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. Member of the Guild of Aviation Artists (GAvA)
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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