Leigh mallory biography of donald

Trafford Leigh-Mallory was born on Nov. 7, 1892 in Mobberly, Cheshire. Educated at Cambridge University, he graduated with honors after following a curriculum in history.

He served with the Territorial Battalion of the King's Regiment in 1914 at the outbreak of World War inom and later received a commission in the Lancashire Fusiliers. In July 1916 he volunteered for service in the Royal Flying Corps.

When the Corps reorganized as the Royal Air Force in April 1918, he took command of an aerial reconnaissance eskader receiving the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) and continuing on in this position through to the Armistice.

By 1937, with the clouds of war again samling over europe, Leigh-Mallory funnen himself in command of the RAF's 12 Group. During the Battle of Britain, 12 Group played a grundläggande role in turning the tide of the air war and inflicting heavy losses on the Luftwaffe.

After the Battle of Britain, Leigh-Mallory took command of 11 Group whi

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George Mallory

English mountaineer and army officer (1886–1924)

For the American pathologist, see George Kenneth Mallory.

George Herbert Leigh-Mallory (18 June 1886 – 8 or 9 June 1924) was an English mountaineer who participated in the first three British Mount Everest expeditions in the early 1920s. He and climbing partner Andrew "Sandy" Irvine were last seen ascending near Everest's summit during the 1924 expedition, sparking debate as to whether they reached it before they died.

Born in Cheshire, England, Mallory became a student at Winchester College, where a teacher recruited him for an excursion in the Alps, and he developed a strong natural climbing ability. After graduating from Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he became friends with prominent intellectuals, he taught at Charterhouse School while honing his climbing skills in the Alps and the English Lake District. He pioneered new routes and became a respected figure in the British climbing community.

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Trafford Leigh-Mallory

Status (Film's end)

Alive

Occupation

Air Officer commanding No. 12 Group RAF

Trafford Leigh-Mallory is the commander of 12 Group, tasked with protecting 11 Group's airfields while 11 Group meets the enemy, but in raid after raid 12 Group aircraft are nowhere to be seen. Called to meet Dowding, Leigh-Mallory explains that the "Big Wing" tactic takes time for form up. When he states his belief that it is better to destroy 50 enemy aircraft after they hit the target, rather than 10 before, Park point's out the targets are the airfields of 11 Group, amd complains that the tactic simply is not working because, as he tells Leigh Mallory "You aren't getting 50 - you aren't even getting 10!" Dowding ends the debate noting a critical shortage of pilots, wearily remarking, "We're fighting for survival, and losing."