Sir Capt Geoffrey De Havilland OM CBE FRAeS AFC RDI
(1882-1965)
aircraft designer, British Army Captain, Royal Designer for Industry, Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (1918-1934), Air Force Cross recipient (from 1919), Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (from 1934), Knight Bachelor (from 1944), and Order of Merit recipient (from 1962)
Died aged c. 83
Wikidata WikipediaCaptain 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)