Carney, Richard Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Richard Alexander |
Surname | Carney |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard and Georgina M. Carney, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR856 |
Markings | LQ-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 175. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 141 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/17331 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-08-1943 |
End Date | 16-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Turin. 154 aircraft, 4 losses (2.6%). Crews claimed a concentrated attack including to the Fiat plant but the number of dead and injured was lower than in recent raids (5 and 56 respectively). This was the last raid on Italian cities |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |