Allison Cochran Brooks
Military![Lieutenant-Colonel Allison Brooks of the 1st Scouting Force, 364th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang. Printed caption on reverse: '69433 AC Colonel Brooks, Commanding Officer of the 1st Scouting Force, 91st Bomb Group, seated in the Cockpit of his plane prior to taking off from the base at Bassingbourne [sic], England on another mission.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-377147.jpg.webp?itok=l4RZf7Ky)
Associated the photograph to Bassingbourn based on the information in the caption.
Object Number - FRE 449 - Lieutenant Colonel Allison Brooks of the 1st Scouting Force, 364th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang. Printed caption on reverse:...
Assigned to 401BG, 8AF USAAF, Operations Officer. Transferred Scouting Force (ESF). Transferred 1st Scouting Force.
Flew 65 combat missions, comprising 310 hours on both B-17's and P-51's.
Awards: LOM(OLC), DFC(2OLC), AM(8OLC), Bronze star, Croix de guerre, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF rising to Major General serving in Vietnam, flying C-130 Hercules in a support role, retired from USAF in 1971.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Rugged Rebel III Rugged Rebel
- Unit: 364th Fighter Group 1st Scouting Force 384th Fighter Squadron Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX)
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Honington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 26 June 1917 | |
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Based |
Honington | 27 August 1944 - 21 September 1944 | Transferred Scouting Force (ESF). |
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Based |
Honington | 21 September 1944 | Transferred 1st Scouting Force. |
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Died |
Sequim, WA 98382, USA | 9 December 2006 | |
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Other End of War |
Europe | End of War (EOW). | |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | 27 August 1944 | Assigned to 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Enlisted |
Enlisted as Aviation Cadet. | ||
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Other Graduated/Commissioned |
Kelly, San Antonio, TX 78227, USA | Graduated/Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. Kelly AAF. 1940. | |
| Pasadena, CA, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000
Al Brooks was known as "Eggs Brooks" due to both he and John Brooks, (2nd SF commander) being at one time on the same station (Steeple Morden). Cpl. Vincent G Scarangella was an expert "scrounger" who managed to keep the 1st SF supplied with eggs, that rare wartime commodity in the UK, throughout their stay in the ETO. John Brooks was therefore known as "No eggs Brooks" and both referred to each other as such at post-war reunions.
![Lieutenant-Colonel Allison Brooks of the 1st Scouting Force, 364th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang. Printed caption on reverse: '69433 AC Colonel Brooks, Commanding Officer of the 1st Scouting Force, 91st Bomb Group, seated in the Cockpit of his plane prior to taking off from the base at Bassingbourne [sic], England on another mission.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377147.jpg.webp?itok=K1_bMdBO)
