JB801 | EY-G | 78 Squadron

The Crew of : JB801

Pilot: W/O Peter Horrocks (CWGC Page) KIA
sgt Wyndham Hadrian Harries (CWGC Page) Flight Engineer KIA
F/O Charles Douglas Alexander Hosken (CWGC Page) Navigator RCAF KIA
Sgt Arthur Stanley Jelfs (CWGC Page) Bomber Aimer KIA Aged 29
Sgt Jack Chaplin (CWGC Page) Wirewless Operator KIA
Sgt Geoffrey Bowden (CWGC Page) Gunner KIA Aged 20
Sgt Richard William Rouse (CWGC Page) Gunner KIA Aged 19

JB801 was airborne at 23.33 13th Jul 1943 from Breighton. The plane crashed 01.26 at Peursom (Zuid Holland), 5 km NE of Giessendam. All the crew are buried in Crooswijk General Cemetery at Rotterdam.