John J Adams

Military
media-21042.jpeg UPL 21042 Staff Sergeant John J Adams of the 385th Bomb Group.

Sent through to the museum by Tony Philpot (Essex At War).

Object Number - UPL 21042 - Staff Sergeant John J Adams of the 385th Bomb Group.

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

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Raunchy Wolf, El Sabo
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
Dorsal Queen
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dorsal Queen
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron

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Revisions

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ContributorHelen
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385thBG newsletter 30 May 1977

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributormvandemark
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ContributorEmily
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Data Update, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, 15 September 2014

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ContributorAAM
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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

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