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Laurence Wilfred Allen was an English World War I flying ace. He was credited with ten confirmed victories while serving as an observer/gunner in Bristol F.2 Fighters. ==World War I== Allen was originally was a member of the Territorial Army, being commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Warwickshires on 20 November 1915 before switching to aviation. On 5 April 1917, after being assigned to 48 Squadron in France, he scored his first aerial victory while crewed with pilot Captain Alan Wilkinson in a Bristol F.2a Fighter. On 9 April, Allen and Wilkinson shared two more victories with Captain John Letts and his observer. On 11 April 1917, Second Lieutenant Allen was officially seconded to the Royal Flying Corps.〔Franks ''et.al.'' (1997), pp.2–3.〕 By the end of Bloody April, Allen's score had reached seven. He would score twice in May while being piloted by Letts, being wounded in action on 24 May 1917 while downing his ninth foe.〔 His Military Cross was gazetted two days later. He would score once more, on 16 June 1917. His final tally included: an Albatros D.III destroyed singlehanded; two more D.IIIs destroyed in victories shared with other aircrews; a two-seater reconnaissance plane and four D.IIIs singlehandedly driven down out of control; two Albatros D.IIIs driven down and shared with other aircrews.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Laurence W. Allen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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