"We do not want to be remembered as heroes, we only ask to be remembered for what we done....that's all"
"I regard it as a privilege to fight for all those things that make life worth living - freedom, honour and fair play"

580088 Sgt Pilot British 151 and 213 Squadrons Adair, born in 1917, was educated at the City of Norwich School. He entered the RAF as a direct-entry Airman u/t Pilot in January 1936. He flew Battles in France with 88 Squadron. Adair volunteered for Fighter Command and was posted to 151 Squadron at Digby on September 4 1940. He moved to 213 Squadron at Tangmere on the 16th. After being involved in a night landing accident at Tangmere on November 5, Adair was in action the following afternoon and did not return from combat over the Southampton area. He was posted as 'Missing' and is named on the Runnymede Memorial, Panel 11. Recent research indicates that the Hurricane, V7602, which crashed at Pigeon House Farm, Widley, Hampshire was Adair's. When it was excavated on October 6 1979 the pilot's remains were found and later sent to Porchester Crematorium for disposal. This aircraft was almost certainly shot down by Major Helmut Wick of JG 2.