Carter, Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas |
Surname | Carter |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Alice May Carter. Husband of Jennie Olive Carter, of Alum Rock, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM522 |
Markings | DX-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Nicolas D'Aliermont Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | French Mil. Plot, Row 1. Coll. grave 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 18 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1819918 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the crew of Lancaster LM522 of 57 Sqn. 8th July 1944 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-07-1944 |
End Date | 08-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | St. Leu |
Reason for Loss | Crashed between Envermeu (Seine-Maritime) and St.Nicolas d'aliermont, both villages being roughly 11 km SE of Dieppe. |