Military Figure. Capt. Fletcher E. Adams, USAAF, a pilot with the 357th Fighter Group of the U.S. Eighth Air Force, was the leading ace in that unit, with nine confirmed kills. On May 30, 1944, he was shot down near Bernburg, Germany, by an Me-109. He was flying an early model P-51B, tail number 43-12468, named "Southern Belle." He managed to bail out of his crippled fighter but after touching ground, he was murdered by German civilians. He and his unit are the subject of the book "Bleeding Sky" by Joey Maddox. A notable alumnus of the same group is retired Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager, the first man to break the speed of sound in level flight. Fletcher Adams' remains were returned to his hometown in the summer of 1949 and he now rests in the family plot with his mother, father and widow.
Military Figure. Capt. Fletcher E. Adams, USAAF, a pilot with the 357th Fighter Group of the U.S. Eighth Air Force, was the leading ace in that unit, with nine confirmed kills. On May 30, 1944, he was shot down near Bernburg, Germany, by an Me-109. He was flying an early model P-51B, tail number 43-12468, named "Southern Belle." He managed to bail out of his crippled fighter but after touching ground, he was murdered by German civilians. He and his unit are the subject of the book "Bleeding Sky" by Joey Maddox. A notable alumnus of the same group is retired Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager, the first man to break the speed of sound in level flight. Fletcher Adams' remains were returned to his hometown in the summer of 1949 and he now rests in the family plot with his mother, father and widow.
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