death_date birth_place nationality birth_date article_title name occupation
28 march 2013 motherwell , scotland scottish 19 may 1926 john findlater
 john findlater meteorologist aviation expert
john findlater

john findlater -lrb- 19 may 1926 -- 28 march 2013 -rrb- was a leading scottish meteorologist , aviation expert and air crash investigator who worked with the british meteorological office from 1945 until his retirement in 1989 .
he received numerous awards for his scientific research and public service , including the lg groves memorial prize -lrb- which he won twice -rrb- and the imperial service medal .
