Richard Douglas Adams

Military

Shot down 8 November 1942 in B-17F-10-BO 41-24472 while serving as Pilot. Evaded. He reported to the American Consulate Gibraltar 21 April 1943 and returned to England on 23-Apr-43.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

4 August 1916

Other

Evaded Capture

8 November 1942 - 24 April 1943 Evaded capture and returned to England on 24-Apr-1943. The evasion is documented on Escape & Evasion Report #26 which may be viewed at http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-26.pdf

Died

5 April 1971

Revisions

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I am the grandson of Richard D. Adams. I am a new member, and am researching and trying to find out more about his flight.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 22-Nov-2014. Connection to aircraft per MACR 16133.

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Lee Cunningham 22-Nov-2014. Added Evasion event. National Archives Records Administration (NARA) Escape & Evasion Report #26 http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-26.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 29-Oct-2014, Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 16133. National Archives Records Administration (NARA) E&E Report #26: http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-26.pdf

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Added DOB

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"Roll of Honor,  Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs  Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 44 , MACR 16133, First Over Germany pg 2 & 40-42, http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-26.pdf"

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor,  Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs  Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 44 , MACR 16133, First Over Germany pg 2 & 40-42