1872 - 1931
George Bertram Cockburn British Aviator
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| First Name |
George
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| Middle Name |
Bertram
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| Last Name |
Cockburn
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| Birthday |
8th January, 1872
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| Birthplace |
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
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| Died |
25th February, 1931
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| Place of Death |
Whitchurch, Hampshire, England
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| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation Text |
Research Chemist, Aviator
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| Occupation |
Aviator
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George Bertram Cockburn OBE (8 January 1872 – 25 February 1931) was a research chemist who became an aviation pioneer. He represented Great Britain in the first international air race at Rheims and co-founded the first aerodrome for the army at Larkhill. He also trained the first four pilots of what was to become the Fleet Air Arm. During World War I he worked as a Government Inspector of Aeroplanes for the Royal Flying Corps at Farnborough and subsequently became Head of the Accidents Branch of the Department of the Controller-General of Civil Aviation at the Air Ministry.
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