Roll of Honour: Person Info

Personal Details

Service No:88404
Rank:Flying Officer
Last Name:CARTER
First Name:DEREK GUY
Initials:D G
Born:Unknown

Death Details

Date of Death:1942-02-12
Age at Death:22
Cause of Death:Killed in action, Hampden AT177, failed to return from an attack on German warships Prinz Eugen, Scharnhorst and Gneisnau (Operation Fuller) in the English Channel. One of eight 50 Squadron aircraft attacking the Scharnhorst Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen as they made their "Channel Dash" from Brest to Kiel

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