Bidspirit auction | WW2 617 sqn Victoria Cross

WW2 617 sqn Victoria Cross winner Grp Capt Leonard Cheshire VC signed Whitley Bomber cover B25c. First Bomber Command Operation over Germany 3 September 1939 The First Leaflet Raid flown FDC PM 44th Anniversary of the first Bomber Operation over Germany Jersey 3 Sept 83. Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire, Baron Cheshire, VC, OM, DSO and Two Bars, DFC (7 September 1917 - 31 July 1992), was a British Royal Air Force pilot, officer and philanthropist. Cheshire fought in the Second World War. Among the decorations Cheshire received as a pilot was the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was the youngest group captain in the Royal Air Force (RAF) and one of the most highly decorated pilots of the war. After the war he founded a nursing home that grew into the charity Leonard Cheshire Disability. He became known for his work in conflict resolution. In 1991 he was created a life peer in recognition of his charitable work. He is under consideration for beatification in the Roman Catholic Church.