Cecil Lawrence Pashley MBE AFC (1891 - 1969) was a British aviation pioneer. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Air Force Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth countries
Pashley was born in the Worthing district of Sussex on 14 May 1891. Worthing (ˈwɜrðɪŋ is a large seaside town and a local government borough in West Sussex, England Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. He learned to fly in 1908 and, with his brother Eric, started flight training at Shoreham Airport in 1913 when they founded the South Coast Flying club. Shoreham Airport, also known as Shoreham (Brighton City Airport, owned by Albemarle Shoreham Airport Limited following the sale of the airport by Brighton & Hove One of Pashley's students was F.G. Miles. Frederick George Miles (1903-1976 was an English Aircraft designer and manufacturer Later he founded the Southern Aero Club which remained in business after his death.
Pashley trained large numbers of pilots during both world wars. During the Second World War Pashley was commissioned in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He was awarded the Air Force Cross in 1944[1] and a made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1948. The Air Force Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth countries The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Pashley was a Flight Lieutenant when he resigned his commission in 1954. Flight Lieutenant ( Flt Lt in the RAF; FLTLT in the RAAF and RNZAF, F/L in the former RCAF) is a junior
At least some of his archive has been purchased by the West Sussex Record Office[2]
A road at Shoreham Airport and a local bus have been named after him. Settlements Most settlements in West Sussex are either along the south coast or are situated in the M23 corridor WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout This is a list of buses operated by the Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company, all named after famous people with a connection to the area
References
- ^ London Gazette: no. 36866, page 59, 29 December 1944. The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the UK in which certain Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2008-02-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states
- ^ http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/RO/For%20the%20Record1.pdf
External links
- http://www.findon.info/sussex_sights/sussex_sights.htm
- http://www.theargus.co.uk/yourargus/nostalgia/pastpresent/display.var.846464.0.shoreham_had_a_role_in_aviation_history.php
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