Cope, James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Cope |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-11-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster l |
Serial Number | R5566 |
Markings | OL-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 80. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 23 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 549229 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | PFF |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-11-1942 |
End Date | 07-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (4% moon) |
Operation | Genoa |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have crashed in the Mediterranean between Sori and Italian mainland, SSE of Genova |