Forster, Peter Charles Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter Charles Thomas |
Surname | Forster |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 17-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Robert Goddard Forster and Florence Mary Forster, of Castletown, Dorsetshire. B.Sc., Hons. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P2115 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Upper Heyford Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Grave 98. |
Epitaph | BY THEIR WORKS YE SHALL KNOW THEM AND THEIR REMEMBRANCE LIVETH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 36 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 700529 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5901 (P358417/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-04-1941 |
End Date | 17-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | Practice bombing over the Ot Moor ranges. During the exercise, the Hampden was in the process of diving when structural failure occurred and at least one wing came off as the aircraft plummeted to the ground at 0940 at Fencott Bridge near Chalton on Ot Moor, some 6 miles NNE Oxford. Cause of crash-mechanical failure. The aircraft crashed at Islip and all members of the crew were killed. Crashed at 0949. |