Frank Reginald Carey Military person

Group Captain Frank Reginald "Chota" Carey CBE, DFC & Two Bars, AFC, DFM (7 May 1912 – 6 December 2004) was an English fighter ace of World War II credited with 25 victories, three shared destroyed, four unconfirmed destroyed, four probables and eight damaged. He was the second-highest scoring Hawker Hurricane fighter ace of the war.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 07, 1912
Birth place
Brixton
Date of deathDecember 06, 2004
Place of death
West Sussex , Chichester

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Military person

award
Silver Star
Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)
Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Flying Medal
military operations
World War II
military unit
No. 135 Squadron RAF
No. 245 Squadron RAF
No. 3 Squadron RAF
No. 43 Squadron RAF
service start1927
service end1960

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External resources

  1. http://www.the-battle-of-britain.co.uk/pilots/Ca-pilots.htm