Roll of Honour: Person Info

Personal Details

Service No:778188
Rank:Sergeant
Last Name:COOPER
First Name:JOSEPH JOHN
Initials:J J
Born:Unknown

Death Details

Date of Death:1942-07-27
Age at Death:21
Cause of Death:Killed in action, Lancaster R5748, took off on 26 July 1942 at 2330, a bombing raid over the city of Hamburg in Germany. The aircraft was shot down over Friesland by the German night fighter Lt. Lothar Linke, 11./NJG1, after that it crashed in Opeinde at 0205. In the crash, four crew members got killed

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