W. E. W. Petter

William (Teddy) Petter
photograph by Elliott & Fry in 1951
Born(1908-08-08)8 August 1908
Highgate, north London
Died1 May 1968(1968-05-01) (aged 59)
Béruges, France
NationalityBritish
EducationGonville and Caius College, Cambridge
OccupationEngineer
SpouseClaude Marguerite Juliette Munier
Children3 daughters
ParentSir Ernest Willoughby Petter
Engineering career
DisciplineAeronautics
Employer(s)Westland Aircraft, English Electric, Folland Aircraft
Significant designWestland Lysander, Folland Gnat
Significant advanceCanberra, Lightning
AwardsJohn Bernard Seely Prize for Aeronautics[1]
Fellow of the RAeS (1944)[1]
RAeS silver medal (1950)[1]
CBE (1951)[1]

William Edward Willoughby "Teddy" Petter CBE FRAeS (8 August 1908, Highgate in Middlesex – 1 May 1968, Béruges) was a British aircraft designer. He is noted for Westland's wartime aeroplanes, as well as the Canberra, the early design of the Lightning, and his last plane, the Folland Gnat.