George Percival Carr

Pilot Officer

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Arthur S. Carr and of Minnie C. Carr (nee Nicol), of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

Martyn (1999)

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

At the time of his death, George was posted as an instructor at 73 OTU, based at Fayid, Egypt.
It is not clear why the Tiger Moth was flying from the Royal Navy Aircraft Repair Yard at Fayid, piloted by Plt Off Johnstone with George Carr aboard, as he had no association with the Fleet Air Arm, and may have been a casual flight in the type, which was not on the strength of the unit.

The plane stalled following a low loop and struck the ground wheels first, breaking up. Plt Off Johnstone survived with injuries.
[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol2, p. 323]

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Casualty

Service Number:

416455

Name:

George Percival Carr

Rank:

Pilot Officer

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force, 73 OTU, 203 group

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Air accident

Date of Death:

20 February 1945

Day of Death:

Tuesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Fayid War Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

5. B. 25.

Cemetery Location:

Egypt