Alliott Verdon Roe
Alliott Verdon Roe | |
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Alliott Verdon-Roe circa 1910 | |
| Born | Edwin Alliott Verdon Roe 26 April 1877 Patricroft, Eccles, England |
| Died | 4 January 1958 (aged 80) Portsmouth, England |
| Resting place | St Andrew's Church, Hamble |
| Occupation | Aircraft manufacturer |
| Known for | British aviation pioneer |
| Relatives | Humphrey Verdon Roe (brother) Harry Stopes-Roe (nephew) |
Sir Edwin Alliott Verdon Roe OBE, Hon. FRAeS, FIAS (26 April 1877 – 4 January 1958) was a pioneer English pilot and aircraft manufacturer, and founder in 1910 of the Avro company. After experimenting with model aeroplanes, he made flight trials in 1907–1908 with a full-size biplane at Brooklands, near Weybridge in Surrey, and officially became the first Englishman to fly an all-British machine a year later, with a triplane, on the Walthamstow Marshes.