LEST WE FORGET

Flying Officer Frederick William POWELL

Service No: 405529
Born: Gisborne, New Zealand, 23 December 1917
Enlisted in the RAAF: 28 April 1941 (at Brisbane QLD)
Unit: School of Army Cooperation, Canberra ACT
Died: Aircraft Accident (School of Army Cooperation Wirraway aircraft A20-462), near Bungendore NSW, 27 February 1942, Aged 24 Years
Cremated: Rookwood Crematorium Sydney NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Frederick Charles Woodhouse and May Isabelle Powell; husband of Barbara Jean Powell, of Hurstville
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Forces Memorial Wall, Rookwood NSW
Remembered: Panel 112, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT

At 1050 hours on 27 February 1942, Wirraway A20-462 crashed five miles south west of Bungendore, New South Wales, and the crew of two was killed.

The crew members of A20-462 were:

Captain William John McCutcheon (Q39029) (Supernumerary)
Flying Officer Frederick William Powell (405529) (Pilot)

References:

Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 163/52/85

Bibliography:

Ilbery, P.L.T. (Peter Leslie Thomas) (422957) Hatching an Air Force: 2SFTS, 5SFTS, 1BFTS Uranquinty and Wagga Wagga, Banner Books Maryborough QLD 4650, 2002

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