Cooke, Frank Oswald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank Oswald |
Surname | Cooke |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Oswald and Jessie Cooke, of Sandbach. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L8800 |
Markings | RT-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sandbach Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 454. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 147 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 655317 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 114 (Hong Kong) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Sign, Weasenham St. Peter, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Monument |
Memorial Text | In memory of the RAF Aircrew of Bristol Blenheim L8800, 114 Sqn. 5 June 1942 |
Location | Adjacent to former MQ Site, West Raynham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Inscribed Slate Tablets and Concrete Plinth |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all who served at West Raynham, military and civilian of all ranks 1939 - 1994 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/882/56 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/882/55 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-06-1942 |
End Date | 05-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | West Raynham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (60% moon) |
Operation | Schipol |
Reason for Loss | Lost height and crashed at Weasenham, where it burst into flames. Bomb load exploded within seconds of crash landing |