Malcolm Howell

Lieutenant Malcolm Clifford Howell (1 December 1895 – 11 June 1976) was an American airman who served with the Royal Air Force during the First World War, becoming a flying ace.
==Biography==
He was born on 1 December 1895, in Boonton, New, Jersey, the son of Monroe and Lizzie Howell (née Blauvelt).Rose, Emma Howell & Faris, David (1985), Descendants of Edward Howell (1584-1655) of Westbury Manor, Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, and Southampton, Long Island, New York, p. 426. Howell left school and joined his father's real estate business in May 1917. Just two months later, in July, he travelled to Canada to volunteer for the Royal Flying Corps.Franks, Norman (2001), American Aces of World War I, p. 43.Franks, Norman (1992) Over the Front: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914-1918, Grub Street the Basement; First edition (May 1992), ISBN 0948817542
After completing his training, Howell went to France in April 1918, and joined "C" Flight, 208 Squadron.Cross & Cockade Journal, p. 32. He crashed on 15 May, but recovered to claim five victories while flying the Sopwith Camel with his squadron. Howell achieved his final victory on 5 October, when he shot down a D.VII over Fonsommes-Croix.
Howell returned to the United States after the war, marrying Flora Laidlaw Jones, with whom he would have two daughters. He died at Bedford, New York on 11 June 1976.
==References==
Category:1895 births
Category:1976 deaths
Category:American military personnel
Category:Royal Flying Corps
Category:Royal Air Force
Category:Lieutenants