Einar Lundborg
Template:Infobox military person Einar Paul Albert Muni Lundborg (5 April 1896 – 27 January 1931) was a Swedish aviator.
Biography
He was born on 5 April 1896.[citation needed]
In 1928 he rescued Italian explorer Umberto Nobile after Nobile's airship crashed on the ice north of Spitsbergen. He was later promoted to captain in the Swedish Air Force.[citation needed]
Before joining the air force, Lundborg participated in the Finnish Civil War in 1918 and in the Estonian War of Independence in 1919–1920.[1]
Lundborg was killed during a test flight of the Jaktfalken airplane at Malmslätt in 1931. He was survived by his wife Margareta, née Malmberg (1900–1981). He is buried in Linköping, Sweden.
Honours and awards
- Estonian War of Independence
- Cross of Liberty 3rd class II phase (August 17, 1920)
- Estonia's war memorial
- Finnish War
- Cross of Liberty Class III with Swords and Class IV with Swords (Finland)
- Order of the White Rose of Finland, Commander 2nd class
- Finnish gallantry medal, Phase II
- Swedish Brigadier gallantry medal
- Medal of Tampere
- Russian Army in the Northwest
- Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class with Swords
- Order of St. Anna, 3rd class with Swords
- German Army
- Iron Cross, I and II Classes
Bibliography
- När Nobile Räddades: Mina Upplevelser Under Den Svenska Spetsbergs Expeditionen 1928 (published in 1928 in Swedish) - Title in English: 'When Nobile Was Rescued: My Experiences During The Swedish Spetsbergs Expedition 1928'. The publication includes a fold-out map of Spitsbergen.
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