Charles Rolls
Charles Stewart Rolls (27 August 1877 – 12 July 1910) was a motoring and aviation pioneer. Together with Frederick Henry Royce he co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm. He was the first Briton to be killed in a flying accident, when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off during a flying display near Bournemouth, England. He was aged 32.
Read more about Charles Rolls: Early Life, Partnership With Royce, Pioneer Aviator, Death, Family Tree
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