Captain Owen R. Allred

Le Captain Owen R. Allred commanda le 88ème FS de fin Juin à début Août 1944. Il disparut en 1947 dans le crash d'un AT-6 près de Long Island...

Captain Owen R. Allred was the 88th FS leader from June to August 1944. He was sadly lost in 1947, when an AT-6 crashed into the Long Island sound... You can help find Major Allred THERE: sign the petition, please.

Vous pouvez aider à retrouver l'épave de cet AT-6, via la page dédiée sur Facebook.

One of his P-40Ns was named "Oh! Red 5th", and was a subject of a painting by Roy Grinnell.

L'un de ses P-40N était nommé "Oh! Red 5th", et une peinture de Roy Grinnell l'a représenté sur la couv du "Fana de l'Aviation"#529.

Walt Shiel wrote "Rough War", a book about one of the "Banshees" pilots, and provided some pictures, too. Thanks, Walt !

Bob Contreras is trying to find Owen R. Allred's AT-6 wreckage. See >> http://newyork.cbslocal.com/tag/walter-contreras/ and you can also read "Tragedy in a P-47" webpage