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Sergeant ( Air Bomber ) David Richard Jessop

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Sergeant ( Air Bomber ) David Richard Jessop

Birth
Death
2 Jan 1944
Burial
Seelze, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany Add to Map
Plot
Coll. grave 6. J. 1-7.
Memorial ID
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1390320 Sergeant Air Bomber David Richard Jessop
100 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died age 20
Son of Bertie Porter Jessop and Laura Esther Jessop, of Brighton, Sussex

Avro Lancaster Mk III JB740

On the night of 1/2 January 1944 Roy took off, he was flying to Berlin as part of a 421 all Lancaster bombing mission. The aircraft was lost outbound at Rottorf, Germany one of 28 Lancasters that did not return. Roy and the rest of the crew were killed in the crash.

Crew on board:

568065 Flight Sergeant Pilot Roy William Chinery

Sgt Sergeant ( Flt. Engr. ) Dudley Sydney Fawcett– 1485213 (Flight Engineer)

F/S John Aldridge Dwelly – 1324551 (Navigator)

Sgt Glyn John– 1316412 (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)

Sgt Jack Bernard Gooravitch – 1894978 (Air Gunner)

Sgt Guy G Monk –749827 (Air Gunner)
1390320 Sergeant Air Bomber David Richard Jessop
100 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died age 20
Son of Bertie Porter Jessop and Laura Esther Jessop, of Brighton, Sussex

Avro Lancaster Mk III JB740

On the night of 1/2 January 1944 Roy took off, he was flying to Berlin as part of a 421 all Lancaster bombing mission. The aircraft was lost outbound at Rottorf, Germany one of 28 Lancasters that did not return. Roy and the rest of the crew were killed in the crash.

Crew on board:

568065 Flight Sergeant Pilot Roy William Chinery

Sgt Sergeant ( Flt. Engr. ) Dudley Sydney Fawcett– 1485213 (Flight Engineer)

F/S John Aldridge Dwelly – 1324551 (Navigator)

Sgt Glyn John– 1316412 (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)

Sgt Jack Bernard Gooravitch – 1894978 (Air Gunner)

Sgt Guy G Monk –749827 (Air Gunner)

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