Charles Rolls
British motoring and aviation pioneer (1877–1910)
Charles Stewart Rolls (27 August 1877 – 12 July 1910) was a British motoring and aviation pioneer. With Henry Royce, he co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Charles Rolls (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Aug 27, 1877, died Jul 12, 1910.1
About
He was the first Briton to be killed in an aeronautical accident with a powered aircraft, when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off during a flying display in Bournemouth. He was aged 32.
From Wikipedia’s article on Charles Rolls, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Rolls-RoyceFounder3
- Rolls-Royce Motor CarsFounder4
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataCharles Rolls on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaCharles Rolls on Wikipedia
- 3WikidataRolls-Royce, Founder
- 4WikidataRolls-Royce Motor Cars, Founder