Copping, Peter George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter George |
Surname | Copping |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Douglas and Hilda Mary Copping, of Beckenham, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | LL649 |
Markings | A4-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. G. 29. |
Epitaph | THOU WILT KEEP HIM IN PERFECT PEACE, WHOSE MIND IS STAYED ON THEE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 148 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1335846 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-01-1944 |
End Date | 29-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 677 aircraft, 46 losses (6.8%). The diversionary raids drew off a significant number of fighters but the German controller was able to re-group the over the target and many aircraft were Lost as a result. The cloud was broken and some ground marking was possible and despite claims by Bomber Command that the bombing was concentrated, the local report says otherwise. Nevertheless, around 180000 people were bombed out and an unusually high proportion of public and administrative buildings were hit, including the Chancellery. |
Reason for Loss |