Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Theodore John Ridge

From Graces Guide

Theodore John Ridge (1875-1911), Early aviator.

1875 Born in Enfield the son of John James Ridge, a Doctor, and his wife Harriet Newsome Williams/

Assistant Superintendant of the Royal Aircraft Factory

1911 Listed as Assistant Superintendent Balloon Factory. Age 35 born Enfield.[1]

1911. Killed on the 18th of August 1911 when testing an experimental de Havilland machine from the Army Balloon Factory

He was replaced as Superintendant by S. Heckstall-Smith

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. 1911 Census
  • The History of British Aviation 1908-14 by R. Dallas Brett. Published c1930.