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John Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara

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British politician (1884-1964)

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Lieutenant Colonel John Theodore Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara,, HonFRPS was an English aviation pioneer and Conservative politician.

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On November 4, 1909, as a joke to prove that pigs could fly, John Moore-Brabazon put a small pig in a waste-paper basket tied to a wing strut of his Voisin aeroplane.On November 4, 1909, as a joke to prove that pigs could fly, John Moore-Brabazon put a small pig in a waste-paper basket tied to a wing strut of his Voisin aeroplane.

Awards 3

Military Cross
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Commander of the Legion of Honour

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William Peel, 1st Earl PeelAlso won Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British EmpireWilliam PlattAlso won Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British EmpireSir Philip Sassoon, 3rd BaronetAlso won Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British EmpireCecil HarcourtAlso won Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British EmpireVictor SassoonAlso won Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British EmpireTaher MasriAlso won Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire

About this person

Lieutenant Colonel John Theodore Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara,, HonFRPS was an English aviation pioneer and Conservative politician. He was the first Englishman to pilot a heavier-than-air machine under power in England, and he served as Minister of Transport and Minister of Aircraft Production during the Second World War.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1884 to 1964 · aged 80
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8 languages

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