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Military service
Service number:
J/89249
Age:
21
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Birth:
October 16, 1922
Sarnia, Ontario
Enlistment:
May 5, 1942
Windsor, Ontario
Death:
April 18, 1944
Noisy-le-Sec, France
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Plot 16. Row 15. Grave 7.
Additional information
Son of Alfred John Carter, and of Margaret May Carter, of Windsor, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
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Photo of David Carter
R.C.A.F. Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter #433 Squadron Age 21 years. Hometown Windsor, Ontario, Canada. David and the G. Edmonds Crew flying a Halifax 111 LV Bomber completed combat missions attacking Berlin, Leipzig, Trappes, Le Mans, and Villeneuve St. Georges. On April 18/19, 1944 on a mission to attack rail yards at Noisy Le Sec they were hit by flak over the target. David and his crewmates were all killed.<P> Submitted on behalf of: Karen L. (Carter) Schofield, niece of R.C.A.F. P.O. David B. Carter. Never To Be Forgotten. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. -
Group photo
G. Edmonds Crew #433 Squadron with their Halifax 111 LV-971 Code BM-N at Skipton on Swale Airfield February 1943. <P> Standing L.to R. - Flt.Sgt. Harold William (Bill) Fox R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve - W.OP/Air Gnr. Flt. Lieutenant Gerald Boyd (Gerry) Edmonds R.C.A.F.- Pilot. Pilot Officer Edwin Arthur (Red) Lansdowne R.C.A.F. - Air Bomber. Sgt. Arthur William (Art) Wilkinson R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve - Flt. Engr. <P> Front Row L. to R. .....Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter R.C.A.F. - Mid-Uppr. Gnr. Pilot Officer Harold Keith Tole R.C.A.F. - Rear Air Gnr. <P> On April 18/19, 1944 on a mission to attack the rail yards at Noisy Le Sec all crew were killed after being hit by flak in the target area.<P> Submitted on behalf of: Karen L. (Carter) Schofield, niece of R.C.A.F. P.O. David B. Carter. Never To Be Forgotten. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. -
Newspaper clipping
Newspaper Photo Windsor Star May 6th.1942. David Beatty Carter is in the centre of the picture.Sadly only one of these young men,Frank Goldin survived the War. Frank is 3rd. from the left. -
Photo of David Carter
"Jimmie's Hero"<P> Uncle David Beatty Carter on leave from training 1942. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Memorial
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Photo of DAVID BEATTY CARTER
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Attestation Paper
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 269 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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