Joseph A Adams
Military ROLL OF HONOURBailed out over England 17 May 1943 from B-17 #42-29745. Lt. Joseph A. Adams, (bombardier) was one of 5 survivors of that mission along with Sgt. Lyle G Colby (Engineer), Lt. Sydney D Lovitt (Navigator), Lt. David C. Cox (Co-Pilot) and Lt. Varney D. Cline. The five who bailed out over the channel were: Henry Kowalik (Radio Operator), Edward M. Sturges (Ball Turret), Vernon H Careins (Waist Gunner), Alexander J. McKinney (Waist Gunner) & Joseph R. Penfield (Tail Gunner) (Source with photo of survivors "JOHN BURN ONE-ZERO-FIVE..." William Donald Pub. 2005 GMS Enterprises
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pappys Hellions II
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
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Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
William Donald with whom I have corresponded and forwarded my information on my Uncle and the news clippings, published a photo in his book on the 305 BG on page 71 of the 5 survivors of the May 17, 1943 flight who bailed out over land and not in the Channel and were not KIA on that mission. The book is "John Burn One-Zero-Five..." The story of Chelvestorn Airfield and the 305th Bomb Group in Pictures. Published by GMS Enterprises in 2005
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15545 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database