Geoffrey Allard

Geoffrey Allard

Infobox Military Person
name= Geoffrey Allard
lived= 1912 - 13 March 1941
placeofbirth= York, England
placeofdeath=


caption=
nickname=Sammy
allegiance=flagicon|United Kingdom United Kingdom
serviceyears=
rank= Wing Commander
branch= air force|United Kingdom
commands=
unit= No. 85 Squadron RAF
No. 85 Squadron RAF
battles= World War II:
*Battle of France
*Battle of Britain
*Channel Front
awards=Distinguished Flying Cross Distinguished Flying Medal & Bar
laterwork=

Geoffrey "Sammy" Allard DFC, DFM & Bar was a British RAF flying ace of the Second World War. Allard scored 19 victories against enemy aircraft, as well as five shared kills, two probable kills during the war. [Holmes 1998, p. 94.]

Allard joined the RAF in 1929, and served at Halton, qualifying as a LAC Rigger. He applied for pilot training in 1936, and became a Sergeant Pilot with No. 87 Squadron in 1937. In June 1938 he joined No. 85 Squadron, and flying the Hawker Hurricane saw action in the Battle of France, scoring around 8 kills at this time.Eight more were scored in the Battle of Britain between the 24 August 1940 and 1 September 1940. In October the Squadron were withdrawn to become a night-fighter unit.

On 3 March 1941 Allard took off in a Douglas Boston, but a loose gun inspection panel blew off and jammed the rudder, causing the aircraft to crash. A New Zealand ace, William William "Ace" Hodgson, also of No. 85 Squadron and another passenger aboard were all killed.

References

Bibliography

* Holmes, Tony. "Hurricane Aces 1939 - 1940". Osprey Publishing. London. 1998. ISBN 978-1-85532-597-5

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