Eric Cecil Gordon England | |
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 Eric Cecil Gordon England in his Hanriot monoplane Henrietta | |
| Born | 5 April 1891 |
| Died | February 1976 (aged 84) Bracknell, England |
| Occupation(s) | Aviator Aeronautical engineer Racing driver Company director |
| Known for | Birth of Gliding Lightweight car bodies |
Eric Cecil Gordon England (5 April 1891 – February 1976) AFRAeS, FIMT,[1] was a British aviator, racing driver and engineer.[2] E.C. Gordon England was one of the early pioneers of gliding, and his glider flight in 1909 is considered to be the birth of the sport of soaring.
- ^ Gordon England Ltd. The Times, Tuesday, 5 February 1929; p. 18; Issue 45119.
- ^ Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U154245 accessed 24 November 2010