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Hubert Raymond Allen

Name : Hubert Raymond Allen Born : 19th March 1919 Died : 31st May 1987 Service Number : 42582 Air Victories : 6.50 Awards : Distinguished Flying Cross

Pilot Officer Hubert R. Allen flew Spitfires with No 66 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. Pilot Officer Allen later promoted to Squadron Leader and put in command of No 66 Squadron. Later still Allen was promoted to Wing Commander. Wing Commander Allen was part of a mid-air collision on the 28th of November 1940 with Sergeant P.H.Willcocks in Spitfire II (P7491). This resulted in Willcocks being killed and Allen was left unhurt. His final score was 5 destroyed, 3 shared, 2 probables, and 3 damaged.Born on 19th March 1919, Allen entered the RAF on a short service commission. He began his flying training in early June 1939, Perth and completed his training at 15 FTS, Lossiemouth. Allen, “Dizzy�, joined 66 Squadron at Duxford on 13th April 1940. On 30August he took part in a “Convoy and Interception� patrol and shared in the destruction of a Do 215 . The combat took place off the Norwich coast at about 19:45 hrs., where it had involved an a/c (#0036: G2+JH) from 4/Aufkl.Gr.Ob.d.L. The Do215 crew, Oblt. Sonnleitner, Oberfw. Weise, and Obgefr. Hoffman, were killed and Fw. Neubauer missing On the 5th September he flew an “Interception� patrol and was shot down by a Bf109 at about 16:00 hrs. His Spitfire (N3043: LZ-X) was force-landed at Kenley minus an aileron. He was unhurt and the aircraft was repairable. On the 9th September he shared a Ju88 which was on a bombing mission to London docks. The Ju88 (#0274: 4D+AA) was from Stab KG30 and force-landed in Church Field, Newells Farm, Nuthurst south of Horsham at about 18:00 hrs. The crew, Oblt. Heil, Uffz. Beck, Uff. Paustian and Fw. Beck, were all captured and the aircraft was a write-off On the 15th September 66 Sqn was scrambled against heavy enemy formations both in the morning (11:45) and in the afternoon near Dartford in the afternoon (14:30) During these encounters he destroyed a He111 and damaged a Do17 over London On the 18th the Squadron was scrambled at about 10:00 hrs and engaged Bf109’s over North Kent near Manston where Allen claimed a Bf109E On the 11th October he took part in an “Interception Patrol� and claimed to have damaged a Bf109E However, his aircraft suffered damage when he was in turn attacked by Major Moelders of JG51[9]. He consequently crash-landed at Hawkinge at 11:40 hrs after his oil tank had exploded and suffered a slight concussion. Spitfire (X4255) was damaged but was repairable. In October he was appointed ‘B' Flight Commander. Awarded the DFC in July 1941and details were provided in the London Gazette, (22.7.4l) and highlighted that he “displayed great determination in combat�. He was promoted to Acting Squadron Leader in October and commanded 66 Squadron until December 1941. In total he claimed 5 destroyed with 3 shared, 2 probable with 1 shared and 3 damaged with 1 shared throughout the Second World War. He retired from the RAF as a Wing Commander on the 1st January 1965. Allen passed away on 31st May 1987.

Known Service Details :
Squadron	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
No.66 Sqn RAF	Pilot Officer	unknown	unknown	28th November 1940	Spitfire	P7491

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Spitfire Click the name above to see prints featuring Spitfire aircraft. Manufacturer : Supermarine Production Began : 1936 Retired : 1948 Number Built : 20351	Spitfire Royal Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph up to The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I 34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575 miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine guns, for MKs V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Designed by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19 squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named Seafires. By the end of production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408 Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires in front line use until April 1954.

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