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TRUSCOTT, Keith William 'Bluey'

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rank: S/L
status: kifa
airforce: RAAF    (no: 400213 )
born: 1916-05-17 Melbourne Australia

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Keith William TRUSCOTT DFC & Bar

List of victories
P7973 BF109E Destroyed 1941-08-09
AB792 BF109E Destroyed 1941-08-16
AB792 BF109F Probable 1941-08-19
AB781 BF109F Destroyed 1941-09-18
AB781 BF109E Probable 1941-09-18
W3605 BF109F Destroyed 1941-09-20
W3605 BF109F Damaged 1941-09-20
W3605 BF109F Destroyed 1941-09-20
AB792 BF109E Destroyed 1941-09-21
AB842 BF109F Probable 1941-10-12
AB842 BF109F Damaged 1941-10-12
AB842 BF109F Destroyed 1941-10-13
AB376 BF109F Destroyed 1941-11-06
AB842 BF109F Destroyed 1941-11-08
AB842 BF109F Destroyed 1941-11-08
AB894 BF109E Destroyed 1942-03-09
AB894 BF109F Damaged 1942-03-09
AB894 FW190 Destroyed 1942-03-14

Died 28 Mar 1943

Squadrons:

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AirforceSqdrnStartFinish
RAAF 57 OTU 1941-03-12 1941-05-03
RAAF 452 1941-05-03 1942-03-16
RAAF 2 OTU 1942-06-05 1942-06-16
RAAF 76 1942-06-22 1943-03-28

Aircraft:

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SerialNoteDate
L1014 57 OTU 1941-03-21
P9362 57 OTU 1941-03-21
K9823 57 OTU 1941-03-25
K9871 57 OTU 1941-03-25
K9908 57 OTU 1941-03-27
K9972 57 OTU 1941-03-30
K9835 57 OTU 1941-04-02
L1009 57 OTU 1941-04-08
N3245 57 OTU 1941-04-08
X4475 57 OTU 1941-04-09
X4539 57 OTU 1941-04-10
X4902 57 OTU 1941-04-11
X4173 57 OTU 1941-04-12
X4590 57 OTU 1941-04-14
X4642 57 OTU 1941-04-20
K9892 57 OTU 1941-04-25
X4660 57 OTU 1941-04-30
X4642 452 Squadron 1941-05-02
X4660 452 Squadron 1941-05-02
X4475 452 Squadron 1941-05-03
R7163 452 Squadron 1941-05-07
X4242 452 Squadron 1941-05-07
X4319 452 Squadron 1941-05-08
X4652 452 Squadron 1941-05-11
X4031 452 Squadron 1941-05-14
R6604 452 Squadron 1941-05-15
X4928 452 Squadron 1941-05-17
R7160 452 Squadron 1941-05-18
X4683 452 Squadron 1941-05-18
P7858 452 Squadron 1941-05-22
P7524 452 Squadron 1941-05-25
P8041 452 Squadron 1941-06-01
P7973 452 Squadron 1941-06-13
P8038 452 Squadron 1941-06-17
P8361 452 Squadron 1941-06-24
P7567 452 Squadron 1941-07-03
P8379 Search for dinghy 1941-07-08
P8379 1941-07-10
P8379 1941-07-11
P7973 1941-07-14
P8379 1941-07-16
P7682 452 Squadron 1941-07-22
P8361 1941-07-22
P7682 1941-07-22
P7973 1941-07-23
P7590 452 Squadron 1941-08-03
P8044 452 Squadron 1941-08-05
P8099 452 Squadron 1941-08-07
AB792 452 Squadron 1941-08-10
P8177 452 Squadron 1941-08-10
AB842 1941-09-02
AB792 1941-09-04
W3529 452 Squadron 1941-09-10
AB792 1941-09-11
AB792 1941-09-15
AB792 1941-09-16
AB792 1941-09-17
AB781 1941-09-18
W3605 1941-09-20
AB792 1941-09-21
AB792 1941-09-27
AB842 1941-10-12
AB842 1941-10-13
AB842 1941-10-21
AB842 1941-10-24
AA733 452 Squadron 1941-10-26
P8645 452 Squadron 1941-10-27
P8645 1941-10-27
P8645 1941-10-28
P8645 1941-10-29
AD376 452 Squadron 1941-10-31
AD376 1941-10-31
AD376 1941-11-04
AD376 1941-11-06
AB842 1941-11-08
AB966 452 Squadron 1941-11-20
AB994 452 Squadron 1941-11-20
AB994 1941-11-20
AB894 452 Squadron 1941-11-22
AB967 452 Squadron 1941-11-22
AB994 1941-11-25
AB994 1941-11-27
AA935 452 Squadron 1941-12-06
AB994 1941-12-08
W3821 452 Squadron 1941-12-11
AD563 452 Squadron 1941-12-13
AA935 1941-12-13
AB994 1941-12-16
AB857 452 Squadron 1941-12-17
AA909 452 Squadron 1942-01-02
P8711 452 Squadron 1942-01-04
P8711 1942-01-04
AB792 1942-01-05
AB792 1942-01-06
AD376 1942-01-09
AB984 452 Squadron 1942-01-20
AB857 1942-01-27
AB994 1942-02-12
AB994 1942-02-13
AD563 1942-02-28
AB994 1942-02-28
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by: Wawny Bluey Truscott's death 2022-06-13 04:24:04

Bluey Truscott died in crash at Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia 28th March 1943 when his Kittyhawk collided with glassy water after making mock attacks on a Catalina coming in to land. Position -22.215320, 114.113363 approx
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