UPL 21088
IMAGEJohn R Allen, 62nd Fighter Squadron. 2Lt. Allen was killed in the crash of P-47 42-75095 on 12th September 1944. The cause of the crash has not been established but reports state that he appeared to go into a spin during aerobatics, recovered, then went into a power dive from which he did not recover. Crash site: Wick Farm, Layer Marney, Essex. Initially buried at the Cambridge American Cemetery at Madingley but repatriated and interred at Margaret Cemetery, Valley County, Idaho.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-711896
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Locations
- Site type: Airfield