1901 - 1984
Ellis Wackett Australian Military
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Details
| First Name |
Ellis
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| Last Name |
Wackett
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| Birthday |
13th April, 1901
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| Birthplace |
Townsville, Australia
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| Died |
3rd August, 1984
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| Place of Death |
Warracknabeal, Australia
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| Build |
Athletic
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| Eye Color |
Hazel
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| Hair Color |
Salt and Pepper
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Sexuality |
Straight
|
| Ethnicity |
White
|
| Nationality |
Australian
|
| Occupation |
Military
|
Air Vice Marshal Ellis Charles Wackett, CB, CBE (13 August 1901 – 3 August 1984) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Its chief engineer from 1935 to 1959, he served on the RAAF's controlling body, the Air Board, for a record seventeen years, and has been credited with infusing operations with new standards of airworthiness. Commencing his service career as a Royal Australian Navy cadet during World War I, Wackett transferred to the Air Force in 1923 while on an engineering course in Britain. He qualified as a pilot before completing his studies and returning to Australia, where he inaugurated parachute instruction within the RAAF and made the country's first freefall descent from a military aircraft in 1926. The following year, he led a three-month survey flight to Papua New Guinea.
