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Here you can find out more about Group Captain Leonard Cheshire's history and stories from Leonard Cheshire over the years.

Leonard Cheshire holding his Order of Merit in front of Buckingham Palace

Who was Leonard Cheshire?

Find out more about the life of Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC and how our charity began.

Leonard Cheshire with his squadron in front of an airplane

Leonard Cheshire in the Second World War

Find out more about Leonard Cheshire's career in the RAF

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Arthur Dykes

Find out more about Arthur Dykes - the first resident at Le Court

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Le Court History

Read more about the history of the original Le Court building

Two members of the Le Court Film Unit filming an artist painting

The Le Court Film Unit

Read about the evolution of the Le Court Film Unit and the films they created

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Words Without Hands

An article about Words Without Hands - a Le Court Film Unit production

Cheshire Smile editorial team

The Cheshire Smile

Find out more about the in-house journal, the Cheshire Smile

A second world war aircraft in flight

A Top Secret D-Day mission

Find out more about the part Leonard Cheshire played in D-Day

A kite balloon ascending above a group of men and vehicles on the ground

Remembering Professor Geoffrey Cheshire

Adventures on an observation balloon during the First World War