Hereward de Havilland

Hereward de Havilland

Hereward de Havilland (born c.1894 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, died 12 September 1976 in Australia) was a British aviator and member of the de Havilland company. He was a younger brother of Geoffrey de Havilland.

De Havilland flew in various air campaigns in Europe and the Middle East in World War I and reached the rank of Major. On 10 March 1917 was awarded a Distinguished Service Order for distinguished service in the field in Mesopotamia.

In March 1927 he established de Havilland Australia, the first overseas subsidiary of the de Havilland company.[1]

He flew solo in the 1929 Western Australian Centenary Air Race in a modified de Havilland DH.60 Moth ("The Black Hawk"), coming second on handicap and winning the £300 fastest overall time prize in 22 hours 50 minutes 23 seconds and averaging 103 miles per hour.[2]

In 1929 he joined the board of Airspeed Ltd. at Christchurch Airfield in Hampshire and was appointed Joint Managing Director. He retired as Managing Director of de Havilland's Airspeed Division in 1959.

References

  1. ↑ "People and Posts". Flight International. 2 October 1976.
  2. ↑ "AIR RACE ENDS.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 7 October 1929. p. 7. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
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