Thomas Wilcox Allen
MilitaryJoined RCAF, service pilot training in US, shipped overseas to ETO, operational training at OTU, assigned 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF June 41, 12-4-41 1 x damaged and 1 x probable Bf109,
hit water in Spitfire Vb W3645 strafing enemy coastal freighters damaging his engine and prop, attempted to get back to base and crashed in sea. Missing in action / Killed in Action (KIA) 31-5-42.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Nicknames: Joseph Snooka (Johannesburg)
- Unit: No 121 'Eagle' Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other E/A Kill |
Calais, France | 12 April 1941 | 1 x Bf109 damaged and 1 x Bf109 probable. 12-4-41. |
Died |
English Channel | 31 May 1942 | Hit water in Spitfire Vb W3645 strafing enemy coastal freighters damaging his engine and prop, attempted to get back to base and crashed in sea. Missing in action / Killed in Action (KIA) 31-5-42. |
Spartanburg, SC, USA | |||
Buried |
Runnymede Air Forces Memorial, Cooper's Hill Ln, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey TW20 0LB, UK | Runnymede Air Forces Memorial, Surrey, UK. | |
Born |
Born 1915 son of Mr and Mrs Leslie L. Allen. | ||
Other Educated |
Wofford College, 429 N Church St, Spartanburg, SC 29303, USA | Studied at Wordford College. | |
Other Joined RCAF |
Canada | Joined Royal Canadian Air Force. | |
Other Assigned |
North Weald Bassett, Epping, Essex CM16, UK | Assigned 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF June 41 | |
Other Service pilot training |
Tulsa, OK, USA | Service pilot training in US. | |
Other Shipped overseas |
Merseyside, UK | Shipped overseas to ETO. | |
Other Operational training |
Great Britain, United Kingdom | Operational training at OTU. Conversion to Hurricane and Spitfires. |
Revisions
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3495
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1082710/ALLEN,%20THOMAS%20WI…
Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia