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remaining aircraft circled N.4533 as it taxied towards to the Dutch coast (where the crew eventually burned their aircraft before being interned), until ten more German seaplanes appeared. Leckie promptly led his small force into a head on attack, and a dogfight ensued which lasted for 40 minutes. Despite further mechanical difficulties – two other F2A's also had problems with their fuel pipes and had to effect makeshift repairs while in the middle of the action – two German aircraft were shot down, and four badly damaged before the Germans broke off the action, for the loss of one F.2A and the Curtiss (its crew survived to be interned by the Dutch), and one man killed. Leckie's force returned to Great Yarmouth, and in his report he bitterly remarked "...these operations were robbed of complete success entirely through faulty petrol pipes... It is obvious that our greatest foes are not the enemy..."
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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
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from empty fuel cans to steady it. That night the damaged wing tip broke off, and each man then had to spend two hours at a time outside balanced on the opposite wing to keep the broken wing from filling with water and dragging the aircraft under. After three days at sea, the six men were suffering
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A few days later, on 11 August 1918 Leckie took part in another operation over the North Sea. Zeppelins often shadowed British naval ships, while carefully operating at higher altitudes than anti-aircraft guns or flying boats could achieve, and out of range of land based aircraft, so the Harwich
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and attacked, with Leckie firing eighty rounds of incendiary bullets into her. Fire rapidly consumed the airship as it plummeted into the sea. Cadbury and Leckie, and another pilot Lieutenant Ralph Edmund Keys, then attacked and damaged another Zeppelin, which promptly turned tail and headed for
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badly. They had no food and only two gallons of drinking water, gained from draining the radiators of their water-cooled engines. Finally, at dawn on 8 September, as search operations were about to be called off, one of the pigeons was found, dead from exhaustion, by the coastguard station at
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A flying boats and a Curtiss H.12 towards the Haaks Light Vessel off the Dutch coast. They saw no enemy aircraft until one of the F.2A's, number N.4533, was forced down with a broken fuel feed-pipe. Five enemy seaplanes appeared, but seemed more interested in attacking the crippled F.2A. The
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mounted in the bow. The Curtiss managed to approach to within half a mile before she was spotted, and the Zeppelin attempted to evade, but by then it was too late. The aircraft dived down alongside and Galpin fired an entire drum of incendiary bullets at a range of about 50 yards. The
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rapidly caught fire, and crashed into the sea. The Curtiss returned to Great Yarmouth by 7:50 a.m., and they found only two bullet holes, in the left upper wing and the hull amidships, where the Germans had returned fire. On 22 June, for his part in downing the
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On 1 August 1919 Leckie was granted a permanent commission in the Royal Air Force with the rank of major (later squadron leader), relinquishing his commission in the 1st Central Ontario Regiment of the Overseas Military Forces of Canada on the 31st.
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No. 8666, under the command of Flight Lieutenant Christopher John Galpin. The aircraft left Great Yarmouth on patrol at 03.30 a.m. in poor weather with heavy rain and low cloud. The weather cleared as she approached the
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lists Leckie as living with his sisters, Mary (24) and Annette (15), and his mother, Annie (50), who is described as "head" of the family, suggesting that his father was dead (or had otherwise left the family) by this
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Another memorable patrol began for Leckie at 10.35 a.m. on 5 September 1917, again flying Curtiss H-12 No. 8666 from Great Yarmouth, under Squadron Commander Vincent Nicholl. They were accompanied by a
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serving as Superintendent of Flying Operations. In this role he played a central role in the development of Canadian civil aviation, organizing and taking part in the first trans-Canada flight between
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on 8 June. On 25 September he was posted the RAF Depot (Inland Area) as a supernumerary officer, in order to attend the Royal Navy Staff College. On 5 July 1923 he was posted to the Headquarters of
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by the time he turned back. Both British aircraft had been hit, and the DH.4's engine soon failed. The Curtiss had also been hit in one engine and one wing was badly damaged. The DH.4 was forced to
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to form the Royal Air Force, and Leckie transferred to the new service with the rank of lieutenant (temporary captain), though on 8 April he was promoted to the temporary rank of
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Leckie remained with the RAF until 31 March 1919 when he was transferred to the unemployed list, and simultaneously seconded to the Canadian Air Force with the temporary rank of
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steamed at full speed into the wind, allowing the Camel's pilot Lieutenant Culley to take off with only a five-yard run. Culley climbed to 18,800 feet, approached the
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Leckie retired from the Royal Canadian Air Force on 1 September 1947, though he continued to take an interest in aviation, serving as a special consultant to the
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Air Marshal Leckie died on 31 March 1975, the last surviving wartime Chief of the Air Staff, aged 84. He was survived by his widow, Bernice, and two sons.
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biplane, and were again heading for Terschelling. However, they were only part-way to their destination when they unexpectedly encountered the Zeppelins
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about 10–15 miles away. The Curtiss increased speed and gained height, and Leckie took over the controls as Galpin manned the twin
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the same day. Leckie's tenure as Director of Training ended on 28 November 1938, and on 2 December 1938 he was appointed
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between 7 and 10 October 1920, before other pilots and aircraft took over, finally arriving in Vancouver on the 17th.
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accompanied by support ships. The British aircraft were hit by enemy fire, but pressed their attack on the
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Felixstowe F.2A (N4283) in black and white "dazzle" scheme, flown by Captains Robert Leckie and
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on 11 May 1927, and on 26 August was posted to Headquarters, Coastal Area, while he waited for
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at Hanlan's Point, when the school was forced to close for the winter. At the urging of Sir
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on 1 January 1937, handing over the post as Air Aide-de-Camp to the King to Group Captain
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Leckie's secondment ended on 27 May 1922, and he returned to Britain to be posted to the
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on 14 February 1928, and on 21 February Leckie joined her as Senior Air Force Officer.
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to be commissioned. Following the completion of her conversion to an aircraft carrier
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Leckie returned to dry land on 5 September 1929, when he was appointed commander of
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out of the sun, and attacked with his twin Lewis guns, setting the airship on fire.
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On the afternoon of 5 August 1918 a squadron of five Zeppelins took off from
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on 17 May 1918, only learning much later that he had not actually sunk it.
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On 1 April 1918, the Royal Naval Air Service was merged with the Army's
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for further training in flying boats. He was confirmed in his rank of
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On 20 August 1918 Leckie was appointed commander of the newly formed
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killers from Canada", after shooting down two airships. During the
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to serve as Senior Air Force Officer. He returned to the depot at
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on 1 July 1936. Leckie was appointed Director of Training at the
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during the First World War, where he became known as one of "the
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For his service during the Second World War Leckie received the
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jumped into the pilot's seat of the only aircraft available, a
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Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
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by the United States, and a Grand Officer of both the Belgian
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Leckie's first success came on 14 May 1917, as pilot of
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Canadian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
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On 15 December 1919 he was seconded for duty with the
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On 4 June 1918 Leckie led an offensive patrol of four
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Officers Commanding / Directors / Senior Air Officers
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Curtiss H-12 'Large America' in RNAS service, c.1917.
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Aviator's Certificate No. 2923, and was then sent to
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On 1 January 1933 Leckie was promoted to 2981: 2343:"Royal Air Force: Changes in the Higher Command" 1030:Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation 3095:Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross 3085:Grand Crosses of the Order of Polonia Restituta 3080:Graduates of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1682:(Supplement). 16 September 1919. p. 11653. 1546:(Supplement). 20 September 1918. p. 11256. 1255:(Supplement). 22 June 1917. pp. 6255–6256. 1043: 519:at RNAS Yarmouth, but is now on display at the 1121: 299:from 1944 to 1947. He initially served in the 3075:Grand Officers of the Order of the White Lion 2695: 2554:"Norwegian Honours for Ex-R.C.A.F. Personnel" 1927: 1925: 1621: 1619: 1403: 1401: 595:("Leader of Airships"), the commander of the 226:Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta 3055:Canadian Companions of the Order of the Bath 3040:Royal Air Force air marshals of World War II 1470: 1468: 1466: 319: 216:Grand Officer of the Order of the White Lion 3035:Canadian military personnel of World War II 2259:(Supplement). 30 December 1932. p. 16. 2001:(Supplement). 29 December 1925. p. 10. 526:On 31 December 1917 Leckie was appointed a 344:Leckie was initially commissioned into the 2942:Commanders of the Royal Canadian Air Force 2711:Commanders of the Royal Canadian Air Force 2702: 2688: 2599:Canada's 25 Most Renowned Military Leaders 2542:(Supplement). 27 April 1945. p. 2303. 2481:(Supplement). 16 April 1943. p. 1800. 2335: 2295:(Supplement). 29 April 1936. p. 2769. 1922: 1616: 1439:Robertson, F.A. de V. (20 December 1928). 1432: 1398: 391:in June, and in August was posted to RNAS 31: 1858:(Supplement). 13 June 1922. p. 4478. 1463: 1438: 751:On 1 January 1926 Leckie was promoted to 2534: 2499:(Supplement). 28 May 1943. p. 2477. 2491: 2473: 2455: 2407: 2389: 2371: 2323: 2305: 2287: 2269: 2251: 1991: 1850: 1692: 1674: 1656: 1612:(Supplement). 13 May 1919. p. 6100. 1604: 1586: 1538: 1474: 1386: 1376:(Supplement). 14 May 1918. p. 5855. 1368: 1265: 1247: 1201: 1019: 1017: 1015: 1013: 1011: 1009: 1007: 1005: 1003: 536: 419:, and at 4:45 a.m. she spotted the 401: 515:, and originally kept in the officers' 375:, and posted to Royal Navy Air Station 279:(16 April 1890 – 31 March 1975) was an 211:Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown 2982: 1096: 1094: 1092: 1090: 862:British Commonwealth Air Training Plan 423:Light Vessel, and a few minutes later 314:British Commonwealth Air Training Plan 3020:Canadian Expeditionary Force officers 2683: 1625: 1407: 1311: 1000: 976:"Obituary: Air Marshal Robert Leckie" 511:. Pigeon No. N.U.R.P./17/F.16331 was 1830:Canada Science and Technology Museum 1804:Canada Science and Technology Museum 1777:Canada Science and Technology Museum 856:In 1940, Leckie was seconded to the 582:Johann von Lossnitzer, but also had 452:. On 30 June Leckie was promoted to 352:600 to begin flying training at the 1513:"British Military Aviation in 1918" 1087: 1023: 851: 657: 620:Light Cruiser Force set out with a 13: 2511:"Commanders of Canada's Air Force" 1394:. 6 September 1918. p. 10551. 1312:Leith, Gordon (10 November 2014). 1227:Fleet Air Arm Officers Association 914: 903:. In July 1948 he was awarded the 738:No. 1 School of Technical Training 412:Curtiss Model H-12 'Large America' 339: 14: 3116: 3090:Commanders of the Legion of Merit 3000:Royal Canadian Air Force officers 2580: 2415:. 29 November 1938. p. 7533. 1408:Bruce, J. M. 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Royal Navy
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Air marshal
Chief of the Air Staff, RCAF
RAF Mediterranean
RAF Hendon
No. 210 Squadron RAF
RAF Bircham Newton
No. 1 Wing CAF
No. 228 Squadron RAF
First World War
Second World War
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Distinguished Service Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross
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King Haakon VII Freedom Cross
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Commander of the Legion of Merit
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