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MCCARTHY, Gerald

Personal Information
Rank E II
Forename(s) Gerald
Surname McCarthy
Gender M
Age 24
Decorations
Date of death 15-07-1949
Next of kin From 91 St. Mary's Lane, Upminster, Essex. Father of Gerald McCarthy, who was born after the death of Gerald Sr.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lincoln
Serial Number RF471
Markings
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Hornchurch Cemetery, Essex
Grave Reference .
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase Post-War
Panel Number POST (not yet erected on site)
Enlistment information
Service Number 1869938
Service Royal Air Force
Group
Squadron 61
Trade Flight Engineer
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Fellow Servicemen
Ratcliffe R G (P/O)
Knight R H (F/L)
Adamson J W (S III)
Brett C S (G II)
Searle F G (G I)
Waterfall M G (N II)
Last Operation information
Start Date 15-07-1949
End Date 15-07-1949
Takeoff Station Waddington
Day/Night raid Day
Operation
Reason for Loss Shortly after T/O, aircraft crashed at Monson Farm, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire - approx 4.5 miles WNW of RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire. Cause not known