John Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara
John Theodore Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara , GBE , MC (born February 8, 1884 , London - † May 17, 1964 ) was a British aviation pioneer and conservative politician and racing car driver .
Life
John Moore-Brabazon was active as a racing car driver in the 1900s. In 1907 he won the Ardennes race for Kaiserpreis vehicles on Minerva .
Moore-Brabazon learned to fly from Gabriel Voisin in France in 1908 . On October 30, 1909, he made his first flight over a mile in a circle in England with a short biplane and was awarded the Daily Mail's "All British Prize" (£ 1,000 prize money) . On March 1, 1910, he won the first British Empire Michelin Cup . Moore-Brabazon became famous for these achievements. He was deeply revered on the island. On March 1, 1910, the Royal Aero Club assigned him the No. 1 pilot's license.
During World War I he served in the Royal Flying Corps , where he rose to Lieutenant Colonel . He contributed significantly to the development of military aerial photography .
Moore-Brabazon was a member of the Conservative Party in Parliament for Chatham (1918-1929) and for Wallasey (1931-1942). In Winston Churchill's cabinet during World War II he was Minister for Transport and, as successor to Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook , Minister for Aircraft Production.
In 1942 he was promoted to peer baron Brabazon of Tara and accepted into the House of Lords . In 1943, the so-called Brabazon Commission was set up under his chairmanship to coordinate and plan the developments of civil aircraft in England after the end of the war. The project largely failed, however, also because Moore-Brabazon, especially with regard to the newly developed jet engine , was stuck with very old thinking and did not have enough foresight.
He was involved in the construction of the huge British passenger aircraft Bristol Brabazon , which had its maiden flight on September 4, 1949.
Moore-Brabazon was married and had two sons. As a passionate golfer, he was the captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews in 1952/53 . Moore-Brabazon died in 1964. Brabazon Point , a headland in Antarctica, is named after him in his honor.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ £ 1,000 "All British" Prize Won . In: Proprietors of FLIGHT (Ed.): Flight . tape 45 . Flight, London 1909, p. 703 ( flightglobal.com [PDF; accessed March 11, 2015]).
- ^ British Michelin Trophy Winner . In: Proprietors of FLIGHT (Ed.): Flight . tape 67 . Flight, London 1910, p. 277 ( flightglobal.com [PDF; accessed March 11, 2015]).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| New title created |
Baron Brabazon of Tara 1942-1964 |
Derek Moore-Brabazon |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Moore-Brabazon, John, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Moore-Brabazon, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Aviation pioneer, politician and racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th May 1964 |