153 Squadron (Noctividus), Pathfinder Force, RAF Scampton.
W/C FS Powley DFC AFC (RAFVR) had completed over thirty operations in Lancaster aircraft with 166 Squadron and had begun his second tour when his Lancaster BI aircraft RA 544 failed to return from operations. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed.
Powley, Francis Sidney (Wing Commander)
Killed in Action 1945-April-04
Birth Date: 1916
Born:
Parents: Son of Wilton Reginald and Ellen Frances Gladys Powley, of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
Spouse:
Home: Kelowna, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAF
Unit
153 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Noctividus We see by night
Base
Rank
Wing Commander
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
39601
Target
Gardening
Canadian Virtual War Memorial