Hedges, Peter Oscar
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Peter Oscar |
Surname | Hedges |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Oscar Fred and Amy Margaret Hedges, of Penge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ548 |
Markings | GB-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. E.2. Grave 19425. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON PETER FOR EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS. MUM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 180 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 145109 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-02-1944 |
End Date | 05-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (84% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a B-17G 42-97480 AW-B based at Snetterton Heath, Norfolk. Crashed near St Ives, Huntingdonshire. The B-17 landed safely with minor damage |