Coopman, Peter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter |
Surname | Coopman |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bertram and Athalie Coopman, Husband of Elisabeth Joyce Coopman, of Cropthorne, Worcestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | JB670 |
Markings | PM-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 13514A-13517. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1579993 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rear of Village War Memorial, Ulceby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the 2 lancaster crew JB670 of 103 Sqdn & LM332 of 576 sqdn who lost their lives when the aircraft collided over the parish of Ulceby on the 16th december 1943 their target was Berlin, |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 17-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Minutes after take-off collided with a 576 (LM332) Squadron Lancaster from Elsham over Ulceby, a few miles east of the airfield. The collision took place at 1639 hrs. |