Birth Date: 1912-October-01
Born: Argyle, South Interlake Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
John William Moore Carey & Hilda Mary (nee Esplin) Carey
Home: Powell River, British Columbia
Enlistment: Vancouver, British Columbia
Enlistment Date: 1941-06-10
Service
RCAF
Unit
45 Group (RAF)
Base
Gander, Newfoundland
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Flying Officer
Service Numbers
J/10622
RAF Ferry Command, aircraft failed to reach its destination on a ferry flight from Gander to Reykjavick Iceland.
Killed includes Carey: Pilot Officer Norman Alexander Allen RCAF J/11491 KIA Ottawa Memorial Panel 1. Column 4. Flying Officer Irwin Edward Stillwell Robinson RCAF J/10872 KIA Ottawa Memorial Panel 1. Column 4. Sergeant Eric Hanway Swanston RAF KIA Ottawa Memorial Panel 2. Column 2.
RAF Ferry Command Hudson VI aircraft FK 693 lost between Gander, Newfoundland and Reykjavik, Iceland, cause unknown
Flying Officer AM Carey (RCAF), Pilot Officer NA Allen (RCAF), Flying Officer IES Robinson (RCAF) and American Civilian Pilot Captain JP Kiernan were missing presumed killed in this flying accident
The missing have no known grave. The three RCAF crew members are commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial
Captain Kiernan is commemorated on the Runnymede War Memorial
Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie page 315
The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force (RAF) shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter. The Hudson served throughout the war, mainly with Coastal Command, but also in transport and training roles, as well as delivering agents into occupied France. They were also used extensively with the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) anti-submarine squadrons. National Air Force Museum of Canada.
RAF Ferry Command Hudson VI aircraft FK 693 lost between Gander, Newfoundland and Reykjavik, Iceland, cause unknown
Flying Officer AM Carey (RCAF), Pilot Officer NA Allen (RCAF), Flying Officer IES Robinson (RCAF) and American Civilian Pilot Captain JP Kiernan were missing presumed killed in this flying accident
The missing have no known grave. The three RCAF crew members are commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial
Captain Kiernan is commemorated on the Runnymede War Memorial
Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie page 315
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