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Lewis BODDINGTON CBE
(1907 - 1994)
Morfydd Annie MURRAY
(1906 - 2001)
 bd.  13 Nov 1907; 6 East View, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
 dd.  7 Jan 1994, age 86
 brd.  18 Jan 1994; Thornhill Crematorium
 edu.  Brithdir Boys School; Lewis School, Pengam;
1925 Technical College & University, Cardiff
 occ.  Aerospace Engineer
1951 Royal Aerospace Establishment, Farnborough;
1953 Director Royal Navy Research & Development;
1959 Director General Aircraft Research & Development;
Deputy Chief Scientific Officer, Ministry of Supply
 res.  UK
 src.   [318]
 bd.  1906
 dd.  10 Jan 2001, age about 94
 brd.  12 Jan 2001; Thornhill Crematorium
 res.  UK
 src.   [318]

Notes for Lewis BODDINGTON CBE

1925: Technical College & University, Cardiff, awarded a Sir Edward Nicholas scholarship in the Mechanical Engineering Department.

1951: Together with Captain Dennis Campbell, Lewis Boddington invented the angled flight deck for aircraft carriers.

1956: Awarded CBE in Queen's Birthday Honours; 1958: Awarded US Medal of Freedom. [318]

Sources

318.  Book, Royston Smith, 20 December 2017, Brithdir Yesteryear in an upper Rhymney Valley community

Family record last updated: 15 Dec 2017

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