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| Name: |
Frederick James Powell |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Major |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
5, 40, 41 |
| Victories: |
6 |
| Born: |
13 August 1895 |
| Place of Birth: |
Patricroft, Manchester, Lancashire |
| Died: |
May 1992 |
| Place of Death: |
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire |
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Posted to 5 Squadron in 1915, Powell scored two victories flying the Vickers F.B.5 and four victories flying the F.E.8. After serving with 40 Squadron, Powell assumed command of 41 Squadron on 2 August 1917. Now flying the S.E.5a, he was shot down over Auberchicourt by Jasta 10 and captured.
1901 residence was Great Crosby, Lancashire; Royal Aero Club Certificate number 1130, dated 2 March 1915. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| u/c |
19 Sep 1915 |
0600 |
5 |
F.B.5 (1651) |
LVG C (DO) |
Houthulst |
| 1 |
19 Sep 1915 |
0610 |
5 |
F.B.5 (1651) 1 |
AGO G (DES) |
Houthulst |
| u/c |
03 Oct 1915 |
1100 |
5 |
F.B.5 (1651) |
LVG C (DD) |
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| u/c |
03 Oct 1915 |
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5 |
F.B.5 (1651) |
Albatros C (DD) |
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| u/c |
11 Oct 1915 |
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5 |
F.B.5 (1651) |
C (DO) |
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| u/c |
04 Nov 1915 |
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5 |
F.B.5 2 |
C (DO) |
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| 2 |
19 Dec 1915 |
1030 |
5 |
F.B.5 (5459) 2 |
Aviatik C (DD) |
Houthulst |
| u/c |
02 Jan 1916 |
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5 |
F.B.5 |
Aviatik C (DO) 4 |
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| 3 |
17 Jan 1916 |
1110 |
5 |
F.E.8 (7457) |
Aviatik C (OOC) |
Becelaere |
| u/c |
05 Feb 1916 |
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5 |
F.E.8 (7457) |
Aviatik C (DD) |
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| u/c |
05 Feb 1916 |
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5 |
F.E.8 (7457) |
Albatros C (DO) |
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| 4 |
05 Feb 1916 |
1040 |
5 |
F.E.8 (7457) |
LVG C (DD) |
Roulers |
| u/c |
07 Feb 1916 |
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5 |
F.E.8 (7457) |
Aviatik C (DD) |
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| 5 |
29 Feb 1916 |
1035 |
5 |
F.E.8 (7457) 3 |
Aviatik C (DESF) |
Passchendaele |
| 6 |
12 Mar 1916 |
1220 |
5 |
F.E.8 (7457) |
Fokker E (DD) |
N of Moorslede |
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| 1 |
Observer AM1 Shaw |
| 2 |
Observer Lt EFP Lubbock |
| 3 |
Observer Lt Gilbert Murlis-Green |
| 4 |
Shared with Capt RA Saunders & 2/Lt Clive Brewster-Joske |
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