Cooper, Walter William
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Walter William |
Surname | Cooper |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Henry and Louisa Harriet Cooper. Husband of Edith Cooper, of Trail, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE821 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. E. Row A. Grave 8. |
Epitaph | LORD, FOLD HIM IN THINE ARMS NOW THAT HE IS THINE LOVE HIM AS WE LOVED HIM WITH A LOVE DIVINE. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/40083 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 86 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Cresswell Crags Visitors Centre Car Park, Creswell, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 86 OTU Wellington HE821 which crashed on a training flight on 5th August 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-08-1944 |
End Date | 05-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Gamston |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Take off 1355 hrs on cross country training exercise. After 6 hours the starboard engine failed, the prop was feathered, and it is thought the pilot tried a forced landing. At 800 ft he lost control, the plane completed one turn of a flat spin and "crashed heavily" near Cresswell, Worksop. It appears the petrol consumption was higher than planned. Loss time: 2010. All five (RCAF) crew killed |