ADAM, Basil John
| Service Numbers: | 400451, VX14599 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 26 March 1919 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Died: | Flying Battle, North West Europe, 14 January 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 400451 | |
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| 8 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, VX14599 | |
| 14 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 400451 |
Night Raid on Schipol
The Blenheim Mk IV V6391 of No. 114 (Hong Kong) Squadron RAF took off at 17:35 hours from RAF West Raynham for an Intruder sortie to Schiphol. It was shot down by Kriegsmarine Flak and crashed at 20:42 hours in the sea off Schiermonnikoog. The whole crew is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew:
Pilot F/Lt. B.J. Adam 400451 RAAF Runnymede Memorial 108
Observer Sgt. J.A. Willis 925267 RAF Runnymede Memorial 96
Wo ag F/O. F.W.O. Street Porter 83000 RAF Runnymede Memorial 67
17 Blenheim flew Intruders sorties to the Dutch airfields of Soesterberg, Schiphol and Leeuwarden. 6 Blenheims attacked Schiphol, 4 Soesterberg and 1 Leeuwarden, dropping total of 6 tons HE and 8 X 250 oil bombs. Bombs straddled the flarepath at Schiphol and fires were started at Schiphol and Soesterberg.
One aircraft did not return from Schiphol (3 KIA).
Submitted 7 August 2020 by Christopher ADAM