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~SOLD~ CHESHIRE Leonard
Leonard Cheshire
After the outbreak of the World War II, Cheshire applied for a commission in the Royal Air Force and was initially posted to 102 Squadron. He became Wing Commander of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, and followed Wing Commander Guy Gibson as commander of the legendary 617 Dambusters Squadron. Cheshire was nearing the end of his fourth tour of duty in July 1944, having completed a total of 100 missions, when awarded the VC.
Cheshire had pioneered a new method of marking enemy targets, flying in at a very low level in the face of strong defences. In four years of fighting against the bitterest opposition he maintained a standard of outstanding personal achievement, his successful operations being the result of careful planning, brilliant execution and supreme contempt for danger - for example, on one occasion he flew his P-51 Mustang in slow figures of 8 above a target obscured by low cloud, to act as a bomb-aiming mark for his squadron. Cheshire displayed the courage and determination of an exceptional leader.
Cheshire was, in his day, both the youngest Group Captain in the service and, following his VC, the most decorated. His notable wartime record makes his subsequent career all the more remarkable
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