Glen Cooper
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Air Commodore Glen Albert Cooper, CBE, DFC, AFC was an officer in the Royal Australian Air Force. During the Second World War, he commanded No. 80 Squadron in the New Guinea campaign and then No. 80 W
Wing Commander Cooper (left) after landing the first of No. 81 Wing's P-51 Mustangs to arrive at Iwakuni, Japan, in 1946
"Coopers Flying Circus": Squadron Leader Cooper (middle) with members of No. 80 Squadron in New Guinea, July 1944
No. 81 Wing RAAF
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No. 81 Wing is responsible for operating the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II multi-role fighters of the Royal Australian Air Force. Headquartered at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales, the wing
Glen Cooper
…supported the Borneo campaign. Cooper remained in command of No. 80 Wing until the end of the war. In September 1945, Cooper was put in command of No. 81 Wing, which was tasked with occupation duties in Japan. He returned to Australia in 1947, having been promoted to acting group captain at the time of taking…
No. 76 Squadron pilots with a Kittyhawk fighter, 1944
Pilots of No. 81 Wing with a P-51D Mustang, shortly after arrival at Bofu, Japan, in March 1946
Sabre in the markings of No. 76 Squadron's "Black Panthers" aerobatic team
F/A-18 Hornets of No. 3 Squadron in 2013