Marcus Langley (1903-1977) aircraft designer, engineer and Author
1903 Born in Middlesbrough
Educated at Middlesbrough High School and London University
1919-1924 Studied privately metallurgy
Worked at Shorts at Rochester, Supermarine at Southampton, Handley Page at Cricklewood, Desoutter at Croydon, de Havilland at Stag Lane and Hatfield.
1936 Chief designer at British Aircraft Manufacturing Co at Hanworth
1938 With Hessell Tiltman formed Tiltman Langley Laboratory[1]
WWII Worked with Flight Refuelling Ltd at Ford and Malvern
1956 Resigned as managing director of Tiltman Langley due to ill health[2]
1957 Appointed technical director of Tiltman Langley [3]
Early 1960s: chief designer with Beagle Aircraft and Beagle Auster
1973 Died
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