Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Observer Arthur Dunham Adair is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Observer Arthur Dunham Adair is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Grave Marker – Photo used with permission of Frans van Cappellen, The Netherlands F/Sgt Adair was Observer on Wellington X-3713 which was airborne at 2346 20 June 42 from Honington on a raid to Emden. It was shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 0145 at Leenstertillen-Leens, 20 km NW of Groningen, Holland. All are buried in Leens General Cemetery. The pilot W/C L. V. James DFC, who had recently been appointed as No.9 Sqdn Commander, was a very experienced bomber pilot with twenty-seven sorties to his credit, though this was his first with 9 Sqdn. With F/Sgt. Adair and W/C James were the following crew members: P/O J.D.Baxter DFM; Sgt J.Brown; and P/O A.V.Brooks.

Photo of ARTHUR DUNHAM ADAIR – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me