Cameron Earl

Cameron Charles Earl (8 May 1923 – 18 June 1952) was a British automotive engineer.

Cameron Earl
Born	8 May 1923 Sculcoates,[1] Yorkshire, England
Died	18 June 1952 (aged 29) Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	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 English Racing Automobiles team, when, on 18 June 1952 during a test drive of racing car R14B at 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]