Took off at 21:20 from Lakenheath in Stirling Mk III (Sqn code: EX-S Bomber Command) on an operation to Germany.
Shot down near the target and crashed at Ansbach. McAllister was the only survivor.
Killed: Sergeant William Madine Dalzell RAF KIA Durnbach War Cemetery [Ref : 2. A. 15. Sergeant Victor Alfred Drayton RAF KIA Durnbach War Cemetery Ref : Coll. grave 2. A. 17-19. Sergeant Herbert Thomas Hathaway RAF KIA Durnbach War Cemetery Ref : Coll. grave 2. A. 17-19. Sergeant John Leigh Kemp RAF KIA Durnbach War Cemetery Ref : Coll. grave 2. A. 17-19. Sergeant Eric George Shepherd RAF KIA Durnbach War Cemetery Ref : 2. A. 16. Sergeant David Skinner RAF KIA Durnbach War Cemetery Ref : 2. A. 14.
