Adams, James Main
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | James Main |
Surname | Adams |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Adams and of Margaret Turner Adams (Nee Main), of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand: Husband of Ethel Gertrode Adams, of Invercargill, Southland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM167 |
Markings | GI-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15148. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 429911 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 622 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/11 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2138/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-09-1944 |
End Date | 20-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- formation flying practice |
Reason for Loss | Entered a cloud and collided with one of the trainee aircraft (LL802 GI-M). Both aircraft crashed at Wormingford, NW of Colchester, Essex |