Accidentally killed medal group of 3 attributed to Flight Sergeant Corby. 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 39-45 with Mentioned in Despatches clasp. All unnamed as issued; with Mentioned in Despatches certificate to 561526 Flight Sergeant G. CORBY Royal Air Force 10/3/1040. Copy London Gazette 20/2/1940 M. Copy log from Oban (Scotland) 20/2/19140 reporting on the crash of flying boat whilst attempting to land. Flight Sergeant Corby was drowned and his body recovered. Medals are court mounted for display. George Arthur Corby was born in Rutlandshire on the 23/4/1912. He joined the R. On the 23/4/1930 and was a Flight Sergeant pilot with 209 Squadron based at Oban flying Lerwick 1 Flying boats. 20/2/1940 when returning from convoy escort duty L7253 (WQ-G) Made an emergency touchdown in the Firth of Lorn, 5 miles west of Oban. A wing float broke off as it touched down, the aircraft rolled upside down and four crew died. He was 27 years old. The Saro Lerwick flying boat was only in service for just over 1 year. 21 were built the last one being delivered in May 1941 and they were declared obsolete in 1942. They had a poor service record and a high accident rate; of 21 aircraft, 10 were lost to accidents and one for an unknown reason. We list militaria and coins weekly. We provide quality mounted medals, badges and historical research. We can mount your miniature or full size medals, ribbon bars or supply replacement ribbons or badges. We can also conduct military research on your behalf and value cherished objects with a current market or insured value. 2/135 Russell St, Morley, WA. We run two specialist military auctions per year. Items are accurately described & photographed. Additional costs for this standard service will be added for this service based on publicly available Australia Post rates. Please note, these items are located and will be posted from Australia. We appreciate fair feedback from you once you receive the item. We aim to give you, the customer our best customer service. The item “WW2 1940 Saro Lerwick RAF accidentally killed medal group Flight Sergeant Corby” is in sale since Tuesday, October 29, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\1939 – 1945 (WWII)”. The seller is “jb_military_antiques_14″ and is located in 2/135 Russell St, Morley, Perth, WA. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Modified Item: No
- Country: BRITISH
- Product Type: Medals
- Authenticity: Original
- Era: 1940s