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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 aviation pioneer and aircraft designer.
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, [1] and his Comet was the first jet airliner to go into production. Early life.
27 de sept. de 2023 · 27 September 1946: Geoffrey Raoul de Havilland, Jr., O.B.E., Chief Test Pilot of the de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., and the son of the firm’s founder, was killed during a test flight of a prototype DH.108 Swallow, TG306. Geoffrey de Havilland, Jr., in the cockpit of the second DH.108 Swallow prototype, TG306. (FLIGHT)
20 de sept. de 2021 · Hatfield. By Dan Mountney Reporter. Share. Geoffrey de Havilland Jr tested prototypes of the DH.98 Mosquito and DH.100 Vampire. (Image: Barry Guess/Wikimedia Commons) 75 years ago this...
British test pilot Geoffrey de Havilland Jr. was killed while testing an experimental jet-powered aircraft, dubbed the “Swallow,” in preparation for an attempt to break the mythical sound barrier.
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25 de nov. de 2023 · 25 November 1940: De Havilland Aircraft Company’s Chief Test Pilot, Geoffrey Raoul de Havilland, Jr., and engineer John Walker, made the first flight of the DH.98 Mosquito prototype, E0234, at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. The prototype’s Royal Air Force identification was W4050.
Home. Collections. Archive exhibitions. De Havilland – The Man and the Company. 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.
