death_date death_place birth_place air_force full_name nationality awards birth_date spouse rank image article_title famous_flights name
17 november 1968 leatherhead london royal naval air service sydney vincent sippe british legion de guerre , officer of the order of the british of empire , chevalier of the order of leopold -lrb- belgium honour -rrb- , distinguished service order , croix 24 april 1889 mabel d'arcy squadron commander sippe.jpg sydney vincent sippe
 first on zeppelin sheds at friedrichshaven flight from sea in britain ; 1914 raid sydney sippe
sydney vincent sippe

major sydney vincent sippe dso , obe , fraes -lrb- pronounced '' - ee '' -rrb- -lrb- 24 april 1889 -- 17 november 1968 -rrb- was a british pioneer aviator .
he designed , built and tested early aeroplanes , and was a distinguished pilot in world war i , flying many missions including some of the first ever bombing raids .
he won honours from several countries , particularly for his part in the 1914 bombing of a german zeppelin factory .
he was the first pilot to take off from the sea in britain , and may also have designed and built the first aircraft made of steel tubing .
