Keith, George Noel “Moose”, born in Cardston, Alberta 
on 19-01-1921, moved with his parents to live in Taber, Alberta. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in Calgary on 16-10-1940, aged 19. Son of Willard Augustus and Esther Pearl Keith of Taber, Alberta, Canada. His brother, RCAF Leading Aircraftman Asa Howard Keith 
also served and fell; he died in a training accident in Summer-side, P.E.I., on active service on 20-07-1941, age 25, and was laid to rest in the People’s Protestant Cemetery in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
In 1941, Keith trained as a pilot via the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. 
He graduated from the Initial Training School in late January 1941, and then attended the Elementary Flying Training School in March. He graduated from Service Flying Training School in June 1941 and was posted overseas, joining No. 402 “City of Winnipeg” Squadron RCAF 
where he flew the Hurricane IIB, until changing to Spitfire VBs during the Dieppe Raid in August 1942.
He was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in May, 1942 and posted to the Mediterranean theatre in January, 1943 and joined No. 72 Squadron 
in March, 1943, based in Tunisia. The squadron nickname, “Basutoland”,
On 03-04-194, Keith was credited with his first confirmed victory, shooting down a German Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter. The next month, on the 6 May, he claimed two Bf 109s destroyed and one probably destroyed.
In June 1943 Keith moved with his squadron to Malta in anticipation of the Allied landings on Sicily. Keith claimed his fourth Bf 109 (that of Major Gerhard Michalski 
, commander of 2 Squadron, Jagdgeschwader 53 
) on 18-06-1942 whilst on an offensive sweep over Comiso airfield in southern Sicily.
On 11 July Keith destroyed his fifth and sixth enemy aircraft, an Italian Macchi C.200 and a German Junkers Ju 88. With these victories Keith became a fighter ace. On 12 July Keith shot down another Ju 88 and later in the claimed a Bf 109 probably destroyed. The following day Keith claimed one Bf 109 destroyed and one shared. These would be his last claims of the war, bringing his totals to 8.5 destroyed (1 shared), 2 probably destroyed, and 2 damaged. It seems that he was recommended for a decoration after the events of 12 July. :
Death and burial ground of Keith, George Noel “Moose”.
While strafing ground targets on 04–08-1943, Keith’s Supermarine Spitfire Mk V was struck by anti-aircraft fire and he was forced to bale out near Sicily at 2,000 feet (600 m), but the tailplane of the Spitfire struck him and broke both his legs. His parachute did not open until 300 feet (100 m) and he landed in the sea. He was picked up quickly by air-sea rescue but died of his injuries shortly after. 
Keith is credited with 8.5 victories (5.5 Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters, 1 Macchi C.200 fighter, and 2 Junkers Ju 88 bombers), 2 probable victories, and 2 damaged. On two occasions he had a two kills in a day. In one 48-hour period he was credited with 3.5 kills. On 20-08-1943, Keith posthumously received the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Keith, George Noel.is buried on Agira Canadian War Cemetery Agira, Provincia di Enna, Sicilia, Italy
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