Brian Carbury, DFC & Bar (27 February 1918 – 31 July 1961) was a New Zealand fighter ace of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He...
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McKellar (British), Antoni Głowacki (Polish), Ronald Hamlyn (British) and Brian Carbury (New Zealander). The leading aces of the Battle of Britain (between...
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Officer Brian Carbury (No. 603 Squadron) with 14 claims, and Pilot Officer Alan Christopher Deere (No. 54 Squadron), with 12 claims. Carbury shot down...
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air victories are 11 Bf 109s. McKellar, along with Ronald Hamlyn and Brian Carbury, were the only British pilots to achieve the feat of "Ace in a Day"...
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five Bf 109s, making him one of only two RAF pilots (the other being Brian Carbury of New Zealand) to become an "ace in a day" during the Battle of Britain...
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footing, and within two weeks of the outbreak of the Second World War, Brian Carbury was permanently attached and the squadron began to receive Spitfires...
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five aircraft, flying a Spitfire with 610 Squadron. On 31 August 1940, Brian Carbury, a New Zealand flying officer, claimed three Bf 109s and two He 111s...
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Głowacki, Antoni 10+1/3 DFC, DFM, VM, KW*** Głowacki, New Zealander Brian Carbury and Ronald Hamlyn and Archie McKellar, both British pilots, were the...
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the British Privy Council Roy Calvert, DFC (1913–2002), WWII pilot Brian Carbury, DFC (1918–1962), leading flying ace of the Battle of Britain Sir Robert...
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shared) Alan Deere (17 & 1 shared) Johnny Checketts (16) Edgar Kain (16) Brian Carbury (15 & 2 shared) 10–14 Gray Stenborg (14) John Gibson (12 & 1 shared)...
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shared) Alan Deere (17 & 1 shared) Johnny Checketts (16) Edgar Kain (16) Brian Carbury (15 & 2 shared) 10–14 Gray Stenborg (14) John Gibson (12 & 1 shared)...
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established in Detroit and began producing the first "semi-trailers". Born: Brian Carbury, New Zealand air force officer, one of the four "aces in a day" during...
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Finucane DSO DFC** Flight Lieutenant Richard Hillary Flight Lieutenant Brian Carbury DFC* Squadron Leader Basil Gerald "Stapme" Stapleton DFC Flight Lieutenant...
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shared) Alan Deere (17 & 1 shared) Johnny Checketts (16) Edgar Kain (16) Brian Carbury (15 & 2 shared) 10–14 Gray Stenborg (14) John Gibson (12 & 1 shared)...
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Force 15.5 Donald M. Beerbower United States U.S. Army Air Forces 15.5 Brian Carbury New Zealand Royal Air Force 15.5 Ace in a day Edward F. Charles Canada...
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shared) Alan Deere (17 & 1 shared) Johnny Checketts (16) Edgar Kain (16) Brian Carbury (15 & 2 shared) 10–14 Gray Stenborg (14) John Gibson (12 & 1 shared)...
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four aces in a day were Archie McKellar, Ronald Hamlyn, New Zealander Brian Carbury and Antoni Głowacki of Poland. Van der Stok scored his first two victories...
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"ace-in-a-day" status during that battle, the others being New Zealander Brian Carbury, Englishman Ronald Hamlyn and Scot Archie McKellar. Głowacki was born...
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shared) Alan Deere (17 & 1 shared) Johnny Checketts (16) Edgar Kain (16) Brian Carbury (15 & 2 shared) 10–14 Gray Stenborg (14) John Gibson (12 & 1 shared)...
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shared) Alan Deere (17 & 1 shared) Johnny Checketts (16) Edgar Kain (16) Brian Carbury (15 & 2 shared) 10–14 Gray Stenborg (14) John Gibson (12 & 1 shared)...
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- fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal New Zealand Air Force Brian Carbury - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force Sir Roderick...
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Several became aces (including "Cobber" Kain, Al Deere, Colin Gray and Brian Carbury) and/or senior commanders (such as Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park...
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shared) Alan Deere (17 & 1 shared) Johnny Checketts (16) Edgar Kain (16) Brian Carbury (15 & 2 shared) 10–14 Gray Stenborg (14) John Gibson (12 & 1 shared)...
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manufacturer 26 February – Lloyd Geering, theologian 27 February – Brian Carbury, World War II fighter pilot 14 March – Ivan Lichter, thoracic surgeon...
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shared) Alan Deere (17 & 1 shared) Johnny Checketts (16) Edgar Kain (16) Brian Carbury (15 & 2 shared) 10–14 Gray Stenborg (14) John Gibson (12 & 1 shared)...
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appearing in the role of New Zealand Battle of Britain fighter ace Brian Carbury in The Face Maker, also at the Court. Later in 2001, he appeared as...
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History. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 20 December 2020. Cull, Brian; Galea, Frederick (2005). Spitfires Over Malta: The Epic Air Battles of...
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Scoring RNZAF Fighter Ace. London: Grub Street. ISBN 1-898697-58-2. Cull, Brian; Malizia, Nicola; Galea, Frederick (2000). Spitfires Over Sicily: The Crucial...
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Volume Two 1943–1945. London: Grub Street. ISBN 978-1-898697-86-2. Cull, Brian; Galea, Frederick (2005). Spitfires Over Malta: The Epic Air Battles of...
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