Air Commodore Arthur Henry Cobby, CBE, DSO, DFC & Two Bars, GM (26 August 1894 – 11 November 1955) was an Australian military aviator. He was the leading...
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the surname include: Anita Cobby (1959–1986), Australian murder victim Brian Cobby (1929–2012), British actor Harry Cobby (1894–1955), Australian air...
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Steve Cobby is a British producer, musician, composer, and DJ based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire. He is best known for being part of Fila Brazillia...
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Tactical Air Force Headquarters, including the commander, Air Commodore Harry Cobby, the Australian Flying Corps' top-scoring ace in World War I, were relieved...
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fourth highest-scoring Australian pilot of the war, and second only to Harry Cobby in the AFC. A civil pilot and engineer between the wars, he served in...
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the corps produced 57 flying aces. The highest-scoring AFC pilot was Harry Cobby, who was credited with 29 victories. Other leading aces included Roy...
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Canadian television actor known for the role of "Relic" in The Beachcombers Harry Cobby, flying ace of the Australian Flying Corps who was awarded the DFC three...
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officially. On 22 December 1916, the prototype Camel was first flown by Harry Hawker at Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey; it was powered by a 110-horsepower...
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Point Cook on 1 July 1925. Its commanding officer was Flight Lieutenant Harry Cobby. Like No. 3 Squadron, formed the same day at Point Cook but transferred...
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Lukis handed over command of NEA to Group Captain (later Air Commodore) Harry Cobby on 25 August. By the end of the month, the headquarters staff numbered...
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highest-scoring Australian ace of the war, after Robert Little, Stan Dallas, Harry Cobby and Roy King. He was awarded the Military Cross in January 1918 for "conspicuous...
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RAAF formed the Australian First Tactical Air Force under Air Commodore Harry Cobby in October 1944, and when MacArthur became commander of all Army forces...
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explosive bombs, in addition to machine gun ammunition. Led by Captain Harry Cobby, the aircraft from No. 4 Squadron were the first to sweep down and assault...
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Bill Anderson (1918–1919) Henry Wrigley (1919) Frank Lukis (1925–1930) Harry Cobby (1930–1931) Bill Bostock (1931–1936) Allan Walters (1938–1939) Ian McLachlan...
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also formed the Australian First Tactical Air Force under Air Commodore Harry Cobby in October 1944, and when General Douglas MacArthur became commander...
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injured in a jeep accident that August and replaced by Air Commodore Harry Cobby. No. 10 OG's name was changed to First Tactical Air Force (No. 1 TAF)...
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Kinkead Andrew Edward McKeever Charles Dawson Booker Percy Jack Clayson Harry Cobby Leonard Henry Rochford Albert Desbrisay Carter John Everard Gurdon Reginald...
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of the base. Among these were Squadron Leaders Frank Lukis (1925–30), Harry Cobby (1930–31), and Bill Bostock (1931–33). Headquarters RAAF Station Richmond...
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Clayson United Kingdom Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force 29 MC, DFC Harry Cobby Australia Australian Flying Corps 29 DSO, DFC** Leonard Henry Rochford...
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Commodore Harry Cobby and the Officer Commanding 78 Wing Group Captain W. D. Brookes to develop the plan for the Wing to target these positions. Harry Cobby did...
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looking to establish an inland training base. Pursuing this, Group Captain Harry Cobby (top scoring World War I ace) contacted Wagga resident Hughie Condon...
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were destroyed or driven down. Members of the unit included Captain Harry Cobby, the AFC's leading ace of the war, credited with destroying 29 aircraft...
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squadron leader on 2 July 1927, and handed over command to Squadron Leader Harry Cobby on 13 January 1930. Lukis served as CO of No. 1 Squadron from 1930 to...
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served as Air Officer Commanding Northern Area throughout its existence, with Group Captains Bill Garing (left) and Harry Cobby in Townsville, Queensland...
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Bunton Sr., Australian rules footballer (Fitzroy) (b. 1911) 11 November – Harry Cobby, military aviator (b. 1894) 19 December – Sir Keith Smith, aviator (b...
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his own on 1 March 1910, and crashed the plane again. Wing Commander Harry Cobby wrote in Aircraft in March 1938 that "the first aeroplane flight in the...
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evacuation to Australia for rehabilitation. In his absence, Air Commodore Harry Cobby took command of No. 10 OG; two months later the formation was redesignated...
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defuse the situation, and the commander of No. 1 TAF, Air Commodore Harry Cobby, was sacked and replaced by Air Commodore Frederick Scherger as preparations...
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Hewitt, the AMP, recommended that the AOC No. 1 TAF, Air Commodore Harry Cobby, be removed from command, along with his two senior staff officers. The...
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Captain Harry Cobby, the AFC's leading ace of the war, who was credited with destroying 29 aircraft and 13 observation balloons. Besides Cobby, Elwyn King...
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