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| Name: |
Gerald Kempster Cooper |
| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
8N (RNAS)
208 (RAF) |
| Victories: |
6 |
| Born: |
13 November 1897 |
| Place of Birth: |
Knutsford, Cheshire |
| Died: |
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| Place of Death: |
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Gerald Kempster Cooper joined the Royal Naval Air Service on 9 September 1916. Posted to 8 Naval Squadron in December 1917, he scored 6 victories flying the Sopwith Camel.
1901 residence same as place of birth.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
01 Jan 1918 |
1138 |
8N |
Sopwith Camel (B6321) |
Hannover C (CAP) 1 |
Fampoux |
| 2 |
06 Apr 1918 |
1130 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (B7189) |
Fokker DR.I (OOC) 2 |
Lens |
| 3 |
08 May 1918 |
1115 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (D1873) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Provin |
| 4 |
18 May 1918 |
1150 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (D1919) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
S of Merville |
| 5 |
22 May 1918 |
0800 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (E1538) |
C (OOC) 3 |
NE of Lens |
| 6 |
01 Sep 1918 |
1850 |
208 |
Sopwith Camel (E1587) |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Ecourt St. Quentin |
| u/c |
26 Sep 1918 |
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208 |
Sopwith Camel (E1538) |
Fokker |
N of St. Quentin |
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| 1 |
Shared with FCdr Robert Compston, Capt Edward Mannock |
| 2 |
Shared with Capt Thomas Gerrard, Wilfred Sneath |
| 3 |
Shared with Capt William Jordon, Lt Reginald Johns, Lt John McDonald, Lt Edward Johnstone, Lt Pruett Dennett, Lt Herbert Fowler |
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