Date of birth:

September 18th, 1915 (Trout Creek/Ontario, Canada)

Date of death:

October 2nd, 1944 (Keent/North-Brabant, Netherlands)

Buried on:

Canadian War Cemetery Groesbeek
Plot: XV. Row: E. Grave: 5.

Service number:

J/10254

Nationality:

Canadian

Flight Lieutenant
Royal Canadian Air Force
401 Sqdn.

On Monday morning, October 2, 1944, several Spitfires from the 401 Squadron, 126 Wing, took off from Le Culot airfield in Belgium, with the task of protecting the Waal Bridge in Nijmegen and the Maas Bridge near Grave. One of them was Flight Lieutenant Russell 'Russ' Bouskill in his Spitfire type LF Mk. IX with registration number MJ300. This British aircraft was equipped with the power source of a Rolls-Royce Merlin 61 engine, the most modern version. German fighters were also active in the vicinity of the Maasland and the Corridor.
In the airspace over Nijmegen, the pilots of the Canadian 401 Squadron noticed a formation of four FW-190 fighters of the Luftwaffe and they decided to attack these enemy aircraft. But it was an ambush and the Canadians were in turn attacked by four other FW-190 fighters from Jagdgeschwader 26. During this dogfight, two Spitfires were shot down.
The Spitfire LF Mk. IX of Reginald Russell "Russ" Bouskill was chased by four Focke Wulf-190 fighters of the Jagdgeschwader 26 of the Luftwaffe and opened fire on him. Unable to jump out of the plane in time due to his injuries, Russel Bouskill made an attempt to perform an emergency landing, but the plane crashed straight down at Keent, north of the airport near the runway.
Russell Reginald 'Russ' Bouskill died at age 29.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flight Lieutenant

Unit:

401 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

This officer has set a fine example of skill and courage. He has displayed the greatest keenness for air operations and his successes include the destruction of 5 enemy aircraft. Throughout a long period of fighter activity, his devotion to duty has been of a high order.

Russell Reginald 'Russ' Bouskill's mother received the Distinguished Flying Cross on February 28, 1946.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

February 27th, 1942

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