Sergeant AUS/401775 Reginald Connell Allan
41 Squadron Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force
Killed in action Monday 20th of July 1942 age 23
Le Harve, France
Son of George and Alma Allan, Northcote, Victoria, Australia
On the 20th of July 1942, having taken off from RAF Debden in North Essex, England, Spitfire AD 356 was flying in formation with other aircraft from the squadron carrying out a Rhubarb (A small-scale freelance fighter sortie against ground targets of opportunity) along the French coast at 50-100 feet when a large transport was spotted on the coast road.
The formation dived to attack the convoy, and on the conclusion of the attack, Spitfire 356 and Sergeant Allan were seen to crash in a cornfield.
https://aircrewremembered.com/allan-reginald-connell.html
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/
Contributor: Dave H (51348315)
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View Memorial Site HERE.
41 Squadron Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force
Killed in action Monday 20th of July 1942 age 23
Le Harve, France
Son of George and Alma Allan, Northcote, Victoria, Australia
On the 20th of July 1942, having taken off from RAF Debden in North Essex, England, Spitfire AD 356 was flying in formation with other aircraft from the squadron carrying out a Rhubarb (A small-scale freelance fighter sortie against ground targets of opportunity) along the French coast at 50-100 feet when a large transport was spotted on the coast road.
The formation dived to attack the convoy, and on the conclusion of the attack, Spitfire 356 and Sergeant Allan were seen to crash in a cornfield.
https://aircrewremembered.com/allan-reginald-connell.html
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/
Contributor: Dave H (51348315)
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View Memorial Site HERE.
Sergeant AUS/401775 Reginald Connell Allan
41 Squadron Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force
Killed in action Monday 20th of July 1942 age 23
Le Harve, France
Son of George and Alma Allan, Northcote, Victoria, Australia
On the 20th of July 1942, having taken off from RAF Debden in North Essex, England, Spitfire AD 356 was flying in formation with other aircraft from the squadron carrying out a Rhubarb (A small-scale freelance fighter sortie against ground targets of opportunity) along the French coast at 50-100 feet when a large transport was spotted on the coast road.
The formation dived to attack the convoy, and on the conclusion of the attack, Spitfire 356 and Sergeant Allan were seen to crash in a cornfield.
https://aircrewremembered.com/allan-reginald-connell.html
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/
Contributor: Dave H (51348315)
~
View Memorial Site HERE.
41 Squadron Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force
Killed in action Monday 20th of July 1942 age 23
Le Harve, France
Son of George and Alma Allan, Northcote, Victoria, Australia
On the 20th of July 1942, having taken off from RAF Debden in North Essex, England, Spitfire AD 356 was flying in formation with other aircraft from the squadron carrying out a Rhubarb (A small-scale freelance fighter sortie against ground targets of opportunity) along the French coast at 50-100 feet when a large transport was spotted on the coast road.
The formation dived to attack the convoy, and on the conclusion of the attack, Spitfire 356 and Sergeant Allan were seen to crash in a cornfield.
https://aircrewremembered.com/allan-reginald-connell.html
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/
Contributor: Dave H (51348315)
~
View Memorial Site HERE.
Gravesite Details
Sergeant, Royal Australian Air Force. Age: 23.
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