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Geoffrey de Havilland, English pilot and engineer, founded the de Havilland Aircraft Company (died 1965)
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Geoffrey de Havilland
English aircraft engineer (1882–1965)
Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, was an English aviation pioneer and aerospace engineer who founded the aircraft company de Havilland. The company produced the Mosquito, which has been considered the most versatile warplane ever built, and his Comet was the first jet airliner to go…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
De Havilland
1920–1963 aircraft manufacturer
The de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited was a British aviation manufacturer established in late 1920 by Geoffrey de Havilland at Stag Lane Aerodrome Edgware on the outskirts of North London. Operations were later moved to Hatfield in Hertfordshire.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)