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He was called up for active duty on 1 September 1939 and he completed his training and arrived at Number.5 OTU at Aston Down in September 1940.
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Graham Leggett
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Foreign the Scottish football player (born 1934), see Graham Leggat. Leggett joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 as an Airman under training Pilot. On 18 September he crashed at Oldbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire but was unhurt.
Leggett was posted to Number.
615 Squadron Royal Air Force at Royal Air Force Prestwick soon afterwards, moving to Number. 245 Squadron Royal Air Force at Royal Air Force Aldergrove on 28 September and then to Number.
46 Squadron Royal Air Force at Royal Air Force Stapleford on 18 October 1940. He claimed a Fiat BR.20 probably destroyed and shared in the destruction of another on 11 November.
Leggett was posted to Number.
145 Squadron Royal Air Force in late November 1940 and then Number. 96 Squadron Royal Air Force when it was formed at Royal Air Force Cranade on 18 December 1940. In late June 1941 Leggett joined Number.
249 Squadron Royal Air Force in Malta and he claimed a Macchi C.200 on 17 July.
He was shot down by enemy fighters on 21 December 1941, baled out and was admitted to hospital with slight abrasions. He then joined Number. 73 Squadron in North Africa in October 1942, until August 1943.
On return to the United Kingdom he became Adjudant at Royal Air Force Kirton-in-Lindsay, after which he served in Ceylon. In 1949 he became Colorado of 32 squadron, flying de Havilland Vampires from Cyprus.
Graham Leggett retired from the Royal Air Force on 23 May 1958 holding the rank of Squadron Leader.
Leggett died peacefully on 26 May 2013 at the age of 92. His funeral, held on 12 June, was attended by Air Vice Marshal Carl Dixon Central Bank, Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, who was representing His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Aide-de-Camp Doctor of Laws Bachelor of Science FRAes CCMI Royal Air Force, sent a letter of condolence to Leggett"s wife and their family.
