TRAFFORD LEIGH-MALLORY PHOTO AND SIGNATURE
(Signatures)	Air Cheif Marshall ' Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory '
(Dimensions)	270m x 380mm  Framed Photo and Mounted WW I Signature
Price	£2995.00

Description

Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory KCB, DSO & Bar (11 July 1892 14 November 1944) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force. Leigh-Mallory served as a Royal Flying Corps pilot and squadron commander during the First World War. Remaining in the newly formed RAF after the war, Leigh-Mallory served in a variety of staff and training appointments throughout the 1920s and 1930s. During the pre-Second World War build-up, he was Air Officer Commanding (AOC) No. 12 (Fighter) Group and shortly after the end of the Battle of Britain, took over command of No. 11 (Fighter) Group, defending the approach to London. In 1942 he became the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of Fighter Command before being selected in 1943 to be the C-in-C of the Allied Expeditionary Air Force, which made him the air commander for the Allied Invasion of Normandy. In November 1944, whilst en route to Ceylon to take up the post of Air C-in-C South East Asia Command, his aircraft crashed over the French Alps and Leigh-Mallory was killed. He was one of the most senior British officers and the most senior RAF officer to be killed in the Second World War...This is a lovely photograph of Leigh-Mallory with a mounted World War One Leigh-Mallory signature...priced @ £2995.00 ...To complement the purchase of your fine art print, we are now able to offer a professional Picture Framing service. For further details please contact us by phone or email.