Joe McCarthy (RCAF officer) - Wikipedia
McCarthy was best known for flying with No. 617 Squadron RAF, including the Dams Raid in 1943. By the time of the raid he had already taken part in thirty bombing sorties over Germany, including three over Berlin. McCarthy and his crew flew with the second wave of Lancasters, but he had to take a spare aircraft after his failed.
Joe McCarthy - The RCAF's American Dambuster
Prior to a second attempt by No. 617 Squadron to breach the Dortmund-Ems canal, he over-heard a WAAF officer remarking, "My God, I hope they get there tonight. The trouble the AOC's gone to over this." McCarthy silenced her with a snarled, "The hell with you and all the AOC's. What about the seven lives in every kite!" and stormed off.
McCarthy, Joseph C. | Gathering of Eagles Foundation
“Joe ” McCarthy, from Long Island, New York, was an original member of 617 Squadron. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in 1941 and soon transferred with his crew to RAF Bomber Command. From 1941 until late 1944, he flew the Hampden, Manchester, Lancaster, and Mosquito bombers and compiled a total of 80 combat missions.
Joseph C. McCarthy, Pilot in '43 Dam Buster Raid, Dies at 79
1998年10月5日 · As the lone American in 617 Squadron, the secret and now storied unit formed and trained expressly to carry out the low-flying raid, Mr. McCarthy, the Bronx-bred man who the British knew as...
英国皇家空军617中队 - 百度百科
英国皇家空军第617中队成员：左一：约翰森（Johnny Johnson）左四：麦卡锡（Joe McCarthy） 第二次世界大战时期，英国皇家空军第5联队秘密组建了617中队，最初这个中队命名为X中队，后来定名为617中队。 该编队选用的是改进后的 兰开斯特式轰炸机 (AvroLancasterMkIIIs)。 其主要任务目标就是纳粹德国鲁尔工业区上游的三座大坝――默讷坝 (Mohne)、索佩坝 (Sorpe)和埃德尔坝 (Eder)。 炸坝行动后，英国皇家空军617中队被保留并作为特种轰炸中队直至2013年。 英 …
Dambuster of the Day No. 92: Joseph McCarthy – Dambusters …
2015年2月17日 · McCarthy stayed on in 617 Squadron without a break for another 13 months after the investiture, flying on 34 more operations altogether. His Dams Raid crew stayed with him all this time, with the exception of Johnny Johnson, …
Joe McCarthy (RCAF officer) | Military Wiki | Fandom
McCarthy was most known for flying with No. 617 Squadron RAF, including Operation Chastise (the Dams Raid) of 1943. By the time of the raid he had already taken part in thirty bombing sorties over Germany, including three over Berlin. McCarthy and his crew flew with the second wave of Lancasters, but he had to take a spare aircraft after his ...
Joe McCarthy (RCAF officer) - WikiMili, The Best Wikipedia Reader
Joseph Charles Big Joe McCarthy, DSO, DFC*, CD (31 August 1919 – 6 September 1998) was an American aviator who served with the Royal Canadian Air Force in Bomber Command during World War II. He is best known as the commander and pilot of Lancaster AJ-T (T-Tommy) in Operation Chastise, the Dambuster
75 Years since the Dambusters raid - WAR HISTORY ONLINE
2018年5月17日 · Flight Lieutenant Joe McCarthy (fourth from left) and his crew of No. 617 Squadron (The Dambusters) at RAF Scampton, 22 July 1943. Photo: IWM (TR 1128) The Dambusters raid was established as one of the most famous allied attacks of the Second World War almost from the moment the wheels of 617 Squadron touched …
Joe McCarthy | This Day in Aviation
22 July 1943: A Royal Air Force official photographer visited No. 617 Squadron, The Dambusters, at their base at RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, England. These photographic images are part of the Ministry of Information Second World War Colour Transparency Collection. Wing Commander Guy Gibson with members of his crew.