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George Volkert
George Rudolph Volkert CBE FRAeS (4 July 1891 – 16 May 1978) was a British aircraft designer. Working for Handley Page.he became its chief designer.
George was born in Fulham to Charles Fredrick Karl Volkert and Caecilie Volkert (daughter of Friedrich Chrysander, the 19th century musicologist). His mother died on 24 December 1922. He grew up at 'St John's', 12 Grange Road, W4.
His sister Cecily married Flying Officer Bernard de Nevers on Tuesday 8 March 1927 at St Mark's Church in Peaslake in the Surrey Hills to . His father died on 7 December 1929 aged 76. His brother Fred died on 11 July 1941, aged 48, in Buckinghamshire.
He studied at mechanical engineering at the Northampton Institute in London (now City University London) qualifying in July 1910.
After being caught driving a motorcycle without rear lights at Mickleham, Surrey, he was fined February 1914. The same week he was fined 20s at Acton Police Court, for driving at 29 miles an hour in a Bentley on the High Road in Chiswick. The Bentley is currently still in operation in Sussex.
He joined Handley Page in 1912, becoming head of the design department, when only 21. Post war, demand for aircraft dropped and Handley Page was able to release him in 1921 to go to Japan as part of the Sempill Mission to build up Japan's naval aviation. S. Richards took his place at Handley Page. In 1923 he became Chief Designer of Handley Page. Handley Page had its design department at Woodley, Berkshire. In May 1924, he was given the Order of the Rising Sun by Japan.
After his return to Handley Page in 1924, Volkert started work on the Handley Page Hare and Handley Page HP.38 heavy night bomber. Volkert then designed the large HP.42 airliners for Imperial Airways that flew long distance from the UK to parts of the Empire.
The Handley Page Hampden was designed in 1933, and first flew on 21 July 1936. It entered service with 49 Sqn in September 1938.[citation needed]
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George Volkert
George Rudolph Volkert CBE FRAeS (4 July 1891 – 16 May 1978) was a British aircraft designer. Working for Handley Page.he became its chief designer.
George was born in Fulham to Charles Fredrick Karl Volkert and Caecilie Volkert (daughter of Friedrich Chrysander, the 19th century musicologist). His mother died on 24 December 1922. He grew up at 'St John's', 12 Grange Road, W4.
His sister Cecily married Flying Officer Bernard de Nevers on Tuesday 8 March 1927 at St Mark's Church in Peaslake in the Surrey Hills to . His father died on 7 December 1929 aged 76. His brother Fred died on 11 July 1941, aged 48, in Buckinghamshire.
He studied at mechanical engineering at the Northampton Institute in London (now City University London) qualifying in July 1910.
After being caught driving a motorcycle without rear lights at Mickleham, Surrey, he was fined February 1914. The same week he was fined 20s at Acton Police Court, for driving at 29 miles an hour in a Bentley on the High Road in Chiswick. The Bentley is currently still in operation in Sussex.
He joined Handley Page in 1912, becoming head of the design department, when only 21. Post war, demand for aircraft dropped and Handley Page was able to release him in 1921 to go to Japan as part of the Sempill Mission to build up Japan's naval aviation. S. Richards took his place at Handley Page. In 1923 he became Chief Designer of Handley Page. Handley Page had its design department at Woodley, Berkshire. In May 1924, he was given the Order of the Rising Sun by Japan.
After his return to Handley Page in 1924, Volkert started work on the Handley Page Hare and Handley Page HP.38 heavy night bomber. Volkert then designed the large HP.42 airliners for Imperial Airways that flew long distance from the UK to parts of the Empire.
The Handley Page Hampden was designed in 1933, and first flew on 21 July 1936. It entered service with 49 Sqn in September 1938.[citation needed]