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South West Essex Technical CollegeButlers Wharf, London DocksMarried Dinah, Joined VickersCourse in Experimental StructuresThe Ringed WellingtonExperimental ManagerMinistry SecondmentMBELearnt to FlyGeorge Taylor MedalRAeS PresidentCBEManaging DirectorDirector Vickers LtdKnighthoodVP Royal Society of ArtsDaniel Guggenheim MedalAwarded MBEAwarded KBEAwarded CBE
1

Attended South West Essex Technical college

External University of London Bsc (Eng) degree course through part-time study

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2

1928

Entered Civil Engineering at Butlers Wharf, London Docks

Associate membership of structural engineers civil engineering in the London Docks

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3

1935

Joined the design staff of Vickers (Aviation) Ltd as a senior designer draughtsman

Married Marjorie (Dinah) Thurgood

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4

1938

Postgraduate course in experimental structures at the University of London

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5

1939

Devised camouflage and protection for the Vickers-Armstrong factory in Weybridge Surrey

Given complete responsibility in the design office & workshops to devise a special version of the Wellington Bomber (the ringed Wellington)

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6

1940

Appointed Experimental Manager

Responsible for Establishing a new facility at Foxwarren Park

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7

1940/41

Secondment to Lord Beaverbrooks wartime ministry of aircraft production

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8

1945

Became Chief designer in place of Rex Pierson

Awarded MBE

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9

1948

Became Special Director Vickers-Armstrong Limited Weybridge Works

Learnt to Fly

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10

1949

Awarded the George Taylor Medal

RAeS Council Member

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11

1950

RAeS President

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12

1952

Awarded the CBE

Awarded British Gold Medal for Aeronautics by the RAeS

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13

1953

Appointed Director, General Manager and Chief Engineer at Weybridge

Following the Death of Sir Hew Kilner became Managing Director

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14

1955

Became Director of Vickers Limited

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15

1957

Became president of the Royal Aeronautical Society

Knighted (KBE) for “outstanding services to aviation”

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16

1958

Became Director of Vickers Research LTD

Awarded honorary fellowship of UMIST

Vice President of the Royal Society of Arts

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17

1959

Awarded honorary fellowship of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Awarded the American Daniel Guggenheim medal

Member of the Government Committee on management Research

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