Flight of Spitfire II P7901 and Wing Commander W E Coope on 1941-04-15

On 1941-04-15, Pilot W E Coope (Wing Commander, RAF) with servicenumber 5201 flew a Spitfire II with serial P7901 for this duty: Channel Patrol. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Crash landed at Manston. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 266. The location for the map is Manston, United Kingdom. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Coope: he was safe. There is no commemoration location known.
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