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Alexander Annan Adams

Commanding Officer, 49 Squadron RAF Name : Alexander Annan Adams Born : 14th November 1908 Died : 1st March 1990 Service Number : 29156

P/O (prob) 10.10.1930 Sq.Ldr. 01.12.1938 W/Cdr. 01.03.1941 (WS) W/Cdr. 01.11.1944 Gp.Capt. 01.05.1944 Gp.Capt. 01.07.1944 ... ... Air Vice Marshal 01.01.1957 (retd 10.01.1960) Companion of the Order of the Bath CB 13.06.1957 Distinguished Flying Cross DFC 27.06.1944 Commander, Order of Oranje-Naussau (The Netherlands) OON 25.07.1950 25 Oct 1930: U/T Pilot, No 3 FTS. 26 Sep 1931: Pilot, No 54 Sqn. (Bristol Bulldog IIa) 23 Jan 1933: Adjutant No 604 (County of Middlesex) Sqn AuxAF. (Westland Wapiti ) ... - ... ... 19.01.1939 - 1939 Assistant Air Attaché, Berlin 12.10.1939 - 1940 Assistant Air Attaché, The Hague (Brussels) 24.05.1940 - 1940 Assistant Air Attaché, Berne 1940 - 1941? Staff, Directorate of Operations 1941 - 1942 Staff, British Embassy Washington 09.1943 - 1944 Commanding Officer, 49 Squadron RAF (flying Avro Lancasters) 11.09.1944 Deputy Director of Combined Operations (Air) 1945 attended RAF Staff College ?

Known Service Details :
Squadron	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
No.54 Sqn RAF	Pilot Officer	26th September 1931	unknown		Bulldog

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Commanding Officer, 49 Squadron RAF

Squadrons for : Alexander Annan Adams
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Alexander Annan Adams. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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No.54 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 15th May 1916 Audax omnia perpeti - Boldness to endure anything Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.54 Sqn RAF	No.54 Sqn RAF No. 54 Squadron was formed on the 5th of May 1916 at Castle Bromwich. The squadron was equipped with BE2C's and Avro 504's and was part of the home defence force. Shortly after 54 squadron changed to day fighter duties and moved to France then equipped with Sopwith Pups. Their role was to escort bombers and attack observation balloons. Near the end of the great war 54 squadron was re -quipped with Sopwith Camels and tasked with ground attack as well as fighter sorties. In February 1919, the squadron returned to RAF Yatesbury and on 2nd October 1919 54 squadron was disbanded. On the 15th of January 1930, 54 squadron was reformed at RAF Hornchurch as a fighter squadron equipped initially with Siskin aircraft. The Siskins were subsequently replaced with Bulldog fighters and in September 1936 54 squadron was re-equipped with Gloster Gauntlets and in April 1937, they recieved Gloster Gladiators. In March 1939 the squadron recieved the new Supermarine Spitfire. After the outbreak of world war two, 54 Squadron was given the duties of patrolling the Kent coast, until having to support and give air cover to the evacuation of Dunkirk in May and June 1940. The squadron was heavily involved during the Battle of Britain until November 1940 and after the Battle of Britain had ceased the squadron moved in November 1940 to RAF Castletown where its duties were coastal patrols. In June 1942 the squadron moved to RAF Wellingore to prepare for the squadron moving to Australia. In January 1943 54 squadron joined No.1 Wing of the Royal Australian Air Force. The Spitfires of the squadron were given the role of air defence duties against Japanese air attacks in the Darwin area. After the war had ended 54 squadron was disbanded in Melbourne on the 31st of October 1945, although the squadron name continued when on the 15th of November 1945 No.183 Squadron was renumbered 54 Squadron and flew initially Hawker Tempests. Taking up jet aircraft, the squadron subsequently used Vampires, Meteors, Hunters, Phantom and Jaguars before disbanding on 11th March 2005. 54 Squadron reformed on 5th September 2005 as an ISTAR (Intelligence Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance ) unit equipped with Sentry, Nimrod and Sentinel aircraft.

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