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Name: Maurice Lea Cooper
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Country: Ireland
Rank: Captain
Service: Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force
Units: 13N (RNAS)
213 (RAF)
Victories: 6
Born: 18 December 1898
Place of Birth: Dublin
Died: 02 October 1918 Killed In Action
Place of Death: Northeast of Gitsberg
Cemetery: Dadizeele New British Cemetery, Moorslede, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Image
 
Maurice Lea Cooper joined the Royal Naval Air Service on 29 April 1917. Flying Sopwith Camels, he scored 6 victories before he was killed in action while bombing a train.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 05 Dec 1917 1505 13N Sopwith Camel (B6407) C (DES) 1 4 mi NW of Wenduyne
2 29 Jan 1918 1400 13N Sopwith Camel (B6410) Seaplane (DES) 2 100 yds from Blankenberghe Pier
3 12 Mar 1918 0900 13N Sopwith Camel (B6410) C (DESF) 3 Ostend-Wenduyne
4 01 Apr 1918 abt 1430 213 Sopwith Camel (B6416) Seaplane C (DESF) Zeebrugge
5 07 Jul 1918 1140 213 Sopwith Camel (B3326) Albatros D.V (OOC) 4 Middelkerke
6 30 Jul 1918 1150 213 Sopwith Camel (D3326) Albatros D.V (OOC) Bruges

1 Shared with FSL John Pinder, FSL George MacKay, FSL John Paynter
2 Shared with F/Cdr Leonard Slatter, FSL John Paynter, FSL John Greene, FSL George MacKay
3 Shared with FSL John Greene, FSL George MacKay, FSL E V Bell (B7226)
4 Shared with Lt G D Smith (B8368), Lt Jenner (B6448), Lt Allott (D9647), Lt Rankin (B7270), Lt Charles Sims
 
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