Einar Lundborg

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Einar Lundborg, (1896-1931), was a Swedish aviator.

Lundborg became famous in 1928 in connection with his rescue of Umberto Nobile after Nobile's airship crash on the ice north of Spitsbergen. He was later promoted to captain in the Swedish airforce.

Before joining the airforce, Lundborg participated in the civil war in Finland in 1918.

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.