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Leonard Slatter [South Africa]

Name:Leonard Horatio Slatter
Country:South Africa
Rank:Captain
Service:Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force
Squadrons:Seaplane Defence Flight; 13N (RNAS)
4 ASD; 213 (RAF)
Victories:7
Born:8 December 1894
Place of Birth:
Died:1961
Place of Death:
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) and Bar
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Leonard Slatter

Notes
A civil engineer from South Africa, Slatter joined the Royal Naval Air Service in 1916. Later that year, after serving as an observer, he was selected for pilot training. Flying Sopwith Pups and Camels, he scored seven victories and became an instructor in July 1918. After the war, he remained in the Royal Air Force, serving with 47 Squadron in Russia. During World War II, he attained the rank of Air Marshal and was appointed Commander in Chief of the Coastal Command in 1945.

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