John T Allen
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Object Number - UPL 21089 - Lt. John T Allen of Tulsa, OK, 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group.
Assigned to 61st FS, 56th FG on 1 November 1944 and transferred to 79th FS, 20th FG on 28th September 1945.
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Units served with
![Official emblem of the 20th Fighter Group, approved 26 November 1942](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395174.jpg?itok=tk77TqjR)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
![The insignia of the 56th Fighter Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395182.jpg?itok=D6B8C54B)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
![The insignia of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. Designed by Walt Disney, based on the Squadron's bull dog mascot 'Buddy'.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395183.jpg?itok=fTxtPQeO)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
![Captain Jack M. Ilfrey, one of the COs of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, at Kings Cliffe air base. He stands with other crew members beside P-38J Lightning (MC-O, serial number 43-28431), called "Happy Jack's Go Buggy".](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-377007.jpg?itok=dL-44Tpw)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
![](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/media/media-22544.jpeg?itok=5hL6OulR)
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Dee
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
Places
![Aerial photograph of Boxted airfield, looking south west, the ammunition dump and bomb dump are at the bottom of the image, 18 April 1949. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/215. English Heritage (RAF Photography).](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/eh/eh-170.jpg?itok=nhDVR8UH)
- Site type: Airfield
![Captain Jack M. Ilfrey, one of the COs of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, at Kings Cliffe air base. He stands with other crew members beside P-38J Lightning (MC-O, serial number 43-28431), called "Happy Jack's Go Buggy".](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-377007.jpg?itok=dL-44Tpw)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Crashed |
Cross City Airport - CTY, 508 NE 241 St, Cross City, FL 32628, USA | 7 June 1943 | Landing Accident Cross City AAB, Florida Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt John T Allen, 7-Jun-43. P-47D 42-8355 - 305FS 338FG |
Other Crashed |
Lighthouse Rd, Crawfordville, FL 32327, USA | 23 November 1943 | Forced Landing due to Engine Failure 5 miles N of St Marks Light House, FL Cat 5 damage, pilot Lt John T Allen, 23-Nov-43. 431123 P-47G 42-25058 305FS 338FG Dale Mabry Field, FL |
Other Crashed |
Arledge Field, Avoca, TX 79503, USA | 4 April 1944 | Taxiing Accident Ground Collision Stamford-Arledge Field, Stamford, Texas Cat 3 damage, pilot John T Allen, 4-Apr-44. PT-19A 41-20515 - 308AAFFTD |
Other Assigned |
Boxted, Colchester, Essex, UK | 1 November 1944 - 28 September 1945 | Assigned to 61st FS, 56th FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Transferred |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough, Northamptonshire PE8, UK | 28 September 1945 | Transferred to 79th FS, 20th FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Enlisted Entered service from |
Tulsa, OK, USA | ||
Tulsa, OK, USA |
Revisions
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm