John T Allen
Military
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Dee
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Other Assigned |
Boxted, Colchester, Essex, UK | 1 November 1944 - 28 September 1945 | Assigned to 61st FS, 56th FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Transferred |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough, Northamptonshire PE8, UK | 28 September 1945 | Transferred to 79th FS, 20th FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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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
