Stevenson, Frederick Joseph (Captain)

Survived 1918-August-31

Male Head

Birth Date: 1896-December-02

Born: Parry Sound, Ontario

Parents: Joseph Stevenson & Annie Laurie Quinn

Spouse: unmarried

Home: The Pas, Manitoba

Enlistment: Winnipeg, MN; 196 Btn., CEF, RFC in Summer, 1917

Enlistment Date: 1916

Distinguished Flying Cross

Service

RAF

Unit

79 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Nil Nobis Obstare Potest Nothing can withstand us

Base

Rank

Captain

Position

pilot

Service Numbers

1918-06-01: posted to 79 Sqn. 1918-08-31: OK in D-5220' Sopwith Dolphin; heavy landing in strong wind from offensive patrol. Stevenson had scored 3 confirmed victories by the end of the war. He died in the crash of his Fokker Universal aircraft, G-CAGE, when it crashed on a test flight after repairs, when it was coming in to land.