Sir Capt Geoffrey De Havilland OM CBE FRAeS AFC RDI
(1882-1965)

Died aged c. 83

Captain Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, OM, CBE, AFC, RDI, FRAeS (27 July 1882 – 21 May 1965) was an English aviation pioneer and aerospace engineer. The aircraft company he founded produced the Mosquito, which has been considered the most versatile warplane ever built, and his Comet was the first jet airliner to go into production.

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Commemorated on 3 plaques

Sir Geoffrey De Havilland 1882-1965 aircraft designer lived here 1909-1910

32 Baron's Court Road, Hammersmith and Fulham, W14, London, United Kingdom where they lived (1909-1910)

De Havilland, aviation pioneer: born at Terriers Green House in 1882 [full inscription unknown]

Terriers Green House, Amersham Road, High Wycombe, United Kingdom where they was born (1882)

Geoffrey De Havilland 1882-1965 Aircraft Designer and Test Pilot Lived Here 1910-1913

Alexandra Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom where they lived (1910-1913)