1. Allan Wright's father had been in the Royal Flying Corps from 1916 and retired from the RAF in 1943.
11 Facts About Allan Wright
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Allan Wright entered Royal Air Force College Cranwell as a flight cadet in April 1938.
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Allan Wright flew his first combat mission on 23 May 1940 over Dunkirk and claimed a probable Messerschmitt Bf 110 destroyed and two damaged.
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Allan Wright was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on 22 October 1940.
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Pilot Officer Allan Wright has consistently shown a keen desire to engage the enemy on all occasions.
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Allan Wright has brought down a total of four enemy aircraft and has badly damaged four more.
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On 6 December 1940 Allan Wright destroyed a Messerschmitt Bf 109.
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Allan Wright was posted to No 59 Operational Training Unit in July 1941.
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Allan Wright became chief instructor at the Pilot Gunnery Instructor Wing of the Central Gunnery School based at RAF Sutton Bridge and later commanded the Air Fighting Development Unit at RAF Wittering.
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In early 1945, Allan Wright was transferred to RAF El Bellah in Egypt where he commanded the fighter wing of the Middle East Advanced Bombing and Gunnery School.
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In 1999, Allan Wright attended a Time Team excavation in Wierre-Effroy in France.