John Frederick Powell
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Air Vice-Marshal
John Frederick Powell OBE (1915–2008) was a long serving-officer at RAF College Cranwell.
Powell was born in Somerset on 12 June 1915. He was educated at Lancing College
and King's College, Cambridge
. He was commissioned into the special duties branch of the RAF Volunteer Reserve in 1939 and spent the war years with Coastal Command in the operations room at RAF Aldergrove
(1939–1945). He flew on operational sorties against U-boats and was mentioned in dispatches
.
After spells spent with the Air Ministry
and the Ministry of Defence
, he was appointed Command Education Officer, Bomber Command Headquarters (1964–1966) and then Officer Commanding RAF School of Education (1966–1967). He was elevated to the rank of Air Vice-Marshal in 1967 upon being appointed Director of Education Services, RAF. He was appointed OBE in 1956.
Powell married his wife Ysolda in 1939 and had four sons:
He died on 24 November 2008.
Air Vice-Marshal
Air vice-marshal is a two-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in...
John Frederick Powell OBE (1915–2008) was a long serving-officer at RAF College Cranwell.
Powell was born in Somerset on 12 June 1915. He was educated at Lancing College
Lancing College
Lancing College is a co-educational English independent school in the British public school tradition, founded in 1848 by Nathaniel Woodard. Woodard's aim was to provide education "based on sound principle and sound knowledge, firmly grounded in the Christian faith." Lancing was the first of a...
and King's College, Cambridge
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
. He was commissioned into the special duties branch of the RAF Volunteer Reserve in 1939 and spent the war years with Coastal Command in the operations room at RAF Aldergrove
RAF Aldergrove
RAF Aldergrove was a Royal Air Force station situated northwest of Belfast. It adjoined Belfast International Airport, sometimes referred to simply as Aldergrove which is the name of the surrounding area...
(1939–1945). He flew on operational sorties against U-boats and was mentioned in dispatches
Mentioned in Dispatches
A soldier Mentioned in Despatches is one whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which is described the soldier's gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy.In a number of countries, a soldier's name must be mentioned in...
.
After spells spent with the Air Ministry
Air Ministry
The Air Ministry was a department of the British Government with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force, that existed from 1918 to 1964...
and the Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
, he was appointed Command Education Officer, Bomber Command Headquarters (1964–1966) and then Officer Commanding RAF School of Education (1966–1967). He was elevated to the rank of Air Vice-Marshal in 1967 upon being appointed Director of Education Services, RAF. He was appointed OBE in 1956.
Powell married his wife Ysolda in 1939 and had four sons:
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- Jonathan Powell
- Sir Chris Powell
- Roderick Powell.
He died on 24 November 2008.