One of the reasons for Leigh-Mallory's appointment to command 11 Group was that he was seen as an offensively-minded leader in the Trenchard mould.
En af grundene til, at Leigh-Mallory var blevet udpeget til at lede 11. jagergruppe, var, at han blev anset for at være en offensivt orienteret leder af samme støbning som Trenchard.