Squadron Leader Robert Barson Cowper

Service number 407666
Birth Date 24/06/1922
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Broken Hill
Death Date 21/06/2016
Final Rank Squadron Leader
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Units
  • No. 108 Squadron (RAF)
  • No. 456 Squadron
Place Broken Hill
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945

Rolls

Timeline

Date of birth 24/06/1922
Other units 12/12/1940 No 5 Initial Training School.
Other units 11/11/1941 No 153 Squadron.
Other units 1941 No 8 Elementary Flying School.
Date promoted 28/07/1941 Pilot officer.
Other 09/08/1941 Left Canada.
Other units 04/1941 No 11 Service Flying Training School, Canada.
Other 06/04/1941 Left Australia.
Other units 09/09/1941 No 10 Operational Training Unit, Scotland.
Date promoted 28/01/1942 Flying officer.
Other units 15/03/1943 No 108 Squadron.
Other units 01/02/1943 No 89 Squadron.
Date promoted 28/07/1943 Flight lieutenant.
Other units 15/06/1945 Headquarters Fighter Control.
Other units 29/05/1945 Commanding Officer No 456 Squadron.
Other units 08/05/1945 No 456 Squadron.
Date promoted 01/01/1945 Squadron leader.
Date of death 21/06/2016