Geoffrey "Sammy" Allard DFC, DFM & Bar (12 August 1912 – 13 March 1941) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) flying ace of the Second World War.

He flew Hawker Hurricane fighters extensively during the Battle of France, claiming several aerial victories.

Briefly rested due to the hectic nature of the French campaign, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) in recognition of his successes.

The squadron was heavily engaged during the Battle of Britain and Allard destroyed a number of aircraft, for which he was awarded a Bar to his DFM, and, after his commissioning as a pilot officer, the Distinguished Flying Cross.

He was educated at Priory Higher Grade School before joining the Royal Air Force (RAF) in September 1929 as an aircraft apprentice.

Nicknamed 'Sammy', he trained at the apprentice school at Halton and qualified as a leading aircraftman metal rigger three years later.

It flew patrols and was occasionally called upon to intercept intruding Luftwaffe aircraft from its bases in Lille-Seclin and Merville.

He became so exhausted that after landing his Hurricane after his last sortie of the day on 17 May, he was found fast asleep in the cockpit by his ground crew.

The citation, published on 31 May in The London Gazette, read, This airman has shown outstanding flying ability and at all times his coolness and confidence have assisted all pilots who have flown with him.

At the end of the month, he shared in the destruction of a Messerschmitt Bf 110 heavy fighter southeast of Southwold.

[1][9] On 24 August Allard shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter off Ramsgate and two days later shared in the destruction of three Do 17s; two over Maidstone and the last over Croydon.

[5] Allard was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) the same month, recognising his successes of late August to early September.

[12] In March 1941, the squadron, which had recently moved back to Debden, began converting to twin-engined Douglas Havoc heavy fighters.

[5] On 13 March, Allard took off in a Havoc from Debden, accompanied by Pilot Officers Francis Walker-Smith and William Hodgson, both veterans of the Battle of Britain.

It is believed that shortly after take-off a panel on the Havox's fuselage worked loose and flew back jamming the rudder, causing Allard to lose control and crash near Wimbish, killing all three occupants.