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Air Marshal Robert Leckie, CB, DSO, DSC, DFC, CD (16 April 1890 – 31 March 1975) was an air officer in the Royal Air Force and the Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1944 to 1947. He initially served in the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War, where he became known as one of "the Zeppelin killers from Canada", after shooting down two airships. During the inter-war period he served as a Royal Air Force squadron and station commander, eventually becoming the RAF's Director of Training in 1935, and was Air Officer Commanding RAF Mediterranean from 1938 until after the beginning of the Second World War. In 1940 he returned to Canada where he was primarily responsible for the Commonwealth Air Training Plan, transferring to the Royal Canadian Air Force in

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  • Air Marshal Robert Leckie, CB, DSO, DSC, DFC, CD (16 April 1890 – 31 March 1975) was an air officer in the Royal Air Force and the Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1944 to 1947. He initially served in the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War, where he became known as one of "the Zeppelin killers from Canada", after shooting down two airships. During the inter-war period he served as a Royal Air Force squadron and station commander, eventually becoming the RAF's Director of Training in 1935, and was Air Officer Commanding RAF Mediterranean from 1938 until after the beginning of the Second World War. In 1940 he returned to Canada where he was primarily responsible for the Commonwealth Air Training Plan, transferring to the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942. (en)
  • Robert Leckie (né le 16 avril 1890 à Glasgow en Écosse et décédé le 31 mars 1975 à Ottawa en Ontario) était un officier de l'Aviation royale canadienne (ARC). Il fut commandant de l'ARC de 1944 à 1947. De plus, il fut le premier lieutenant-colonel d'aviation de l'ARC. Il se rendit jusqu'au grade de maréchal de l'air. (fr)
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  • United Kingdom
  • Canada
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  • Chief of the Air Staff, RCAF(1944–47)
  • No. 1 Wing CAF(1919)
  • No. 210 Squadron RAF(1931–33)
  • No. 228 Squadron RAF(1918–19)
  • RAF Bircham Newton(1929–31)
  • RAF Hendon(1933–35)
  • RAF Mediterranean(1938–40)
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  • 1947-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1915-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • Canada (en)
  • United Kingdom (en)
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  • 1890-04-16 (xsd:date)
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  • Glasgow, Scotland (en)
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  • Leckie in 1919 (en)
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  • 1975-03-31 (xsd:date)
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  • Ottawa, Canada (en)
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  • Robert Leckie (en)
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  • 1915 (xsd:integer)
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  • Robert Leckie (né le 16 avril 1890 à Glasgow en Écosse et décédé le 31 mars 1975 à Ottawa en Ontario) était un officier de l'Aviation royale canadienne (ARC). Il fut commandant de l'ARC de 1944 à 1947. De plus, il fut le premier lieutenant-colonel d'aviation de l'ARC. Il se rendit jusqu'au grade de maréchal de l'air. (fr)
  • Air Marshal Robert Leckie, CB, DSO, DSC, DFC, CD (16 April 1890 – 31 March 1975) was an air officer in the Royal Air Force and the Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1944 to 1947. He initially served in the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War, where he became known as one of "the Zeppelin killers from Canada", after shooting down two airships. During the inter-war period he served as a Royal Air Force squadron and station commander, eventually becoming the RAF's Director of Training in 1935, and was Air Officer Commanding RAF Mediterranean from 1938 until after the beginning of the Second World War. In 1940 he returned to Canada where he was primarily responsible for the Commonwealth Air Training Plan, transferring to the Royal Canadian Air Force in (en)
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  • Robert Leckie (officier canadien) (fr)
  • Robert Leckie (RCAF officer) (en)
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