Richard Farman
British-French aeronautical engineer and aviator
Richard Farman (1872–1940) was a British-French aeronautical engineer, aviator, and eldest of the Farman brothers who were pioneers of early aviation. He was better known as Dick Farman using the then popular sobriquet in place of the formal Richard.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Richard Farman (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born May 15, 1872, died Jan 31, 1940.1
About
Like his brothers he was also active among pioneer racing cyclists and motocyclists.
From Wikipedia’s article on Richard Farman, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
Career
Occupation: aircraft pilot, military flight engineer, engineer.5
- Date not recordedFounded Société Générale des Transports Aériens3
- Date not recordedFounded Farman Aviation Works4
Personal life
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- 1WikidataRichard Farman on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRichard Farman on Wikipedia
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- 9WikidataFarman Aviation Works, Founder
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- 11Wikimedia CommonsRichard Farman photo by Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain