Les Buckler
From Graces Guide
Les Buckler of Rolls-Royce
1922 Joined Rolls-Royce. His father Josiah was already employed there.
1943 January: after Rolls-Royce had taken over the gas turbine work from Rover, a team was put in charge of the Rover workshops, with Stanley Hooker as chief engineer and Leslie Buckler as works manager, to help the development of Frank Whittle's W.2B/23 jet engine, which became the Welland. Buckler quickly overcame turbine blade shortages, production capacity was increased tenfold.
1958 General Manager of Manufacturing at the Derby Factories
Later a Director of the Aero Engine Division
See Also
Loading...
Sources of Information
- The Magic of a Name by Peter Pugh. Published 2002. ISBN 1 84046 151 9
- Biography of Stanley Hooker, ODNB