Cooper, Albert Edward (Flying Officer)
Killed in Action 1941-March-10
Birth Date: 1907
Born: Essex, England, UK
Parents: Son of Ernest and Hephzibah Cooper, of Coggeshall
Spouse: Husband of D M Cooper
Home: Coggeshall, Essex, England
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
35 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Uno Anima Agimus We Act with One Accord
Base
RAF Linton-on-Ouse
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Air Gunner (Rear)
Service Numbers
77963
Coggeshall, Essex, England
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Halifax L9489
Mission
Halifax B.Mk.I L9489
Bombing Le Havre France 1941-March-10 to 1941-March-10
35 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Linton-on-Ouse
35 Madras Presidency Squadron (Uno animo agnimus) RAF Linton-on-Ouse. Halifax L 9489 TL-F flying in the first operation for the RAF's newest aircraft (the Halifax) was joined by 5 other Halifaxes and 8 Blenheim bomber for a successful operation to bomb targets in LeHavre, France. On the return flight, over England, the L 9489 was intercepted by an RAF night fighter and shot down, crashing on a farm at Merrist Wood. Only two of the six aircrew members aboard were able to escape from the aircraft before it crashed
L 9489 was the first Halifax bomber lost in the Second World War
Pilot Officer Edward Rolfe Arnold (RAFVR), Sergeant Stanley Broadhurst (RAF), Flying Officer Albert Edward Cooper (RAFVR) and Sergeant Reginald Lucas (RAFVR) were killed in action
Squadron Leader Peter Alexander Gilchrist (RAFVR)(Can) and Sergeant Ronald Godfrey Aedy (RAFVR) both survived the crash
Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database
35 Squadron Halifax I L9489 TL-F Sq/Ldr Gilchrist, RAF Linton-on-Ouse...
Halifax L9489 B.Mk.I - Bombing Le Havre France - 1941-03-10 to 1941-03-10
Squadron: 35 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1941-03-10
Completion Date: 1941-03-10
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Le Havre France
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Linton-on-Ouse
Take Off Time: 19:08
Squadron Code: TL-F
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: England
Crash Specifics:
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: fighter
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim: unspecified Allied night fighter
War Diary Unavailable
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35 Madras Presidency Squadron (Uno animo agnimus) RAF Linton-on-Ouse. Halifax L 9489 TL-F flying in the first operation for the RAF's newest aircraft (the Halifax) was joined by 5 other Halifaxes and 8 Blenheim bomber for a successful operation to bomb targets in LeHavre, France. On the return flight, over England, the L 9489 was intercepted by an RAF night fighter and shot down, crashing on a farm at Merrist Wood. Only two of the six aircrew members aboard were able to escape from the aircraft before it crashed
L 9489 was the first Halifax bomber lost in the Second World War
Pilot Officer Edward Rolfe Arnold (RAFVR), Sergeant Stanley Broadhurst (RAF), Flying Officer Albert Edward Cooper (RAFVR) and Sergeant Reginald Lucas (RAFVR) were killed in action
Squadron Leader Peter Alexander Gilchrist (RAFVR)(Can) and Sergeant Ronald Godfrey Aedy (RAFVR) both survived the crash
Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database
35 Squadron Halifax I L9489 TL-F Sq/Ldr Gilchrist, RAF Linton-on-Ouse...
Halifax L9489 (10/03/1941 I No 35 Squadron