Keith Truscott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian rules footballer and aviator
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Place of Birth: Prahran, Victoria, Australia
About Keith Truscott
- Keith William "Bluey" Truscott, (17 May 1916 – 28 March 1943) was a World War II ace fighter pilot and Australian rules footballer with the Melbourne Football Club.
- After joining the Royal Australian Air Force in 1940, he became the second-highest-scoring Australian World War II ace, credited with 20 confirmed victories and 5 unconfirmed victories.
- After completing flying training in Canada, Truscott served in Britain flying Spitfire fighters.
- He returned to Australia in early 1942 and served in New Guinea, where he fought during the climactic Battle of Milne Bay.
- He was killed in a joint Australian–US training exercise off the coast of Western Australia in March 1943, aged 26.
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