About Harold Perrin
Lived 1878 – 1948 (aged 69–70). Harold Perrin was a British aircraft pilot.
Lieutenant-Commander Harold Ernest Perrin CBE (c.1878 – 9 April 1948) was a British aviation pioneer.
Perrin served as secretary of the Royal Aero Club from 1903 to 1945, and in this capacity signed more than 20,000 private pilots' licences. As secretary of the Aero Club, he dedicated himself to growing the society. His "bluff manner" was said to have offended those who did not know him, but "all respected his undoubted abilities".
Perrin was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1936.
On 9 April 1948 Perrin died suddenly at age 70.
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Who was Harold Perrin?
Royal Navy officer
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Harold Perrin was born in 1878.
When did Harold Perrin die?
Harold Perrin died on 9 April 1948.
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Harold Perrin was an aircraft pilot.
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Harold Perrin was British.
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