| Reginald Kirshaw (Rex) Pierson CBE | ||
| Timeline | ||
| Event | Date | Location |
| Birth | 09 February 1891 | Little Fransham, Norfolk |
| Christening | 12 April 1891 | Little Fransham, Norfolk |
| Census | 05 April 1891 | Turnpike Road, Mitford, Norfolk |
| Census | 31 March 1901 | Upper Close, Norwich, Norfolk (School) |
| Census | 02 April 1911 | 85 Bexley Road, Erith, Kent |
| Married Dora | Apr-May-Jun 1917 | St. George Hanover Square, London |
| Census | 19 June 1921 | Waterloo Manor, Garforth, Yorkshire |
| War Census | 29 September 1939 | Fellside, Weybridge, Surrey |
| Death | 10 January 1948 | Cranleigh, Surrey |
| Personal Details | ||
| Occupation | Started Aprenticeship at Vickers, Erith, Kent (1908) Engineering Apprentice and Pilot at Vickers (1911) Chief Aircraft Designer at Vickers, Knightsbridge, London (1917) Aeronautical Engineer (1921) |
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| Awards | M.B.E. (1919) - O.B.E. (1941) - C.B.E (1943) | |
| More Information: Reginald was the chief aircraft designer at Vickers 1917 to 1946. He designed the Vickers Vimy in 1917 which made the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic by Alcock and Brown. He also designed the Vespa which held the world altitude record in 1932 and the Wellesley which held the world long distance record in 1938. he went on to design the Viking, Valetta, Viscount and the Wellington bomber that was extensively used in World War 2. |
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