Powell, Robin Peter Reginald

Date of birth:: September 30th, 1916
Date of death:: January 28th, 1970
Service number:: 33278
Nationality:: British

Biography

31 July 1936: Pilot Officer
1 March 1941: Squadron Leader (temp.)
17 April 1942: Squadron Leader (WS)
1 January 1949: Wing commander

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Robert Marsland Groves Memorial Prize

Rank:: Flight Cadet
Unit:: RAF Cranwell, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: 1936

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Flight Lieutenant
Unit:: RAF Hornchurch, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: May 31st, 1940

"This officer has displayed outstanding leadership and gallantry. In May, 1940, his flight, although greatly outnumbered: destroyed some six enemy aircraft and the next day a further four were destroyed. In these engagements Flight Lieutenant Powell personally brought down at least one of the enemy aircraft on the first day and two on the second day."

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Acting Wing Commander
Unit:: No. 111 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: July 24th, 1942

"Wing Commander Powell is an excellent leader. His ability and skill have inspired his pilots with confidence and set a high standard of operational efficiency. He has completed many sorties during which he has destroyed ` and probably destroyed a further 2 enemy aircraft."

Awarded as bar

Flying Badge

Sources

- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34860/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35643/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35717/supplement/4165/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38131/supplement/5588/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38490/supplement/6721/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38125/supplement/5433/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35102/page/1450/data.pdf
- bbm.org.uk