| Charles Philip Allen | |
| Birth Date: | 1899 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | Royal Air Force |
| Rank: | Captain |
| Unit: | No. 204 Squadron RAF |
| Battles: | World War I |
| Awards: | Belgian Order of the Crown Belgian Croix de Guerre |
Captain Charles Philip Allen (born 3 April 1899 – 6 January 1974) was a British World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.[1]
Born in Liverpool, Allen joined the Royal Flying Corps as an officer cadet, and was commissioned as a Temporary Second Lieutenant on 26 September 1917.
He was posted to 204 Squadron RAF on 5 April 1918, and shot down seven Fokker D.VIIs between June and November, while flying the Sopwith Camel.[1]
Allen received two awards from Belgium, being gazetted a Chevalier de l'Ordre de la Couronne ("Knight of the Order of the Crown") on 8 February 1919,[2] and being awarded the Croix de Guerre by His Majesty the King of the Belgians on 15 July 1919.