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1	Clark	W.R.	LAC		Killed		R	90589	Aero Engine Mech	7 (RCAF) OTU Last Op - 7 OTU	N/A Bollingbroke	X - 20 Feb 45 - Ref G/C V.B. Corbett (**B) 20 Feb 45 - Killed -
2	Corbett	A.E.	P/O				J	46934	PLT	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
3	Corbett	B.S.	F/O		KIA		C	3796	PLT	62 Sqd Last Op - 62 Sqd	Dakota Dakota FL 554	X - 08 Nov 44 - Ref F/O B. Corbett (**B) 08 Nov 44 - KIA - Fighter - North Yazagyo - Burma
4	Corbett	C.D.D.	F/O				J	20141	PLT	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
5	Corbett	D.M.	F/Sgt		KIA		R	170887	WAG	624 Sqd Last Op - 624 Sqd	Halifax Halifax	X - 25 Jun 44 - Ref R.H. Sneath (**B) 25 Jun 44 - KIA
6	Corbett	E.	P/O				J	89435	AG	9 (RCAF) B & GS 424 Sqd	X X	X - RCAF Mont Joli - X -
7	Corbett	E.C.	P/O		MIA		J	6408	PLT	60 Sqd Last Op - 60 Sqd	Blenheim Blenheim	X - 17 May 42 - SEAC (**B) 17 May 42 - MIA - Nr Bazar - Bengal
8	Corbett	E.G.	P/O				J	85465	WAG	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
9	Corbett	E.H.	F/O				J	22868	BA	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
10	Corbett	Edward Salter	LAC Sgt F/Sgt P/O	AFM	KIFA		R J	74882 14070	NAV	RCAF 1 B&GS (RCAF) 5 Sqd (RCAF) 116 Sqd (RCAF) 116 Sqd (RCAF) Last Op	X Bolinbroke Catalina Catalina Catalina Z2136	25 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in RCAF 25 May 1941 8 July 1941 9 July 1941 9 Dec 1942 - Crashed on take off - Dartmouth NS	Air Force Medal - No.116 Squadron (Canada) - Award effective 1 January 1943 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 55/43 dated 15 January 1943. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	Veterans Affairs Canada
11	Corbett	George Henry	P/O		KIA Aged 21	RAF CAN	RAF	81366	PLT	66 Sqd Last Op - 66 Sqd	Spitfire Spitfire	X - 08 Oct 40 (**B) 08 Oct 40 - KIA - Battle of Britain	Wounded 1940-09-09 at 18:00hrs. Baled out of Spitfire I (N3049) over East Grinstead after being shot down by a Bf 109. Killed 1940-10-08 at 09:30hrs. Spitfire I (R6779) was shot down by a Bf 109 near Chatham, crashed at Bayfors Marshes. Upchurch St Mary Churchyard England br>Born November 4, 1919 Saskatchewan Canada. On a family holiday to England he applied to the de Havilland Aircraft Company’s Aeronautical Technical School at Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Joined RAFVR in November 1937. Training at No. 9 Advanced Flying Training School, posted to No. 7 OTU at Hawarden, Cheshire, on July 7, 1940 on Spitfires. July 26 reported to 66 Sqd at Coltishall, Norfolk. First true combat experience on September 9, 1940, and it was not a pleasant experience. Dodging often heavy rain showers, Pilot Officer Corbett was part of a group attacking German bombers, escorted by enemy fighters, intent on attacking London. After already damaging a Messerschmitt 109, he was positioning his aircraft for a rear attack on a bomber when he was bounced by three German fighters. With the cockpit filling with smoke and the controls jammed, he found himself in a severely damaged, uncontrolled aircraft plummeting toward the ground in a tight spiral dive. At 12,000 feet (3,658 metres), he bailed out, suffering a slight injury in the process. September 27 intercepted German bombers attacking London. In the midst of heavy British defensive fire from anti-aircraft guns below, he got a quick burst into one bomber before breaking off the attack and leaving the damaged enemy aircraft to other RAF fighters. He then selected a lone Junkers 88 as his next target, closed to within yards of the German aircraft, and opened fired. The enemy aircraft fell away, its port engine burning fiercely, but the smoke was so thick that Corbett had to break off the attack. His Spitfire was damaged by friendly fire when an artillery shell burst nearby, destroying one elevator and riddling the fuselage and starboard wing with shrapnel. He skillfully executed a forced landing in the London district of Orpington, emerging from his damaged but repairable Spitfire with a new-found respect for anti-aircraft gunners and a Junkers 88 claimed as destroyed. On October 8, 1940, Pilot Officer Corbett, wearing a new watch sent by his parents as a 21st birthday gift, was climbing with his squadron to intercept yet another formation of German raiders when they were surprised by a large number of Messerschmitt 109s. In a slashing attack, Corbett and one other 66 Squadron pilot were shot down near Bayford Marches, Upchurch; neither pilot survived. The Reverend William Joseph Wright was at his church, St. Margaret of Antioch, and witnessed the dogfight. When Corbett’s aircraft crashed, the clergyman ran to the site, hoping to provide assistance. But “…it was clear, due to the bullet damage around the cockpit, that the pilot had been killed instantly before the crash. I offered prayers and a blessing, and stayed until the body was recovered. The pilot’s own parachute was used as a shroud.” Back in Canada, in a cruel twist of fate, his mother, Mabel, received a letter from her son days after being officially informed that he had been killed. Corbett wrote, “Having got out OK, my confidence has tremendously increased and I want you to be confident also. We’re seeing plenty of action here every day and I’ll be back in the fight tomorrow. The Jerries are a long way from getting supremacy in the air, and until they get it, there’ll be no invasion.” Our heroes of the Battle of Britain clearly understood what they were fighting and sacrificing for.	Profile of George Corbett Battle of Britain Database
12	Corbett	H.K.	P/O		Killed		C	897	PLT	1 (RCAF) ANS Last OP - 1 ANS X	Battle Battle # 1304 X	X - 14 Oct 39 - Ref P/O H.K. Corbett (**B) 14 OCt 39 - Killed - Sharbot Lake - 4 miles NW of Snow Road - ON
13	Corbett	H.L.	P/O				J	43091	WAG	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
14	Corbett	H.V.	F/L				C	10899	ADM	RCAF	N/A	Oct 44 -
15	Corbett	J.A.	F/Sgt		MIA		R	88388	AG	420 Sqd Last Op - 420 Sqd	Wellington Wellington	X - 14 Mar 43 - Ref C.H. Tidy (**B) 14 Mar 43 - MIA
16	Corbett	J.S.	Sgt				R	142003	AG	3 (RCAF) B & GS 432 Sqd	X X	X - RCAF MacDonald - X -
17	Corbett	L.A.	Sgt				R		AG	61 (RCAF) Base 429 Sqd 425 Sqd	X X X	X - 25 Jun 44 - 26 Jun 44 - 06 Sep 44 - 07 Sep 44 - X -
18	Corbett	L.A.	F/O				J	26389	NAV	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
19	Corbett	P.A.A.	P/O				J	45202	WAG	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
20	Corbett	R.M.	F/O				J	29800	PLT	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
21	Corbett	R.R.	F/O				C	25786	ACC	RCAF	N/A	Oct 44 -
22	Corbett	S.A.	Sgt F/O				R J	X 16541	PLT	74 Sqd 145 Sqd	Hurricane X	10 Feb 42 - Sep 42 - Sep 42 - LG.154 near Tobruk -
23	Corbett	S.D.	F/O				J	27090	PLT	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
24	Corbett	V.B.	S/L W/C G/C	DFC	Killed		C	299	PLT	1 Sqd (RCAF) 402 Sqd 7 (RCAF) OTU Last Op - 7 OTU	Hurricane P3869 Hurricane Bolingbroke Bolingbroke # 9179	31 Aug 40 - Wounded - 27 Sep 41 - X - 20 Feb 45 - Ref G/C V.B. Corbett (**B) 20 Feb 45 - Killed - 2 miles W of Bagotville - QC
25	Corbett	V.J.E.	F/O				J	35015	BA	462 Sqd	Halifax RG432	04 Apr 45 -
26	Corbett	W.D.	P/O F/O F/L	DFC	MIA		RJ	157993 88248	PLT	425 Sqd Last Op - 425 Sqd	Halifax LW590 Halifax MZ825	X - 08 May 45 - Ref F/L W. Corbett (**B) 08 May 45 - MIA - TGT = Hemmingstedt - Germany
27	Corbett	W.G.	F/O				J	20958	NAV	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
28	Corbett	Horace Kenneth	Pilot Officer		Killed 1939-10-14 Age 25			C/897					Commemorated Fredericton Sunny Bank Cemetery, Family Plot. Canada. Son of Annah S. Corbett, of Fredericton.	Aircrew Deaths Database
29	Corbett	Edward Salter	Pilot Officer	AFM	Killed 1942-12-09 Age 21			J/14070					Commemorated Halifax (Fort Massey) Cemetery, Sec. E. Grave 196. Canada. Son Of Stewart P. Corbett And Mona G. Corbett, Of Pender Island, British Columbia.	Aircrew Deaths Database
30	Corbett	Ernest Clayton	Pilot Officer		Killed 1942-05-17 Age			J/6408		60 Sqd (RAF)			Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 419. Singapore.	Aircrew Deaths Database
31	Corbett	John Alexander	Flight Sergeant		Killed 1943-03-14 Age			R/88388		420 Sqd			Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 181. United Kingdom.	Aircrew Deaths Database
32	Corbett	Dalton Morgan	Flight Sergeant		Killed 1944-06-25 Age 29			R/170887		624 Sqd (RAF)			Commemorated Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles, Plot 3. Row E. Coll. Grave 30-37. France. Son Of Andrew And Elizabeth Corbett, Of Barrie, Ontario, Canada.	Aircrew Deaths Database
33	Corbett	Bruce Sherwood	Flying Officer		Killed 1944-11-08 Age			C/3796		62 Sqd (RAF)			Commemorated Imphal War Cemetery, 7. B. 5. India.	Aircrew Deaths Database
34	Corbett	Vaughan Bowerman	Group Captain	DFC	Killed 1945-02-20 Age 33			C/299					Commemorated Toronto (St. James') Cemetery, Block Q. Lot 89. Centre. Canada. Son Of William Frederick And Sada B. Corbett, Of Presqu'Lle Point; Husband Of Mary Catherine Corbett, Of Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A.	Aircrew Deaths Database
35	Corbett	William David	Flight Lieutenant	DFC	Killed 1945-03-08 Age 28			J/88248		425 Sqd			Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278. United Kingdom. Son Of Percival And Mona Corbett; Husband Of Maria Corbett, Of Edward, Alberta, Canada.	Aircrew Deaths Database
36	Forsyth	J.G.	P/O		MIA	RAF	RAF	X	X	425 Sqd Last Op - 425 Sqd X	Halifax LW590 Halifax MZ825 X	X - 08 May 45 - Ref F/L W. Corbett (**B) 08 May 45 - MIA - TGT = Hemmingstedt - Germany NOT Canadian
37	McCormick	Kenneth Corbett	Flight Sergeant		Killed 1944-11-04 Age 21			R/150910		626 Sqd (RAF)			Commemorated Kortrijk (St. Jan) Communal Cemetery, Row Bb. Coll. Grave 15-19. Belgium.	Aircrew Deaths Database
38	McGregor	Gordon Roy	G/C	OBE DFC Croix de Guerre Czech War Cross Order of Orange-Nassau (Holland)			C	936	PLT	1 Sqd (RCAF) 111 Sqd 402 Sqd 126 (RCAF) Wing	Hurricane Hurricane Spitfire Spitfire	Nov 40 - Commanding Officer - at 39 - 1940 - To gain experience for 1 (RCAF) Sqn - Commanding Officer - Commanding Officer -	Possibly the oldest RCAF pilot to see service. With 1 Sqd (RCAF) during the Battle of Britain. 38 years old. Shot down 4 during the Battle. DFC 25 October 1940. Commanded the Squadron from November before going to 2 Sqd (RCAF) /402 Sqd as the CO in January 1941. F/L V.B.Corbett took over when he became the commander of the Canadian Wing in April. Flew last operational sortie as a Group Captain on 28 March 1945, destroying a locomotive. Croix de Guerre in 1947 and the Czech Military Cross. After the war became President of Air Canada.	Battle of Britain Database
39	McLeod	Alexander Corbett	Flying Officer		Killed 1944-04-10 Age			J/24650		207 Sqd			Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 247. United Kingdom.	Aircrew Deaths Database
40	Shadle	Charles Corbett	Pilot Officer		Killed 1942-10-15 Age 19			J/11358					Commemorated Finningley (Holy Trinity And St. Oswald) Churchyard Extension, Row A. Grave 1. United Kingdom. Son Of Charles C. Shadle And Hazel V. Shadle, Of Melrose, New Mexico, U.S.A.	Aircrew Deaths Database
41	Van Exan	William Corbett	Sgt F/Sgt WO2 P/O F/O F/L S/L	DSO DFC			R J	56148 15603	PLT	RCAF 2 ITS (RCAF) 3 EFTS (RCAF) 1 SFTS (RCAF) 3 PRC (RCAF) 21 OTU (RAF) 57 Sqd (RAF) 57 Sqd (RAF) 24 OTU (RAF) 24 OTU (RAF) 1666 HCU (RCAF) 425 Sqd (RCAF) 425 Sqd (RCAF) 431 Sqd (RCAF) RCAF 12 Sqd (RCAF) TCU (RCAF) RCAF	X X Finch Harvard & Yale X Oxford & Wellington Wellington Wellington X3658 Anson & Whitley Whitley EB351 Halifax Halifax Halifax LW391 Halifax X Dakota X X	22 June 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF 30 June 1940 30 Aug 1940 4 Nov 1940 2 March 1941 - UK 10 March 1941 2 June 1941 25 March 1942 - Collided with a parked Whirlwind while doing single engine emergency landing 21 June 1942 - Instructor 9 Jan 1943 - Skidded off runway and landing gear punched through ice 16 Nov 1943 6 Jan 1944 19 March 1944 - Halifax from 420 Sqd RCAF taxied in rear of LW391 7 June 1944 30 Sep 1944 - Repatriated to Canada 15 Nov 1944 17 Feb 1945 18 Sep 1945 - Retired from the RCAF	Distinguished Service Order - No.431 Squadron - Award effective 24 October 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2637/44 dated 8 December 1944. Distinguished Flying Cross - No.57 Squadron - Award effective 4 August 1942 as per London Gazette dated 11 August 1942 and AFRO 1371/42 dated 28 August 1942. Native of Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada. Died 10 January 1972 (Information courtesy of Francois Dutil)	RCAFA Awards database Van Exan Memorial
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