Service number:

780044

Nationality:

Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)

On the night of 12/13 April 1943 Halifax II BB340 NF-D took off from RAF Tempsford (No. 138 Special Duties Squadron).
There were 8 crew members and a SOE-agent Clément Marc Jumeau.
Outbound the aircraft was hit bij Flak and crash landed at Douvres-la-Delivrande, Calvados, France.
Jensen was captured PoW 42736 - Camp 9c
Jumeau was captured too and died in capivity due to TB/lack of treatment and medical care. The other crew memebers - apart from the W/Op/A Gnr who was killed in the crash- evaded capture.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Sergeant

Unit:

No. 301 (Pomeranian) Squadron, Royal Air Force

Recommendation:
"Sergeant Jensen possesses personal courage and leadership of a high order. He is an outstanding Sergeant pilot of his squadron and combined a fine fighting spirit with a high standard of flying and tactical skill. He has taken part in raids on Boulogne, Calais, Anterp, Cologne, Berlin, Hamburg and Mannheim."

Recommendation drafted 25 June 1941 when he had flown 20 sorties (118 hours).

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