Accession Number | P05932.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Korea |
Date made | 1952 |
Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Informal portrait of O33831 Pilot Officer (PO) Lionel Henry Cadogan Cowper, 77 Squadron. He is ...
Description
Informal portrait of O33831 Pilot Officer (PO) Lionel Henry Cadogan Cowper, 77 Squadron. He is sitting in the cockpit of a Gloster Meteor jet. He was lost on operations over Korea on 30 March 1952 when his Meteor aircraft crashed during a rocket attack on installations in North Korea. He has no known grave and is commemorated at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Korea.