Harry Cobby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Air Force fighter ace and senior officer
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Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
About Harry Cobby
- Air Commodore Arthur Henry Cobby, (26 August 1894 – 11 November 1955) was an Australian military aviator.
- He was the leading fighter ace of the Australian Flying Corps during World War I, with 29 victories, in spite of the fact that he saw active service for less than a year. Born and educated in Melbourne, Cobby was a bank clerk when war broke out, and was prevented by his employer from enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force until 1916.
- After completing flight training in England, he served on the Western Front with No.
- 4 Squadron AFC, operating Sopwith Camels.
- His achievements as a fighter pilot were recognised with the Distinguished Service Order, the Distinguished Flying Cross and two bars, and a mention in despatches. Acclaimed a national hero, Cobby transferred to the newly formed Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 1921 and rose to the rank of wing commander.
- He left the Permanent Air Force (PAF) in 1936 to join the Civil Aviation Board, but remained in the RAAF reserve.
- Re-joining the PAF at the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Cobby held senior posts including Director of Recruiting and Air Officer Commanding North-Eastern Area.
- In 1943, he was awarded the George Medal for rescuing fellow survivors of an aircraft crash.
- He was appointed Air Officer Commanding No.
- 10 Operational Group (later Australian First Tactical Air Force) the following year, but was relieved of his post in the wake of the "Morotai Mutiny" of April 1945.
- Retiring from the Air Force in 1946, Cobby served with the Department of Civil Aviation until his death on Armistice Day in 1955.
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