Carter, Ronald George (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1943-August-18

Flying Officer Ronald George Carter RCAF

Birth Date: 1920-June-08

Born:

Parents: Capt. George Carter, R.G.A. & Rose Iris Carter

Spouse:

Home: Toronto, Ontario (parents)

Enlistment: Toronto Ontario

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Distinguished Flying Cross

Service

RCAF

Unit

467 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAAF)
Recidite Adversarius Atque Ferociter Your opponents will retreat because of your courageous attack

Base

RAF Bottesford

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

J/15862

Home
Google MapToronto, Ontario (parents)
Target
Google MapPeenemunde Germany
Memorial Location
Google MapRunnymede Memorial Surrey
Panel 173

Took off from Bottesford at 21:45 in Lancaster Mk III (Sqn code PO- Bomber Command) on an operation to Peenemunde Germany.

Crashed in the Baltic Sea, near Swinemünde, Pommern Germany (now ÅšwinoujÅ›cie, Poland).

Killed: Flying Officer Ronald George Carter RCAF J/15862 RCAF Runnymede Memorial Panel 173. Sergeant Adam Cubie Brand RAF KIA Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland grave 5. D. 8. Pilot Officer Derrick Fielden RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 131. Flight Sergeant Francis Beesley Garrett RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 136. Sergeant Frank Grey RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 151. F/Lt Martyn Hope Parry RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 120. Squadron Leader Alfred Sydney Raphael RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 119. Sergeant Vivian Smith RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 165.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

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

Mission

Lancaster Mk.I/III LM342

Bombing Peenemunde Germany 1943-August-18 to 1943-August-18

467 (B) Sqn (RAAF) RAF Bottesford, Lincolnshire, England
467 Australia Squadron. Lancaster aircraft LM 342 failed to return from night operations. RCAF Flying Officer R.G. Carter was killed. Casualties also included the following RAF members of the crew: Sqn. Leader A.S. Raphael, Pilot Officer D. Fielden, Flight Lieutenant M.H. Parry, Flight Sergeant F.B. Garrett, Sgt's. A.C. Brand, F. Grey, and V. Smith.