Allen, Francis John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Francis John |
Surname | Allen |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Thomas Allen and Fanny E. Allen, of Worlington, Devon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ658 |
Markings | QB-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 140. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 122 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1315775 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 424 (Tiger) |
Trade | Navigator/Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Skipton on Swale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian personnel who served at RAF Skipton on Swale during WW2, including 424 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1834/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1834/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-02-1943 |
End Date | 07-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Mining |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed into the sea. |