Elliott Kitt was born on March 24, 1910, in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri. He was the son of Paul D. Kitt and Mary B. "Maidie" Elliott Kitt.

Before enlisting during the Second World War, Elliott was a practicing Attorney in offices with his father. He served for 10 months in Camp Robinson, Arkansas when the National Guard unit was called into active duty. Released from service on November 21, 1941, he could no longer fly due to his age, so on January 23, 1942, he went to Windsor, Ontario, Canada, where, on January 27, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force. After his flight training, he was posted to England in September 1942.

At the time of his death, Elliott was serving in the 425 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Flying Officer. On April 12, 1943, aboard Vickers Wellington X (#HE491) bomber aircraft, with an aircrew of five, his crew took off from RAF Dishforth on a night mine-laying operation. HE491 failed to return to base following the operation; it is thought that the aircraft crashed into the North Sea, taking the lives of the entire crew.

The five airmen who perished in this incident were:
RCAF Flight Sergeant Earl Randolph CARVAJAL,
RCAF Flying Officer Gordon William ELLIOTT,
RCAF Flying Officer Robert John HOWARD,
RCAF Flying Officer Elliott KITT and
RAFVR Sergeant Bernard William Alfred PERRY.

F/O Elliott Kitt was the only member of the aircrew whose body was recovered. He was found washed ashore north of Esbjerg, Denmark, and was laid to rest in the Fourfeldt Gravlund Cemetery in Esbjerg.

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