Date: 10th January 1942
Unit: No. 153 Squadron
Type: Boulton Paul Defiant I
Serial: T3931
Code: TB-E
Base: Ballyhalbert, Northern Ireland.
Location: South East Ballyhalbert
Pilot: Sgt. Robert WiIkinson Foreman 1052298 R.A.F.V.R. Age 20. Missing
Air/Gnr: Sgt. Ralph Henry John Winter 1386870 R.A.F.V.R. Age ? Missing
REASON FOR LOSS:
Control was lost with the aircraft whilst on an operational sortie and crashed into the sea at 22.58 hrs.
Newspaper and letter sent to us by Gerald Edgar (Nephew of Sgt. Foreman)
Defiant I
Sgt. Robert Foreman on left with his best friend Steve Boylan. Steve went on to become an instructor and survived the war. He made contact with the sister of Robert, Mrs Edgar in later years as a result of a newspaper article. (Courtesy of Gerald Edgar)
Painting of Boulton Paul Defiant I T3921. Hanging in the hall at the home of Gerald Edgar. Painted by a R. Maddocks - dated 1941 - does anyone have further information on this artist?
Ballyhalbert, Northern Ireland
We are grateful to Alan Clarke (Peak District Air crashes) for the correction of the serial number for this Defiant and also the code.
Burial Details:
Sgt. Robert wIkinson Foreman. Runnymede Memorial Panel 83
Mr and Mrs J.T. Foreman, 19 St. Helens Street, Corbridge, Northumberland.
Sgt. Ralph Henry John Winter. Runnymede Memorial Panel 97
