Jespersen, Finn Varde
Personal Information
Rank | Lt |
Forename(s) | Finn Varde |
Surname | Jespersen |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Per Mathias Jespersen (born 1888 in Skien, Norway), and Anna B. Jespersen (née Johnsen, born 1889). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND815 |
Markings | OF-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | |
Burial/Memorial Place | No known grave |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0280 (Block 4, Column 7, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 55 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | N1205 |
Service | Royal Norwegian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Norway |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 4 April 1914 in Oslo. |
Please note that his name is mis-spelled on the Walls of Names (Jesperson) |
Possibly cremated in Holland and ashes returned to Norway |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-06-1944 |
End Date | 06-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | St Pierre-de-Mont |
Reason for Loss | Early morning attack on the gun battery at Point-du-Hoc overlooking the D-Day beaches. Aircraft likely victim of an Fw190 |