Leonard Cheshire
✓ Source-basedfallingRecipient of the Victoria Cross (1917-1992)
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Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire, Baron Cheshire was a British Royal Air Force pilot, officer and philanthropist.
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A blue plaque marks the house in which he was born in Chester, which at the time was a nursing home for expectant mothers.
Hugh "Lofty" Long (centre) with pilot officer Cheshire (second row, right) in group photo of 102 Squadron, 1940
Cheshire's fire-damaged Whitley bomber, November 1940
Cheshire with air crew and ground crew while at 35 Squadron
35 Squadron Halifax crew climbs aboard in preparation for a mission over the continent
76 Squadron Halifax on the tarmac
The RAF's Percy Pickard, William Blessing and Leonard Cheshire at their investment ceremony at Buckingham Palace, 28 July 1943. Of the three, only Cheshire survived the warAwards 1
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About this person
Country
United KingdomCategory
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 1992 · aged 74
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