Lieutenant Russell Winnicott MC (24 May 1898 – 6 December 1917) was an English World War I flying ace credited with ten aerial victories.
41 Squadron RFC to fly an Airco DH.5 single-seat fighter, and gained his first aerial victory on 6 September 1917, driving down an Albatros reconnaissance aircraft out of control.
On 29 November, Winnicott shared a triumph with fellow ace Loudoun MacLean and two other pilots.
The next day, Winnicott destroyed an Albatros D.V at 1340 hours; 20 minutes later, he teamed with MacLean, Meredith Thomas, and Frank Harold Taylor to drive a German two-seater down out of control over Rumilly to become a double ace.
[1][10] Russell Winnicott was killed in a flying accident on 6 December 1917,[1][2] when he collided with another aircraft,[10] and is buried in the Military Cemetery in Varennes, Somme.