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was the first amphibious aircraft in the world to be launched by catapult with a full military load, piloted by Flight Lieutenant Sydney Richard Ubee. Ubee was awarded the Air Force Cross (AFC), posted in The London Gazette Supplement for 2 January 1939. Ubee was made a

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ubee, Sydney Richard 1903 births 1998 deaths Recipients of the Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)