Question: Cedric Ernest "Spike" Howell, 17 June 1896 – 10 December 1919, was an Australian fighter pilot and flying ace of the First World War, graduating as a pilot, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant and posted to No. 45 Squadron RFC in France during October 1917, 45(R) Squadron is a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force, established on 1 March 1916 as part of which organization?

Air Commodore Raymond James Brownell, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (17 May 1894 – 12 April 1974) was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and a First World War flying ace.  Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Brownell was working as a clerk with a firm of accountants when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on the outbreak of the First World War.  He served during the Gallipoli Campaign before transferring to the Western Front.  Awarded the Military Medal for his actions during the Battle of Pozières, he was accepted for a transfer to the Royal Flying Corps in 1917.  Brownell undertook flight training in the United Kingdom.  Commissioned as a second lieutenant, he was posted for operational service over the Western Front in September 1917.  Moving with his squadron to Italy, he was awarded the Military Cross and credited with shooting down 12 aircraft by war's end.  Taking his discharge in 1919, Brownell returned to Australia. <SEP> Cedric Ernest "Spike" Howell, (17 June 1896 – 10 December 1919) was an Australian fighter pilot and flying ace of the First World War.  Born in Adelaide, South Australia, he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1916 for service in the First World War and was posted to the 46th Battalion on the Western Front.  Graduating as a pilot, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant and posted to No. 45 Squadron RFC in France during October 1917; two months later the unit sailed to the Italian theatre.  In November 1916, he was accepted for a transfer to the Royal Flying Corps and was shipped to the United Kingdom for flight training. <SEP>  It was established on 1 March 1916 as part of the Royal Flying Corps. 45(R) Squadron is a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force. <SEP> Ernest Russell Lyon (19 December 1922 – 27 July 1944) was a Flying Officer in 234 Squadron of the Royal Air Force during part of World War II.  He was known as Russell.  Volunteering to join the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve shortly after his 18th birthday he undertook pilot training in the USA, after which he became a pilot instructor in the USA and Canada.  He later asked to be posted to an operational squadron and was posted to RAF 234 Squadron, joining them in autumn 1943, where he acquired the nickname "Ben" after the American TV and radio personality Ben Lyon.  Russell undertook a variety of missions with the Squadron, flying from various airfields in the UK.  At the time of D-Day the Squadron was based at RAF Deanland.  Soon afterwards 234 Squadron was moved to RAF Predannack, on the Lizard Peninsula, where they flew further missions over northern and western France.  At 19.00hrs on the evening of Thursday 27 July 1944 Russell piloted Supermarine Spitfire MkVb AR343, flying with seven other Spitfires, on a mission over Lorient in southern Brittany.  At about 19.54 hrs.  his Spitfire was hit by flak at 6000 ft. over the Lorient area and was seen to crash in flames near Ploemeur.