Cooper, Basil John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Basil John |
Surname | Cooper |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Henry and Kathleen Lilian Cooper, of Colchester, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG126 |
Markings | DX-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 227. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 575301 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-09-1944 |
End Date | 19-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Bremerhaven |
Reason for Loss | After bombing the Lancaster was turning from the target when it was hit by incendiary bombs from another aircraft, setting the Lancaster ablaze before it exploded over the outskirts of Bremerhaven |