Col David Jay Allinson
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Col David Jay Allinson Veteran

Birth
Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
Death
12 Aug 1966 (aged 33)
Vietnam
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Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
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David Jay Allinson
Colonel, U.S. Air Force
354th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Entered the Service From: Helena, Montana
Date of Birth: September 17, 1932
Date of Death: August 12, 1966
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court A
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Colonel Allinson was a member of the 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron.

On August 12, 1966, he was the pilot of a Thunderchief Fighter (F-105D) on a bombing mission near Yen Bai, Nghia Lo Province, North Vietnam.

His aircraft was hit by hostile fire and he ejected, but could not be located.

His remains were not recovered.

His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
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On August 12, 1966, Capt. David J. Allinson was the pilot of an F105D aircraft sent on a bombing mission over North Vietnam. Allinson was the lead in a flight of four aircraft with a target in Nghia Lo Province near the city of Yen Bai. While making a strafing run on the target, his ircraft was hit by automatic weapons fire forcing him to eject. His descent was observed to the ground where he landed in some trees along a ridge. Attempts to contact him by radio were unsuccessful.

David Allinson was classified Missing in Action. Interestingly, he ejected from his aircraft not many miles from a prison at Yen Bai which was later known to have been a detention facility for American Prisoners of War.
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Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1830-2011
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David Jay Allinson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1932
Birth Place: Helena, Montana, USA
Father: Joseph David Allinson
Mother: Nancy Ann Kenedy
David Jay Allinson
Colonel, U.S. Air Force
354th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Entered the Service From: Helena, Montana
Date of Birth: September 17, 1932
Date of Death: August 12, 1966
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court A
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Colonel Allinson was a member of the 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron.

On August 12, 1966, he was the pilot of a Thunderchief Fighter (F-105D) on a bombing mission near Yen Bai, Nghia Lo Province, North Vietnam.

His aircraft was hit by hostile fire and he ejected, but could not be located.

His remains were not recovered.

His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
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On August 12, 1966, Capt. David J. Allinson was the pilot of an F105D aircraft sent on a bombing mission over North Vietnam. Allinson was the lead in a flight of four aircraft with a target in Nghia Lo Province near the city of Yen Bai. While making a strafing run on the target, his ircraft was hit by automatic weapons fire forcing him to eject. His descent was observed to the ground where he landed in some trees along a ridge. Attempts to contact him by radio were unsuccessful.

David Allinson was classified Missing in Action. Interestingly, he ejected from his aircraft not many miles from a prison at Yen Bai which was later known to have been a detention facility for American Prisoners of War.
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Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1830-2011
View Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1830-2011
David Jay Allinson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1932
Birth Place: Helena, Montana, USA
Father: Joseph David Allinson
Mother: Nancy Ann Kenedy