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218535 LAC. Thomas Adams Royal Air Force B5022 Airfield Construction Squadron Thomas Adams was an apprentice in the Printing Trade his service was broken to join the RAF age 19 he worked in the field units laying airstrips and roads he went through France, Belguim, Holland and Germany On his death age 72 I was clearing out a cupboard when I found his war diary which he never told any one he had War Diary of Thomas Adams B5022 Squadron 1716764 LAC. Entry into France 08.30 hours 12/7/1944 Work in the field Here is a short exert from his diary Monday 1/1/45. We got to the flying field at Eindhoven 09.00 hours started work on the main road9.10 I looked up and saw a line of aircraft coming towards us knowing some of our aircraft had gone out we took them for ours so we just carried on working Rat Tat Tat We all went down on our bellies as cannon shells and MGBs flew all around us the first wave passed over us and I got up and ran for the shelter I saw several more waves of aircraft coming towards us they were flying very low almost on the ground and had black crosses on them. Germans. We must have been seen running for the shelter as we got shot at, several fell thanks to God I made it to the trench I crawled along and got in a 12" pipe under the road Jack was there too. Hell was going on up above Gerry shooting the whole drome at his will fires were burning aircraft on fire and the bomb and petrol dumps ablaze. Our aircraft returning took up the fight and several Gerries came down the others cleared off their work done. What a sight I hope to never see again. Susan Ellis Add to this record.  Related Content: Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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