Adams, Wilfred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Wilfred |
Surname | Adams |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
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Date of Death | 29-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert and Edith Adams, of Wibsey, Bradford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3586 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bradford (Scholemoor) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Cons. Sec. M. Grave 496. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 1 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1238639 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-01-1943 |
End Date | 29-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Stratford upon Avon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a second Wellington from 23 OTU (Z1685), both aircraft crashing near RAF Honington in Suffolk |