George Powell-Shedden Military person

George Powell-Shedden DSO with bar, DFC (1 April 1916 – 31 October 1994) was a Royal Air Force Pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain and later went on to operational commands and a British Olympic bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Powell George
Birth dateApril 01, 1916
Birth place
Cowes
Date of deathOctober 31, 1994
Place of death
London

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Military person

allegianceRoyal Air Force
award
Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
Distinguished Service Order
military operations
Battle of Britain
World War II
service start1936
service end1961

Topical connections

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Allyn CondonAthlete
Allan WrightMilitary person
Alfred EarleMilitary person

George Powell-Shedden on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=6282