George James Horatio Jeffs , commonly known as Jimmy Jeffs (27 January 1900 - 14 May 1996) was a civilian air traffic control officer at Croydon Airport, London. In 1922 he was issued Air Traffic Control Licence No. 1. He is credited with developing several early procedures for preventing aircraft collisions.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Jimmy Jeffs | |
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 Jimmy Jeffs at work (1920s) | |
| Born | 27 January 1900 |
| Died | 14 May 1996 |
References
edit- ^ Hales-Dutton, Bruce (2020). "8. On silver wings". Cross-Channel Aviation Pioneers: Blanchard and Bleriot, Vikings and Viscounts. Yorkshire: Pen and Sword. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-52677-559-7.
- ^ Baumgartner, Marc (2007). "1. The organisation and operation of European airspace". In Cook, Andrew (ed.). European Air Traffic Management: Principles, Practice, and Research. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-7546-7295-1.
- ^ "From Croydon to computers" (PDF). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Jimmy Jeffs – UK | 100 Years Air Traffic Control". Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Deaths". Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser. 16 May 1996. p. 21 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1939 England and Wales Register". 1939 England and Wales Register (Coulsdon and Purley). 1947. Retrieved 5 December 2022 – via ancestry.co.uk.
Further reading
edit- Beauchamp, Paul (25 February 2020). "Extraordinary new colourised photos tell the story of the birth of Air Traffic Control". NATS Blog. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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