诺曼底登陆英雄的勋章和飞行日志即将拍卖1939年战争爆发时，莱斯利·瓦伦丁（Leslie Valentine）空军少尉应征入伍。
约克郡弗洛拉·格拉夫顿，2026年9月26日——一位二战“英雄”的勋章和飞行日志将于下周在斯卡伯勒的一家拍卖行进行拍卖。
D-Day hero's medals and logbooks to be auctioned Supplied Flying Officer Leslie Valentine joined the forces when war broke out in 1939 Flora Grafton Yorkshire 26 September 2026 Medals and logbooks belonging to a World War Two "hero" will go under the hammer of a Scarborough auctioneer next week.
英国皇家空军少尉莱斯利·瓦伦丁在诺曼底登陆中发挥了至关重要的作用，他驾驶飞机低空飞行，在海滩上空布下烟幕，以保护登陆部队免受敌方火力攻击。
RAF Flying Officer Leslie Valentine played a vital role on D-Day, when he flew his aircraft low enough to lay smoke on the beaches to protect the invading forces from enemy fire.
瓦伦丁平安返回了位于汉普郡的皇家空军基地，这一任务后来被航空艺术家迈克尔·特纳（Michael Turner）绘成画作，流传至今。
Valentine returned to his RAF base in Hampshire unharmed and the mission was later immortalised in a painting by aviation artist Michael Turner.
瓦伦丁的儿子达德利（Dudley，居住在约克附近的休比）提供了其父亲的纪念品进行拍卖，希望这些物品能被“懂得珍惜和保护它们的人”买走。
Valentine's son Dudley, of Huby near York, offered his father's memorabilia for the auction, hoping the items would be bought by "someone who will treasure and preserve" them.
1944年6月6日，时年24岁的瓦伦丁驾驶他的波士顿轰炸机，在诺曼底登陆海滩上空50英尺处飞行。
Valentine, who was 24 at the time, flew his Boston bomber at 50ft over the Normandy landing beaches on 6 June 1944.
通过这一行动，他在海滩上空布下了浓厚的烟幕，掩护了登陆部队。
By doing so, he laid thick smoke over the beaches to cover the invading forces.
尽管有两架参与该任务的飞机失踪，但瓦伦丁在遭到射击的情况下，仍设法平安返回了哈特布里奇（Hartbridge）皇家空军基地。
Two aircraft involved in the mission were lost, but Valentine, despite being shot at, managed to return to his base at RAF Hartbridge unharmed.
多年后在一次采访中，瓦伦丁回忆说炮弹的轰鸣声“震耳欲聋”，并补充道：“我当时以每小时250英里的速度飞行，必须保持平稳，非常平稳。”“在那样的速度和高度下，如果我打个喷嚏，一切就都完了。”
In an interview years later, Valentine said the noise of shells was "deafening", adding: "I was flying at 250mph, and I had to hold it steady, very steady. "At that speed and height, if I'd even sneezed that would have been it."
瓦伦丁的勋章、飞行日志、飞行笔记和照片将于10月1日通过大卫·达格尔比（David Duggleby）拍卖行进行拍卖。
Valentine's medals, logbooks, pilot notes and photographs will go under the hammer via David Duggleby Auctioneers and Valuers on 1 October.
大卫·达格尔比拍卖行的拍卖专家杰西卡·塔弗（Jessica Tarver）表示，公司“很荣幸能受邀处理这批引人入胜的藏品，它们讲述了一位杰出二战英雄的惊人故事”。
David Duggleby Auctioneers and Valuers Auction specialist Jessica Tarver with Leslie Valentine's D-Day log, which will be auctioned next week Jessica Tarver, a specialist at David Duggleby, said the company was "honoured to be invited to handle such a fascinating collection relating to the astonishing story of a remarkable WWII hero".
航空艺术家迈克尔·特纳在其画作《友军烟雾》中定格了这次任务，瓦伦丁的个人珍藏版画将在拍卖会上出售。
Aviation artist Michael Turner captured the mission in his painting Friendly Smoke, with Valentine's personal printed copy to be sold in the auction.
塔弗补充道：“令人难以置信的是，这幅版画是瓦伦丁先生的儿子为他买的，而儿子当时并不知道画中描绘的正是他父亲的飞机。
Tarver added: "Incredibly, the print was bought for Mr Valentine by his son, who was unaware that it was his father's aircraft depicted in the picture.
“最终得知真相后，画家专程拜访并在版画上签名：‘谢谢你为我的画作做模特！’。”
"The eventual realisation resulted in the artist visiting andg the print: 'Thanks for posing for my painting!'."
戴维·达格尔比拍卖行表示，此次拍卖将是一场“全自动在线拍卖”，但瓦伦丁的藏品将于下周及拍卖当天上午在斯卡伯勒拍卖行供人预展。
David Duggleby Auctioneers and Valuers said the auction would be a "fully automated online sale", but Valentine's collection would be available to view at the Scarborough auction house next week and on the morning of the sale.