| Allan Richard Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 February 1920 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1938-1967 |
| Rank | Group Captain |
| Unit | No. 92 Squadron RAF |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross |
Group Captain Allan Richard Wright DFC AFC (born 20 Feb 1920) was a British Royal Air Force flying ace of the Second World War. Wright scored 11 kills, three shared kills, five probable kills and seven damaged against the Luftwaffe.[1]Wright served with 92 Squadron throughout 1940, and is one of The Few, having flown as a Flying Officer with No. 92 Squadron RAF during the Battle of Britain and is one of the surviving aircrew of this Battle.
Wright was born in Devon on 12 February 1920. He entered RAF College Cranwell as a Flight Cadet in April 1938. After training he was posted to 92 Squadron at Tangmere on 27 October.
Over Dunkirk on 23 May 1940 he claimed a Bf 110 destroyed and two damaged, on the 24th a 'probable' He 111 and on 2 June another Bf 109.
During the Battle of Britain he shared a He 111 destroyed on 14 August, a KG 27 He 111 at night over Bristol on 29 August, a He 111 and Bf 109 'probable' on 11 September, a Bf 109 damaged on the 14th, a Bf 109 'probable' on the 15th, a Ju 88 'probable' on the 19th, a Do 17 on the 26th, a Ju88 on the 27th, and two Bf 109s on the 30th. On 30 Sept he was shot down and wounded near Brighton by a Bf 109 of JG 27 and hospitalised. The award of the DFC was made on 22 October 1940. On 6 December 1940 he destroyed a Bf 109.
By July 1941 Wright had received a bar to the DFC. He was posted to 59 OTU in July 1941. Service with HQ Fighter Command and as an instructor followed until being posted to 29 Squadron at West Malling in March 1943, where as a night fighter he destroyed a Ju 88 on 3 April.
Remaining in the RAF post-war, he retired as a Group Captain on 12 February 1967 .
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22 October 1940- Pilot Officer Allen Richard Wright (33499) is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) - On night in August 1940, this officer displayed great determination and skill in destroying a Heinkel 111, under difficult conditions. Pilot Officer Wright has consistently shown a keen desire to engage the enemy on all occasions. He has brought down a total of four enemy aircraft and has badly damaged four more.[2]