Frederick George Miles[1] | |
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Born | Worthing, Sussex, England | 22 March 1903
Died | 15 August 1976 Worthing, Sussex, England | (aged 73)
Nationality | British |
Other names | "Miles" |
Occupation(s) | Aircraft engineer,company director |
Known for | Aircraft designs |
Spouse | Maxine (Blossom) Thomas married 1932 |
Parent | Esther Miles & Frederick Gaston Miles |
Relatives | George Herbert Miles (Brother / Aircraft Designer), Reginald Howard Miles (Brother) |
Frederick George Miles (22 March 1903 – 15 August 1976) was a British aircraft designer and manufacturer who designed numerous light civil and military aircraft and a range of prototypes. The name "Miles" is associated with two distinct companies that Miles was involved in and is also attached to many non-aviation products such as the Biro pen, photocopiers and book binding machinery. Throughout his life, he was known as "Miles" and never by his first name, even to his own family, although Don Brown refers to him as "F.G.", presumably to distinguish him from his brother George.[2]