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1895 Born in Kensington | 1895 Born in Kensington | ||
WWI Joined Hon. Artillery Company | WWI Joined Hon. Artillery Company | ||
1915 Transferred to R.F.C. | 1915 Transferred to R.F.C. | ||
Gained Air Ministry " B " Licence No. 81. (unsure of date) | |||
Flight Commander in R.F.C. | Flight Commander in R.F.C. | ||
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1919 test pilot to [[Sopwith Aviation Co]]., Ltd. | 1919 test pilot to [[Sopwith Aviation Co]]., Ltd. | ||
1920 Found guilty of manslaughter; sentenced to spell of 4 months in Wandsworth Prison. | 1920 An aviator. Found guilty of manslaughter; sentenced to spell of 4 months in Wandsworth Prison. | ||
1920-27 pilot to [[De Havilland Aircraft Co]]., Ltd., | 1920-27 pilot to [[De Havilland Aircraft Co]]., Ltd., | ||
Latest revision as of 17:12, 5 November 2024
1895 Born in Kensington
WWI Joined Hon. Artillery Company
1915 Transferred to R.F.C.
Gained Air Ministry " B " Licence No. 81. (unsure of date)
Flight Commander in R.F.C.
1919 test pilot to Sopwith Aviation Co., Ltd.
1920 An aviator. Found guilty of manslaughter; sentenced to spell of 4 months in Wandsworth Prison.
1920-27 pilot to De Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd.,
1923 made first flight from London to Malta
1923 flight from London to Helsingfors
1927 piloted the Duchess of Bedford on aerial tour of Europe and North Africa (5,000 miles)
1928 made flight from Cairo to Karachi in 41 days,
1929 Flight from England to India and back in record time of 8 days with Duchess of Bedford
1930 created records on flight from London to Capetown and back in 20 days with Duchess of Bedford in April, 1930
1930 With Brian Edmund Lewis founded Brian Lewis and C.D. Barnard Ltd as aircraft dealers, becoming the main UK agent for de Havilland.
1931 The company became Brian Lewis and Co Ltd and merged with Selfridges Aviation Department, declaring itself as “The largest retailers in the world”.
1932 Operator of Barnard's Air Tours, Ltd.
1939 Civil Aviator (Retired), company managing director, lived in Westminster[1]
1971 Died in Brighton[2]