Wal Handley
| Wal Handley | |||||||||||||||
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Wal Handley in 1930 | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1902 Aston, Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 November 1941 (aged 39) | ||||||||||||||
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Walter Leslie Handley (5 April 1902 – 15 November 1941) born in Aston, Birmingham, 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.