C. K. Mortimer
From Graces Guide
Charles Kennedy(?) Mortimer (1902-1996)
Charles Mortimer, Senior, raced cars and motorbikes at Brooklands in the 1930’s and then after the war raced cars at circuits such as Goodwood and Silverstone. Chas’s father-in-law (Joseph 'Mutt' Summers) was the chief test pilot for Vickers Armstrong in Weybridge and flew the first test flight on the Spitfire. He was also the pilot who did all the tests with Barnes Wallis on the bouncing bomb, a weapon that succeeded in destroying the Ruhr dams with 617 Squadron in 1944.
Wrote 'Brooklands Behind the Scenes' and 'Brooklands and Beyond'
1945 Married to Jean M. Summers
1949 Birth of son Charles Mortimer who also raced cars and motorcycles - see Wikipedia
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