Cooper, Nicholas Aitken
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Nicholas Aitken |
Surname | Cooper |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-07-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V6426 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Watton (St. Mary) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row C. Grave 54. |
Epitaph | TO THE GREAT INCOMPREHENSIBLE GOD AND TO THE HAPPY AND RADIANT MEMORY OF IAN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 148 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 64325 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 82 (United Provinces) |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/681/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/681/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-07-1941 |
End Date | 04-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Bodney |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Ferry flight to Malta via Cornwall |
Reason for Loss | Two Blenheims took off from Bodney Norfolk en route to St Eval in Cornwall. Just 30 mins into the flight they collided over Fairford Gloucestershire. |