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Raymond Brownell [Australia]

Name:Raymond James Brownell
Country:Australia
Rank:Captain
Service:Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Squadrons:45
Victories:12
Born:17 May 1894
Place of Birth:Tasmania
Died:12 April 1974
Place of Death:
Military Cross (MC)
Military Medal (MM)
Raymond Brownell

Notes
One of 200 Australians recruited by the Royal Flying Corps 1916, Brownell served with an Australian artillery regiment in France and Gallipoli before his transfer to the RFC. He shot down five enemy aircraft over France before his squadron was sent to Italy in November 1917. When the war ended, Brownell joined the Royal Australian Air Force and was an Air Commodore when he retired. His autobiography, "From Khaki to Blue," was published in 1978.

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