Date:	Tuesday 14 May 1940
Time:	day
Type:	Hawker Hurricane Mk 1
Owner/operator:	3 Sqn RAF
Registration:	L1591
MSN:	QO-H
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Sedan, Ardennes -   France
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Mervile, France
Destination airport:	Merville, France

Narrative:
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I L1591 (QO-H) 3 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) on air to air combat on 14 May 1940. Reportedly shot down by a Junkers Ju 87 near Sedan, Ardennes department, Grand Est region, and the pilot was killed. According to the official Air Ministry file on the incident (File AIR 81/372): "Sergeant D A Allen: report of death; Hurricane L1591 crashed in the Ardennes, France, 14 May 1940"

Crew of Hurricane L1951:
Sergeant (Pilot) Dennis Alfred Allen, RAFVR 740882, age 20, killed in action 14/05/1940, buried at Villers-Cernay Communal Cemetery, Ardennes, France

On 10 May 1940, 3 Squadron RAF deployed 18 Hurricanes to Merville, France. By May 19th, they had lost 18 aircraft, almost the entire strength of the squadron, with the lost of eight pilots.

1. Royal Air force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 11)
2. Norman L.R. Franks, Fighter Command Losses, Vol 1, 1939-1941, Second edition, Midland, 2008 p 21
3. National Archvies (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/372: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502259
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2689775/allen,-dennis-alfred/
5. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/3_squadron.html#1405
6. http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/raf-losses-may-1940-an-update.16940/page-5#post-195438
7. https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/22754/Commonwealth-War-Grave-Villers-Cernay.htm

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
15-Jul-2019 12:50	Dr. John Smith	Added
15-Jul-2019 12:51	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Narrative]
17-Jul-2019 10:16	DG303	Updated [Operator]
30-Jun-2022 05:00	Ron Averes	Updated [Location]