Bowring, Christopher Peter Timothy
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | Christopher Peter Timothy |
Surname | Bowring |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
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Date of Death | 22-10-1938 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley II |
Serial Number | K7261 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | All Saints Churchyard, Newton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
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Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Pre-War |
Panel Number | PRE (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 525131 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 51 |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Hall, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF Snaith Oct 1942 - Apr 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Crest & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Multiple Inscribed Metal Plaques, Propeller Unit |
Memorial Text | In memory of the 687 airmen of 51 Sqn, 4 Gp, Bomber Command who lost their lives flying Halifax bombers Mks 2 and 3 at RAF Snaith between October 1942 and April 1945 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 51 Sqn |
Location | Grounds of Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF. In proud and undying memory of all ranks killed or missing 1939 - 1945 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-10-1938 |
End Date | 22-10-1938 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training - night circuit flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft crashed in foggy conditions at Aldwark, about one mile weat of Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire. Two further crew injured, one of whom (F/Sgt Frank Noyes) died later. |