Irving Corey

{{Short description|WWI Canadian military pilot}}

{{For|the American comedic|Irwin Corey}}

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| name =Irving Banfield Corey

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|08|30}}

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1976|04|18|1892|08|30}}

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| birth_place =Kingscroft, Quebec, Canada

| death_place =Beebe Plain, Quebec, Canada

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| allegiance =George V of the British Empire

| branch =Aviation

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| rank =Second lieutenant

| unit =No. 103 Squadron RAF

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| awards = Distinguished Flying Cross

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Second Lieutenant Irving Banfield Corey {{post-nominals|country=GBR|DFC}} (August 30, 1892 – April 18, 1976) was a Canadian World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.{{cite book|last1=Guttman|first1=Jon|title=Reconnaissance and Bomber Aces of World War 1|date=2015|publisher=Osprey Publishing|page=41|isbn=9781782008019 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OAVDBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA41|accessdate=15 February 2016}} He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in the 1919 Birthday Honours.{{London Gazette |issue=31378 |date=3 June 1919 |page=7031 |supp=y}}

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