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Leonard Cheshire
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Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire, Baron Cheshire was a British Royal Air Force pilot, officer and philanthropist.
Wing Commander Leonard Cheshire in January 1943
Wing Commander Leonard Cheshire in January 1943
A blue plaque marks the house in which he was born in Chester, which at the time was a nursing home for expectant mothers.
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
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's fire-damaged Whitley bomber, November 1940
Norman Cyril Jackson
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Norman Cyril Jackson VC was a sergeant in the Royal Air Force who earned the Victoria Cross during a Second World War bombing raid on Schweinfurt, Germany in April 1944.
Leonard Cheshire
…for his behaviour over the course of his entire operational career. At the investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, both Cheshire and warrant officer Norman Jackson were to receive the VC from King George VI on that day. Despite the disparity in rank, Cheshire insisted they approach the King together. Upon reaching…
Norman Jackson c. 1945
Norman Jackson c. 1945
The Norman Jackson Centre in Hampton Hill was named after him.
The Norman Jackson Centre in Hampton Hill was named after him.