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Geoffrey Tyson Signed Naval Art
Geoffrey Tyson
Geoffrey Athur Tyson OBE was born at Purley on 4th February 1907 and was educated at Whitgift School, Croydon. On leaving school he was articled to an estate agent in Croydon until he joined the Royal Air Force in 1925 with a short service commission. In 1931, on the expiry of his commission, he joined the Maidstone Aero Club at West Malling as an instructor. In 1932 he went to the Scarborough Aero Club in the same capacity.
During 1933-35 Tyson flew as an aerobatic pilot with Sir Alan Cobham's air displays. He became a test pilot for A V Roe and Co Ltd from 1934-37. From 1937-40 he was an Experimental Pilot with Flight Refuelling Ltd, then joining Short Brothers as a test pilot. As assistant test pilot to John Lankester Parker, Chief Test Pilot to Shorts, he tested production Sunderland flying boats and Stirling bombers. He often flew the half-scale model of the Stirling.
He made the first test flight, with Lankester Parker, of the Short Shetland flying boat, and when Parker retired from active test flying, Tyson was appointed Chief Test Pilot in his place.
In 1946 he moved to Saunders-Roe in the same capacity. In 1947 he made the prototype test of the Saro A1 jet flying boat and was responsible for much of the test flying on this aircraft. On 22nd August 1952 he made the maiden flight of the gigantic Saunders-Roe Princess. Geoffrey Tyson left Saunders-Roe in 1956 and after a spell with Dunlop's Aviation Division he retired in 1958. He died on 0th January 1987.
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Clipped Signature - Geoffrey Tyson. A renowned test pilot, he performed aerobatics and was an instructor before World War Two, became a test pilot for various companies between 1937 and 1958. He tested aircraft such as the Sunderland and Stirling and the gigantic Saunders-Roe Princess flying boat, becoming Chief Test Pilot at Short Brothers. He died in 1987. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures. |
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