Brian Carbury
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Flight Lieutenant
Brian John George Carbury DFC
& Bar
(27 February 1918 – 1962) was a New Zealand
fighter ace
of the Royal Air Force
during the Second World War. He was credited with being one of two aces in a day in the Battle of Britain
as he shot down five aircraft on 31 August 1940. The other ace in a day was Antoni Glowacki
of Poland
.
veterinarian
, Brian John George Carbury was raised in Auckland
where he attended King’s College
independent
secondary school
from 1932 to 1934. He joined Farmers’ Trading Co.
on leaving school, but sick of the job as a shoe salesman, he headed to the United Kingdom
in 1937 to join the Royal Navy
. Being told he was too old, he joined the Royal Air Force
on a short service commission as an Acting Pilot Officer
.
in June 1938, his rank was confirmed on 27 September 1938, flying the Hawker Fury
. In August 1939 he was posted to RAF Turnhouse near Edinburgh
, Scotland
with No. 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron
of the Auxiliary Air Force as training officer, flying Spitfires
. As an Auxiliary Air Force squadron, No. 603 were week-end 'part-time' airmen doing other jobs during the week. But as war approached the squadron was put onto a full-time footing and Carbury was permanently attached from the outbreak of World War II
in September 1939. During the Phoney War, No. 603 gained pilots P.O Richard Hillary
—later the author of The Last Enemy; and B. G. 'Stapme' Stapleton
who shot down Franz von Werra
, the only German PoW
to escape and return to the Third Reich.
Scotland was far away from the more accessible targets in the south of England, but was in range for the Luftwaffe's
long range bombers and reconnaissance aircraft shadowing the Royal Navy's Home Fleet in Northern Scotland and the North Sea. On 16 October a section of 603 was scrambled and shot down a Junkers Ju-88 bomber into the North Sea
east of Dalkeith
, the first German aircraft to be shot down over British territory since 1918. Carbury probably destroyed an Heinkel He 111
on 7 December, and claimed a third share in the destruction of another He 111 during January 1940. Carbury was promoted to Flying Officer
on 27 April 1940.
's dire need for pilots in the battles over southern England during August 1940, No. 603 redeployed to RAF Hornchurch
, becoming active in the Battle of Britain
from 27 August 1940.
Carbury claimed his first victory on 29 August, a Messerschmitt Bf 109
fighter. He claimed another on the 30th, and three more on the 31st, together with two He 111's - taking his total to 8 and 1/3, and making him a fighter ace
. Hillary was shot down on 3 September in combat with Bf 109's of Jagdgeschwader 26
off Margate
at 10:04hrs - rescued by the Margate lifeboat, he was severely burned and spent the next three years in hospital. In September Carbury claimed three more Bf 109's, and after sustaining wounds to his feet during actions in September, his efforts were recognised by the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross
(DFC). The award was gazetted
on 24 September 1940:
Carbury continued his toll of victories in October, as the German's intensified their high-level fighter-bomber attacks on London. His first two victories for the month were a Bf109 over the Thames Estuary
on the 2nd, and another in southeast London
on 7 October. Based at RAF Manston
on the 10th, Carbury noticed three Bf 109's returning to northern France
—leading three Spitfires into attack, he shot the first in to the English Channel
, and a second on to the beach at Dunkirk. On 14 October, he damaged a Junkers Ju 88.
The official end of the Battle of Britain came at the end of October, when Carbury was awarded a Bar
to the DFC—one of fewer than five pilots given the double award for victories claimed during the period of the Battle of Britain. With destruction of 15 enemy aircraft destroyed (and 2 victories shared destroyed), 2 probables and 5 damaged, Carbury was among the five top-scoring pilots
in RAF Fighter Command
and the top scorer against Bf 109s during the Battle of Britain along with Eric Lock
. The award of the bar to his DFC was gazetted on 25 October 1940:
, inflicting damage before the German aircraft turned for home.
Early in 1941 Carbury was posted to be an instructor at the Central Flying School
and then 58 OTU at Grangemouth
, and did not fly operationally in combat again. Unfortunately later that year he was charged with fraud after being accused of passing between 9 and 17 false cheques, an offence that at the time could attract a prison sentence. At his RAF court martial, he was found guilty and on 21 October 1941 the London Gazette
announced: “F/O B J G Carbury, DFC (40288) to be dismissed from the Service by sentence of General Court-Martial 1st October 1941.”
Magistrates' Court
, was found guilty of two offences relating to the illegal export of Bristol Beaufighter
s to Palestine
. Each man was fined a total of £100. The defence solicitor described the four as "stooges" of a fifth man who had remained in Palestine.
Flight Lieutenant
Flight lieutenant is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many Commonwealth countries. It ranks above flying officer and immediately below squadron leader. The name of the rank is the complete phrase; it is never shortened to "lieutenant"...
Brian John George Carbury DFC
Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...
& Bar
Medal bar
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(27 February 1918 – 1962) was a New Zealand
New Zealand
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fighter ace
Flying ace
A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...
of the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
during the Second World War. He was credited with being one of two aces in a day in the Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain is the name given to the World War II air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940...
as he shot down five aircraft on 31 August 1940. The other ace in a day was Antoni Glowacki
Antoni Glowacki
Antoni Glowacki DFC, DFM, was a Polish Second World War fighter pilot flying with Polish Squadrons attached to the RAF, who is notable for shooting down five German aircraft on 24 August 1940 during the Battle of Britain, becoming one of only two pilots who gained "Ace-in-a-day" status during that...
of Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.
Biography
The 6 in 4 in (1.93 m) son of a Wellington, New ZealandNew Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
veterinarian
Veterinarian
A veterinary physician, colloquially called a vet, shortened from veterinarian or veterinary surgeon , is a professional who treats disease, disorder and injury in animals....
, Brian John George Carbury was raised in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
where he attended King’s College
King's College, Auckland
King's College is an independent secondary school in New Zealand. It was originally a boys-only school but now also admits girls in the sixth and seventh forms . The school has strong links to the Anglican church; the Anglican Bishop of Auckland, and the Dean of Auckland are permanent members of...
independent
Independent school
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secondary school
Secondary school
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from 1932 to 1934. He joined Farmers’ Trading Co.
Farmers (department store)
The Farmers Trading Company is a New Zealand mid-market department store chain. Based in Flat Bush in Auckland, Farmers operates 56 stores across New Zealand, specialising in fashion, beauty, home-wares and furniture.- History :...
on leaving school, but sick of the job as a shoe salesman, he headed to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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in 1937 to join the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. Being told he was too old, he joined the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
on a short service commission as an Acting Pilot Officer
Pilot Officer
Pilot officer is the lowest commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. It ranks immediately below flying officer...
.
June 1938 – July 1940
Carbury joined No. 41 Squadron RAFNo. 41 Squadron RAF
No. 41 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is currently the RAF's Test and Evaluation Squadron , based at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire. Its official title is "41 TES". The Squadron celebrates its 95th anniversary in 2011, and is one of the oldest RAF squadrons in existence.-First World War, 1916–1919:No...
in June 1938, his rank was confirmed on 27 September 1938, flying the Hawker Fury
Hawker Fury
The Hawker Fury was a British biplane fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force in the 1930s. It was originally named the Hornet and was the counterpart to the Hawker Hart light bomber.-Design and development:...
. In August 1939 he was posted to RAF Turnhouse near Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
with No. 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron
No. 603 Squadron RAF
No. 603 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The primary role of 603 Squadron, since reforming on 1 October 1999, has been as a Survive to Operate squadron, as well as providing Force Protection.-Formation and early years:No...
of the Auxiliary Air Force as training officer, flying Spitfires
Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...
. As an Auxiliary Air Force squadron, No. 603 were week-end 'part-time' airmen doing other jobs during the week. But as war approached the squadron was put onto a full-time footing and Carbury was permanently attached from the outbreak of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
in September 1939. During the Phoney War, No. 603 gained pilots P.O Richard Hillary
Richard Hillary
Flight Lieutenant Richard Hope Hillary was a Battle of Britain pilot who died during World War II...
—later the author of The Last Enemy; and B. G. 'Stapme' Stapleton
Gerald Stapleton
Squadron Leader Basil Gerald "Stapme" Stapleton DFC was a Royal Air Force officer and fighter ace who flew Spitfires and Typhoons during World War II. He preferred the name Gerald and was nicknamed 'Stapme' after a phrase used in his favourite cartoon strip Just Jake published in The Daily Mirror...
who shot down Franz von Werra
Franz von Werra
Franz Xaver Baron von Werra was a German World War II fighter pilot and flying ace who was shot down over England and captured...
, the only German PoW
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
to escape and return to the Third Reich.
Scotland was far away from the more accessible targets in the south of England, but was in range for the Luftwaffe's
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
long range bombers and reconnaissance aircraft shadowing the Royal Navy's Home Fleet in Northern Scotland and the North Sea. On 16 October a section of 603 was scrambled and shot down a Junkers Ju-88 bomber into the North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
east of Dalkeith
Dalkeith
Dalkeith is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the River North Esk. It was granted a burgh of barony in 1401 and a burgh of regality in 1540...
, the first German aircraft to be shot down over British territory since 1918. Carbury probably destroyed an Heinkel He 111
Heinkel He 111
The Heinkel He 111 was a German aircraft designed by Siegfried and Walter Günter in the early 1930s in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Often described as a "Wolf in sheep's clothing", it masqueraded as a transport aircraft, but its purpose was to provide the Luftwaffe with a fast medium...
on 7 December, and claimed a third share in the destruction of another He 111 during January 1940. Carbury was promoted to Flying Officer
Flying Officer
Flying officer is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence...
on 27 April 1940.
August 1940 – October 1940
In light of RAF Fighter CommandRAF Fighter Command
RAF Fighter Command was one of three functional commands of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1936 to allow more specialised control of fighter aircraft. It served throughout the Second World War, gaining recognition in the Battle of Britain. The Command continued until 17 November 1943, when...
's dire need for pilots in the battles over southern England during August 1940, No. 603 redeployed to RAF Hornchurch
RAF Hornchurch
RAF Hornchurch was an airfield in the south of Hornchurch in what is now the London Borough of Havering. Known as Sutton's Farm during the First World War, it occupied of the farm of the same name and was situated east north-east of Charing Cross...
, becoming active in the Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain is the name given to the World War II air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940...
from 27 August 1940.
Carbury claimed his first victory on 29 August, a Messerschmitt Bf 109
Messerschmitt Bf 109
The Messerschmitt Bf 109, often called Me 109, was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid 1930s...
fighter. He claimed another on the 30th, and three more on the 31st, together with two He 111's - taking his total to 8 and 1/3, and making him a fighter ace
Fighter Ace
Fighter Ace was a massively multiplayer online computer game in which one flies World War II fighter and bomber planes in combat against other players and virtual pilots...
. Hillary was shot down on 3 September in combat with Bf 109's of Jagdgeschwader 26
Jagdgeschwader 26
Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. It operated mainly in Western Europe against Great Britain, France the United States but also saw service against Russia. It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter, a World War I veteran and Freikorps member arrested and...
off Margate
Margate
-Demography:As of the 2001 UK census, Margate had a population of 40,386.The ethnicity of the town was 97.1% white, 1.0% mixed race, 0.5% black, 0.8% Asian, 0.6% Chinese or other ethnicity....
at 10:04hrs - rescued by the Margate lifeboat, he was severely burned and spent the next three years in hospital. In September Carbury claimed three more Bf 109's, and after sustaining wounds to his feet during actions in September, his efforts were recognised by the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...
(DFC). The award was gazetted
London Gazette
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published...
on 24 September 1940:
Carbury continued his toll of victories in October, as the German's intensified their high-level fighter-bomber attacks on London. His first two victories for the month were a Bf109 over the Thames Estuary
Thames Estuary
The Thames Mouth is the estuary in which the River Thames meets the waters of the North Sea.It is not easy to define the limits of the estuary, although physically the head of Sea Reach, near Canvey Island on the Essex shore is probably the western boundary...
on the 2nd, and another in southeast London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
on 7 October. Based at RAF Manston
RAF Manston
RAF Manston was an RAF station in the north-east of Kent, at on the Isle of Thanet from 1916 until 1996. The site is now split between a commercial airport Kent International Airport and a continuing military use by the Defence Fire Training and Development Centre , following on from a long...
on the 10th, Carbury noticed three Bf 109's returning to northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
—leading three Spitfires into attack, he shot the first in to the English Channel
English Channel
The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
, and a second on to the beach at Dunkirk. On 14 October, he damaged a Junkers Ju 88.
The official end of the Battle of Britain came at the end of October, when Carbury was awarded a Bar
Medal bar
A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration, civil decoration, or other medal. It is most commonly used to indicate the campaign or operation the recipient received the award for, and multiple bars on the same medal are used to indicate that the...
to the DFC—one of fewer than five pilots given the double award for victories claimed during the period of the Battle of Britain. With destruction of 15 enemy aircraft destroyed (and 2 victories shared destroyed), 2 probables and 5 damaged, Carbury was among the five top-scoring pilots
The Few
The Few is a term used to describe the Allied airmen of the Royal Air Force who fought the Battle of Britain in the Second World War. It comes from Winston Churchill's phrase "Never, in the field of human conflict, was so much owed by so many to so few"....
in RAF Fighter Command
RAF Fighter Command
RAF Fighter Command was one of three functional commands of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1936 to allow more specialised control of fighter aircraft. It served throughout the Second World War, gaining recognition in the Battle of Britain. The Command continued until 17 November 1943, when...
and the top scorer against Bf 109s during the Battle of Britain along with Eric Lock
Eric Lock
Flight Lieutenant Eric Stanley Lock DSO, DFC & Bar was a fighter ace of the Royal Air Force during World War II. Lock became the RAF's most successful British-born pilot during the Battle of Britain, shooting down 16.5 German aircraft...
. The award of the bar to his DFC was gazetted on 25 October 1940:
December 1940 onwards
No. 603 Squadron and Carbury returned to Scotland on scheduled rotation in December 1940. On Christmas Day Carbury was scrambled to intercept a Junker Ju 88 reported off St Abb's HeadSt Abb's Head
St. Abb's Head is a rocky promontory at the village of St. Abbs, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, and a National Nature Reserve administered by the National Trust of Scotland...
, inflicting damage before the German aircraft turned for home.
Early in 1941 Carbury was posted to be an instructor at the Central Flying School
Central Flying School
The Central Flying School is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 it is the longest existing flying training school.-History:...
and then 58 OTU at Grangemouth
Grangemouth
Grangemouth is a town and former burgh in the council area of Falkirk, Scotland. The town lies in the Forth Valley, on the banks of the Firth of Forth, east of Falkirk, west of Bo'ness and south-east of Stirling. Grangemouth had a resident population of 17,906 according to the 2001...
, and did not fly operationally in combat again. Unfortunately later that year he was charged with fraud after being accused of passing between 9 and 17 false cheques, an offence that at the time could attract a prison sentence. At his RAF court martial, he was found guilty and on 21 October 1941 the London Gazette
London Gazette
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published...
announced: “F/O B J G Carbury, DFC (40288) to be dismissed from the Service by sentence of General Court-Martial 1st October 1941.”
Post war
After leaving the RAF, he lived in England until his death in July 1962. In 1949, he along with three others, in a trial at Princes RisboroughPrinces Risborough
Princes Risborough is a small town in Buckinghamshire, England, about 9 miles south of Aylesbury and 8 miles north west of High Wycombe. Bledlow lies to the west and Monks Risborough to the east. It lies at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, at the north end of a gap or pass through the Chilterns,...
Magistrates' Court
Magistrates' Court
A magistrates' court or court of petty sessions, formerly known as a police court, is the lowest level of court in England and Wales and many other common law jurisdictions...
, was found guilty of two offences relating to the illegal export of Bristol Beaufighter
Bristol Beaufighter
The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter, often referred to as simply the Beau, was a British long-range heavy fighter modification of the Bristol Aeroplane Company's earlier Beaufort torpedo bomber design...
s to Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
. Each man was fined a total of £100. The defence solicitor described the four as "stooges" of a fifth man who had remained in Palestine.
Hillary on Carbury
In his book The Last Enemy, Richard Hillary said of Carbury:Combat Record
| Date | Service | Flying | Kills | Probables | Notes |
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| 7 December 1939 | Royal Air Force Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world... |
Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s... |
1 *Heinkel He 111 Heinkel He 111 The Heinkel He 111 was a German aircraft designed by Siegfried and Walter Günter in the early 1930s in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Often described as a "Wolf in sheep's clothing", it masqueraded as a transport aircraft, but its purpose was to provide the Luftwaffe with a fast medium... damaged |
Flying from RAF Turnhouse | |
| 7 March 1940 | Royal Air Force | Spitfire | 1/2 * Heinkel He 111 | ||
| 3 July 1940 | Royal Air Force | Spitfire | 1/3 * Junkers Ju 88 | ||
| 29 August 1940 | Royal Air Force | Spitfire | 1 *Messerschmitt Bf 109 Messerschmitt Bf 109 The Messerschmitt Bf 109, often called Me 109, was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid 1930s... |
Flying from RAF Manston RAF Manston RAF Manston was an RAF station in the north-east of Kent, at on the Isle of Thanet from 1916 until 1996. The site is now split between a commercial airport Kent International Airport and a continuing military use by the Defence Fire Training and Development Centre , following on from a long... |
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| 30 August 1940 | Royal Air Force | Spitfire | 1 * Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Fw. Ernst Arnold of 3/JG27 | |
| 31 August 1940 | Royal Air Force | Spitfire | 2 * 'Heinkel He 113' 3 * Messerschmitt Bf 109 |
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| September, 1940 | Awarded DFC Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against... |
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| 2 September 1940 | Royal Air Force | Spitfire | 1 * Messerschmitt Bf 109 | ||
| 7 September 1940 | Royal Air Force | Spitfire | 2 * Messerschmitt Bf 109 | ||
| 14 September 1940 | Royal Air Force | Spitfire | 1 * Messerschmitt Bf 109 | ||
| 2 October 1940 | Royal Air Force | Spitfire | 1 * Messerschmitt Bf 109 | ||
| 7 October 1940 | Royal Air Force | Spitfire | 1 * Messerschmitt Bf 109 | ||
| 10 October 1940 | Royal Air Force | Spitfire | 2 * Messerschmitt Bf 109 | ||
| 14 October 1940 | Royal Air Force | Spitfire | Damaged Junkers Ju 88 Junkers Ju 88 The Junkers Ju 88 was a World War II German Luftwaffe twin-engine, multi-role aircraft. Designed by Hugo Junkers' company through the services of two American aviation engineers in the mid-1930s, it suffered from a number of technical problems during the later stages of its development and early... |
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| October, 1940 | Royal Air Force | Spitfire | Awarded DFC Bar Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against... |
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| 25 December 1940 | Royal Air Force | Spitfire | Damaged Junkers Ju 88 | Flying from RAF Turnhouse | |
| TOTALS | 15½ kills | 0 probable | |||
External links
- Bio of Brian Carbury at the-battle-of-britain.co.uk
- Several of Carbury's original Air Combat reports are now available for download from the website of The National Archives (fee required)