serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards birth_date rank article_title name
1915 -- 1946 british army royal air force no. 1 squadron raf england 7 february 1982 cheddleton , leek , cheshire , england united kingdom no. 27 squadron rfc no. 41 squadron raf military cross 31 december 1896 air commodore roy w. chappell
 roy williamson chappell
roy w. chappell

air commodore roy williamson chappell -lrb- 31 december 1896 -- 7 february 1982 -rrb- began his military aviation career as a british world war i flying ace credited with 11 official aerial victories .
he remained in service post-war , becoming an intelligence specialist on japan and the japanese military .
he served through the end of world war ii .
