disappeared_place birth_place nationality article_title honorific_suffix disappeared_date birth_date known_for spouse parents employer name occupation
north sea colchester british gerry sayer
 obe 1942 10 21 1905 02 05 yes 05 february 1905 piloting aircraft the first flight of the first british jet may -rrb- violet ellen wallace-smyth -lrb- 1929-1942 , his death/disappearance wing commander e.j. sayer mc . -lrb- father -rrb- gloster aircraft phillip edward gerald sayer test pilot
gerry sayer

flight lieutenant phillip edward gerald sayer obe -lrb- 5 february 1905 -- 21 october 1942 -rrb- , was chief test pilot for gloster aircraft as well as a serving raf officer .
gerry sayer flew britain 's maiden jet flight in sir frank whittle 's gloster e. 28/39 -lrb- pioneer -rrb- , an aircraft designed by george carter , on 15 may 1941 .
