Adams, Victor Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Victor Robert |
Surname | Adams |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert V. and Phyllis Adams, of Fitch Bay, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK756 |
Markings | ND- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 278. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/42482 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 1666 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Gregory Minster, Kirkdale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Location | Roadside location, Wombleton, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Miscellaneous Information
Was just 19 when he died- exceptionally young for a pilot |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1945 |
End Date | 15-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Wombleton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Part of a diversionary sweep of training aircraft. 126 aircraft, 8 lost (7 of which due to bad weather on return) |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |