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McCarty, Warren Roberts (Flight Sergeant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1943-July-18

Birth Date: 1920-January-16 (age 23)

Son of Ralph Beaumont McCarty and Dilys McCarty; husband of Dorothy M. McCarty, of San Diego, California. U.S.A.

Husband of Dorothy M. McCarty, of San Diego, California. U.S.A.

Home: San Diego, California, USA

Service
RCAF
Unit
3 OTU- Operational Training Unit
Base
Patricia Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Marshal
Air Chief MarshalA/C/M
Air MarshalA/M
Air Vice MarshalA/V/M
Air CommodoreA/C
Group CaptainG/C
Wing CommanderW/C
Squadron LeaderS/L
Flight LieutenantF/L
Flying OfficerF/O
Pilot OfficerP/O
Warrant Officer 1st ClassWO1
Warrant Officer 2nd ClassWO2
Flight SergeantFS
SergeantSGT
CorporalCPL
Senior AircraftmanSAC
Leading AircraftmanLAC
Aircraftman 1st ClassAC1
Aircraftman 2nd ClassAC2
Position
armourer
Service Numbers
R/57760
3 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Stranraer aircraft crashed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave.com Find-A-Grave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Flight Sergeant Warren Roberts McCarty has no known grave.

Crew on Stranraer 916

Supermarine Stranraer

Source: Harold A Skaarup Web Page (DND Photo, PL-1176, via Mike Kaehler)
Canadian Vickers Stranraer, RCAF (Serial No. 913), CV190, coded QN-B, No. 5 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron, RCAF Station Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, sometime between 1938 and 1941.

The Supermarine Stranraer was a flying boat designed and built by the British Supermarine Aviation Works company. It was developed during the 1930s on behalf of its principal operator, the Royal Air Force (RAF). Derived from the Supermarine Scapa, the aircraft's design was heavily shaped by Specification R.24/31. While initially rejected by the Air Ministry, Supermarine persisted with development as a private venture under the designation Southampton V. During 1933, a contract was placed for a single prototype; it was around this time that the type received the name Stranraer. First flown on 24 July 1934, the Stranraer entered frontline service with the RAF during 1937; most examples of the type were in service by the outbreak of the Second World War.

The Stranraer's typically undertook anti-submarine and convoy escort patrols during the early years of the conflict. During March 1941, it was withdrawn from frontline service, but continued to be operated in a training capacity up until October 1942. In addition to the British-built aeroplanes, the Canadian Vickers company in Montreal, Quebec, also manufactured 40 Stranraers under licence for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). These Canadian Stranraers served in anti-submarine and coastal defence capacities on both Canada's Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and were in regular service until 1946. Following their withdrawal from military service, many ex-RCAF Stranraers were sold off to fledgeling regional airlines, with whom they served in various commercial passenger and freighter operations into the 1950s.

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Stranraers were exact equivalents of their RAF counterparts. In Canadian service, they were usually employed in coastal patrol against submarine threats in a similar role to the British Stranraers. The Canadian Vickers-built Stranraers served with the RCAF throughout the war, the last example being withdrawn on 20 January 1946. Wikipedia

Wkikpedia Wikipedia Supermarine Stanraer

General Harold A Skaarup Web Page

CASPIR Aircraft Groups:
RCAF On Strength (40), Canadian Aircraft Losses (7)
last update: 2022-09-26 14:30:04

Stranraer 916

Served with Test and Development Flight at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, dates unknown. Operated by No. 5 (BR) Squadron, RCAF Station Dartmouth, NS, 1938 to 1941. Coded "QN*P". Category D damage while there. Operated by No. 6 (BR) Squadron, from RCAF Station Alliford Bay, BC, in 1942 to 1943. With No. 9 (BR) Squadron at Bella Bella, BC in summer of 1942, coded "KA*A". With No. 3 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC when it crashed at sea in the Stuart Channel, near Crofton, on 18 July 1943. Two fatalities.
1939-11-12 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1943-July-16 Accident: 3 Operational Training Unit Loc: Crofton British Columbia Names: Bell | Chesney | Hertslet | Larsen | McCarty | Rogers
1943-08-10 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20

3 OTU- Operational Training Unit (3 Operational Training Unit)

The Operational Training Unit (OTU) was the last stop for aircrew trainees. They spent 8 to 14 weeks learning to fly operational aircraft (Hawker Hurricane or Fairey Swordfish, e.g.). The instructors had experience in actual operations, and often were posted to OTUs after their operational tour.

  • RCAF Roundel RCAF.info - RCAF Station Patricia Bay B.C.

    • 1942-11-09 Primary Location Patricia Bay British Columbia Canada Currently Loction of Victoria International Airport CYYJ

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