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Name:
Gerald Kempster Cooper
Country:
England
Rank:
Captain
Service:
Royal Naval Air Service
Units:
8N (RNAS) (RAF)
Victories:
6
Born:
13 November 1897
Place of Birth:
Knutsford, Cheshire
Died:
Place of Death:
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 .
Victories
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
208
Sopwith Camel (E1538)
Fokker
N of St. Quentin
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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