FIERCE, FIERY WARRIORS FOUGHT UPON THE CLOUDS,
IN RANKS AND SQUADRONS.
LET THEIR REMEMBRANCE BE AS LASTING AS THE
LAND THEY
HONOURED.

Flying Officer John Hendrickson ADAMS lost his life on 2 March 1956 in a tragic accident that occurred when four of the five 4 (F) Wing (Baden-Soellingen) 'Sky Lancers' aerobatic team members were practicing; they were performing their intricate flight manoeuvres over Germany's Rhine Valley. At approx 2:20 p.m. the team of four F-86 Sabres crashed simultaneously into the ground after pulling out of a loop in some low clouds near the Vosges Mountains southwest of Strasbourg. Because of illness, the fifth 'Sky Lancer' team member was unable to fly that day.
The 'Sky Lancers' who perished in this F-86 Sabre aircraft accident were:-
Flying Officer John Hendrikson ADAMS,
Flying Officer Frederick Karl AXTELL,
Flying Officer Joseph Dale McLARTY and
Flying Officer Edward WELTERS.

From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial--
Military Service:-
Rank: Flying Officer
Trade: Pilot
Service Number: 15200
Age: 24
Force: Royal Canadian Air Force
Unit: 444 Fighter Squadron (at 4(F) Wing in Baden-Soellingen, Germany)
RCAF 'Sky Lancers' aerobatic team member: Right Wing position

Son of James of Watson Lake, Yukon Territories, Canada, and Hazel Jeanette (née Hendrickson) Adams of Fort Langley, British Columbia; husband of Frances Jane (née Fobes) Adams and father of Bonnie Ann and Laura Jeanette Adams of Fort Langley, British Columbia.

Flying Officer John ('Jake') Hendrickson Adams is commemorated on Page 73 of the 'In the Service of Canada' Book of Remembrance.

Flying Officer J.H. ADAMS is one of 107 airmen's names inscribed on the Honour Roll on the Sabre Pilots Memorial at RCAF Memorial Museum in Trenton, Ontario, Canada; the unveiling ceremony of the Sabre Pilots Memorial took place on 19 June 1998.

FIERCE, FIERY WARRIORS FOUGHT UPON THE CLOUDS,
IN RANKS AND SQUADRONS.
LET THEIR REMEMBRANCE BE AS LASTING AS THE
LAND THEY
HONOURED.

Flying Officer John Hendrickson ADAMS lost his life on 2 March 1956 in a tragic accident that occurred when four of the five 4 (F) Wing (Baden-Soellingen) 'Sky Lancers' aerobatic team members were practicing; they were performing their intricate flight manoeuvres over Germany's Rhine Valley. At approx 2:20 p.m. the team of four F-86 Sabres crashed simultaneously into the ground after pulling out of a loop in some low clouds near the Vosges Mountains southwest of Strasbourg. Because of illness, the fifth 'Sky Lancer' team member was unable to fly that day.
The 'Sky Lancers' who perished in this F-86 Sabre aircraft accident were:-
Flying Officer John Hendrikson ADAMS,
Flying Officer Frederick Karl AXTELL,
Flying Officer Joseph Dale McLARTY and
Flying Officer Edward WELTERS.

From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial--
Military Service:-
Rank: Flying Officer
Trade: Pilot
Service Number: 15200
Age: 24
Force: Royal Canadian Air Force
Unit: 444 Fighter Squadron (at 4(F) Wing in Baden-Soellingen, Germany)
RCAF 'Sky Lancers' aerobatic team member: Right Wing position

Son of James of Watson Lake, Yukon Territories, Canada, and Hazel Jeanette (née Hendrickson) Adams of Fort Langley, British Columbia; husband of Frances Jane (née Fobes) Adams and father of Bonnie Ann and Laura Jeanette Adams of Fort Langley, British Columbia.

Flying Officer John ('Jake') Hendrickson Adams is commemorated on Page 73 of the 'In the Service of Canada' Book of Remembrance.

Flying Officer J.H. ADAMS is one of 107 airmen's names inscribed on the Honour Roll on the Sabre Pilots Memorial at RCAF Memorial Museum in Trenton, Ontario, Canada; the unveiling ceremony of the Sabre Pilots Memorial took place on 19 June 1998.