(1911-04-14)14 April 1911 Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Died
1 March 1992(1992-03-01) (aged 80) Hampshire, England
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Air Force
Years of service
1929–c. 1937
Rank
Flying Officer
Unit
No. 504 (City of Nottingham) Squadron No. 609 (West Riding) (Bomber) Squadron
Awards
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Relations
Kate Humble (granddaughter)
Other work
Test pilot and sales executive for Hawker Siddeley
William Humble MBE (14 April 1911 – 1 March 1992) was a well-known pre-Second World War aviator, known as an air racer and for his aerobatic displays. He was also an officer in the Royal Air Force Special Reserve, and the Auxiliary Air Force.
Although he qualified as a mining engineer the lure of flying proved too strong, and he did not enter the family mining company. During the war he became an important test pilot for aircraft manufacturer Hawker Siddeley. Having tested some of the early jet aircraft, he retired from test flying in 1948, becoming a sales executive for Hawker. He is the grandfather of British television presenter Kate Humble.
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[citation needed] to IBM employee Nick Humble and Diana (née Carter), she is the granddaughter of BillHumble, a notable pre-Second World War aviator...
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of a special team," Walton said. "Helix is where it all began. It was a humbling honor and privilege to be on the same squad as true legends Monroe Nash...
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songwriter. He co-founded and played in the rock bands Small Faces and Humble Pie, in a career spanning over 20 years. Marriott was inducted posthumously...
high speed air race, flying a Supermarine Seafang, competing against BillHumble in a Hawker Fury, Geoffrey de Havilland in a D.H. Vampire and G.H Pike...
and control balance. To remedy this, Hawker's civilian test pilots, BillHumble, Hubert Broad and particularly Philip Lucas mentored him in the art and...
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only the histories and current statuses of the sciences, but also their humble and often humorous beginnings. Although one "top scientist" is alleged to...
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Fernando Valley. He refers to this part of his life as "that period", a humbling time during which he would take any odd job, including small party appearances...
aircraft with a Gipsy Six I and sold it on to BillHumble, who registered it in the UK as G-AEXF. Humble never took delivery, instead swapping it with...