Desmond Norman

Desmond Norman CBE
Norman (right) with his business partner John Britten, 1966
Born	(1929-08-13)13 August 1929 London, England
Died	13 November 2002(2002-11-13) (aged 73) Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Resting place	Gore Cemetery, Arreton
Education	Twyford School Portsmouth Abbey School Eton College de Havilland Technical School
Occupation	Aircraft engineer
Known for	Aircraft designs including the Britten Norman Islander
Title	Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1970) Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society Chartered Engineer
Spouses	Anne Fogg Elliot ​ ​ (m. 1956; div. 1964)​ Boel Holmsen ​ (m. 1965)​
Father	Sir Nigel Norman, 2nd Baronet[1]

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 John Britten, 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.^[2]

Norman's grandfather was Sir Henry Norman, 1st Baronet, a Liberal politician, and his father was aviator and engineer Sir Nigel Norman, 2nd Baronet.