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Charles Raymond (Bob) Gurney, AFC (22 May 1906 – 2 May 1942) was an Australian aviator who was involved in pioneering aviation in New Guinea in the 1930s. He flew with Qantas before and during the Second World War, and served with the Royal Australian Air Force from September 1939. He was killed on operations against the Japanese in the south west Pacific in 1942 flying with the United States Army Air Forces.In his aviation career "Bob" Gurney was chief pilot of Guinea Airways, a Qantas flying boat captain and a Squadron Leader in the RAAF, who even had to bomb his own home. In commemoration of his service an airport in Papua New Guinea and a street in Townsville, Queensland are named after him.

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  • تشارلز رايموند غورني (ar)
  • Charles Raymond Gurney (en)
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  • تشارلز رايموند غورني (بالإنجليزية: Charles Raymond Gurney)‏ هو طيار أسترالي، ولد في 22 مايو 1906 في Corowa ‏ في أستراليا، وتوفي في 2 مايو 1942. (ar)
  • Charles Raymond (Bob) Gurney, AFC (22 May 1906 – 2 May 1942) was an Australian aviator who was involved in pioneering aviation in New Guinea in the 1930s. He flew with Qantas before and during the Second World War, and served with the Royal Australian Air Force from September 1939. He was killed on operations against the Japanese in the south west Pacific in 1942 flying with the United States Army Air Forces.In his aviation career "Bob" Gurney was chief pilot of Guinea Airways, a Qantas flying boat captain and a Squadron Leader in the RAAF, who even had to bomb his own home. In commemoration of his service an airport in Papua New Guinea and a street in Townsville, Queensland are named after him. (en)
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  • Charles Raymond "Bob" Gurney (en)
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  • Charles Raymond "Bob" Gurney (en)
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  • Okayaula, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea (en)
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  • Corowa, New South Wales, Australia (en)
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