Glenn F Allen
MilitaryKNO. Crashed NE of Mt. Farm, while on a training flight in F-5A#42-13279. Instantaneous death when his a/c crashed 1 1/2 miles NE of the Mount Farm.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
![Photographic officers of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group look through camera lenses infront of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Esten Illustrated.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 8 Jul 1943.' [stamp] and '273528.' [Censor no.]. A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380976.jpg.webp?itok=b-IRYuYJ)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Mount Farm , Dorchester, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 7PG, UK | 24 November 1943 | Took off from Mount Farm on a local training flight. At 1100 hours witnesses saw his aircraft spinning out of control. He crashed 1 1/2 miles NE of Mount Farm. |
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Buried |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources
Eyes of The Eighth - Patricia Fussell Keen
ContributorEmily
Sources
Data Update, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, 14 September 2014.
ContributorAAM
Sources
7th Photo Recon Group Master Directory, 6 June 1996, Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 378 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia