RUSSELL, Maxwell Kemp
| Service Number: | 3670 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 August 1938 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 24 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia, 15 August 1938 |
| Home Town: | Earlwood, Hurstville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Accident, Townsville, Queensland, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 7 June 1942, aged 3 years |
| Cemetery: |
Townsville War Cemetery, Queensland, Australia A.B.1., Townsville War Cemetery, Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 15 Aug 1938: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, RAAF Ground Training Schools | |
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| 15 Aug 1938: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 3670 | |
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 3670 | |
| 7 Jun 1942: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, No. 24 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of John Herbert and Violet Russell of Sydney, NSW
Husband of Isabel Jean Russell of Earlwood, NSW
Flight Sergeant (Observer) Maxwell Kemp Russell 3670 was killed when RAAF Wirraway aircraft A20-470 & A20-473 of 24 Squadron collided in mid-air over Woodstock (USAAF Kelso Field) near Townsville
FSGT Russell failed to evacuate the aircraft due to injuries sustained in the collision. The Pilot of A20-473 was Sergeant David Barnaby Davies 406924 who was able to parachute out successfully (discharged in January 1946 with the rank of Flying Officer).
The crew of aircraft A20-470 both made successful parachute jumps - Flying Officer Michael William Burrows 260702 (Pilot - discharged in February 1945) and Flight Sergeant Robert William Nimmo Orr (WAG - discharged in 1960 as a Warrant Officer from Melbourne Telecommunications Unit - post-war service number A31406)
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