A young
Avron (Picture courtsey of Canadian
Jewish Congress via Veterans Affairs
Canada. Used with permission)
His crew consisted of:
P/O Avron Jacobs RCAF
Sgt Gordon Ernest Vernon
F/O James Fraser RCAF
F/S William James Cameron Gibson RCAF
Sgt Robert James Kay RCAF
Sgt Walter Yunsko RCAF
F/S Harold Wallace Botterill RCAF
The crew took off in
Halifax MZ376 QB-K at 16.54 from their base
Skipton-on-Swale. Their Halifax crashed near
Echt-Susteren at 20.40. The cause of the
crash is not known, but their Halifax might
have been hit by flak which was reported
medium to heavy over the target. The whole
crew perished in the crash and were
originally buried at Echt. After the war the
were reburied at Nederweert War Cemetery.
P/O Avron Jacobs is buried at
Nederweert War Cemetery, grave IV. E. 11..
(Picture
courtsey of Canadian Jewish Congress via
Veterans Affairs Canada. Used with
permission)
