Mayo Richardson Adams Jr

Military

He was Co-Pilot on the Clifford M. Blue crew on July 4,1944 returning from France in "Twentieth Century" B-17G #42-3000 which had lost 2 engines due to Flak damage. Over England, a third engine lost power. A/C made a wheels up landing in a field behind the house of Miss Cheney, 18 Downview Road, Felpham, Sussex. The crew had tea with Miss Cheney. 10 RTD with 2 injured.

Mayo Richardson had flown as pilot on 42-31043 (according to a January 2003 posting by his niece on the Mighty 8th AF Message Board)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Clifford Melville Blue

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16077202 / O-671856
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31043

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hells Belle / Elsie Mae
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (WA-P, serial number 42-32000) of the 524th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group after forced landing in Felpham, Sussex, 4 July 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '4th July 1944. A/C shot up over France. F/L - crew safe. Rear of Downview Road. Houses (West Side) Felpham, Bognor Regis, Sussex. Resident who provided photo still corresponds with pilot - now solicitor. From P. Amos, 6 Patham Close, Littlehampton, Sussex.'

42-32000

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mojo Jr/ Twentieth Century
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

24 November 1916 Roanoke, Virginia

Enlisted

2 April 1942 as a Private in the Air Corps in Richmond, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia

Died

Roanoke, Virginia

Buried

Mayo Adams Jr rests at the Fair View Cemetery in Roanoke, Virginia

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the plane type (B-17G) in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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WWII Draft Cards
NARA WWII Enlistment records
SSDI Death records

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000; Wall of Valor form,  Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol.  IV by Bishop & Hey, p p. 27-8 w/ pix of ac