Frederick James Powell

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Name:

Country:

England

Rank:

Major

Service:

Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force

Units:

5, 40, 41

Victories:

Born:

13 August 1895

Place of Birth:

Patricroft, Lancashire

Died:

May 1992

Place of Death:

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Lieutenant Frederick James Powell, Manchester Regiment, received Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate 1130 on a Maurice Farman biplane at Farnborough on 2 March 1915. Posted to 5 Squadron, he 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.

Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators� Certificates, 1910-1950

Victories

	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)
u/c	03 Oct 1915		5	F.B.5 (1651)	Albatros C (DD)
u/c	11 Oct 1915		5	F.B.5 (1651)	C (DO)
u/c	04 Nov 1915		5	F.B.5 ²	C (DO)
2	19 Dec 1915	1030	5	F.B.5 (5459) ²	Aviatik C (DD)	Houthulst
u/c	02 Jan 1916		5	F.B.5	Aviatik C (DO) ⁴
3	17 Jan 1916	1110	5	F.E.8 (7457)	Aviatik C (OOC)	Becelaere
u/c	05 Feb 1916		5	F.E.8 (7457)	Aviatik C (DD)
u/c	05 Feb 1916		5	F.E.8 (7457)	Albatros C (DO)
4	05 Feb 1916	1040	5	F.E.8 (7457)	LVG C (DD)	Roulers
u/c	07 Feb 1916		5	F.E.8 (7457)	Aviatik C (DD)
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

1	Observer AM1 Shaw
2	Observer Lt E F P Lubbock
3	Observer Lt Gilbert Murlis-Green
4	Shared with Capt R A Saunders & 2Lt Clive Brewster-Joske

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