Adamson, Douglas Clayhurst
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas Clayhurst |
Surname | Adamson |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Dr. M. C. Adamson, M.D., and Mrs. M. M. Adamson, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | T4337 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 175. |
Epitaph | SKIPPER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 1 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/178620 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-03-1944 |
End Date | 14-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed within a minute of takeoff from Bessells Leigh firing range near Abingdon airfield. |