1. Arthur Umbers was credited with the destruction of five German aircraft as well at least fifteen, possibly as many as twenty-eight, V-1 flying bombs.
16 Facts About Arthur Umbers
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Arthur Umbers was killed in action when his aircraft was hit by flak while attacking barges on the Dortmund-Ems Canal.
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Arthur Umbers went to Green Island School and then Otago Boys' High School.
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Arthur Umbers formally joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force on 24 November 1940, enlisting as an airman pilot with the service number 404003.
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In mid-March 1942, Arthur Umbers was transferred to the RAF's No 486 Squadron.
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Arthur Umbers was in charge of one of the Hurricane detachments involved in the program, which was ultimately unsuccessful.
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Arthur Umbers was promoted to flight lieutenant in January 1943, which coincided with him taking over as one of No 486 Squadron's flight commanders.
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Arthur Umbers has shared in the destruction of an enemy bomber.
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Arthur Umbers fulfilled a similar role for the Gloster Aircraft Company from November through to April 1944, at which time he was posted to No 3 Squadron, at the time operating the Hawker Tempest fighter.
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Arthur Umbers crashed behind Allied lines and had a heated argument with American troops over the incident.
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Arthur Umbers's Tempest was hit by flak, rolled out of control into the ground and exploded.
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Arthur Umbers had been due to go to England, where his wife was about to give birth to their child.
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Arthur Umbers is buried at Munster Heath War Cemetery in Germany.
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At the time of his death, Arthur Umbers was credited with having shot down five German aircraft, with one of these shared with another pilot.
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Arthur Umbers is credited with one aircraft probably destroyed and two damaged.
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Arthur Umbers is responsible for having destroyed between fifteen and twenty-eight V-1 flying bombs, with sources having varying totals.