Lancaster Osmanville Crash Memorial
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Stele in Osmanville cemetery honoring the crew of the Lancaster of the 97 Squadron of the Royal Air Force shot down by a German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter on June 6, 1944.
★ Lieutenant Finn Varde Jespersen. Pilot, age 30, deceased.
★ Sergeant Christian Andréas Münster. Navigator, 27 years old, deceased.
★ Sergeant Gerald John James Ashpole. Mechanic, rests here in Osmanville Cemetery.
★ Sergeant Knut Baade Magnus. Bomber, 22years old, deceased.
★ Sergeant Kare Pedersen. Radio, 25years old, deceased.
★ Sergeant Jon Ernst Herlof Evensen. Machine gunner, 28, deceased, rests in Norway.
★ Flying Officer William Robert McCutcheon, Canadian. Machine gunner, deceased, rests in Bayeux military cemetery.
Photo credit Patrick CARRARA
