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Air Commodore James George Weir , CMG , CBE aviator and airman . He was a successful industrialist who financed Juan de la Cierva 's development of the autogiro .
Biography [ edit ]
Weir was born in Cambuslang , Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1887 the son of James Weir of G. & J. Weir Ltd. and younger brother of William Douglas Weir . Both were involved in the family engineering firm.
Weir was commissioned on 24 February 1906 as an officer in the 3rd (Renfrewshire) Volunteer Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders ).[1] Royal Field Artillery .[1]
On 27 June 1911 Weir was found guilty of striking and knocking down on 13 April 1911 a former fiancé of his sister after he had broken off their engagement.[2]
Weir was awarded the 24th Royal Aero Club aviators certificate after flying a Bleriot Monoplane at Hendon on 8 November 1910. In 1914 he was transferred to the Royal Flying Corps .[1] Territorial Force .
In 1926 he helped form and became chairman and managing director of the Cierva Autogiro Company .[3] Bank of England .[4] [5] autogiro , and Alfred Hitchcock worked the aircraft into the film The 39 Steps .[6]
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References [ edit ]
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"A Glasgow Assault Case. A Broken-Off Engagement". Law. The Times . No. 39623. London. 28 June 1911. col c, p. 7.
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"The Auto-Gyro. English Company Formed". News. The Times . No. 44232. London. 29 March 1926. col c, p. 21.
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"Bank Of England Board A New Candidate For Election". Business and Finance. The Times . No. 47013. London. 15 March 1935. col F, p. 23.
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"G. & J. Weir Limited". Business and Finance. The Times . No. 50355. London. 21 January 1946. col A, p. 7.
^ "Travelling at the edge of space" . University of Strathclyde . 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012 .
^ "No. 30450" . The London Gazette
^ "No. 30999" . The London Gazette
^ "No. 31457" . The London Gazette
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