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  1. Charles Stewart Rolls FRGS FRMetS MICE (27 August 1877 – 12 July 1910) was a British motoring and aviation pioneer. With Henry Royce , he co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm. He was the first Briton to be killed in an aeronautical accident with a powered aircraft, when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off during a flying ...

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  2. Jun 2, 2020 · June 2, 1910. Charles Stewart Rolls, who had already distinguished himself in the automotive world when he cofounded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm more than five years earlier, achieved another notable transportation milestone when he made the first non-stop double-crossing of the English Channel via plane.

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  4. Jun 1, 2020 · By Bob Golfen. -. June 1, 2020. 0. Charles Rolls prepared to pilot his Wright Flyer | Rolls-Royce archive photos. Just seven years after heavier-than-air flight was initially achieved, Charles Stewart Rolls made the first non-stop flight by airplane across the English Channel from Britain to France and back again.

  5. Charles Rolls had to wait until he was 40 to work out what he wanted to do with his life. Fortunately, it turned out to be a tonic that would lift not only his spirits but everybody’s. Fever-Tree

  6. Jun 11, 2021 · Co-founder of AIM-listed Fever Tree, Rolls is the gin mogul that took on corporate giant Schweppes. Here are five facts you should know about him. Written by Shane Donnelly. Updated on 11 June 2021. Name: Charles Rolls. Business: Co-founder and executive deputy chairman of Fever Tree, a premium drink mixers brand.

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