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MCCARTHY, Eric Harvey
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 80427 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 March 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | RAAF Station Darwin |
| Born: | Subiaco, Western Australia , 3 March 1916 |
| Home Town: | Harvey, Harvey, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Livingstone Field, Northern Territory, Australia, Livingstone Airfield, Livingstone, Northern Territory, Australia, 23 November 1943, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT F.D.4., Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Harvey War Memorial |
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Henry and Elizabeth McCarthy
Husband of Elsie Joyce McCarthy of Harvey, WA
Flying Officer Charles Henry Bell 118432 & Leading Aircraftman Eric Harvey McCarthy 80427 were killed when Spitfire BS300 veered off the runway during take-off from Livingstone Field, Darwin, NT and collided with their vehicle. Both men were from Number 1 Radio Installation & Maintenance Unit (1RIMU), 44 Radar Wing. The pilot, FLGOFF Gould 404062 of Number 457 Squadron, was uninjured.
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