Einar Lundborg
Einar Lundborg (born April 5, 1896 in Calcutta , India, † January 27, 1931 in Malmslätt ) was a Swedish aviator.
He took part in the Finnish Civil War 1918 and the Estonian War of Independence 1918–1920 . Lundborg became famous in 1928 in connection with the rescue of Umberto Nobile and is now considered a Swedish national hero.
He had a fatal accident in 1931 when testing the Svenska Aero Jaktfalken .
Fonts
- The Arctic rescue . How Nobile was saved . New York 1929.
Awards
- Freedom Cross (Estonia)
- Iron Cross 1. u. 2nd Class
- Finnish Order of the Cross of Freedom
- Finnish Order of the White Rose
- Order of Saint Vladimir
- Russian Order of Saint Anne
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| SURNAME | Lundborg, Einar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish aviator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Calcutta |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 1931 |
| Place of death | Malmslätt |