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ADAMS, Harold

Personal Information
Rank Flight Lieutenant
Forename(s) Harold William
Surname Adams
Gender M
Age 23
Decorations
Date of death 22-07-1944
Next of kin Son of Henry and Dorothea Jane Adams, of Belfast, Northern Ireland. B.A.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Supermarine Spitfire VB
Serial Number W3314
Markings
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Brookwood Military Cemetery
Grave Reference 23. D. 9..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 3
Panel Number Not yet erected on site
Enlistment information
Service Number 118559
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 85 Group
Squadron 26 (South African)
Trade Pilot
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation information
Start Date 30-11--0001
End Date 30-11--0001
Takeoff Station
Day/Night raid
Operation Three pairs of aircraft on formation flying and tail chasing
Reason for Loss Two of the pairs (F/L Hartley - F/Sgt Hughes and F/L Lees - F/L Adams) were engagng each other in air combat when three of the aircraft collided in mid-air. F/L Hartley saw one of them going down with part of one wing missing and the other two already burning on the ground. All three pilots were killed.