Albert Jepson, Son of Albert and Isabell Jepson, of Church, Lancashire. Albert was served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Whitley Z6558 78 Squadron crashed at Itteren, Maastricht, Limburg Holland....
The crew were briefed to attack Koln. The ATD of the aircraft from RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham was 2324
After carrying out its bomb run Z6558/EY-H was coned by searchlights, intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke of the 2./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield. The aircraft crashed at Itteren (Limburg) 5km N of Maastricht, Holland at 0103
Pilot Sgt A. Jepson +
2nd Pilot P/O G.M. Kennedy +
Observer Sgt G.A. Avory +
Wireless Operator Sgt J.F. Hollingworth +
The crew are all buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
The crew were briefed to attack Koln. The ATD of the aircraft from RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham was 2324
After carrying out its bomb run Z6558/EY-H was coned by searchlights, intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke of the 2./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield. The aircraft crashed at Itteren (Limburg) 5km N of Maastricht, Holland at 0103
Pilot Sgt A. Jepson +
2nd Pilot P/O G.M. Kennedy +
Observer Sgt G.A. Avory +
Wireless Operator Sgt J.F. Hollingworth +
The crew are all buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Albert Jepson, Son of Albert and Isabell Jepson, of Church, Lancashire. Albert was served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Whitley Z6558 78 Squadron crashed at Itteren, Maastricht, Limburg Holland....
The crew were briefed to attack Koln. The ATD of the aircraft from RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham was 2324
After carrying out its bomb run Z6558/EY-H was coned by searchlights, intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke of the 2./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield. The aircraft crashed at Itteren (Limburg) 5km N of Maastricht, Holland at 0103
Pilot Sgt A. Jepson +
2nd Pilot P/O G.M. Kennedy +
Observer Sgt G.A. Avory +
Wireless Operator Sgt J.F. Hollingworth +
The crew are all buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
The crew were briefed to attack Koln. The ATD of the aircraft from RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham was 2324
After carrying out its bomb run Z6558/EY-H was coned by searchlights, intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke of the 2./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield. The aircraft crashed at Itteren (Limburg) 5km N of Maastricht, Holland at 0103
Pilot Sgt A. Jepson +
2nd Pilot P/O G.M. Kennedy +
Observer Sgt G.A. Avory +
Wireless Operator Sgt J.F. Hollingworth +
The crew are all buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Inscription
WORTHY OF EVERLASTING LOVE. "TILL WE MEET AGAIN"
Gravesite Details
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