Birth Date: 1918
Born: Rock, Ferry, Birkenhead, United Kingdom
Parents: George & Norah M. Carr
Spouse: Gladys E. Carr, of Barons, Alberta.
Home: Vancouver, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
298 (SD) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Silent We Strike
Base
RAF Tarrant Rushton
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Position
Bomb Aimer
Service Numbers
J/21035
Prev: R/143250
Training
Took off from Tarrant Rushton on a navigational exercise. They encountered adverse weather conditions and when the aircraft ran out of fuel, they ditched in Donegal Bay off Mullaghmore, County Sligo.
The crew of Halifax Mk III NA-120 8A-U all survived: Sergeant J A McKaine RAF KITA F/Lt J Carr RCAF died of injuries Flying Officer D R McGillivray RCAF WO J E Bunn RCAF Flight Sergeant J B Walker RAF interned Flying Officer G Dixon RAF interned
298 was a special squadron within Transport Command.
298 Squadron was SD (Special Duties), glider tow and SOE (Special Operations Executive). SOE duties included dropping equipment to partisans and resistance.
Formed 24 Aug 1942 – 19 Oct 1942, then reformed 4 Nov 1943 – 21 Dec 1946
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
298 Squadron