Lieutenant Leslie Archibald Powell (27 June 1896 – 6 February 1961) was a First World War flying ace credited with 19 aerial victories.
[3] Powell joined the Royal Navy in December 1914 and was posted to HMS Pembroke.
[4] In February 1916, he transferred from the Royal Naval Air Service as a Petty Officer Mechanic to the 8th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment.
He closed out his list with four victories on 30 November 1917,[1] scored in a running dogfight between his plane and seven German fighters.
[1] On 25 January 1918, Powell and McKeever were withdrawn from combat duty and assigned to Home Establishment back in Britain.