Geoffrey de Havilland Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Geoffrey de Havilland, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

4 records1910–19124 events2 places

Chronological biography

1910

Early Aircraft Development1910

Science / Aviation · Aircraft Designer · Seven Barrows

Gains practical flying experience before joining government aircraft work.

Second Biplane Flies1910

Science / Aviation · Aircraft Designer · Seven Barrows

Successfully flies his second self-built aeroplane.

1912

BE2 First Flight1 February 1912

Science / Technology · Aircraft Designer · Farnborough

Flies the prototype BE2 at Farnborough.

Royal Aircraft Factory Reconnaissance Aircraft1 February 1912

Science / Technology · Aircraft Designer · Farnborough

Develops an aircraft type adopted for reconnaissance and training.

Titles and roles

Aircraft Designer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.