Russell Foskett
Military Person
1917 – 1944
Who was Russell Foskett?
Russell George Foskett OBE, DFC was an Australian flying ace of the Second World War. Born in a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, 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.
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- Born
- May 7, 1917
Roseville - Nationality
- Australia
- Died
- Oct 31, 1944
Aegean Sea
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on July 23, 2013
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