Brian Carbury was later sent to No 603 Squadron to train its pilots how to handle the Spitfire.
20 Facts About Brian Carbury
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In late 1940, Brian Carbury's squadron moved north and began operating from Scotland.
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Brian John George Carbury was born in Wellington on 27 February 1918, the son of Herbert Carbury, an Irish immigrant who was a veterinarian and worked with horses.
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Brian Carbury later moved the Carbury family to Auckland, and started specialising in the treatment of small animals.
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Brian Carbury was educated at King's College but left after three years of schooling.
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Brian Carbury found employment selling shoes at the Farmers' Trading Company.
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Brian Carbury wanted to join the Royal Navy but on being told he was too old, he instead applied for the Royal Air Force on a short service commission.
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Brian Carbury's first posting, in June 1938, was to No 41 Squadron which was based at Catterick in Yorkshire and operated the Hawker Fury bi-plane fighter.
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Brian Carbury, although flying that day, was not involved in the action.
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Brian Carbury flew two patrols the day after the squadron's arrival, encountering a group of Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters on both occasions.
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Brian Carbury claimed a damaged Bf 109 but three of the squadron's pilots were killed.
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Brian Carbury was awarded a bar to the DFC he had received the previous month, one of only a few pilots so recognised during the period of the battle.
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On Christmas Day, Brian Carbury took off in pursuit of a Ju 88 flying off St Abb's Head.
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The German aircraft made for home after Brian Carbury inflicted some damage.
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Brian Carbury was the seventh highest scoring New Zealand fighter ace of the Second World War.
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In October 1941 Brian Carbury was charged with fraud after being accused of passing false cheques.
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Brian Carbury's wife had expensive tastes and incurred bills that he could not pay.
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Brian Carbury was courtmartialled and dismissed from the RAF, a punishment announced in the London Gazette on 21 October 1941.
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Brian Carbury later worked in London for a heating and ventilation company.
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Brian Carbury died of leukaemia on 31 July 1961 at Bourne End in Buckinghamshire, survived by his second wife and a son.