About Joe Coen
Lived 1911 – 1941 (aged 29–30). Joe Coen was an association football player.
Joseph Leo Coen (1911 – 15 October 1941) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Clydebank, Celtic and Luton Town as a goalkeeper. Born in Glasgow, he died during the Second World War.
Military career At the start of World War II, Coen joined the Royal Air Force and trained to be a fighter pilot. He was killed on 15 October 1941, aged recordedly 29, in a mid-air collision whilst training at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire. Leading Aircraftman Coen, piloting an Airspeed Oxford, crashed into Leading Aircraftman James Yonge's Oxford, killing both instantly. He was buried in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Biscot, Luton, Bedfordshire.
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Who was Joe Coen?
association football player (1911-1941)
When was Joe Coen born?
Joe Coen was born in 1911 in Glasgow.
When did Joe Coen die?
Joe Coen died on 15 October 1941 in RAF Cranwell.
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Joe Coen was an association football player.
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