Sir Charles Richard Fairey MBE, FRAeS (5 May 1887 – 30 September 1956) was a British aircraft manufacturer.
Charles Fairey was born was born on 5 May 1887 in Hendon, London and educated at the Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood and later as an apprentice at the Finsbury Technical College where he studied City & Guilds courses in electrical engineering and chemistry. Fairey’s father had died when he was aged 11 and although from a middle class ba...
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Sir Charles Richard Fairey MBE, FRAeS (5 May 1887 – 30 September 1956) was a British aircraft manufacturer.
Charles Fairey was born was born on 5 May 1887 in Hendon, London and educated at the Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood and later as an apprentice at the Finsbury Technical College where he studied City & Guilds courses in electrical engineering and chemistry. Fairey’s father had died when he was aged 11 and although from a middle class background this dramatic change in the families circumstances led to Fairey taking a job, aged 15 with the Jandus Electric Company of London, who manufactured arc lamps. His progress was such that he was able to take charge of the installation of electric lights at Heysham docks whilst still in his teens. His next job was as an analytical chemist, working on boiler-feed and fuel problems at Municipal Borough of Finchley power station. Fairey became a skilled designer and builder of model aeroplanes and active member of the Kite and Model...
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