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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.
Geoffrey de Havilland. Sir Geoffrey de Havilland (* 27. Juli 1882 in Haslemere, Surrey; † 21. Mai 1965 in Watford) war ein britischer Flugpionier und Konstrukteur. De Havilland in Perth 1929. Gedenkstein am Beacon Hill Hillfort für den ersten Flug.
17. Mai 2024 · Geoffrey de Havilland (born July 27, 1882, Terriers, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England—died May 21, 1965, Watford, Hertfordshire) was an English aircraft designer, manufacturer, and pioneer in long-distance jet flying.
Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, founder of the de Havilland World Enterprise, one of the first global manufacturing companies, was one of Britain’s aviation pioneers. Geoffrey and his colleague, Frank Hearle had designed and built their first aircraft, powered by an engine designed by Geoffrey, and neither of them had even seen an aircraft before.
Geoffrey de Havilland, one of the world's greatest aviation pioneers died peacefully from a cerebral haemorrhage in Watford Hospital on 21st May 1965. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered over Seven Barrows from a DH Trident flown by his lifetime friend and chief test pilot John ‘Cats Eyes’ Cunningham.
Captain Sir Geoffrey De Havilland. Geoffrey de Havilland was the second son of Charles de Havilland, the curate of Hazlemere near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. He was born on 27 July 1882 , three years after his brother Ivon.
This is a complete history of every aircraft produced by the company, its subsidiaries and licensees from the incorporation of the De Havilland company in 1920 up to its takeover by Hawker Siddeley. The early designs of Geoffrey de Havilland built by the Aircraft Manufacturing Co ('Airco') and overseas licensees during the first World War have ...
