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Vor 3 Tagen · Olivia's father, Walter de Havilland (1872–1968), served as an English professor at the Imperial University in Tokyo City before becoming a patent attorney. Her paternal cousin was Sir Geoffrey de Havilland (1882–1965), an aircraft designer and founder of the de Havilland aircraft company.
Vor 3 Tagen · Olivia Mary de Havilland was the firstborn of Walter Augustus de Havilland and his wife. Her cousin was Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, designer of the wartime Mosquito fighter. 2. Although she grew up in the US, Olivia was not born in America.
Vor 2 Tagen · Getting Aer Lingus going. Three years after entering service with Hillman Saloon Coaches and Airways Limited, the De Havilland DH.84 Dragon went on to play a fundamental role in getting Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus off the ground. According to the airline's website, it took delivery of its first Dragon aircraft on May 26th, 1936.
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Vor 2 Tagen · The de Havilland DH.106 Comet is the world's first commercial jet airliner. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland in the United Kingdom, the Comet 1 prototype first flew in 1949. It features an aerodynamically clean design with four de Havilland Ghost turbojet engines buried in the wing roots, a pressurised cabin, and large windows.
- 27 July 1949
- 1949–1964
- 114 (including prototypes)
- 93 ft (28 m) [162]
17. Apr. 2024 · 3 November 1926: Charles Augustus Lindbergh, chief pilot of the Robertson Aircraft Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri, was flying a night air mail route between St. Louis and Chicago, Illinois. His airplane was a modified De Havilland DH-4B, U.S. Postal Service Airmail Plane Number 109.
20. Apr. 2024 · In late 2000, following the acquisition of Hawker de Havilland by The Boeing Company, it was merged with the already owned AeroSpace Technologies of Australia. (In 2009, Hawker de Havilland changed its name to Boeing Aerostructures Australia to better reflect its business as a major exporter of components to Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Bombardier and other airplane manufacturers.)
15. Apr. 2024 · Captain Sir Geoffrey de Havilland was one of the world's true pioneers of powered flight, a man as important to British aviation as the Wright brothers were to America. From humble beginnings, he went on to develop some of the finest aircraft to see action during the First World War, before going on to create the illustrious company ...
