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Eric Carter
| Warrant Officer Eric Carter (deceased) Initially posted to 615 Squadron flying Hurricanes, Eric was then posted to 81 Squadron, again on Hurricanes. In the autumn of 1941 he accompanied the squadron on HMS Argus to Russia as part of Force Benedict, a clandestine operation to defend the strategically important Russian port of Murmansk. As well as operational patrols the squadron escorted Russian bomber missions. He died in August 2021. |
Items Signed by Warrant Officer Eric Carter (deceased) |
| Land, Sea and Air by Ivan Berryman. (F) Price : £95.00 | Spitfire of 761 Training Squadron (attached to the Royal Navy) flies over the Forth Railway Bridge on the eve of World War Two, also shown is HMS Royal Oak departing Rosyth for the open sea. ...... | |
| The Hard Way Home by Robert Taylor. Price : £210.00 | The Battle of Britain had been won by the young fighter pilots of Fighter Command, but now it fell to another band of young men to wage total warfare against the Nazi war machine - the aircrew of RAF Bomber Command. And like the fighter pilots of th...... | |
| The Hard Way Home by Robert Taylor. (AP) Price : £395.00 | The Battle of Britain had been won by the young fighter pilots of Fighter Command, but now it fell to another band of young men to wage total warfare against the Nazi war machine - the aircrew of RAF Bomber Command. And like the fighter pilots of th...... | |
| The Hard Way Home by Robert Taylor. (B) Price : £325.00 | The Battle of Britain had been won by the young fighter pilots of Fighter Command, but now it fell to another band of young men to wage total warfare against the Nazi war machine - the aircrew of RAF Bomber Command. And like the fighter pilots of t...... | |
| The Hard Way Home by Robert Taylor. (D) SOLD OUT | The Battle of Britain had been won by the young fighter pilots of Fighter Command, but now it fell to another band of young men to wage total warfare against the Nazi war machine - the aircrew of RAF Bomber Command. And like the fighter pilots of t...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Undaunted by Odds by Robert Taylor. (APB) Price : £395.00 | On 6th November 1935, a prototype aircraft took to the air for the very first time. As Sydney Camm's sturdy, single-engine monoplane fighter climbed into the sky, few realized that it was destined to become one of the enduring symbols of the gr...... | |
| Undaunted by Odds by Robert Taylor. (B) Price : £245.00 | On 6th November 1935, a prototype aircraft took to the air for the very first time. As Sydney Camm's sturdy, single-engine monoplane fighter climbed into the sky, few realized that it was destined to become one of the enduring symbols of the gr...... | |
| Undaunted by Odds by Robert Taylor. (C) Price : £425.00 | On 6th November 1935, a prototype aircraft took to the air for the very first time. As Sydney Camm's sturdy, single-engine monoplane fighter climbed into the sky, few realized that it was destined to become one of the enduring symbols of the gr...... | |
| Arctic Hurricanes by Richard Taylor. Price : £110.00 | From a remote and windswept airfield 15 miles north-west of Murmansk in the freezing Arctic wastelands, a small group of RAF Hurricane pilots held the Luftwaffe at bay. Following his failure to invade Britain, Hitler soon turned his predatory gaze ...... | |
| Arctic Hurricanes by Richard Taylor. (AP) Price : £150.00 | From a remote and windswept airfield 15 miles north-west of Murmansk in the freezing Arctic wastelands, a small group of RAF Hurricane pilots held the Luftwaffe at bay. Following his failure to invade Britain, Hitler soon turned his predatory gaze ...... |
| Arctic Hurricanes by Richard Taylor. (RM) Price : £395.00 | From a remote and windswept airfield 15 miles north-west of Murmansk in the freezing Arctic wastelands, a small group of RAF Hurricane pilots held the Luftwaffe at bay. Following his failure to invade Britain, Hitler soon turned his predatory gaze ...... | |
| Arctic Hurricanes by Richard Taylor. (RMB) Price : £625.00 | From a remote and windswept airfield 15 miles north-west of Murmansk in the freezing Arctic wastelands, a small group of RAF Hurricane pilots held the Luftwaffe at bay. Following his failure to invade Britain, Hitler soon turned his predatory gaze ...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Warrant Officer Eric Carter (deceased) |
Squadrons for : Warrant Officer Eric Carter | ||
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Warrant Officer Eric Carter. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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Country : UK Founded : 1st June 1937 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 County of Surrey (Auxiliary) Conjunctis viribus | No.615 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : UK Founded : 7th January 1917 Fate : Discarded 16th January 1970 Non solum nobis - Not for us alone | No.81 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. |
Aircraft for : Warrant Officer Eric Carter | |||
A list of all aircraft associated with Warrant Officer Eric Carter. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | |||
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Manufacturer : Hawker Production Began : 1936 Number Built : 14533 | Hurricane Royal Air Force Fighter, the Hawker Hurricane had a top speed of 320mph, at 18,200 feet and 340mph at 17,500, ceiling of 34,200 and a range of 935 miles. The Hurricane was armed with eight fixed wing mounted .303 browning machine guns in the Mark I and twelve .303 browning's in the MKIIB in the Hurricane MKIIC it had four 20mm cannon. All time classic fighter the Hurricane was designed in 1933-1934, the first prototype flew in June 1936 and a contract for 600 for the Royal Air Force was placed. The first production model flew ion the 12th October 1937 and 111 squadron of the Royal Air Force received the first Hurricanes in January 1938. By the outbreak of World war two the Royal Air Force had 18 operational squadrons of Hurricanes. During the Battle of Britain a total of 1715 Hurricanes took part, (which was more than the rest of the aircraft of the Royal air force put together) and almost 75% of the Victories during the Battle of Britain went to hurricane pilots. The Hawker Hurricane was used in all theatres during World war two, and in many roles. in total 14,533 Hurricanes were built. |
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