David Arthur Coke, DFC, (/ˈkʊk/ KUUK;[nb 1] 4 December 1915 – 9 December 1941) was a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War, and is credited with two destroyed, two probables, and two damaged aircraft during his service.
[1] He is known in popular culture for his friendship with the author Roald Dahl while serving in the Royal Air Force.
[3] Coke joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR) in June 1939, the summer before war broke out, and attended No.
We have a Greek peasant sitting on the top of every mountain for miles around, and when he spots a bunch of German planes he calls up the Ops Room here on a field telephone.
David Arthur COKE (73042), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No.
By his skill and leadership, Flight Lieutenant Coke contributed materially to the success achieved.
In addition to the low flying machine-gunning operations which have been carried out, Flight Lieutenant Coke has led the squadron with great success in air combat.
During an engagement 2 days later, the squadron shared in the destruction of 5 Messerschmitt 109's.Coke was killed in action by enemy Bf 109s in Acroma, Cyrenaica, Africa on Tuesday 9 December 1941, five days after his twenty-sixth birthday, and buried at Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya (Ref.