Carter, George Arthur

Killed in Action 1940-02-24

Birth Date: 1913

Born:

George Edward & Mary Carter

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Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAF

Unit

229 (MB) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Be Bold

Base

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Leading Aircraftman

Service Numbers

747780

First Burial
Google MapNottingham, Uk

Took off from Digby at 21:00 on a Searchlight Co-op exercise. Pilot was dazzled by the lights (he was flying too low) became disoriented and crashed.

Killed:LAC George Arthur Carter (Canadian) RAF KIA Nottingham Southern Cemetery Sec. H.20. Grave 77.Pilot Officer Peter Francis Napier Lomax RAF pilot KIA St. John Additional Burial Ground London Row A. Grave 74/75.Lt J G Winks RE passenger Welford Road Cemetery Leicester.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Blenheim L6742

Leading Aircraftman Carter, George Arthur (RAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1940-February-24
Nottingham Church Cemetery, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK

Bristol Blenheim

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3602838)
Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk.V, RAF (Serial No. DJ702).
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The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years and in some cases throughout the Second World War. The aircraft was developed as Type 142, a civil airliner, in response to a challenge from Lord Rothermere to produce the fastest commercial aircraft in Europe. The Type 142 first flew in April 1935, and the Air Ministry, impressed by its performance, ordered a modified design as the Type 142M for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a bomber. Deliveries of the newly named Blenheim to RAF squadrons commenced on 10 March 1937. Wikipedia

YouTube Bristol Blenheim Bomber

Wikipedia Bristol Blenheim

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