Cook, George Victor
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Victor |
Surname | Cook |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Stephen and Gertrude Laura Cook, of Wembley, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EE877 |
Markings | OJ-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 146. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 147 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1319564 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1943 |
End Date | 28-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Nuremberg. 674 aircraft, 33 losses (4.9%). H2S marking was used and, given the difficulties experiences with Oboe equipment in recent raids, the crews were ordered to drop a 1000lb bomb on Heilbronn using the equipment to check its functionality. Nuremberg was clear and PFF marking was accurate but significant creepback set in and PFF were unable to correct it because, once again, they had difficulties with their H2S sets. Many of the bombs fell in open countryside SSW of the city. 65 people were killed on the ground. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed between Langel and Weiss, NNW of Cologne, Germany |