Vincent Crane Richmond

Vincent Crane Richmond
Nickname(s)Dope
Born(1893-01-21)21 January 1893
Dalston, London, England
Died5 October 1930(1930-10-05) (aged 37)
France
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force
Years of service1915–1930
RankLieutenant Colonel
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire

Lieutenant-Colonel Vincent Crane Richmond OBE FRAeS. (1893–1930) was an English engineer and airship designer. He served first with the Royal Naval Air Service then the Royal Air Force. He was notable as designer of the Royal Airship Works R101 airship in which he died on 5 October 1930 when it crashed over France on its maiden voyage.

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