Title
Painting of Roy Chadwick by Edmund Miller.
Reference
YA1992.130
Production date
1991 - 1991
Creator
Scope and Content
The painting shows Roy Chadwick at Woodford Aerodrome in front of a number of aircraft he designed for A. V. Roe & Co.
Archival history
Donated by Peter Clegg.
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum
Associated people and organisations
- Chadwick, RoyBiographyBiography
British Aircraft designer, born in Farnworth in 1893. Chadwick worked as a draughtsman at British Westinghouse in Trafford Park whist attending school and at age 18, in 1911, he began work at A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd as Alliott Verdon-Roe's personal assistant. He was appointed Avro's Chief Designer in 1918.
Chadwick designed a number of planes for AVRO, including the Avro F in 1912, the WW1 light bomber and training plane, the Avro 504, the Avro Avian and the Lancaster bomber.
Chadwick died on 23 August 1947 in a crash during the takeoff of the prototype Avro Tudor 2 G-AGSU from Woodford Aerodrome.
- Miller, EdmundBiographyBiography
British artish, known to have been active 1987-1991. Miller was a member of the Guild of Aviation Artists (GAvA), serving as chairman for a time.
Subject
Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.
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