Leonard Isitt

World War II

Air Vice Marshal Sir Leonard Monk Isitt was a New Zealand military aviator and senior air force commander. He became the first New Zealander to serve as Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1943, holding the post until 1946. At the end of World War II, he signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender for New Zealand. After retiring from the Air Force, he chaired New Zealand National Airways Corporation and Tasman Empire Airways.

Air force post: Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1943 to 1946
World War II role: New Zealand signatory to the Japanese Instrument of Surrender
Post-service work: Chairman of New Zealand National Airways Corporation and Tasman Empire Airways

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Article: Leonard Isitt (aviator) (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q6525571
Text: Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
Illustration: By Supplement to the Auckland Weekly News, 7 July 1921, page 41 - photographer unknown. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia Commons
Supplement to the Auckland Weekly News, 7 July 1921, page 41 - photographer unknown, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19210707-41-5
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