Early Life
Carey was born in Brixton, London and educated at Belverdere School, now called Tavistock and Summerhill School. He joined the Royal Air Force in September 1927 as an aircraft apprentice at RAF Halton and later an airframe fitter. In 1935 he was selected for pilot training and passed out as a Sergeant Pilot, joining 43 Squadron flying the Hawker Fury; he converted to the Hawker Hurricane in 1938.
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