Frederick James Powell

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, England

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.

Photo given to Dr Richard Quinton by Powell's wife in late 1989, Cambridge. Stamped on back: Royal Artillery Range Hebrides, APR1977, RAOC PHOTO SECTION

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) ³
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)	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	Shared with Capt R A Saunders & 2Lt Clive Brewster-Joske