Nicholas Gresham Cooke | |
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![]() "Lanky" Cooke (2nd from left), Phil Hunter DSO (3rd left) standing, with No. 264 Squadron | |
Birth name | Nicholas Gresham Cooke |
Nickname(s) | Lanky |
Born | Norfolk, England | 26 August 1913
Died | 31 May 1940 English Channel, off Dunkirk, France | (aged 26)
Commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial | Missing (Unknown) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1936โ1940 |
Rank | Flight Lieutenant |
Service number | 37652 |
Unit | No. 264 Squadron RAF |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
Flight Lieutenant Nicholas Gresham Cooke, DFC (26 August 1913 โ 31 May 1940), nicknamed "Lanky", was a Royal Air Force pilot and Second World War flying ace most notable as an ace in a day. He was killed in action over the Dunkirk evacuation beaches.