Biographical Data |
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Leckie, RobertPhoto Credit: Unknown |
Title | Air Marshall (RCAF) |
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Official Number | (nk) |
Birth | 16/04/1890 | Death | 31/03/1975 |
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Place | Glasgow | Place | Ottawa |
Area | Scotland | Area | ON |
Country | UK | Country | Canada |
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Honours | CB. DSO. DSC. DFC. M.I.D. Order of Polonia Restituta First Class (Poland). Commander of the Legion of Merit (USA). Order of the White Lion Second Class (Czechoslovakia), Commandeur de la Legion d'Honneur (France) |
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Qualifications |
Biography |
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He emigrated to Canada at a young age. He was a graduate of Curtiss Flying School. |
Military Service |
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He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 06/12/1915). He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 06/12/1915). He served in RNAS Felixstowe 1916. He was appointed as a Flight Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 30/06/1917). He served in RN Air Station Great Yarmouth 1917. He was appointed as a Flight Commander (Temp.) RNAS. (Transferred to RAF) 1918. He was appointed as a Major RAF. He served in RAF Yarmouth 1918. He was appointed as a Lieutenant Colonel. He served as Commanding Officer #1 Wing Canadian Air Force (Shoreham) as Commanding Officer 1919. He was appointed as a Lieutenant Colonel (Commanding Ist Central Ontario Regiment). He served as Director Flying Operations Canadian Air Board 1919. He was appointed as a Member Canadian Air Board 1921-22. He served in Boys Training Wing Halton RAF 1922. He served in the RN Staff College 1922-23. He served in HQ Staff Coastal Command 1923-25. He served as Commanding Officer (RAF) H.M.S. Hermes (Aircraft Carrier) 1925-27. He served as Commanding Officer (RAF) H.M.S. Courageous (Aircraft Carrier) 1927-29. He served as Commanding Officer RAF Station Bircham Newton 1929-31. He served in RAF Marine Experimental Station Felixstowe 1931. He served as Commanding Officer #210 RAF Flying Boat Squadron 1931. He served as Commanding Officer RAF Station Hendon 1933-35. He served as Superintendent RAF Reserve 1933-35. He served as AdC to HM the King 1936. He served as Director of Training Air Ministry 1935-38. He served as Commanding Officer RAF Mediteranean 1938-39, (Transferred to RCAF) 1940. He was appointed as a Air Vice Marshall RCAF. He served as Director of Training RCAF 1940. He served as a Member Air Council for Training RCAF 1940. He served as A/Chief of Air Staff RCAF 1944-47. He was appointed as a Air Marshall RCAF. He served as Chief of Air Staff RCAF 1944-7. (He was retired in 1947.) |
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Aircraft Flown | He destroyed the Zepplins L-22 (off Texel Island) in 1917 and L-70 in 1918. Carried more than 100 sorties in World War One.) |
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Anecdotes |
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References |
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Hiorth, D. (1995); Grant, Scottie & Bob Murray (nd); Blatherwick, John (1992) ; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); MacFarlane, John M. (1994); |
Last update |
2011-01-31 00:00:00 |