Norman (right) with his business partner John Britten, 1966
Born
(1929-08-13)13 August 1929
London, England
Died
13 November 2002(2002-11-13) (aged 73)
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Resting place
Gore Cemetery, Arreton
Education
Twyford School
Portsmouth Abbey School
Eton College
de Havilland Technical School
Occupation
Aircraft engineer
Known for
Aircraft designs including the Britten Norman Islander
Title
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1970)
Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society
Chartered Engineer
Spouses
Anne Fogg Elliot
(m. 1956; div. 1964)
Boel Holmsen
(m. 1965)
Parent
Sir Nigel Norman, 2nd Baronet[1] (father)
Nigel Desmond Norman, CBE, FRAeS (13 August 1929 – 13 November 2002) was an aircraft designer and aviation pioneer. Norman co-founded Britten-Norman in 1954, was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1970, and served as chairman and managing director of AeroNorTec (1988–2002). With his longtime friend and business partner John Britten, he also designed, built, and sailed racing yachts, as well as a series of air cushion vehicles and crop spraying equipment. He died of a heart attack at age 73 in 2002.[2]
Norman's grandfather was Sir Henry Norman, 1st Baronet, a Liberal politician, and his father was aviator and engineer Sir Nigel Norman, 2nd Baronet.
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