Russell Foskett Military person

Russell George Foskett OBE, DFC (7 May 1917 – 31 October 1944) was an Australian aviator and flying ace of the Second World War. Born in a suburb of Sydney, Foskett was employed as a clerk in 1940 when he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force. Accepted as a pilot under the Empire Air Training Scheme, he completed his training in Australia and Southern Rhodesia, before transferring for service over North Africa. In subsequent aerial engagements, Foskett was officially credited with the destruction of 6½ Axis aircraft and awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Appointed to command No. 94 Squadron RAF, he was transferred to the Mediterranean Theatre in 1944. Foskett was killed on 31 October 1944, after his aircraft developed engine trouble and he was forced to bail out over the Aegean Sea, where his parachute failed to open.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 07, 1917
Birth place
Roseville New South Wales , Australia
Date of deathOctober 31, 1944
Place of death
Aegean Sea
Resting place
Malta Memorial

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allegianceAustralia
award
Mentioned in dispatches
Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
Order of the British Empire
military operations
Second Battle of El Alamein
World War II
Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
military commandNo. 94 Squadron
service start1940
service end1944

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