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  1. May 9, 2024 · Geoffrey de Havilland, one of the world's greatest aviation pioneers died peacefully from a cerebral haemorrhage in Watford Hospital on 21st May 1965. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered over Seven Barrows from a DH Trident flown by his lifetime friend and chief test pilot John ‘Cats Eyes’ Cunningham.

  2. Geoffrey de Havilland (1882-1965), one of the most acclaimed figures in the field of British aviation, dedicated much of his career to the service of his nation and its people. An aeronautical engineer who became interested in flight right at the beginning of its commercial ascension, he formed the De Havilland Aircraft Company in 1920, and ...

  3. Geoffrey de Havilland re-married in 1951 to Joan Mary Mordaunt. They had met in Kenya and shared a love of wildlife. Geoffrey’s increasing age and the complexity of modern aircraft design reduced his direct contribution to the aircraft company, but he became President of the de Havilland Group.

  4. The de Havilland Aircraft Company. Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, founder of the de Havilland World Enterprise, one of the first global manufacturing companies, was one of Britain’s aviation pioneers. Geoffrey and his colleague, Frank Hearle had designed and built their first aircraft, powered by an engine designed by Geoffrey, and neither of ...

  5. 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, and his Comet was the first jet airliner to go into production.

  6. Geoffrey de Havilland (1882 - 1965) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk. British aircraft designer who designed and whose company produced the Moth biplane, the Mosquito fighter-bomber of World War II, and in 1949 the Comet, the world's first jet-driven airliner to enter commercial service.

  7. Jul 27, 2016 · On July 27, 1882, British aviation pioneer and aircraft engineer Sir Geoffrey De Havilland was born. In 1909, he constructed his first machine and through trial and error and taught himself to fly. His Mosquito has been considered the most versatile warplane ever built.

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