166 Squadron's Avro Lancaster BI (#PA179) aircraft, with an aircrew of seven, took off at night from RAF Kirmington for an air operation flight over Dortmund, Germany. PA179 was lost, crashing in the target area and taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in this incident were-
RAFVR Pilot Officer Alexander James ADAMS, DFC,
RAFVR Sergeant Clifford Ronald ANDERSON,
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant John BARRITT, DFC,
RAFVR Squadron Leader Kenneth Lloyd COLLINSON, DFC,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Alfred Cecil HARRISON,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Charles Edward MILLER and
RAFVR Flying Officer John Mackie SINCLAIR, DFC.
Military Service-
Service Number: 189035
Rank: Pilot Officer
Trade: Flight Engineer
Age: 36
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 166 RAF Squadron; RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire
Honours/Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Son of Alfred F. Adams and Agnes Adams of Northampton, England; husband of Amy Adams of Northampton [they married in 1934 Northampton, Northamptonshire].
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
166 Squadron's Avro Lancaster BI (#PA179) aircraft, with an aircrew of seven, took off at night from RAF Kirmington for an air operation flight over Dortmund, Germany. PA179 was lost, crashing in the target area and taking the lives of the entire crew.
The airmen who perished in this incident were-
RAFVR Pilot Officer Alexander James ADAMS, DFC,
RAFVR Sergeant Clifford Ronald ANDERSON,
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant John BARRITT, DFC,
RAFVR Squadron Leader Kenneth Lloyd COLLINSON, DFC,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Alfred Cecil HARRISON,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Charles Edward MILLER and
RAFVR Flying Officer John Mackie SINCLAIR, DFC.
Military Service-
Service Number: 189035
Rank: Pilot Officer
Trade: Flight Engineer
Age: 36
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: 166 RAF Squadron; RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire
Honours/Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Son of Alfred F. Adams and Agnes Adams of Northampton, England; husband of Amy Adams of Northampton [they married in 1934 Northampton, Northamptonshire].
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Inscription
(Epitaph...)
GENTLE OF DISPOSITION.
RESOLUTE OF PURPOSE.
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