Biografie
His home was in Kirkfield, Ontario where he was a farmer and school teacher.
He was trained at the Toronto Curtiss Flying School.
Militärdienst
He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 17/11/1916).
He served in Crystal Palace for Training.
He served in Vendome, Freiston and Dover for training.
He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant RNAS 1917.
He served in #6 (N) Squadron, he scored his first victory with a Sopwith Camel on 27 July 1917.
He served in #1 (Naval) Squadron (later #201 Squadron) 1917. (Transferred to RAF 1918).
He served in #201 RAF Squadron 1918.
He was appointed as a Captain (Temp.) RAF 1918. #70 Squadron for Special Service 1918. Before this squadron was re-equipped with Camels, Forman scored his second victory with a Sopwith Triplane.
He achieved six more victories with the Camel before joining 70 Squadron on special assignment as a flight commander. After scoring his final victory in August, he was shot down and captured on the morning of 4 September 1918.
He was shot down and made prisoner-of-war on 08/09/1918.
He was repatriated 10/12/1918.
He transferred to the RCAF in 1920s.
He served in World War Two as a Flight Lieutenant RCAF.
Geflogene Flugzeuge
(He had 9 victories in World War One including 2 destroyed.) Service Aircraft Flown: Sopwith Camel.
Referenzen
- Hiorth, D. (1995)
- Grant, Scottie & Bob Murray (nd)
- MacFarlane, John and General Robbie Hughes (1997)
- airforce.ca ↗