Einar Lundborg

Einar Paul Albert Muni Lundborg was a Swedish aviator.

Biography

He was born on 5 April 1896.
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.
Before joining the air force, Lundborg participated in the Finnish Civil War in 1918 and in the Estonian [War of Independence] in 1919–1920.
Lundborg was killed during a test flight of the Jaktfalken airplane at Malmslätt in 1931. He was survived by his wife Margareta, née Malmberg. He is buried in Linköping, Sweden.

Honours and awards

;Estonian War of Independence

Cross of Liberty 3rd class II phase
Estonia's war memorial

;Finnish War

Cross of Liberty Class III with Swords and Class IV with Swords
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