About: Desmond Norman

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Nigel Desmond Norman, CBE, FRAeS (13 August 1929 – 13 November 2002) was an aircraft designer and aviation pioneer. Norman co-founded Britten-Norman in 1954, was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1970, and served as chairman and managing director of AeroNorTec (1988–2002). With his longtime friend and business partner , he also designed, built, and sailed racing yachts, as well as a series of air cushion vehicles and crop spraying equipment. He died of a heart attack at age 73 in 2002.

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  • Nigel Desmond Norman, CBE, FRAeS (13 August 1929 – 13 November 2002) was an aircraft designer and aviation pioneer. Norman co-founded Britten-Norman in 1954, was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1970, and served as chairman and managing director of AeroNorTec (1988–2002). With his longtime friend and business partner , he also designed, built, and sailed racing yachts, as well as a series of air cushion vehicles and crop spraying equipment. He died of a heart attack at age 73 in 2002. Norman's grandfather was Sir Henry Norman, 1st Baronet, a Liberal politician, and his father was aviator and engineer Sir Nigel Norman, 2nd Baronet. (en)
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  • 1929-08-13 (xsd:date)
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  • 1929-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 2002-11-13 (xsd:date)
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  • 2002-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1929-08-13 (xsd:date)
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  • London, England (en)
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  • Norman with his business partner John Britten, 1966 (en)
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  • 2002-11-13 (xsd:date)
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  • Basingstoke, Hampshire, England (en)
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  • Aircraft designs including the Britten Norman Islander (en)
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  • Desmond Norman (en)
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  • Aircraft engineer (en)
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  • Gore Cemetery, Arreton (en)
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  • Nigel Desmond Norman, CBE, FRAeS (13 August 1929 – 13 November 2002) was an aircraft designer and aviation pioneer. Norman co-founded Britten-Norman in 1954, was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1970, and served as chairman and managing director of AeroNorTec (1988–2002). With his longtime friend and business partner , he also designed, built, and sailed racing yachts, as well as a series of air cushion vehicles and crop spraying equipment. He died of a heart attack at age 73 in 2002. (en)
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  • Desmond Norman (en)
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