George Holt Thomas
Aviation industry pioneer and newspaper proprietor (1869–1929)
George Holt Thomas (31 March 1869 – 1 January 1929) was an English aviation industry pioneer and newspaper proprietor. In 1911, Holt Thomas founded the business which became Aircraft Manufacturing Company Limited or Airco.2
From Wikipedia’s article on George Holt Thomas (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Mar 31, 1869, died Jan 1, 1929.1
About
Son and grandson of successful artists, he initially followed his father into The Graphic and Daily Graphic newspaper business in 1890, later making his own name and fortune by founding The Bystander and Empire Illustrated magazines. He turned to aircraft in 1906.
From Wikipedia’s article on George Holt Thomas, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- AircoFounder3
- Aircraft Transport and TravelFounder4
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataGeorge Holt Thomas on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaGeorge Holt Thomas on Wikipedia
- 3WikidataAirco, Founder
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