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Flight Lieutenant Murray Adams.

Flight Lieutenant Murray Adams (2015) was appointed Chevalier for his service as an RAAF fighter pilot in the liberation of France, World War II.

Download "Against The Odds" FREE PDF here

http://airpower.airforce.gov.au/Publications/Details/223/Against-the-Odds.aspx?p=print

Murray Adam's Memories of World War Two Biplanes http://members.tripod.com/ahsa_q/PastEvents/murrary.htm

http://www.defence.gov.au/news/raafnews/editions/4708/topstories/story10.htm

Murray Adams married Ethne Margot Maplesden Scott, 4th daughter of Brigadier William Henry Scott and Rosamond Maplesden Carter, daughter of William and Caroline Carter of "Tarrington" via Hamilton. Engagement notice here

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/1673600?zoomLevel=1

TWO WWII PILOTS TAKE TO THE SKY IN A MK26B (link broken)

http://mick_quinn.tripod.com/id53.html

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-02/murray-adams-fighter-pilot/5341544

http://tributes.theage.com.au/obituaries/theage-au/obituary.aspx?n=murray-adams&pid=176051315&

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south-east/wwii-pilot-reunited-with-his-1941-aircraft-in-moorabbin/story-fngnvmhm-1226851668687

https://vimeo.com/141610020

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/at-age-90-expilot-discovered-that-cars-just-dont-fly-very-well-20151105-gks0gb?skin=dumb-phone

Quote from "Against the Odds. Escapes and Evasions by Allied Airmen, World War II. 2005".

Murray Adams was born in Melbourne in 1919 and enlisted on No 6 Course of the Empire

Air Training Scheme (EATS) in September 1940. He trained at Somers and Essendon, VIC,

and Forest Hill at Wagga Wagga, NSW, before being posted to the Middle East in April 1941.

Posted to 250 Squadron, RAF, in October, he flew Tomahawks during Operation Crusader and

participated in the advance beyond Benghazi and the retreat back to Egypt. From July 1943 to

February 1945, he completed a second tour with 80 Squadron, RAF (Spitfires and Tempests),

covering campaigns in Libya, Italy and Northern Europe, and was mentioned in dispatches.

When transferred to the Reserve on 25 August 1945, his rank was flight lieutenant.