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A biography of Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory, a senior commander in the Royal Air Force who served in both World Wars. Learn about his early life, military career, achievements, controversies and death in a plane crash.
Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory KCB (11 de julho de 1892 — 14 de novembro de 1944) foi um comandante sênior da Força Aérea Real (RAF). [1] Leigh-Mallory serviu como piloto da Royal Flying Corps durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial.
7 de jul. de 2024 · Trafford Leigh-Mallory was a British air marshal who commanded the Allied air forces in the Normandy Invasion (1944) during World War II. Leigh-Mallory was educated at the University of Cambridge, received a commission in the British Army in 1914, and fought in France during World War I.
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Learn about the life and career of Trafford Leigh-Mallory, a British air force officer who planned the aerial part of Operation Overlord in 1944. Find out his achievements, controversies and death in a plane crash in the French Alps.
Royal Air FOrce. THEATER OF OPERATION: European. BATTLE: Battle of Britain, Normandy. MILITARY HONORS: Distinguished Service Order Medal, Knight Commander of the Order of Bath. HONORED BY: The Eisenhower Foundation. PRISONER OF WAR. KILLED IN ACTION.
20 de mai. de 2015 · Trafford Leigh-Mallory served in both World War One and World War Two. Leigh-Mallory, with the rank of Air Chief Marshal, was the most senior British officer killed in World War Two.
Air Vice-Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, Air Officer Commanding No 11 (Fighter) Group, at Group Headquarters, Uxbridge, Middlesex. 27 March 1942. Trafford Leigh-Mallory was born on Nov. 7,...
