Capt. Frederick Lewis Maitland Boothby (1881-1940) R.N. (ret ). C.B.E., F.R.Ae.S. Early aviator.
R.A.C. Av. Certif. No. 30; Airships No. 16; F.A.I. 1258.
1881 Born in St. Andrews, Scotland
1908 Partner to A. V. Roe
1909 Naval Airship No. I and seaplane experiments
1913 won Aeronautics prize for design of a seaplane; proceeded to Germany on trials of Naval Airship No. 4,
1914 in charge of a mission to Somaliland to report on air operations
WWI Commanded armoured cars and various airship stations; member of Tank and Rigid Airship Design Committees; designed single point release system for dropping aeroplanes from airships also hydrogen fuel system; formed Air Venturers, Ltd.; won Air Ministry prize for safety fuel tank; designed gas armoured airship
1925 founded the Airship Club
1939 11, Shore Road, Warsash, Southampton. Age: 56. Career: HMS Britannia; Qualified Torpedo Officer, balloon, airship, and aeroplane pilot. Commanded Airship stations at Barrow, Howden and Pulham-St.Mary.