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| ⚫ | '''Gustav Jules Eugene Blondeau''' was an early pilot and went on to form [[Hewlett & Blondeau]] Limited, an aircraft manufacturer in the United |
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| name = Gustav Blondeau |
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| birth_date = 8 March 1871 |
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| birth_place = [[Tergnier]], [[France]] |
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| death_date = 3 March 1965 |
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| death_place = [[Luton]], [[England]] |
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| occupation = [[Aviator]] and [[business]] [[entrepreneur]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Gustav Jules Eugene Blondeau''' (1871-1965) was an early pilot and went on to form [[Hewlett & Blondeau]] Limited, an aircraft manufacturer in the United Kingdom. He was born on 8 March 1871 in [[Tergnier]], [[France]], (a small town to the North East of Paris) and graduated from [[Farman Aircraft]] at [[Mourmelon 131 military airbase|Mourmelon]] in France on 10 July 1910, then joining the [[Gnome et Rhône|Gnome engine works]]. He later opened his own [[flying school]] at [[Brooklands]], Surrey, (the famous motor racing circuit) where he met [[Hilda Hewlett]].<ref>[http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ensegb/hbomnia. History of Hewlett and Blondeau]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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Together they formed [[Hewlett & Blondeau]] and built [[Farman]], [[Caudron]], [[Avro]] and [[Hanriot]] aircraft under licence, they were the first UK producers of Caudron aircraft. Blondeau died on 3 March 1965 at 176 Old Bedford Road [[Luton]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=43607|page=3031|date=23 March 1965}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 12:48, 31 March 2023
Gustav Blondeau | |
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| Born | 8 March 1871 |
| Died | 3 March 1965 |
| Occupation(s) | Aviator and business entrepreneur |
Gustav Jules Eugene Blondeau (1871-1965) was an early pilot and went on to form Hewlett & Blondeau Limited, an aircraft manufacturer in the United Kingdom. He was born on 8 March 1871 in Tergnier, France, (a small town to the North East of Paris) and graduated from Farman Aircraft at Mourmelon in France on 10 July 1910, then joining the Gnome engine works. He later opened his own flying school at Brooklands, Surrey, (the famous motor racing circuit) where he met Hilda Hewlett.[1]
Together they formed Hewlett & Blondeau and built Farman, Caudron, Avro and Hanriot aircraft under licence, they were the first UK producers of Caudron aircraft. Blondeau died on 3 March 1965 at 176 Old Bedford Road Luton.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ History of Hewlett and Blondeau[permanent dead link]
- ^ "No. 43607". The London Gazette. 23 March 1965. p. 3031.
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