Frank Goodden

Frank Widenham Goodden
Goodden in RFC uniform
Goodden in RFC uniform
Born(1889-10-03)3 October 1889
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Died28 January 1917(1917-01-28) (aged 27)
Farnborough, Hampshire, England
Buried
Aldershot Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England
51°15′19″N 0°44′49″W / 51.25528°N 0.74694°W / 51.25528; -0.74694
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1915–1917
RankMajor
Battles / warsWorld War I

Major Frank Widenham Goodden (3 October 1889 – 28 January 1917) was a pioneering British aviator who served as chief test pilot for the Royal Aircraft Factory during the First World War.[1]

  1. ^ Mason (1992), p. 32.