John J Adams
MilitarySent through to the museum by Tony Philpot (Essex At War).
Baled out of B-17 #42-30264 'Dorsal Queen' Midair collision with 'Raunchy Wolf' on return from mission near Paris. Plane crashed at Tillingham Hall Farm, Essex. 26 Sept 1943. Adams was the only crewman able to bail out.
He died in March 1977 following a heart operation.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Data Update, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, 15 September 2014
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I. by Bishop & Hey p. 291 / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I. by Bishop & Hey p. 291