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{{Infobox military person<br />
|name= Einar Paul Albert Muni Lundborg<br />
|image=Einar Lundborg.jpg<br />
|caption= Einar Lundborg during the Estonian War of Independence as the commander of armored car "Kalevipoeg".<br />
|birth_date= {{birth date|1896|04|05|df=y}}<br />
|death_date= {{death date and age|1931|01|27|1896|04|05|df=y}} <br />
|birth_place= [[Calcutta]], [[India]]<br />
|death_place= [[Malmslätt]], [[Sweden]]<br />
|placeofburial= [[Linköping]], [[Sweden]]<br />
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|serviceyears= 1914–1931<br />
|rank= [[Captain (land)|Captain]]<br />
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|battles= [[Finnish Civil War]]<br>[[Estonian War of Independence]]<br />
|awards= [[Cross of Liberty (Estonia)]]<br>[[Order of the Cross of Liberty]]<br>[[Order of the White Rose]]<br>[[Order of St. Vladimir]]<br>[[Order of St. Anna]]<br>[[Iron Cross]]<br />
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'''Einar Paul Albert Muni Lundborg''' (5 April 1896 – 27 January 1931) was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[aviator]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
He was born on 5 April 1896.<br />
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In 1928 he rescued [[Umberto Nobile]] after Nobile's airship crashed on the ice north of [[Spitsbergen]]. He was later promoted to [[captain (land)|captain]] in the [[Swedish Air Force]].<br />
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Before joining the airforce, Lundborg participated in the [[Finnish Civil War]] in 1918 and in the [[Estonian War of Independence]] in 1919–1920.<br />
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Lundborg was killed during a test flight of the [[Jaktfalken]] airplane at [[Malmslätt]] in 1931. He was survived by his wife Margareta, née Malmberg (1900–1981). He is buried in [[Linköping]], Sweden.<br />
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==Honours and awards==<br />
;Estonian War of Independence<br />
* [[Cross of Liberty (Estonia)|Cross of Liberty]] 3rd class II phase (August 17, 1920)<br />
* Estonia's war memorial<br />
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;Finnish War<br />
* [[Order of the Cross of Liberty|Cross of Liberty]] Class III with Swords and Class IV with Swords (Finland)<br />
* [[Order of the White Rose of Finland]], Commander 2nd class<br />
* Finnish gallantry medal, Phase II<br />
* Swedish Brigadier gallantry medal<br />
* Medal of Tampere<br />
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;Russian Army in the Northwest<br />
* [[Order of St. Vladimir]], 4th class with Swords<br />
* [[Order of St. Anna]], 3rd class with Swords<br />
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;German Army<br />
* [[Iron Cross]], I and II Classes<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* När Nobile Räddades: Mina Upplevelser Under Den Svenska Spetsbergs Expeditionen 1928 (published in 1928 in Swedish) - Title in English: 'When Nobile Was Rescued: My Experiences During The Swedish Spetsbergs Expedition 1928'. The publication includes a fold-out map of [[Spitsbergen]].<br />
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[[Category:Military personnel from Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:People of the Finnish Civil War (White side)]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, 3rd Class]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 3rd class]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class]]<br />
[[Category:Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Sweden]]<br />
[[Category:Swedish Air Force officers]]<br />
[[Category:Swedish expatriates in Finland]]<br />
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