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COTTON, Ernest

Personal Information
Rank F/S
Forename(s) Ernest James
Surname Cotton
Gender M
Age 20
Decorations
Date of death 28-05-1943
Next of kin Son of Ernest Cotton and Mary C. Cotton of Port Credit, Ontario, Canada.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Handley Page Halifax II
Serial Number HR789
Markings MH-Z
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Grave Reference 18. B. 4..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 149
Enlistment information
Service Number R/88868
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 4
Squadron 51
Trade Air Gunner
Country of origin if different Canada
Fellow Servicemen
Aitken A (Sgt)
Mastin J H (Sgt)
Smith D J (Sgt)
Wilson A B P (F/O)
Last Operation information
Start Date 27-05-1943
End Date 28-05-1943
Takeoff Station Snaith
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Essen. 518 aircraft, 23 losses (4.4%). PFF used sky marking due to cloud cover. Limited damage to central and northern districts of Essen.
Reason for Loss Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed NW of Arnhem, Holland