Person    | Male  Born 27/12/1773  Died 15/12/1857

Sir George Cayley

Categories: Aviation, Science

Scientist and pioneer of aviation. Born Scarborough.

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Sir George Cayley

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George Cayley

George Cayley, engineer & inventor, established on this site The Royal Po...

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Sir George Cayley

London County Council Sir George Cayley, 1773 - 1857, scientist and pioneer ...

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Hilda Hewlett

Hilda Hewlett

Aviator and aircraft manufacturer. Born Hilda Beatrice Herbert in Vauxhall. The first British woman to earn a pilot's licence, in 1911. Together with her business partner, Gustav Blondeau, she foun...

Person, Aviation, Industry, New Zealand

1 memorial
Guy Penrose Gibson

Guy Penrose Gibson

Wing Commander. Born Simla, India. Leader of the Dambusters Raid for which he was awarded the V.C. Died when his plane crashed in the Netherlands returning from a bombing raid in Germany. Played by...

Person, Armed Forces, Aviation, India

1 memorial
Spitfire aircraft

Spitfire aircraft

From our Picture source: "Produced in greater numbers than any other British combat aircraft before or since the War, 20,341 Spitfires were built in 22 different variants (excluding the navalised S...

Vehicle, Armed Forces, Aviation, Transport

5 memorials
Heron Quays STOL Landing

Heron Quays STOL Landing

The landing of a STOL (short take-off and landing) aircraft in the heart of London's Docklands, was done to show the feasibility of an airport there. In due course, London City Airport opened in 1987.

Event, Aviation

1 memorial
WW2 aircraft crash

WW2 aircraft crash

The story of this crash is very well told at Their Last Night.   Here we give a brief summary. The plane was a a Mark 5 Halifax No DK 253 of 427 Squadron based at Leeming, Yorkshire.  It was one o...

Event, Aviation

1 memorial