Geoffrey de Havilland
Captain Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, OM, CBE, AFC, RDI, FRAeS (27 July 1882 – 21 May 1965) was an English aviation pioneer and aerospace engineer.
His Mosquito has been considered the most versatile warplane ever built, and his Comet was the first jet airliner to go into production.
John de Northwode
John de Northwode was an English medieval churchman and university chancellor.
He was the son of John de Northwode and Agnes, daughter of William de Grandison; and nephew of John de Grandison.
From 29 November 1329 until 1330, John de Northwode was Archdeacon of Exeter in Devon, southwest England.
He held the post of Archdeacon of Totnes, also in Devon, from 1338 until 1349.
He was appointed Chancellor to the University of Oxford from 1345 – 49.
A commemorative brass plaque dedicated to his memory exists in the Collegiate Church of Ottery St Mary in Devon.
Hereward de Havilland
Hereward de Havilland( 2 December 1894 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire – 12 September 1976 in Australia) was a pioneer British aviator, test pilot and member of the de Havilland company.
One of the three sons of Rev. Charles de Havilland, he was the younger brother of Geoffrey de Havilland.
Actresses Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine were his cousins.
He had a son Peter Adam de Havilland( m. Barabara Bolt) and grandchildren John and Joanna de Havilland.
Hereward and his brothers Geoffrey and Ivon had a mechanical workshop at their home at the rectory in Crux Easton near Newbury.
Geoffrey's first flight took place with Frank Hearle and Hereward in 1909 at Seven Barrows in Dorset.
They practised at their grandfather's farm Medley Manor near Port Meadow just outside Oxford.
De Havilland flew in various air campaigns in Europe and the Middle East in World War I and reached the rank of Major.
On 10 March 1917, he was awarded a DSO for distinguished service in the field in Mesopotamia, the youngest airman at that time to receive the DSO.
He was awarded a bar to his DSO later that same year.
In March 1927, he established de Havilland Australia, the first overseas subsidiary of the de Havilland company.
He flew solo in the 1929 Western Australian Centenary Air Race in a modified de Havilland DH.60 Moth, named" Black Hawk", coming second on handicap and winning the £ 300 fastest overall time prize in 22 hours 50 minutes 23 seconds and averaging.
The same year he joined the board of Airspeed Ltd. at Christchurch Airfield in Hampshire and was appointed Joint Managing Director.
He went on to manage and develop de Havilland's in various other parts of the world including South America.
He retired as Managing Director of de Havilland's Airspeed Division in 1959, joined the board and became Deputy Chairman.
Peter de Havilland
Sir Peter de Havilland( 1747– 1821), was Bailiff of Guernsey from 1810 to 1821.
Peter De Havilland was born 27 October 1747 at Saint Peter Port in the Channel Island of Guernsey, the son and thirteenth child of John de Havilland( 1706- 1770) who was elected a Jurat of Guernsey in 1729 and Mary Dobrée, daughter of Peter Dobrée.
The De Havilland family had been in the island since at least the 13th century having probably arrived from Valognes in Normandy.
The family has a coat of arms dating from 1623.
The Dobrée family were a wealthy Guernsey family.
However, Peter Dobrée had moved for business reasons to London and it was in Clapham in 1728, where that John de Havilland married Mary Dobrée.
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
List of de Havilland aircraft
This is a list of aircraft produced or proposed by Geoffrey de Havilland or designed at the de Havilland Aircraft Company from its founding in 1920 until its purchase by( and integration into) the Hawker Siddeley Group in 1959.
The aircraft are ordered by de Havilland model number; The numbers started with de Havilland's entry into the Airco company.
although Airco" built" the planes, their design was owned by de Havilland and when de Havilland started his own company, he continued the numbering.
This went on even for later designs of de Havilland's aircraft company, even if they were designed by a factory team with little input from de Havilland himself.
The DH.89, for example, was the de Havilland's 89th design.
The designs DH. 121 and DH. 125 which were under development when de Havilland merged into the Hawker Siddeley Group kept their numbering and were produced as the Hawker 121 Trident and the Hawker 125.
The list does not include aircraft designed by de Havilland Canada or de Havilland Australia, founded as de Havilland subsidiaries.
John de Havilland
John de Havilland may refer to:
John de Havilland (pilot)
John de Havilland (17 October 1918 – 23 August 1943) was a British test pilot.
John and his brothers, Geoffrey de Havilland Jr. and Peter, were sons of Geoffrey de Havilland, the famous designer and manufacturer.
All three brothers were pilots and flew as test pilots for the de Havilland company.
John had been a sergeant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR) prior to the Second World War.
Due to the demands for pilots in the de Havilland company, he was released from service and joined his father's firm.
During a test flight of a de Havilland Mosquito Mark VI, flying with flight test observer John H. F. Scrope, he collided in the vicinity of St Albans with another Mosquito Mark VI flown by pilot George Gibbins.
Both aircraft disintegrated in the air, killing all four occupants aboard.
Godfrey J. Carter was flying as an observer in Gibbins's aircraft.
The John de Havilland Scholarship Fund was set up by Geoffrey de Havilland after his son's death.
The award is associated with the aviation industry and its purpose is to develop the industry by recognising exceptional young people who will enter the profession.
Hereward de Havilland
Hereward de Havilland( 2 December 1894 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire – 12 September 1976 in Australia) was a pioneer British aviator, test pilot and member of the de Havilland company.
One of the three sons of Rev. Charles de Havilland, he was the younger brother of Geoffrey de Havilland.
Actresses Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine were his cousins.
He had a son Peter Adam de Havilland( m. Barabara Bolt) and grandchildren John and Joanna de Havilland.
Hereward and his brothers Geoffrey and Ivon had a mechanical workshop at their home at the rectory in Crux Easton near Newbury.
Geoffrey's first flight took place with Frank Hearle and Hereward in 1909 at Seven Barrows in Dorset.
They practised at their grandfather's farm Medley Manor near Port Meadow just outside Oxford.
De Havilland flew in various air campaigns in Europe and the Middle East in World War I and reached the rank of Major.
On 10 March 1917, he was awarded a DSO for distinguished service in the field in Mesopotamia, the youngest airman at that time to receive the DSO.
He was awarded a bar to his DSO later that same year.
In March 1927, he established de Havilland Australia, the first overseas subsidiary of the de Havilland company.
He flew solo in the 1929 Western Australian Centenary Air Race in a modified de Havilland DH.60 Moth, named" Black Hawk", coming second on handicap and winning the £ 300 fastest overall time prize in 22 hours 50 minutes 23 seconds and averaging.
The same year he joined the board of Airspeed Ltd. at Christchurch Airfield in Hampshire and was appointed Joint Managing Director.
He went on to manage and develop de Havilland's in various other parts of the world including South America.
He retired as Managing Director of de Havilland's Airspeed Division in 1959, joined the board and became Deputy Chairman.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."

Question: What is the date of birth of John De Havilland (Pilot)'s father?
Answer: 27 July 1882