Hooper, Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph |
Surname | Hooper |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Grace Edmonds Hooper, of Nottingham. Husband of Doris Beatrice Hooper, of Richmond, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LL544 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Selby Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 5319. |
Epitaph | ONE OF THE NOBLEST AND MOST GIFTED. YE WHO LOVED HIM CARRY ON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 184 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 157579 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1658 HCU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Skipwith Common, Riccall, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller and inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those based on Skipwith Common and Riccall RAF base and those who built the Aerodrome. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-03-1945 |
End Date | 05-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Riccall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (71% moon) |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Overshot the runway on return to base. Power was applied to go round again but the aircraft banked steeply and the pilot lost control, crashing NE of the airfield. |