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Aviation Art Prints  Pilot Signatures World War Two Signatures UK and Commonwealth V  Valentine, Leslie |
[UP] - Valentine, Leslie - Vanneck, Sir Peter - Varney, Eric - Vaughan, Ron - Verity, Hugh - Vibert, Bruce - Vigors, Tim |
Flying Officer Leslie Valentine CdeG | Flying Officer Leslie Valentine CdeG Entrusted with one of the RAFs most critical roles on D-Day, Valentine took his 88 Squadron Boston down to between 30 and 50 feet above the D-Day beaches laying smoke to protect the invasion fleet from enemy fire. Above and over his aircraft arched the trajectories of shells from the capital ships of the Royal Navy and the German heavy guns firing back. Before and after D-Day Valentine flew many sorties against tactical targets by both night and day. He flew two tours back to back, 60 operations in all. Valentine had originally joined the army and saw action in France in 1940 with the Highland Light Infantry. Gaining selection for pilot training in the RAF he was sent to Canada for training, returning to 13 Operational Training Unit at Bicester in January 1943. He joined 88 Squadron in May 1944. Leslie Valentine died in April 2014. |
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