Forshaw, Basil
Title
Forshaw, Basil
Description
Nine items. The collection concerns Sergeant Basil Forshaw (b.1920, 1038479 Royal Air Force) and contains documents and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 460 Squadron and was killed 27/28 April 1944.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Andrew Hayden and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Additional information on Basil Forshaw is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Andrew Hayden and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Additional information on Basil Forshaw is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
Date
2019-05-08
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Forshaw, B
Collection Items
Basil Forshaw's grave
Three headstones, the central one having Basil's name. The graves are festooned with flowers.
Standing behind is a man wearing Second World War campaign medals.
Standing behind is a man wearing Second World War campaign medals.
Basil Forshaw
Three photographs of Basil.
#1 and 2 are head and shoulders of Basil with an observer brevet and sergeant's stripes.
#3 is a head and shoulders of Basil with a trainee cap.
#1 and 2 are head and shoulders of Basil with an observer brevet and sergeant's stripes.
#3 is a head and shoulders of Basil with a trainee cap.
En l'honneur des aviateurs
A ceremony to honour the 50th anniversary of the crash of two bombers. Basil Forshaw was one of the crew.
This article details two ceremonies at Heiteren and Appenwihr cemeteries to commemorate the 50th anniversary crash of two Lancaster bombers.…
This article details two ceremonies at Heiteren and Appenwihr cemeteries to commemorate the 50th anniversary crash of two Lancaster bombers.…
Lancaster crash details
Details of the crash of Lancaster LL906 with a list of the crew members who lost their lives.
Casualty list
A list of the seven airmen who lost their lives when their Lancaster was shot down. Basil Forshaw was the bomb aimer.
Programme for memorial service
A memorial service commemorating the airmen who died on the night of 27/28th April 1944 at Heiteren and Appenwihr in Alsace.
Operation to Friedrichshafen
A detailed account of an operation at Friedrichshafen, 27/28 April 1944. After the war the author visited the graves of his crew.
Collection Tree
- Forshaw, Basil