Allen, Andrew Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Andrew Gordon |
Surname | Allen |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1955 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Dorothy Joan Allen of 52 Allcot Rd, Copnor, Portsmouth, Hampshire |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Valiant |
Serial Number | WP222 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | All Saints Churchyard, Wittering, Cambridgeshire |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 205133 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Engineering Officer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Miscellaneous Information
EngO occupying Co-Pilots seat |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-07-1955 |
End Date | 29-07-1955 |
Takeoff Station | Wittering |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Shortly after T/O the aircraft began banking to the right before it side slipped and crashed nr Barnack, Cambridgshire due to Aerilon actuator failure. The AS abandoned aircraft but did not survive |