102 (Ceylon) Squadron

Tentate et perficite (Attempt and Achieve)

Pilot Officer D. Cooper

On Ken Kiddell's page you will see a bunch of photo's that are now on this page too. Ken's widow Joyce sent them to us, and although we knew they were of a crew that had flown MZ289, we had no idea at all who any of them were. Now we think we do.

Thanks to Tom Maddock we think we know the pilots name, the Nav and the Wop's name, from that we have got the following people. PLEASE note we are not saying 100% that this is all right. Our hope is that in the future families of these men will come forward and prove to us that we have gotten this right... or wrong..

MZ289 DY-J Op - Bologne

P/O D Cooper - Pilot
Sgt D. Thomas (Tommy) Twinn - Nav
P/O W.F. Lloyd - WOp
F/S G.M. Morris - AG
Sgt K Draycott - AG
Sgt C. Rowley - F/E
Sgt H.R. Foster - BA

We have this crew on an ORB for the 4th June 1944. If we come across any others we will add them to this page.

MZ 289 - 102 Ceylon Squadron

 

P/O W.F Lloyd the WOp is second left, third left is the Nav, Tommy Twinn, and at the front is the Pilot P/O D. Cooper.

The other people in this photo COULD be: Sgt HR Foster, F/S GM Morris, Sgt K Draycott and Sgt C Rowley.

MZ 289 - 102 Ceylon Squadron

The above is of the crew, or least three of them. Left to Right, Nav - D. 'Tommy' Twinn, WOp - F/O W.F. Lloyd, and the pilot, F/O D. Cooper.


MZ 289 - 102 Ceylon Squadron

Ken Kiddell is second from the right, P/O Cooper next. Far right is Tommy Twinn, next to him is P/O Lloyd

 

 

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