About Geoffrey de Havilland
Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, was an English aviation pioneer and aerospace engineer who founded the aircraft company de Havilland. The company produced the Mosquito, which has been considered the most versatile warplane ever built, and his Comet was the first jet airliner to go into production. Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, (27 July 1882 – 21 May 1965) was an English aviation pioneer and aerospace engineer who founded the aircraft company de Havilland. Built with money borrowed from his maternal grandfather, de Havilland's first aircraft took two years to complete.
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