Powell, Roger Hubert
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Roger Hubert |
Surname | Powell |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney Hubert and Minnie Elizabeth Powell, of Edenbridge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Airspeed Oxford I |
Serial Number | AT797 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Edenbridge Cemetery, Kent |
Grave Reference | Grave 338A. |
Epitaph | 88 SQDN. AD 1508 B.A.T. FLT. THE ELDER SON OF SIDNEY HUBERT AND MINNIE E. POWELL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 228 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 104352 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 1508 Flt |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Died within minutes of being admitted to hospital |
On the strength of 98 Sqn, according to CWGC records |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-04-1943 |
End Date | 29-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Attlebridge |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- beam flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Flew into overhead cables near Swannington, NW of Norwich |