Identity
Person No.
4437
Service No.
206008V
Last Name
First Name
Nigel
Initials
N
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 7 crew (2 RAF), shot down after bombing the Fanto Oil Refinery at Padubice, Czechoslovakia, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW199
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Unit History
Notes
Son of Martin Patrick Cooney and Mary Catherine Cooney (nee McNamara), of Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "34 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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