Basil Blackett Military person

Lieutenant Basil John Blackett (23 June 1886 – 22 April 1927) was a British World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories as an observer and rear gunner while serving in the Australian Imperial Force, seconded to the Royal Flying Corps. In late 1918 he resigned his Australian commission to join the Royal Air Force.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 23, 1886
Birth place
England , Hertfordshire , Potter Bar
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1920

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Military person

allegiance
United Kingdom
Australia
award
Croix de guerre
military branch
Royal Air Force
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Australian Flying Corps
Ceylon Mounted Rifles
Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps
military unit
No. 102 Squadron RAF
No. 18 Squadron RAF
No. 25 Squadron RAF
No. 3 Squadron AFC
service start1900
service end1900

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