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Son of Alfred John Carter, and of Margaret May Carter, of Windsor, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer David Beatty 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.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
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.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
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.
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Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
"Jimmie's Hero"<P>
Uncle David Beatty Carter on leave from training 1942.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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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.
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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.
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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.
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"Jimmie's Hero"<P> Uncle David Beatty Carter on leave from training 1942.
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From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer David Beatty Carter is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Page 269 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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CLICHY NORTHERN CEMETERY Hauts-de-Seine, France
Clichy is a town adjoining the northern boundary of Paris. The Cemetery lies between the Town Hall and the River Seine and is entered from the Rue General Roger. The British Plot is in the southern quarter of the Cemetery under the south boundary wall. Clichy is best reached from central Paris by taking the Metro from the Gare St. Lazare to Port de Clichy Station, which is near Clichy Town Hall.
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