Allen Guest
MilitaryOn detached service for operational training. Flew three missions with the 336th Fighter Squadron. Served with the 365th Fighter Group, 388th Fighter Squadron 9AF USAAF. Involved in mid-air collision, leg struck tail of his P-47 as he bailed out over Omaha Beach. Leg amputated aboard LST 506 after he was pulled from the water. 23-Jul-44.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Lollapoluza
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Hi! R.P.M./Eager Beaver/Miss Beth
- Unit: 404th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 506th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Miss San Carlos
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
3 May 1916 | ||
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Other DS detached service |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 20 February 1944 - 26 February 1944 | On detached service for operational training. 6366FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Gosfield, Essex, UK | 4 March 1944 | Landing Accident Gosfield/Sta 154 Cat 5 damage, pilot Lt Allen Guest, 4-Mar-44. 388FS 365FG 9AF. |
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Other Crashed |
Beaulieu, Brockenhurst, Hampshire SO42, UK | 2 June 1944 | Mechanical Failure Beaulieu/Sta 408 Cat 5 damage, pilot Lt Allen Guest, 2-Jun-44. 388FS 365FG 9AF. |
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Other Mid Air Collision |
Off Omaha Beach, France | 23 July 1944 | Involved in mid-air collision, leg struck tail of his P-47 as he bailed out over Omaha Beach. Leg amputated aboard LST 506 after he was pulled from the water. |
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Died |
28 April 1971 |