Adair, Norman Ray

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Adair, Norman Ray ⇗
Rank	Private / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	06592708
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #77 dated 21 August 1943, effective 21 August 1943.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
Last Duty Date	5 October 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Promoted from Private to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #78 dated 22 August 1943. Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #154 dated 26 November 1943. Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #10 dated 15 January 1944. Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to Walhampton House, Lymington, Hampshire (a Flak house) on or about 7 March 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #41 dated 1 March 1944.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 44-03-31-516⇓ (4.933 MB)

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 25 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
27⇗	2 October 1943	Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑29809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
--⇗	30 October 1943	Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany	Radar Navigator	42‑29632⇗	Sortie Report⇗
35⇗	5 November 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑31073⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
37⇗	26 November 1943	Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
47⇗	30 December 1943	Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Radio Operator	41‑24578⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back near Molesworth; #3 supercharger defective Sortie Report⇗
48⇗	31 December 1943	Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France	Radio Operator	42‑29688⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Kimbolton, with bomb load. Sortie Report⇗
49⇗	4 January 1944	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑3087⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑29688⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
53⇗	14 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France	Radio Operator	42‑31045⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
54⇗	21 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Radio Operator	42‑37801⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗
69⇗	2 March 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97449⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑3441⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back because #2 engine supercharger ran away. Sortie Report⇗
71⇗	4 March 1944	Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑3441⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
79⇗	22 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead. At release point, bombardier reported his salvo mechanism was inoperative: Maj Ketelson ordered his deputy Booska to release and the group's bombs were away on target. Ketelson continued on course and released his bombs on a target of opportunity (TOO), Neuruppin, Germany. Sortie Report⇗
81⇗	24 March 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
82⇗	26 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France	Radio Operator	42‑37788⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
83⇗	27 March 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France	Radio Operator	42‑97150⇗	Combat Mission Credit 94 Group. Sortie Report⇗
84⇗	28 March 1944	Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France	Radio Operator	42‑97150⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
--	31 March 1944	None Non-combat sortie	Radio Operator	42‑38013⇗	Returning to base from a recalled operational mission, the left main landing gear would not extend. Pilot jettisoned bomb load and ball turret, then flew locally to use up fuel supply. He then made a successful landing using only the right main gear and tail wheel, resulting in minimal damage to the aircraft, and no injury to crew. Sortie Report⇗
87⇗	10 April 1944	Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium	Radio Operator	42‑97204⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
88⇗	11 April 1944	Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97204⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
90⇗	18 April 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97204⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
91⇗	19 April 1944	Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97204⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
92⇗	20 April 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Radio Operator	42‑97204⇗	Combat Mission Credit A Wing, High Group. Sortie Report⇗
94⇗	24 April 1944	Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑97204⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
97⇗	27 April 1944	Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Radio Operator	42‑97204⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
103⇗	8 May 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
105⇗	11 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗
106⇗	12 May 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑38013⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗

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