Sir Sydney Camm CBE FRAeS
(1893-1966)
Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, aircraft designer, and Knight Bachelor (from 1953)
Died aged c. 73
Wikidata WikipediaSir Sydney Camm, CBE, FRAeS (5 August 1893 – 12 March 1966) was an English aeronautical engineer who contributed to many Hawker aircraft designs, from the biplanes of the 1920s to jet fighters. One particularly notable aircraft he designed was the Hawker Hurricane fighter.
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Commemorated on 3 plaques
Hawker Siddeley Harrier The world's first operational V/STOL aircraft which entered service in 1969. Developed from the P1127, a concept by the Hawker Aircraft and Bristol Siddeley Engines design teams under the leadership of Sir Sydney Camm and Sir Stanley Hooker.
Kingston upon Thames, London, United Kingdom where they worked
Sir Sydney Camm (1893 – 1966) designer of the Hawker Hurricane of the Battle of Britain fighter lived here
10 Alma Road, Windsor, United Kingdom where they lived
In a building on this site Sydney Camm designed and built his first powered aircraft in 1911-1913. Sir Sydney Camm C.B.E. Chief Designer of Hawker Aircraft Ltd was responsible for the design of many fighter aircraft for the Royal Air Force including the Hawker Hurricane during the World War 1939-1945 Sydney Camm 1893 – 1966
Athlone Square, Windsor, United Kingdom where they worked