Francis John Linnell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis John Linnell

Royal Air Force air marshals

Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1892

Place of Birth: Margate, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 03-Nov-1944

Profession: aircraft pilot

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Air Marshal Sir Francis John Linnell, (16 March 1892 – 3 November 1944) was a senior Royal Air Force commander during the Second World War.
He was Controller of Research and Development of the Ministry of Aircraft Production during the development of the Bouncing bomb, the weapon eventually employed in Operation Chastise.
'Jack' was dubbed Sir Francis in the desert in front of the British press by King George VI and posthumously appointed Commander of the Legion of Merit by U.S.
President Franklin D.
Roosevelt.