Desmond Norman
English aircraft engineer
Died when: 73 years 92 days (879 months)Star Sign: Leo
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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 , 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.Norman's grandfather was Sir Henry Norman, 1st Baronet, a Liberal politician, and his father was aviator and engineer Sir Nigel Norman, 2nd Baronet.
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