Cameron Earl
Cameron Earl | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 May 1923 Sculcoates,[1] Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 18 June 1952 (aged 29) Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Automotive engineer |
Cameron Charles Earl (8 May 1923 – 18 June 1952) was a British automotive engineer.
Early life
Earl was born in Yorkshire in 1923.[2]
German research
Earl was sent to Germany after the Second World War by the British Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee to study the development of 1930s Grand Prix racing cars, and wrote an influential report about them.[3] This report aided British engine designers by presenting them with secrets of German design, based on Earl's interviews with designers at Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union in April and May 1947, and blueprints he obtained.[4]
Death
Earl was a technical consultant for the
Motor Industry Research Association's (MIRA) test track in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, his car overturned.[5] Earl, aged 29, died in hospital from a fractured skull.[5]
References
- ^ Actual location not known; the Sculcoates Registration District covers the towns and parishes of Anlaby, Cottingham, Hatlemprice, Hedon, Hessle, Kirk Ella, Melton, North Ferriby, Preston, Sculcoates, Sutton on Hull, Swanland, Wauldby, West Ella and Willerby
- ^ General Register Office index of births registered in January, February and March 1923 – Name: Earl, Cameron C. District: Sculcoates, Yorkshire. Volume: 9D Page: 243.
- ISBN 0-11-290550-1
- ISBN 978-1-84584-037-2. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Killed While Testing Racing Car". The Times. London. 19 June 1952. p. 4.