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This portrait is one of many that the Air Ministry commissioned from Cuthbert Orde, independently of the War Artists' Advisory Committee (WAAC), to promote the contributions of Fighter Command pilots during the Battle of Britain. It was illustrated in Orde's 1942 book 'Pilots of Fighter Command: Sixty-four Portraits'. Orde drew the pilots deemed most successful from every squadron, taking around two hours to complete each portrait. Geoffrey Allard sat for this portrait the day he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal. During the Battle of Britain, Allard scored many ‘kills’ as a Fighter ace, and received the Distinguished Flying Cross for destroying seven enemy aircraft over three days. This portrait was one of a few by Orde selectively purchased and exhibited by the WAAC.
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon
London
Title
Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Allard (1912–1941), DFC, DFM
Date
1940
Medium
charcoal & chalk on paper
Accession number
L001-1649
Acquisition method
on loan from the Air Historical Branch (MOD)
Work type
Drawing
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon
Grahame Park Way, London, Greater London NW9 5LL England
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