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ALLAN, Ralph

Personal Information
Rank P/O
Forename(s) Ralph Grant
Surname Allan
Gender M
Age 21
Decorations
Date of death 28-05-1943
Next of kin Son of George and Alice Wilhelmina Allan. Husband of Audrey Catherine Allan, of Dunston-On-Tyne, Co. Durham.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Vickers Wellington X
Serial Number HE294
Markings QO-P
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Runnymede Memorial
Grave Reference Panel 175..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 122
Enlistment information
Service Number J/16754
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 6
Squadron 432 (Leaside)
Trade Navigator
Country of origin if different Canada
Fellow Servicemen
Bailey A G (WO2)
Farnham J A (F/O)
Murray R M (P/O)
Taylor R E (P/O)
Last Operation information
Start Date 27-05-1943
End Date 28-05-1943
Takeoff Station Skipton on Swale
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Essen. 518 aircraft, 23 losses (4.4%). PFF used sky marking due to cloud cover. Limited damage to central and northern districts of Essen.
Reason for Loss Shot down 35km west of Texel island by a Bf 110 G-4 night-fighter from Leeuwarden airfield flown by Lt. Heinz Grimm of Stab IV./NJG 1, killing all on board.