George Eyston

Captain George E.T. Eyston
George Eyston in 1931
Born28 June 1897
Bampton, Oxfordshire, England
Died11 June 1979 (aged 81)
Lambeth, London, England
Occupation(s)Engineer, inventor, racing driver
AwardsMilitary Cross, (1917); Segrave Trophy, (1935); Légion d'honneur, (1938); OBE, (1948)

Captain George Edward Thomas Eyston MC OBE (28 June 1897 – 11 June 1979) was a British engineer, inventor, and racing driver best known for breaking the land speed record three times between 1937 and 1939.

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