Powell, David Evan Frank
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | David Evan Frank |
Surname | Powell |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-04-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD828 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 16. F. 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 86 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 42880 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5797 (P358291/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1941 |
End Date | 11-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Ofw Herzog, 3./NJG1) and crashed 2255 10Apr41 6 km N of Maastricht (Limburg), Holland. P/O Powell is buried in Jonkerbos War Cemetery, while Sgt Davis, who was very severely wounded, was eventually repatriated to the UK 1Feb45 |