Alec Ogilvie
For the businessman, see Alec Ogilvie (businessman).
Alec Ogilvie | |
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Alec Ogilvie at his desk in 1919 | |
| Born | 8 June 1882 Marylebone, London, England |
| Died | 18 June 1962 (aged 80) Ringwood, Hampshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Navy (1915–1918) Royal Air Force (1918–1919) |
| Rank | Wing Commander (RNAS) Lieutenant-Colonel (RAF) |
| Unit | Royal Naval Air Service |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| Relations | Wife Angela Le Cren, née Newbold (1886–1958) m. 1934
Sister in law Ethel Newbold Brother in law Charles Joseph Newbold |
| Other work | Consulting aeronautical engineer |
Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander "Alec" Ogilvie CBE (8 June 1882 – 18 June 1962) was an early British aviation pioneer, a friend of the Wright Brothers and only the seventh British person to qualify as a pilot. During World War I Ogilvie served with the Royal Naval Air Service before transferring to the Royal Air Force on its creation in 1918. During the War he was chiefly employed in technical posts and after the War he worked as a consulting aeronautical engineer.
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