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Aviation industry sitters


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Francesco Agello

Francesco Agello

1902-1942
Italian test pilot
Sitter in 1 portrait
Henry William Allingham

Henry William Allingham

1896-2009
Aircraft mechanic and car designer; World War I veteran and centenarian
Sitter in 1 portrait
Princess Anne of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (née Lady Anne Savile)

Princess Anne of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (née Lady Anne Savile)

1864-1927
Socialite, aviation patron and aviator; wife of Prince Ludwig Karl of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg; daughter of 4th Earl of Mexborough
Sitter in 8 portraits
Baden Fletcher Smyth Baden-Powell

Baden Fletcher Smyth Baden-Powell

1860-1937
Major-General; President of the Aeronautical Society
Sitter in 5 portraits
Sir Leonard Bairstow

Sir Leonard Bairstow

1880-1963
Professor of Aviation
Sitter in 6 portraits
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Francis Rodwell Banks

1898-1985
Royal Air Force Air Commodore aviation engine specialist
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir James Bird

Sir James Bird

1883-1946
Naval architect and aircraft manufacturer
Sitter in 5 portraits
Tom Campbell Black

Tom Campbell Black

1899-1936
Aviator
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Maurice Bonham-Carter

Sir Maurice Bonham-Carter

1880-1960
Director of Blackburn and General Aircraft Ltd
Sitter in 6 portraits
Sir Frederick Brundrett

Sir Frederick Brundrett

1894-1974
Chairman of Aeronautical Research Council
Sitter in 5 portraits
George Hartley Bryan

George Hartley Bryan

1864-1928
Aeronautical engineer
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir John Scoular Buchanan

Sir John Scoular Buchanan

1883-1966
Aeronautical engineer
Sitter in 5 portraits
Hugo Massac Buist

Hugo Massac Buist

1878-1966
Aviation and motoring pioneer and publicist
Sitter in 1 portrait
Alan Colin Campbell-Orde

Alan Colin Campbell-Orde

1898-1992
Pilot and aviation consultant
Sitter in 5 portraits
Wilfred George Carter

Wilfred George Carter

1889-1969
Aircraft engineer and chief designer at Glosters
Sitter in 1 portrait
Owen Cathcart-Jones

Owen Cathcart-Jones

1901-1985
Aviator
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Walter Cawood

Sir Walter Cawood

1907-1967
Chief Scientist, Ministry of Aviation
Sitter in 1 portrait
Arthur Valentine Cleaver

Arthur Valentine Cleaver

1917-1977
Special Products Engineer, De Havilland Aircraft
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir James Temple Cotton

Sir James Temple Cotton

1879-1965
Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Aircraft Production
Sitter in 3 portraits
Sir Geoffrey De Havilland

Sir Geoffrey De Havilland

1882-1965
Aircraft and aero-engine designer and manufacturer
Sitter in 16 portraits

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