Building record 0747900000 - WW2 memorial to C.S.Cosper

Summary

War memorial outside Princes Risborough library, commemorating C S Cosper who died in 1943.

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  • WAR MEMORIAL (Constructed 1992, Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

A plaque mounted on brick support in the shape of the tail fin of a B17 with seats on either side. The memorial commemorates Clyde Sparky Cosper from Texas who sacrificed his own life by steering his stricken USAAF B17 away from Princes Risborough in 1943. This memorial to his courage was paid for by readers of the Bucks Herald in 1992 (B1).

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  • <1>SBC24036 Digital archive: Imperial War Museum. 2011. UK National Inventory of War Memorials. UKNIWM REF: 12881.

Location

Grid reference SP 80880 03338 (point)
Civil Parish PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jul 2 2015 12:00PM

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