Harold Blackburn, Royal Flying Corps, after receiving the Military Cross for service in Palestine, January 1916.
Born
(1879-01-19)19 January 1879
Dymock, Gloucestershire, England
Died
29 April 1959(1959-04-29) (aged 80)
Jersey, Channel Islands
Nationality
British
Occupation
Aviator
Known for
Pre-World War I demonstration flying
Spouse(s)
Violet Louise Lister (1896–1966) ended by divorce in 1935 Ruth Morley (1908–1982) ended by his death
Children
1 daughter, Susan Eileen Blackburn
Parent(s)
Edwin Waller Blackburn (father) Sarah Jane Tate (mother)
Awards
Military Cross Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)
Wing Commander Harold BlackburnMC AFC (19 January 1879 – 29 April 1959) was a British aviation pioneer. Blackburn was the first pilot to carry newspapers for commercial sale by air[1] and on 22 July 1914 piloted the first scheduled passenger-carrying flights in Great Britain.
Wing Commander HaroldBlackburn MC AFC (19 January 1879 – 29 April 1959) was a British aviation pioneer. Blackburn was the first pilot to carry newspapers...
Hendon, and Christie followed. The instructor was HaroldBlackburn (no relation of Robert Blackburn). When the school closed in mid-1913 Christie had...
the Blackburn Second Monoplane. It was first flown by HaroldBlackburn on 14 December 1913. Since these two Type I machines had flown well, Blackburn produced...
for Blackburn at the 1945 election. During the Attlee Government, she was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Stafford Cripps, and later to Harold Wilson...
The Blackburn Buccaneer is a British carrier-capable attack aircraft designed in the 1950s for the Royal Navy (RN). Designed and initially produced by...
developed into the two-seat Blackburn Type I. The Blackburn Type D monoplane was built in 1912 for Cyril Foggin. HaroldBlackburn first flew the plane in...
Blackburn Cathedral, officially known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin with Saint Paul, is an Anglican (Church of England) cathedral situated...
The Blackburn B-101 Beverley is a heavy transport aircraft produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft. It was notably the only land-based...
appearances in the English Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Accrington Stanley and Wrexham. Harold Lapham at the English National Football Archive...
Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Stern, Harold (May 10, 1960). "Clarice Blackburn's Big Break". The Daily Item. New York, Port Chester. p...
Brigadier Arthur Seaforth Blackburn, VC, CMG, CBE, ED, JP (25 November 1892 – 24 November 1960) was an Australian soldier, lawyer, politician, and recipient...
(1892–1923) William Stewart Wallace (1923–1954) Chief Librarian Robert HaroldBlackburn (1954–1981) Marilyn Sharrow (1982–1985) Carol Moore (1986–2011) Larry...
Nightwatchman Ian Wallace Salome/Fidelio Ava June Wotan, Escamillo HaroldBlackburn Brünnhilde Ann Hood Nadir Bernard Dickerson Don Giovanni Peter Knapp...
singers: Madwoman: Peter Pears Ferryman: John Shirley-Quirk Abbot: HaroldBlackburn Traveller: Bryan Drake Voice of the Spirit: Bruce Webb The Pilgrims:...
Julius H. Baggett (1925 - 2019) Anne Sophia (Walpole) Berry Robert HaroldBlackburn "Director Alexandru Darie has passed away". Archived from the original...
(1988) Robert Birgeneau DSc (2009) Robert Bixby DMath (2013) Robert HaroldBlackburn LLD (1965) Cindy Blackstock LLD (2016) Sidney Martin Blair DEng (1977)...
"Little Miss Independent". On 2 April she flew in the Blackburn Type I monoplane piloted by HaroldBlackburn that delivered souvenir editions of the Sheffield...
Harold Cope (9 February 1902–1980) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley, Blackburn Rovers and Swindon Town. Harold...
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