George Herbert Scott
British airship pilot and engineer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Major George Herbert "Lucky Breeze" Scott, CBE, AFC,[1] (25 May 1888 – 5 October 1930) was a British airship pilot and engineer. After serving in the Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force during World War I, Scott went on to command the airship R34 on its return Atlantic crossing in 1919, which marked the first transatlantic flight by an airship and the first east–west transatlantic flight by an aircraft of any kind. Subsequently, he worked at the Royal Airship Works in connection with the Imperial Airship Scheme and took part in a second return Atlantic crossing, this time by the R100, in 1930. He was killed later in the year (along with 47 other people) aboard the R100's near-sister, the R101, when it crashed in northern France during a flight to India.
Herbert Scott | |
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Born | (1888-05-25)25 May 1888 Lewisham, London |
Died | 5 October 1930(1930-10-05) (aged 42) Beauvais, France |
Cause of death | crash of R101 |
Resting place | St Mary's church, Cardington, United Kingdom |
Nationality | English |
Other names | "Lucky, "Lucky Breeze", "Daredevil Lucky" |
Known for | First transatlantic airship flight; first east-west transatlantic flight; development of high mooring mast |
Spouse | Jessie Campbell |
Awards | AFC, CBE |
Aviation career | |
Full name | George Herbert Scott |
Air force | RNAS, RAF |
Battles | First World War |
In addition to his achievements as an aviator, Scott made significant contributions to airship engineering, notably in the evolution of the mooring mast.