Sir George Dowty
(1901-1975)

Knight Bachelor (from 1956)

Died aged c. 74

Sir George Herbert Dowty (27 March 1901 – 2 December 1975) was an English inventor and businessman. He founded Dowty Aviation in the 1930s producing aircraft components such as hydraulic systems, undercarriage units, and warning devices.

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Here, in 1931 Sir George Dowty started his aircraft component business

Mews End, 10 Lansdown Terrace Lane, Cheltenham, United Kingdom where they started his aircraft component business