Captain Charles Philip Allen (born 3 April 1899 – 6 January 1974) was a British World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.
Born in Liverpool, Allen joined the Royal Flying Corps as an officer cadet, and was commissioned as a Temporary Second Lieutenant on 26 September 1917.
He was posted to 204 Squadron RAF on 5 April 1918, and shot down seven Fokker D.VIIs between June and November, while flying the Sopwith Camel.
Allen received two awards from Belgium, being gazetted a Chevalier de l'Ordre de la Couronne ("Knight of the Order of the Crown") on 8 February 1919, and being awarded the Croix de Guerre by His Majesty the King of the Belgians on 15 July 1919.
After the war ended, Allen commanded an artillery battery, before going to medical school. He graduated from Liverpool University in 1925, and joined the Royal Army Medical Corps. He eventually became a surgeon, and served as a lieutenant-colonel in the RAMC for West Africa during the second World War.
List of aerial victories
All victories gained while flying with No. 204 Squadron RAF.
No.Date/timeAircraftFoeResultLocation 1 29 June 1918@ 1445 hours Sopwith CamelNo. D3332 Fokker DVII Driven down out of control South of Ghistelles 2 15 August 1918@ 1905 hours Sopwith CamelNo. D8222 Fokker DVII Driven down out of control Menen 3 24 September 1918@ 1850 hours Fokker DVII Driven down out of control Pervyse 4 27 October 1918@ 0910 hours Sopwith CamelNo. D9600 Fokker DVII Destroyed South of Ghent 5 27 October 1918@ 0910 hours Fokker DVII Driven down out of control 6 30 October 1918@ 1315 hours Sopwith CamelNo. B7860 Fokker DVII Destroyed on fire Nazareth 7 4 November 1918@ 0845 hours Sopwith CamelNo. F6037 Fokker DVII Driven down out of control Melle
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