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Hi, I am the daughter of Douglas Alan Moore Adams my father had no connection with Derby however my mother who came from the South of England remarried a Derby man and settled in Derby.   I am also trying to research more information on my fathers life in the RAF and the loss of his plane.

Any information that you have would be much appreciated.

I am researching the loss of Stirling Bomber, LK383 of 149 Squadron, Methwold, which was lost without trace on a mission to Brest in France on the night of 6/7 August 1944. My uncle, John Adolphe Prior was the navigator. The reason I am writing to this thread is that I am trying to trace the other crew members. The pilot of the plane was a man called Douglas Alan Moore Adams, aged 30, described as being the husband of Maud Elizabeth Adams of Derby. His service number is 173518 and he is commemorated with the rest of the crew on the Runnymede Memorial.

Can anyone at the UK end give me more information about Doug or his family, and especially, suggest if there might be any living relatives? A website is being set up about this plane, initially in French, but I am considering an English one. This was the last Stirling bomber to be lost on a bombing operation during World War II, as the plane was in the process of being phased out.

I've attached a photo. My uncle is the tall man at the far left. I am not sure if Doug Adams is one of the others, but suspect he may be.

You can see the website here. If you can read French, it does provide quite a lot of additional information:
http://www.absa39-45.asso.fr/Pertes%20Bretagne/Finistere/7%20aout%201944/7_aout_44.htm