Sgt | ||||
| Nav | Swale | Ken | Sgt | KIA | 15/01/1945 | ||
| A/B | Peden | C | F/O | RCAF | Canadian | ||
| W/Op | Tindall | AJ | Sgt | ||||
| M/G | McGregor | James Harvey | Sgt | KIA | 31/05/1944 | ||
| R/G | Hanson | EH | F/S | RAAF | Australian | ||
| Capt | Coates | William Darby | Sgt | KIA | 25/03/1944 | ||
| F/E | Nicholas | Bertram Horace | Sgt | KIA | 25/03/1944 | ||
| Nav | Nuttall | Stanley | Sgt | KIA | 25/03/1944 | ||
| A/B | Baldwin | John Moody | P/O | RCAF | Canadian | KIA | 25/03/1944 |
| W/Op | Chapman | William | Sgt | KIA | 25/03/1944 | ||
| M/G | York | William Lambert | Sgt | KIA | 25/03/1944 | ||
| R/G | Thompson | Frank | Sgt | KIA | 25/03/1944 | ||
| Capt | de Wesselow | Peter | F/L | ||||
| F/E | Bamlett | William, “Bill” | F/S | ||||
| Nav | Ingalls | RB | S/L | RCAF | Canadian | ||
| A/B | Cooper | Gordon | F/O | ||||
| W/Op | White | Fred | F/S | ||||
| M/G | Muckart | Grant | W/O | KIA | 21/04/1944 | ||
| R/G | Saynor | James | P/O | ||||
| Capt | Deverill | Ernest Alfred | S/L | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| F/E | Russell | Alexander | F/S | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| Nav | Brown | John Thomas | P/O | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| A/B | Farr | Francis Roy | F/S | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| W/Op | Crossgrove | Ralph | F/S | RNZAF | Nzealander | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 |
| M/G | Benbow | James | W/O | S INJ | 17/12/1943 | ||
| R/G | Penfold | Donald Jamieson | W/O | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| Capt | Flack | Victor Samuel | P/O | KIA | 06/01/1944 | ||
| 2nd Pilot | Emerson | Rodrick Stanley | F/L | KIA – C | 21/02/1944 | ||
| F/E | Hare | John Alfred | Sgt | KIA | 06/01/1944 | ||
| Nav | Rand | Kenneth Peter | F/O | KIA | 06/01/1944 | ||
| A/B | Boston | RG | F/O | PoW | 06/01/1944 | ||
| W/Op | Ferguson | Robert | Sgt | KIA | 06/01/1944 | ||
| M/G | Dunnett | Harry Norman | F/S | RCAF | Canadian | KIA | 06/01/1944 |
| R/G | Wood | Geoffrey Walter | F/Sgt | KIA | 21/02/1944 | ||
| Capt | Kirkwood | James | P/O | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| F/E | Hubbard | Edward George, “Ted” | F/S | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| Nav | Stewart | Robert Charles, “Bob” | Sgt | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| A/B | Wigley | George Alexander | F/O | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| W/Op | Cleeve | Ronald George, possibly known as “Reg” | Sgt | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| M/G | Madeley | Leonard, “Len” | Sgt | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| R/G | Killen | John | Sgt | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| Capt | Mackenzie | Donald Forbes | S/L | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| F/E | Pratt | John Towler | P/O | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| Nav | Marshall | Robert, “Bob” | F/S | S INJ | 17/12/1943 | ||
| A/B | Colson | William Alfred | F/O | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| W/Op | Hunter | Anthony Ivor Gwynne, “Tony” | F/S | KIA | 10/04/1944 | ||
| M/G | Lang | William Robert, “Ron” | F/S | INJ | 17/12/1943 | ||
| R/G | Kirby | Keith | F/S | S INJ | 17/12/1943 | ||
| Capt | Mansbridge | Donald William | F/L | KIA | 20/04/1944 | ||
| F/E | Palmer | Albert Stanley | F/S | KIA | 20/04/1944 | ||
| Nav | Cruwys | Gerald Herbert, “Gerry” | F/O | KIA | 20/04/1944 | ||
| A/B | White | William Courtney | F/S | KIA | 20/04/1944 | ||
| W/Op | Hanson | John Richard | W/O | KIA | 20/04/1944 | ||
| M/G | Hambling | Ernest | F/S | KIA | 20/04/1944 | ||
| R/G | Walder | Percival Ashford | F/S | ||||
| Capt | Mooney | Robert Leo | F/O | KIA | 02/01/1944 | ||
| F/E | Grey | Felix Bernard | Sgt | KIA | 02/01/1944 | ||
| Nav | Johnson | George Albert | Sgt | KIA | 02/01/1944 | ||
| A/B | Worsdale | Jack | F/S | KIA | 02/01/1944 | ||
| W/Op | Cameron | Norman Davidson | Sgt | KIA | 02/01/1944 | ||
| M/G | Woolf | Godfrey | F/S | RAAF | Australian | KIA | 02/01/1944 |
| R/G | Smith | George Edward | F/S | KIA | 02/01/1944 | ||
| Capt | Nicholls | J H. “Johnny” | F/O | RAAF | Australian | PoW | 31/03/1944 |
| F/E | Smith | S A, “Sid” | Sgt | PoW | 31/03/1944 | ||
| Nav | Easson | R, “Ron” | F/O | PoW | 31/03/1944 | ||
| A/B | Jolley | Kenroy Alfred, “Bombdoors” | F/S | RAAF | Australian | KIA | 31/03/1944 |
| W/Op | Gardner | Jack | Sgt | PoW | 31/03/1944 | ||
| M/G | Ogilvie | W D. “Oggy” | Sgt | PoW | 31/03/1944 | ||
| R/G | Whitehead | Alfred, “Alf” | Sgt | KIA | 31/03/1944 | ||
| Capt | Owen | Charles Blundell | F/L | ||||
| F/E | Lacey | D E, “Dizzy” | Sgt | ||||
| Nav | Shires | William, “Bill” | F/O | ||||
| A/B | Leak | Thomas, “Nigel” | Sgt | ||||
| W/Op | Knowles | D, Duggie | Sgt | ||||
| M/G | Forrest | K, “Ken” or “Woody” | Sgt | ||||
| R/G | Thomas | F B, “Tom” | Sgt | ||||
| Capt | Pelletier | J W, “Geoff” | F/L | RAAF | Australian | ||
| 2nd Pilot | Henson | Leslie | FO | ||||
| F/E | Dunning | Guy Ernest | F/S | KIA | 06/06/1944 | ||
| Nav | Conley | Ronald John | F/O | RAAF | Australian | KIA | 06/06/1944 |
| A/B | Lowick | PM | F/L | ||||
| W/Op | Burnell | Aubrey William Alexander | F/S | KIA | 21/07/1944 | ||
| M/G | Watson | Frank Raymond | F/S | KIA | 06/06/1944 | ||
| R/G | Polson | G | F/O | ||||
| Capt | Riches | Wilfrid Cyril | F/L | KIA | 06/07/1944 | ||
| F/E | Winter | G | Sgt | ||||
| Nav | Watts | Henry Wager Dixon | P/O | KIA | 06/07/1944 | ||
| A/B | Pack | EH | F/S | ||||
| W/Op | Wrigley | J | F/S | ||||
| M/G | Lowe | Robert William | Sgt | KIA | 06/07/1944 | ||
| R/G | Booth | LW | F/O | ||||
| Capt | Roberts | Frank James | F/L | KIA | 21/01/1944 | ||
| F/E | Arter | S R | P/O | KIA | |||
| Nav | Dudley | Ronald | F/S | KIA | 21/01/1944 | ||
| A/B | Young | George | F/S | KIA | 21/01/1944 | ||
| W/Op | Blower | H J | F/S | KIA | |||
| M/G | Marsh | Peter Andrew | Sgt | RAAF | Australian | KIA | 21/01/1944 |
| R/G | Parsley | William Alfred, “Bill” | FS | RCAF | Canadian | KIA | 21/01/1944 |
| Capt | Scott | Ian Macdonald | F/S | RAAF | Australian | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 |
| F/E | Collishaw | Charles William | Sgt | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| Nav | Peek | Samuel Joseph | Sgt | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| A/B | Irvine | Douglas Raymond | Sgt | RCAF | Canadian | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 |
| W/Op | Parrott | Sidney George | Sgt | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| M/G | Foxcroft | Kenneth Edgar | Sgt | RAAF | Australian | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 |
| R/G | Hope | Clifford Lionel | Sgt | RCAF | Canadian | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 |
| Capt | Smith | “Smithy” | P/O | ||||
| F/E | Durn | Maurice | Sgt | KIA – C | 23/06/1944 | ||
| Nav | Arthurson | John, “Joe” | P/O | ||||
| A/B | Wilson | JA | F/S | RAAF | Australian | ||
| W/Op | Townend | Gordon | Sgt | ||||
| M/G | Stewart | Harold, “Harry” | Sgt | KIA | 25/04/1944 | ||
| R/G | Bradshaw | Cliff | Sgt | ||||
| Capt | Snell | CR | P/O | RCAF | Canadian | ||
| F/E | Harman | Leslie Thomas | Sgt | KIA | 06/07/1944 | ||
| Nav | Lintott | L | P/O | ||||
| A/B | Smith | NJ | P/O | RCAF | Canadian | ||
| W/Op | Grieve | J | Sgt | ||||
| M/G | Green | CJ | Sgt | ||||
| R/G | Wood | OD | Sgt | ||||
| Capt | Thackway | Edward, “Ted” | F/O | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| F/E | Grundy | George | Sgt | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| Nav | Powell | Jack | Sgt | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| A/B | Grant | Leslie Kenneth Alexander, “Sandy” | P/O | RCAF | Canadian | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 |
| W/Op | Mack | Peter Hughes, “Joe” | Sgt | S INJ | 17/12/1943 | ||
| M/G | Lawrence | Robert Anthony, “Tony” | Sgt | KIA – C | 17/12/1943 | ||
| R/G | Laver | Leslie Norman John, “Les” | Sgt | KIA | 14/01/1944 | ||
| Capt | Wilson | Charles Thomas | F/L | KIA | 29/01/1944 | ||
| F/E | Smith | Terence Walter | Sgt | KIA | 29/01/1944 | ||
| Nav | Borthwick | George Wilson Syme | F/O | KIA | 29/01/1944 | ||
| A/B | Watling | George Alfred | F/O | KIA | 29/01/1944 | ||
| W/Op | Jones | Lawrence George | Sgt | KIA | 29/01/1944 | ||
| M/G | Harper | Geffrey Kelvin | Sgt | KIA | 29/01/1944 | ||
| R/G | Pleydell | Horace John | Sgt | KIA | 29/01/1944 |