Geoffrey Raoul de Havilland Jr., OBE (18 February 1910 – 27 September 1946) was a British test pilot. He was the son of Geoffrey de Havilland, the English...
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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...
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The de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited (/də ˈhævɪlənd/) was a British aviation manufacturer established in late 1920 by Geoffrey de Havilland at Stag...
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aviator, brother of Sir Geoffrey Geoffrey de Havilland Jr. (1910–1946), test pilot, son of Sir Geoffrey Olivia de Havilland (1916–2020), British-American...
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John de Havilland (17 October 1918 – 23 August 1943) was a British test pilot. John and his brothers, Geoffrey de Havilland Jr. and Peter, were sons of...
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Walter Augustus de Havilland (31 August 1872 – 20 May 1968) was an English patent attorney who became professor of Law at Waseda University and was one...
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three sons of Rev. Charles de Havilland, he was the younger brother of Geoffrey de Havilland. Actresses Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine were his...
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with development, RR915 conducted its maiden flight, piloted by Geoffrey de Havilland Jr., the company's chief test pilot. Flight tests of RR915 led to...
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(450 km/h). The de Havilland chief test pilot Geoffrey de Havilland Jr., son of de Havilland company owner-designer Geoffrey de Havilland, gave a display...
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alluding to Air Chief Marshal Sir Wilfrid Freeman, who defended Geoffrey de Havilland and his design concept against orders to scrap the project. In 1941...
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The de Havilland DH100 Vampire is a British jet fighter which was developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was the second jet...
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Lilian Fontaine (category De Havilland family)
Fontaine (née Ruse, formerly de Havilland; 11 June 1886 – 20 February 1975) was an English actress and mother of Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine. Fontaine...
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which led most famously to the breakup of a de Havilland Swallow and death of its pilot Geoffrey de Havilland, Jr. on 27 September 1946. A similar problem...
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Marcus Goodrich (category De Havilland family)
screenwriter and novelist. He was the first husband of the actress Olivia de Havilland. Their only son Benjamin was born on September 27, 1949. He was married...
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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...
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The de Havilland Mosquito was a British light bomber that served in many roles during and after the Second World War. Mosquito-equipped squadrons performed...
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John Carver Meadows Frost (section de Havilland)
go-ahead on the project. Company test pilot and son of the builder, Geoffrey de Havilland Jr., flew the first of three aircraft and found it extremely fast...
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Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (/də ˈhævɪlənd/; July 1, 1916 – July 26, 2020) was a British and American actress. The major works of her cinematic career...
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Bonhomme Alan Cobham Jacqueline Cochran Glenn Curtiss Geoffrey de Havilland Geoffrey de Havilland Jr. Jimmy Doolittle Amelia Earhart Roland Garros Eugene...
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story of aircraft designer Geoffrey de Havilland and the loss of his son. Geoffrey de Havilland, Jr. was the de Havilland company test pilot who was killed...
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Joan Fontaine (redirect from Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland)
Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland (October 22, 1917 – December 15, 2013), known professionally as Joan Fontaine, was an English-American actress who is best...
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project's go-ahead. Company test pilot and son of the builder, Geoffrey de Havilland Jr., flew the first of three aircraft and found it extremely fast...
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Stuff mentioned this claim, but referred to another test pilot, Geoffrey de Havilland Jr., who had been killed in a previous test flight, when his DH 108...
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sound barrier. Undaunted by the 1946 death of British test pilot Geoffrey de Havilland Jr., the company eventually furnished the X-1 project with a design...
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control-boosted) de Havilland DH.108, after a crash in a similar aircraft while diving at speeds approaching the sound barrier had killed Geoffrey de Havilland, Jr.,...
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Roy Farrell and Australian Sydney de Kantzow. September 27 – Geoffrey de Havilland Jr. is killed when the de Havilland DH 108 breaks up in mid-air over...
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Segrave Trophy has been presented posthumously on four occasions, to Geoffrey de Havilland Jr. (1946), Donald Campbell (1966), Bruce McLaren (1969) and Joey...
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John Cunningham (RAF officer) (category De Havilland)
the title of chief test pilot of the de Havilland Engine Company under the supervision of Geoffrey de Havilland Jr. Cunningham served as a pilot and consultant...
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failure'". The Atlantic. Retrieved 9 December 2014. "La muerte de Juan Marcos Angelini: las fotos de la avioneta tras el accidente – TN.com.ar". Todo Noticias...
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7 mph (305.2 km/h) On 10 July 1937, it won the race, piloted by Geoffrey de Havilland, Jr. at 161.5 mph (259.7 km/h)). After the wing clipping and the new...
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