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1	Corbett	John Alexander	Flight Sergeant		Killed 1943-03-14 Age			R/88388		420Sqn			Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 181. United Kingdom.	Aircrew Deaths Database
2	Corbett	S.A.	Sgt F/O				R J	X 16541	PLT	74Sqn 145Sqn	Hurricane X	10 Feb 42 - Sep 42 - Sep 42 - LG.154 near Tobruk -
3	Corbett	S.D.	F/O				J	27090	PLT	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
4	Corbett	Vaughan Bowerman	P/O F/O F/L S/L W/C G/C	DFC	KIFA Age 33		C	299	PLT	RMC Kingston Camp Borden 15 (Aux)Sqn (RCAF) 115Sqn (Aux) (RCAF) 1Sqn (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 1Sqn (RCAF) 1Sqn (RCAF) 112Sqn (RCAF) 402Sqn (RCAF) 402Sqn (RCAF) Overseas HQ (RCAF) AFHQ RCAF Ferry Command Ferry Command RCAF Eastern Air Command HQ (RCAF) RCAF Gander RCAF Moncton 1OTU (RCAF) 7OTU (RCAF) Last Flight	X Moth, Fleet, Tutor Fawn Fawn Hurricane X Hurricane Hurricane P3869 Lysander Hurricane Hurricane X X X PBY V9723 X X X X Hurricane Bolingbroke 9179	24 June 1929 19 Aug 1931 - Military wings 30 Dec 1935 30 Dec 1937 10 May 1940 4 July 1940 - UK 5 July 1940 31 Aug 1940 - Shot down by Bf-109, bailed out safely 2 Sep 1940 - Non flying, recuperating 11 Dec 1940 14 Apr 1941 - Commanding Officer 14 Dec 1941 15 Dec 1941 - Repatriated to Canada 5 Feb 1942 23 May 1942 - UK 26 July 1942 - Repatriated to Canada 15 Sep 1942 - Staff Officer 25 August 1943 22 Jan 1944 17 Feb 1944 20 Feb 45 - Killed in crash 2 miles West of Bagotville, QC	- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.402 Squadron - Award effective 31 January 1942 as per London Gazette dated 13 February 1942 and AFRO 358/44 dated 18 February 1944. - Commemorated St. James' Cemetary, Block Q. Lot 89. Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, - Son of William Frederick and Sada (nee Bowerman) Corbett, of Montreal, province of Quebec, Canada. Husband of Mary Catherine (nee Sloan) Corbett, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A., father of James Sloan Corbett. Brother of Major Frederick James Corbett, Major Dawson Francis Corbett and Lieutenant Keith Campagne Corbett. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	Veterans Affairs Canada RCAFA Awards Database Archive Report 1940 Accident Report 1945 Accident Report Losses and Incidents Database
5	Corbett	V.J.E.	F/O				J	35015	BA	462Sqn	Halifax RG432	04 Apr 45 -
6	Corbett	W.D.	P/O F/O F/L	DFC	MIA		RJ	157993 88248	PLT	425Sqn Last Op - 425Sqn	Halifax LW590 Halifax MZ825	X - 08 May 45 - Ref F/L W. Corbett (**B) 08 May 45 - MIA - TGT = Hemmingstedt - Germany
7	Corbett	W.G.	F/O				J	20958	NAV	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
8	Corbett	Horace Kenneth	P/O		KIFA Age 25		C	897	PLT	RCAF FTS Trenton (RCAF) Camp Borden (RCAF) 1ANS (RCAF) 1ANS (RCAF) Last Flight	X Moth Harvard Battle & Wapiti Battle 1304	6 Nov 1938 - Enlisted in the RCAF 7 Nov 1938 1 May 1939 3 Sep 1939 - Navigation Course 19 Oct 1939 - Crashed during navigation flight	Commemorated Fredericton Sunny Bank Cemetery, Family Plot, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Son of Horace Kenneth Sr. and Annah Susan (nee McKeen) Corbett, of Fredericton. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	Veterans Affairs Canada Accident Report Losses and Incidents Database
9	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
10	Corbett	Ernest Clayton	Pilot Officer		Killed 1942-05-17 Age			J/6408		60Sqn (RAF)			Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Column 419. Singapore.	Aircrew Deaths Database
11	Corbett	R.R.	F/O				C	25786	ACC	RCAF	N/A	Oct 44 -
12	Corbett	Dalton Morgan	Flight Sergeant		Killed 1944-06-25 Age 29			R/170887		624Sqn (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
13	Corbett	Bruce Sherwood	Flying Officer		Killed 1944-11-08 Age			C/3796		62Sqn (RAF)			Commemorated Imphal War Cemetery, 7. B. 5. India.	Aircrew Deaths Database
14	Corbett	William David	Flight Lieutenant	DFC	Killed 1945-03-08 Age 28			J/88248		425Sqn			Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278. United Kingdom. Son Of Percival And Mona Corbett; Husband Of Maria Corbett, Of Edward, Alberta, Canada.	Aircrew Deaths Database
15	Forsyth	J.G.	P/O		MIA	RAF	RAF	X	X	425Sqn Last Op - 425Sqn 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
16	McCormick	Kenneth Corbett	Flight Sergeant		Killed 1944-11-04 Age 21			R/150910		626Sqn (RAF)			Commemorated Kortrijk (St. Jan) Communal Cemetery, Row Bb. Coll. Grave 15-19. Belgium.	Aircrew Deaths Database
17	McLeod	Alexander Corbett	Flying Officer		Killed 1944-04-10 Age			J/24650		207Sqn			Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 247. United Kingdom.	Aircrew Deaths Database
18	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
19	Van Exan	William Corbett	Sgt F/Sgt WO2 P/O F/O F/L S/L	DSO DFC			R J	56148 15603	PLT	RCAF 2ITS (RCAF) 3EFTS (RCAF) 1SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 21OTU (RAF) 57Sqn (RAF) 57Sqn (RAF) 24OTU (RAF) 24OTU (RAF) 1666HCU (RCAF) 425Sqn (RCAF) 425Sqn (RCAF) 431Sqn (RCAF) RCAF 12Sqn (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 420Sqn 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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21	Corbett	George Henry	P/O		KIA Aged 21	RAF CAN	RAF	81366	PLT	66Sqn Last Op - 66Sqn	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. 7OTU at Hawarden, Cheshire, on July 7, 1940 on Spitfires. July 26 reported to 66Sqn 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
22	Corbett	A.E.	P/O				J	46934	PLT	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
23	Corbett	B.S.	F/O		KIA		C	3796	PLT	62Sqn Last Op - 62Sqn	Dakota Dakota FL 554	X - 08 Nov 44 - Ref F/O B. Corbett (**B) 08 Nov 44 - KIA - Fighter - North Yazagyo - Burma
24	Corbett	C.D.D.	F/O				J	20141	PLT	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
25	Corbett	D.M.	F/Sgt		KIA		R	170887	WAG	624Sqn Last Op - 624Sqn	Halifax Halifax	X - 25 Jun 44 - Ref R.H. Sneath (**B) 25 Jun 44 - KIA
26	Corbett	E.	P/O				J	89435	AG	9B&GS (RCAF) 424Sqn	X X	X - RCAF Mont Joli - X -
27	Corbett	E.C.	P/O		MIA		J	6408	PLT	60Sqn Last Op - 60Sqn	Blenheim Blenheim	X - 17 May 42 - SEAC (**B) 17 May 42 - MIA - Nr Bazar - Bengal
28	Corbett	E.G.	P/O				J	85465	WAG	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
29	Corbett	E.H.	F/O				J	22868	BA	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
30	Corbett	Edward Salter	LAC Sgt F/Sgt P/O	AFM	KIFA		R J	74882 14070	NAV	RCAF 1B&GS (RCAF) 5Sqn (RCAF) 116Sqn (RCAF) 116Sqn (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
31	Clark	W.R.	LAC		Killed		R	90589	Aero Engine Mech	7OTU (RCAF) Last Op - 7OTU	N/A Bollingbroke	X - 20 Feb 45 - Ref G/C V.B. Corbett (**B) 20 Feb 45 - Killed -
32	Corbett	H.L.	P/O				J	43091	WAG	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
33	Corbett	H.V.	F/L				C	10899	ADM	RCAF	N/A	Oct 44 -
34	Corbett	J.A.	F/Sgt		MIA		R	88388	AG	420Sqn Last Op - 420Sqn	Wellington Wellington	X - 14 Mar 43 - Ref C.H. Tidy (**B) 14 Mar 43 - MIA
35	Corbett	J.S.	Sgt				R	142003	AG	3B&GS (RCAF) 432Sqn	X X	X - RCAF MacDonald - X -
36	Corbett	L.A.	Sgt				R		AG	61 (RCAF) Base 429Sqn 425Sqn	X X X	X - 25 Jun 44 - 26 Jun 44 - 06 Sep 44 - 07 Sep 44 - X -
37	Corbett	L.A.	F/O				J	26389	NAV	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
38	Corbett	P.A.A.	P/O				J	45202	WAG	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -
39	Corbett	R.M.	F/O				J	29800	PLT	RCAF	X	Oct 44 -