Wal Handley | |||||||||||||||
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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
Born | Aston, Birmingham, England | 5 April 1902||||||||||||||
Died | 15 November 1941 | (aged 39)||||||||||||||
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Walter Leslie Handley (5 April 1902 – 15 November 1941) born in Aston, Birmingham,[1] known as Wal Handley, was a champion British inter-war motorcycle racer with four wins at the Isle of Man TT Races in his career. Later he also raced cars in the 1930s and died in a World War II aircraft accident while serving as pilot with the Air Transport Auxiliary.