Cooper, Dudley Stuart
Personal Information
Rank | S/Lt (A) |
Forename(s) | Dudley Stuart |
Surname | Cooper |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Cecil Harry and May Louise Cooper, of Exmouth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston IIIA |
Serial Number | BZ282 |
Markings | MQ-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Littleham (St. Magaret and Andrew) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Sec. Y. Grave 354. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 148 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | - |
Service | Royal Navy |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 226 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
He was on secondment from HMS Midge, the coastal Forces depot in Great Yarmouth |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/70 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/69 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-05-1943 |
End Date | 05-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed from less than 300' near Lakenheath, Suffolk due to failure of the starboard engine |