Avro Lancaster #NG331 (Code BQ-M) took flight, from its base at RAF North Killinghome in Lincolnshire, on a night operation over Hannover, Germany; there were seven airmen crewing the Lancaster. Reaching the Hanover area, it is believed that the aircraft was hit by ground anti-aircraft fire (flak); shot down, it crashed into the ground at Langenhagen, near the city of Hannover. Six of the crew perished in the downing and the seventh was taken POW.
The six airmen who lost their lives were:-
RCAF Flying Officer John Charles ADAMS,
RCAF Flight Lieutenant William Robert ELCOATE,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Frederick PAPPLE,
RAFVR Flying Officer Francis Swan RENTON,
RAFVR Sergeant William Percy SCOTT and
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Benjamin STERMAN.
Military Service:-
Rank: Flying Officer
Trade: Pilot
Service Number: J/36193
Age: 23
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 550 RAF Squadron (MOTTO: Per Ignem Vincimus
['Through fire we conquer'])
Son of Major Fred Adams, M.D., and Essie (née Watson) Adams of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His brother, RCAF Sergeant Frederick Coulson ADAMS, also served and lost his life on service during the Second World War.
Flying Officer John Charles Adams is commemorated on Page 490 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Flying Officer Adams is also remembered with honour at the family grave monument in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The six airmen who lost their lives were:-
RCAF Flying Officer John Charles ADAMS,
RCAF Flight Lieutenant William Robert ELCOATE,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Frederick PAPPLE,
RAFVR Flying Officer Francis Swan RENTON,
RAFVR Sergeant William Percy SCOTT and
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Benjamin STERMAN.
Military Service:-
Rank: Flying Officer
Trade: Pilot
Service Number: J/36193
Age: 23
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 550 RAF Squadron (MOTTO: Per Ignem Vincimus
['Through fire we conquer'])
Son of Major Fred Adams, M.D., and Essie (née Watson) Adams of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His brother, RCAF Sergeant Frederick Coulson ADAMS, also served and lost his life on service during the Second World War.
Flying Officer John Charles Adams is commemorated on Page 490 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Flying Officer Adams is also remembered with honour at the family grave monument in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Avro Lancaster #NG331 (Code BQ-M) took flight, from its base at RAF North Killinghome in Lincolnshire, on a night operation over Hannover, Germany; there were seven airmen crewing the Lancaster. Reaching the Hanover area, it is believed that the aircraft was hit by ground anti-aircraft fire (flak); shot down, it crashed into the ground at Langenhagen, near the city of Hannover. Six of the crew perished in the downing and the seventh was taken POW.
The six airmen who lost their lives were:-
RCAF Flying Officer John Charles ADAMS,
RCAF Flight Lieutenant William Robert ELCOATE,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Frederick PAPPLE,
RAFVR Flying Officer Francis Swan RENTON,
RAFVR Sergeant William Percy SCOTT and
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Benjamin STERMAN.
Military Service:-
Rank: Flying Officer
Trade: Pilot
Service Number: J/36193
Age: 23
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 550 RAF Squadron (MOTTO: Per Ignem Vincimus
['Through fire we conquer'])
Son of Major Fred Adams, M.D., and Essie (née Watson) Adams of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His brother, RCAF Sergeant Frederick Coulson ADAMS, also served and lost his life on service during the Second World War.
Flying Officer John Charles Adams is commemorated on Page 490 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Flying Officer Adams is also remembered with honour at the family grave monument in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The six airmen who lost their lives were:-
RCAF Flying Officer John Charles ADAMS,
RCAF Flight Lieutenant William Robert ELCOATE,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Frederick PAPPLE,
RAFVR Flying Officer Francis Swan RENTON,
RAFVR Sergeant William Percy SCOTT and
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Benjamin STERMAN.
Military Service:-
Rank: Flying Officer
Trade: Pilot
Service Number: J/36193
Age: 23
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 550 RAF Squadron (MOTTO: Per Ignem Vincimus
['Through fire we conquer'])
Son of Major Fred Adams, M.D., and Essie (née Watson) Adams of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His brother, RCAF Sergeant Frederick Coulson ADAMS, also served and lost his life on service during the Second World War.
Flying Officer John Charles Adams is commemorated on Page 490 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Flying Officer Adams is also remembered with honour at the family grave monument in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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