Thomas Kerr (engineer)
Thomas Henry Kerr CB (18 June 1924 – 9 September 2004) was a British aerospace engineer. He served as a Royal Air Force pilot during World War II. He later served as the Director of the Royal Aircraft Establishment and Director of Research and Development at Royal Ordnance. He was President of the Royal Aeronautical Society from 1985 to 1986.
Early life
Kerr was born on 18 June 1924 in
Magnus Grammar School, Newark-on-Trent.[2] In 1941, the school formed an Air Training Corps squadron which he immediately joined.[1]
Having served as a pilot during
demobilised in 1946. He then joined Durham University where he studied physics.[1] He graduated in 1949 with a first class Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree.[1][2]
Military service
Having attended the
war substantive flying officer.[4] He was promoted to war substantive flight lieutenant on 27 May 1946.[5] With the end of World War II, the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve was reconstituted and he retained his commission with the rank of flight lieutenant dated to 1 January 1948.[6] He relinquished his commission on 1 January 1953.[7]
Career
In September 1949, Kerr joined the Royal Aircraft Establishment.spinning of aircraft.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Thomas Kerr". The Times. 18 November 2004. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "KERR, Thomas Henry". Who Was Who. A & C Black. November 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ "No. 36844". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 December 1944. pp. 5796–5799.
- ^ "No. 37007". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 March 1945. p. 1724.
- ^ "No. 37619". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 June 1946. p. 3158.
- ^ "No. 38218". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 February 1948. p. 1430.
- ^ "No. 39745". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 January 1953. p. 165.