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Sir George Edwards



Sir George Edwards

Sir George Edwards
SIR GEORGE EDWARDS
Industrialist
George Edwards was born at Highams Park, England on July 9th, 1908. On completion of his studies at London University he joined Vickers-Armstrong. After government service during World War II, he rejoined Vickers-Armstrong and in September 1945, was appointed Chief Designer of the team which produced the Viking, Valetta, Varsity, Viscount and Valiant.

Edwards was later instrumental in the design of the Vanguard, VC-10 and TSR 2 and was knighted in 1957. In May, 1961, Sir George, as Executive Director-Aircraft, British Aircraft Corporation, initiated the BAC One Eleven jet airliner, the first in a series of international ventures which eventually included the Concorde.

In large measure, the survival and ultimate successes of the British aviation industry in the post-World War II era are attributable to Sir George Edwards. His design innovation and pioneering multi-national projects were responsible for the introduction of a multitude of advances in the aerospace sciences.
Elected to the International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1989