Richard H Allison

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Fatal crash on a navigation training flight Horsham St Faith in P-47C 41-6350. 1st Lt Allison Killed Non Operation (KNO), 5-Jun-43.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cattaraugus County, NY, USA 11 September 1916 Son of Samuel B and Rillie C Allison.

Other

Crashed

Danbury Municipal Airport, 1 Wibling Rd, Danbury, CT 06810, USA 24 July 1942 Landing Accident Bridgeport Muni Airport, CT Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Richard H Allison, 24-Jul-42. P-47B 41-5922 - 61FS 56FG

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Horsham St Faith, Norwich NR10, UK 5 June 1943 Fatal crash on a navigation training flight Horsham St Faith in P-47C 41-6350. 1st Lt Allison Killed Non Operation (KNO), 5-Jun-43.
Franklinville, NY 14737, USA

Buried

Indiana County, PA, USA Marchand Cemetery Marchand Indiana County Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Assigned

5 June 1943 Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

AccidentReports.com, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 144 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list