Cedric
Howell
Name: Cedric Ernest
"Spike" Howell
Country: Australia
Rank: Captain
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Units: 45
Victories: 19
Date Of Birth: June 17, 1896
Place of Birth: Killed
In Flying Accident: December 10, 1919
Place of Death: Near CorfuAfter serving as a sniper on the Western Front, Howell
transferred to the Royal Flying Corps from 46 Battalion of the
ANZAC. In 1917, he was assigned to 45 Squadron in France and
served with this squadron in Northern Italy in 1918, scoring 19
victories as a Sopwith Camel pilot. Enroute back to Australia on
December 10, 1919, Howell was killed when the aircraft he was
flying crashed into the sea near Corfu.
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