An original group of World War Two medals to a Flight Sergeant from 150 Squadron who was killed in action on 27th June 1942. The medals were awarded to 1377699 Sergeant Desire Ernest Charles Adams who came from Battersea in London and who was 22 years old when he died. The Air Crew Europe Star. Named Air Council Medal Slip. Original Box of Issue Named to his father Louis Adams at 33 Albert Palace Mansion in Battersea. A history of 150 Squadron and the service history of Desire Adams from the Squadron Operations Record Book (ORB) and details of his loss in action. Desire Ernest Charles Adams served during the Second World War as a Wireless Operator / Air Gunner with 150 Squadron, flying Wellingtons. He took part in his first operational sortie on 15 November 1941, where his pilot was the New Zealander Sergeant Gordon Cochrane, who ultimately ended the War with the D. From 15 November 1941 to 20 June 1942 Adams took part in 26 sorties with Cochrane as pilot including a raid on Hamburg on 30 November 1941, when their aircraft was attacked over target area by a HE 113, attack came at the rear of the aircraft but the attacker was hit with 300 round burst from Wellington front gunner as he exited from his attack. Fuel tank holed and several geodetics were severed. The aircraft was then held in a searchlight cone for ten minutes over the target and pounded by flak. The pilot dived the aircraft right and down to 4,000 feet to shake off the attack. They also participated in attacks on the German battleships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen in Brest and during the famous Channel dash. Other sorties included Bremen, Munster, St Nazaire, Dortmund, Paris, Cologne, and four attacks on the Krupps Works at Essen. On 1-2 June 1942 they took part in the second Thousand Bomber Raid on Essen. Cochrane completed his tour and moved to training in late June. Flight Officer Osbourne took over as the new crew pilot. They continued with a raid on Emden then the third Thousand Bomber Raid on Bremen on 25-26 June 1942. Adams was killed in action on his 29th sortie when Wellington X3309, piloted by Flying Officer D. Osborne, was shot down over the Ijsselmeer, east of Enkhuizen, by the German night-fighter pilot Uffz. Heinz Vinke whilst on a raid to Bremen on 27-28 June 1942. All the crew were killed. Adams is commemorated with the rest of his crew on the Runnymede Memorial. Worthy of more research. Please let me know if you need any additional photos or details. Please see my other listings of British and foreign Medals and Militaria. Thanks and kind regards. The item “WW2 Air Crew Europe Star Medal Group RAF RAFRV Casualty Adams Battersea” is in sale since Friday, August 2, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War II (1939-1945)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “harrypitt69″ and is located in Nottingham. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Country/ Organization: Great Britain
- Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
- Type: Medals & Ribbons
- Conflict: World War II (1939-1945)
- Service: Air Force
- Era: 1914-1945
