Leonard Monk Isitt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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New Zealand air vice marshal
Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1891
Place of Birth: Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Date of Death: 21-Jan-1976
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Leonard Monk Isitt
- Air Vice Marshal Sir Leonard Monk Isitt (27 July 1891 – 21 January 1976) was a New Zealand military aviator and senior air force commander.
- In 1943 he became the first New Zealander to serve as the Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, a post he held until 1946.
- At the close of World War II, Isitt was the New Zealand signatory to the Japanese Instrument of Surrender.
- After the war, following retirement from the Air Force, he worked as chairman of Tasman Empire Airways.
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