Hopper, Jack
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jack |
Surname | Hopper |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-05-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | AD701 |
Markings | TY-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XXVII. G. 4-7 (Coll.) |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 51 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/80789 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 24 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-05-1944 |
End Date | 23-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Long Marston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Nickel |
Reason for Loss | Tasked to drop leaflets in the Alencon area, the Whitley is believed to have been shot down by flak, crashing near Sees, close to the target area |