Cojocar, George (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1943-March-23

Pilot Officer George Cojocar RCAF

Birth Date: 1923

Born:

Parents: Dragosh & Rosa Cojocar

Spouse:

Home: Regina, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

59 (AS) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
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Base

RAF Chivenor

Rank

Pilot Officer

Position

Wireless Operator/Air Gunner

Service Numbers

J/16874
Prev: R/70533

Home

Regina, Saskatchewan

Memorial Location

Runnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 175

Took off from Chivenor in B-17 Mk IIa (Sqn code 'J' Coastal Command) on an anti-submarine patrol over the Bay of Biscay.

Shot down by a JU-88 and crashed in the sea.

Killed includes Cojocar: Warrant Officer Class 2 William James Arnold RCAF R/106166 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 179. Warrant Officer Class 2 Clarence Lummis Copping RCAF R/77233 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 179. Warrant Officer Class 2 Richard Glover Montgomery RCAF R/106426 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 180. Warrant Officer Class 2 Frank Spino RCAF R/75875 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 180. Flying Officer Richard John Weatherhead RCAF J/6992 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 175. Flying Officer William Christian Zapfe RCAF J/7024 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 175. Flying Officer Robert Albert Phillips RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 128.

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