Squadron Leader Keith ‘Bluey’ William Truscott RAAF, who was awarded a bar to his DFC. His record ...

Place Europe: United Kingdom, England
Accession Number 013061
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original acetate
Maker Anderson, Alan Frederick
Place made Australia
Date made 12 October 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Squadron Leader Keith ‘Bluey’ William Truscott RAAF, who was awarded a bar to his DFC. His record showed he had destroyed 11 enemy aircraft in combat, probably destroyed three and had damaged a further two. Truscott had served with No. 452 Squadron based in England and No. 76 Squadron in Australia and the Pacific area. He was killed in a flying accident on 28 March 1943.