Captain Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, 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.
Painting of de Havilland
Blue plaque, 32 Baron's Court Road, Barons Court, London
de Havilland (far left), with fellow officers of the RFC c1913
Statue at the University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield
Royal Aeronautical Society
The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a British multi-disciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community. Founded in 1866, it is the oldest aeronautical society in the world. Members, Fellows, and Companions of the society can use the post-nominal letters MRAeS, FRAeS, or CRAeS, respectively.
The Society's headquarters at No.4 Hamilton Place in London