Hawkes, Peter John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Peter John |
Surname | Hawkes |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-05-1955 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry H. & Amelia Ada Hawkes of The Old Vicarage, Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | English Electric Canberra B2 |
Serial Number | WH716 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bassingbourn Cemetery, Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 4117642 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 231 OCU |
Trade | Navigator (Observer) |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-05-1955 |
End Date | 10-05-1955 |
Takeoff Station | Bassingbourn |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | The aircraft had made an approach to RAF Shepherds Grove and had climbed away when it dived inverted and crashed near Stowmarket Suffolk, due to possible tailplane failure |