Carruthers, Carl Stuart
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Carl Stuart |
Surname | Carruthers |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-03-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N3673 |
Markings | LS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Apeldoorn (Ugchelden-Heidehof) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 4. Grave 148. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 141 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/54101 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12569 (P366703/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-03-1942 |
End Date | 09-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (61% moon) |
Operation | Essen- to bomb Krupps factories. Lead aircraft were fitted with Gee but despite this the target was not hit to any extent |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed at Schalterbosch, Holland |