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Pat Carden
| Squadron Leader Pat Carden DFC AE (deceased) Joining the RAF in 1932, after qualifying as a pilot, he served as an instructor until 1942, when he joined 15 Squadron at Mildenhall, flying Lancasters. Volunteering for the Pathfinder Force he joined 35 Squadron at Gravely on Halifaxes, followed by 582 Squadron on Lancasters, taking part in many bombing sorties over Normandy, including two missions on D-Day. He finished the war having completed 66 operations. Pat Carden sadly died 28th June 2008, aged 96. |
Items Signed by Squadron Leader Pat Carden DFC AE (deceased) |
  | Strike and Return by Robert Taylor. Price : £220.00 | Winter in Northern Europe brings short days, long nights and, for the most part, appalling weather making navigation difficult and flying hazardous, even by todays electronically sophisticated standards. Throughout RAF Bomber Commands arduous six ye...... | |
| | Strike and Return by Robert Taylor (AP) SOLD OUT | Winter in Northern Europe brings short days, long nights and, for the most part, appalling weather making navigation difficult and flying hazardous, even by todays electronically sophisticated standards. Throughout RAF Bomber Commands arduous six ye...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Strike and Return by Robert Taylor (C) SOLD OUT | Winter in Northern Europe brings short days, long nights and, for the most part, appalling weather making navigation difficult and flying hazardous, even by todays electronically sophisticated standards. Throughout RAF Bomber Commands arduous six ye...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Strike and Return by Robert Taylor (D) SOLD OUT | Winter in Northern Europe brings short days, long nights and, for the most part, appalling weather making navigation difficult and flying hazardous, even by todays electronically sophisticated standards. Throughout RAF Bomber Commands arduous six ye...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Price : £170.00 | On August 15th 1942, under the leadership of Don Bennet, a new group was formed from Bomber Command to develop specialised target finding and target marking. Made up purely from experienced volunteers, this elite and highly trained group of men were...... |
| | Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. (AP) Price : £295.00 | On August 15th 1942, under the leadership of Don Bennet, a new group was formed from Bomber Command to develop specialised target finding and target marking. Made up purely from experienced volunteers, this elite and highly trained group of men were...... | |
| | Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. (B) SOLD OUT | On August 15th 1942, under the leadership of Don Bennet, a new group was formed from Bomber Command to develop specialised target finding and target marking. Made up purely from experienced volunteers, this elite and highly trained group of men were...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| | Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. (XX) Price : £130.00 | On August 15th 1942, under the leadership of Don Bennet, a new group was formed from Bomber Command to develop specialised target finding and target marking. Made up purely from experienced volunteers, this elite and highly trained group of men wer...... | |
| | Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. (Y) SOLD OUT | On August 15th 1942, under the leadership of Don Bennet, a new group was formed from Bomber Command to develop specialised target finding and target marking. Made up purely from experienced volunteers, this elite and highly trained group of men wer...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | Normandy Breakout by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) Price : £280.00 | Spitfires of No. 132 Squadron rush towards the Front to give ground support to the advancing Allied forces following breakout from the Normandy beaches, June 1944. Published in 2003. Signed by eight highly decorated fighter pilots...... |
| | Normandy Breakout by Nicolas Trudgian (B) Price : £240.00 | Spitfires of No. 132 Squadron rush towards the Front to give ground support to the advancing Allied forces following breakout from the Normandy beaches, June 1944. Published in 2003. Signed by eight highly decorated fighter pilots...... | |
| | Normandy Breakout by Nicolas Trudgian (C) SOLD OUT | Spitfires of No. 132 Squadron rush towards the Front to give ground support to the advancing Allied forces following breakout from the Normandy beaches, June 1944. Published in 2003. Signed by eight highly decorated fighter pilots...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Squadron Leader Pat Carden DFC AE (deceased) |
   | Halifax Signature Print Pack. Pack Price : £360.00 Saving : £370 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Action This Day by Richard Taylor. Halifax Mk.III NA337 by Ivan Berryman. (C) Operation Mallard by Ivan Berryman. (F) | |
  | Handley Page Halifax Print Pack. Pack Price : £330.00 Saving : £305 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Halifax Legend by Robert Taylor Friday the 13th by Ivan Berryman. (B) Halifax Mk.III NA337 by Ivan Berryman. (D) | |
    | Special Sale Pack of 5 Prints - 4 FREE! Pack Price : £240.00 Saving : £310 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Strike and Return by Robert Taylor. The Struggle for Malta by Ivan Berryman. (F) LCT 312 by Ivan Berryman. (D) Typhoons Over Normandy by Ivan Berryman. (D) Dinah Might by Ivan Berryman. | |
 | Nicolas Trudgian Normandy Spitfire Prints. Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £180 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Summer of 44 by Nicolas Trudgian. Normandy Breakout by Nicolas Trudgian (B) | |
 | Lancaster Aviation Print Pack by Nicolas Trudgian and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £380.00 Saving : £290 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Strike and Return by Robert Taylor. Bomber Force by Nicolas Trudgian. |
 | WW2 Avro Lancaster Aviation Prints by Robert Taylor and Graeme Lothian. Pack Price : £290.00 Saving : £240 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Distant Dispersal by Graeme Lothian. (C) Strike and Return by Robert Taylor. | |
 | WW2 Avro Lancaster Prints by Simon Atack and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £320.00 Saving : £250 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : One Hundred Up! by Simon Atack. Strike and Return by Robert Taylor. | |
 | WW2 Halifax Bomber Prints by Gerald Coulson and Stephen Brown. Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £25 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Welcome Sight by Stephen Brown. | |
 | Bomber Command Halifax Aircraft Prints by Gerald Coulson and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £285.00 Saving : £50 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Out of the Night - The First To Go In by Robert Taylor. (B) | |
| | Halifax Aircraft Print Pack by Robert Taylor and Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £240.00 Saving : £120 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Halifax Legend by Robert Taylor |
| | Halifax Aviation Prints by Gerald Coulson and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £250.00 Saving : £95 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Friday the 13th by Ivan Berryman. (B) | |
 | Pilot / Aircrew Signed WW2 Halifax Prints by Ivan Berryman and Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £330.00 Saving : £90 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. No.76 Squadron Halifax by Ivan Berryman. (AP) | |
| | WW2 Halifax Aviation Prints by Gerald Coulson and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £260.00 Saving : £95 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Operation Mallard by Ivan Berryman. (D) | |
| | Crew Signed Halifax Aviation Prints by Gerald Coulson and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £235.00 Saving : £95 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Halifax Mk.III NA337 by Ivan Berryman. (D) | |
| | Handley Page Halifax Prints by Gerald Coulson and Richard Taylor. Pack Price : £275.00 Saving : £85 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Action This Day by Richard Taylor. |
 | WW2 Halifax Bomber Prints by Philip West and Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £220.00 Saving : £155 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. Mutual Support by Philip West. |
| Squadrons for : Squadron Leader Pat Carden DFC AE (deceased) | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Squadron Leader Pat Carden DFC AE (deceased). A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
| Squadron | Info | |
Country : UK Founded : 1st March 1915 Aim sure | No.15 Sqn RAF On 1st March 1915, the officers and men who made up No.1 Reserve Squadron and the Recruits Depot, all of whom were based at South Farnborough, Hampshire, were brought together to form No.15 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Initially, the new squadron was equipped with a diverse range of flying machines, including Henri and Maurice Farmans, Avros, Bleriots, Moranes and BE2c aircraft. Having relocated to an airfield at Hounslow, west of London, where the squadron was allowed time to work up to operational status, it was, on 11th May, relocated to another airfield at Swingate Down, to the east of Dover, on the Kent coast. On 23rd December 1915, No.15 Squadron, RFC, deployed to France for operational duties. Throughout its time on the Western Front, during the First World War, the squadron was engaged in observation and reconnaissance duties, initially using BE2c aircraft but later, during June 1916, upgrading to R.E.8s. The work undertaken by the squadron, in its reconnaissance role, was recognised by higher authority, on a number of occasions, in the form of telegrams or communiqués. On 1st April 1918, No.15 Squadron became part of the newly formed Royal Air Force, which came into being with the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service. With the end of hostilities in November 1918, came a reduction in the fighting strength of the RAF and, although not disbanded as a number of squadrons were, No.15 was reduced to a cadre. The axe finally fell on the final day of December 1919, when No.15 Squadron was disbanded. It was to be approximately five years before No.15s number plate was to be resurrected when, on 20th March 1924, No.15 Squadron was reformed as part of the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE), at Martlesham Heath, Suffolk. Over a period of ten years, No.15 Squadron completed 12,100 flying hours on over seventy-five different types of airframe. Over that same period, it also saw five changes of commanding officer. On 1st June 1934, No.15 was re-designated as a new unit, equipped with Hawker Hart Mk.I aircraft, undertaking daylight operations flying as part of Bomber Command. The new C.O. was Squadron Leader Thomas Elmhirst, who secured permission for his squadron to change the number plate to Roman numerals and have the XV applied to the fuselage on all the squadrons aircraft. This decision was to have a lasting effect and was only interrupted by the Second World War. Thomas Elmhirst also gave thought to the fact the squadron should have its own badge and motto, both of which were approved, during 1935. In early 1936, the squadron re-equipped with Hawker Hind bomber aircraft. These machines remained in service with No.XV until 13th July 1938, when the unit converted to Fairey Battle bomber aircraft. It was with the latter aircraft that the squadron prepared for war when, on 27th August 1939, a state of emergency was declared. History repeated itself when the Squadron returned to France on a war footing, but it was forced to return to England in order to re-equip with the Bristol Blenheim bomber. The new aircraft was initially seen as a wonder aircraft, but No.XV Squadron was virtually decimated in strength following the German invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940. With the Blenheim being designated unsuitable for the task, the squadron began converting to the Vickers Wellington bomber, designed by Barnes Wallace, on 7th November 1940. This was really a stop-gap measure as on 30th April 1941 No.XV began converting to the Short Stirling, four-engine, heavy bomber. During the next couple of years, night after night, the squadron carried the fight back to the enemy, enduring many losses and exploits of valour in the process. It participated in all the 1,000 bomber raids against Germany. As 1943 drew to a close, No.XV prepared to continue the fight with new equipment. Having converted to the Avro Lancaster bomber in late December 1943, the squadron went operational in mid-January 1944 with its new aircraft. By the time the war came to an end, No.XV was flying Lancaster B.1 Specials, which were specially adapted to carry 22,000lb Grand Slam bombs. February 1947 saw another change of equipment when the squadron converted to the Avro Lincoln bomber, whilst based at RAF Wyton in Huntingdonshire. However, by the end of that same year, No.XV found itself deploying aircraft to Shallufa, Egypt, as part of Operation Sunrise. Another change of occurred at the end of November 1950, when No.XV Squadron was disbanded but immediately reformed with Boeing B29 Washington bomber aircraft. It was during the Washington period, in March 1951, that the squadrons code letters ‘LS’, which it had been adopted during late 1939, were removed from the aircraft fuselages. The new scheme called for a natural metal finish, adorned with only the RAF roundel, fin flash and aircraft serial. With technology advancing all the time, No.XV entered a new phase in its history in June 1953, when it was declared fully operational flying English Electric Canberra bombers. During the next couple of years, the squadron continued to train and undertook many navigational and bombing exercises, which proved fruitful in 1956 when the Suez crises erupted. No.XV was deployed to Nicosia, as part of Operation Accumulate, on 23rd October. During the short period of fighting that followed, No.XV dropped a higher concentration of bombs than any other squadron. Following a cease-fire, the squadron returned to England where, on 15th April 1957, it was disbanded. The 1st of September 1958 saw the re-formation of No.XV as a V-Bomber squadron, equipped with Handley Page Victor B.I bombers. These aircraft were not only adorned with the official RAF insignia described above, but were also permitted to carry the squadron badge, together with the Roman XV numerals. The squadron retained these aircraft until 1964 when it was again disbanded. For a period of five years No.XV Squadron ceased to exist. However, this changed on 1st October 1970, when the squadron number plate and badge were resurrected and No.XV was reformed at RAF Honnington, in Suffolk. Equipped with Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer aircraft, the squadron departed for RAF Laarbruch, where, during January 1971, it officially became part of Royal Air Force Germany. After thirteen years service with the squadron, the Buccaneers were replaced with Panavia Tornado, swing-wing, bombers. On 1st September 1983, No.XV became the first RAF Squadron in Germany to be equipped with this type of aircraft. During the latter quarter of 1990, No.XV had deployed two flights, totalling twelve crews, to Muharraq Air Base, on Bahrain Island, in readiness for operations against the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. During the following conflict, two aircraft crewed by XV Squadron personnel were shot down, resulting in the loss of Flt Lt Stephen Hicks and the capture of Flt Lts John Peters, John Nichol and Rupert Clark. The squadron returned to RAF Laarbruch at the end of March 1991, where a number of awards, for service in the Gulf War were announced. Wing Commander John Broardbent was awarded a Distinguished Service Order, whilst Sqn Ldr Gordon Buckley and Sqn Ldr Nigel Risdale were both awarded Distinguished Flying Crosses. Senior Engineering Officer S/L Rob Torrence was awarded the Member of the British Empire. Following disbandment in January 1992, No.XV was reformed a few months later on 1st April, at RAF Honnington, where it took on the role of the Tornado Weapons Conversion Unit. It was also granted the status of a Reserve Squadron. No.XV (R) Squadron remained at Honnington until 1st November 1993, when it re-located to RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland. During January 1998, it was re-designated as the Tornado GR1 Operational Conversion Unit and equipped with the up-graded Tornado GR4 variant. In 2011, just four years away from its 100th anniversary, No.XV (R) Squadron still operates from RAF Lossiemouth, providing refresher crews and new crews to the front line squadrons. Text by kind permission of Martyn Ford Jones | |
Country : UK Founded : 1st February 1916 Fate : Disbanded 28th February 1982 Madras Presidency Uno animo agimus - We act with one accord | No.35 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : UK Founded : 1st April 1944 Fate : Disbanded 10th September 1945 Praecolamus designantes - We fly before marking | No.582 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
| Aircraft for : Squadron Leader Pat Carden DFC AE (deceased) | |||
| A list of all aircraft associated with Squadron Leader Pat Carden DFC AE (deceased). A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | |||
| Squadron | Info | ||
Manufacturer : Handley Page Production Began : 1941 Retired : 1952 Number Built : 6177 | Halifax Royal Air Force heavy Bomber with a crew of six to eight. Maximum speed of 280mph (with MK.VI top speed of 312mph) service ceiling of 22,800feet maximum range of 3,000 miles. The Halifax carried four .303 browning machine guns in the tail turret, two .303 browning machines in the nose turret in the MK III there were four .303 brownings in the dorsal turret. The Handley Page Halifax, first joined the Royal Air Force in March 1941 with 35 squadron. The Halifax saw service in Europe and the Middle east with a variety of variants for use with Coastal Command, in anti Submarine warfare, special duties, glider-tugs, and troop transportation roles. A total of 6177 Halifax's were built and stayed in service with the Royal Air Force until 1952 | ||
Manufacturer : Avro Production Began : 1942 Retired : 1963 Number Built : 7377 | Lancaster The Avro Lancaster arose from the avro Manchester and the first prototype Lancaster was a converted Manchester with four engines. The Lancaster was first flown in January 1941, and started operations in March 1942. By March 1945 The Royal Air Force had 56 squadrons of Lancasters with the first squadron equipped being No.44 Squadron. During World War Two the Avro Lancaster flew 156,000 sorties and dropped 618,378 tonnes of bombs between 1942 and 1945. Lancaster Bomberss took part in the devastating round-the-clock raids on Hamburg during Air Marshall Harris' Operation Gomorrah in July 1943. Just 35 Lancasters completed more than 100 successful operations each, and 3,249 were lost in action. The most successful survivor completed 139 operations, and the Lancaster was scrapped after the war in 1947. A few Lancasters were converted into tankers and the two tanker aircraft were joined by another converted Lancaster and were used in the Berlin Airlift, achieving 757 tanker sorties. A famous Lancaster bombing raid was the 1943 mission, codenamed Operation Chastise, to destroy the dams of the Ruhr Valley. The operation was carried out by 617 Squadron in modified Mk IIIs carrying special drum shaped bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis. Also famous was a series of Lancaster attacks using Tallboy bombs against the German battleship Tirpitz, which first disabled and later sank the ship. The Lancaster bomber was the basis of the new Avro Lincoln bomber, initially known as the Lancaster IV and Lancaster V. (Becoming Lincoln B1 and B2 respectively.) Their Lancastrian airliner was also based on the Lancaster but was not very successful. Other developments were the Avro York and the successful Shackleton which continued in airborne early warning service up to 1992. | ||
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