From the Archive Mervyn OGorman on the Royal Aircraft Factory, 1909-16

Published: April 12, 2021, 4:15 p.m.

b'The real basis for scientific advance in British aviation was created by Mervyn O\\u2019Gorman whilst he was in charge of Farnborough\\u2019s Royal Aircraft Factory, the forerunner to the Royal Aircraft Establishment. In this archive recording, O\\u2019Gorman explains how he brought in a number of bright young researchers to develop both the science of aeronautics and many of the key aircraft types that served during the First World War.\\n\\nThis podcast was edited by Eur Ing Mike Stanberry FRAeS and it was digitised thanks to a grant from the Royal Aeronautical Society Foundation.'