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Michael Daunt was born on 23 October, 1909, is a British test pilot (1909-1991). Discover Michael Daunt's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?

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1884

He married Sheila Sigrist, the daughter of Frederick Sigrist (1884–1956) the Joint Managing Director of Hawker, in 1936 in London.

1909

Neill Michael Daunt OBE (23 October 1909 – 26 July 1991) was a British test pilot; the first person to fly the Gloster Meteor in March 1943, Britain's first production jet aircraft.

1935

He became a flying instructor for de Havilland at the de Havilland Flying School in 1935.

He became a test pilot for Hawker Aircraft in 1935.

The early jet aircraft for Gloster were designed and built at the Bentham Works in Gloucestershire.

1937

He joined Gloster – owned by Hawker – in 1937 as Deputy Chief Test Pilot.

1940

On 3 February 1940, Gloster was given the contract for Britain's first F9/40 jet fighter, before any British jet aircraft had flown.

1941

He took the only known picture of the E.28/39 first flight in May 1941.

On 7 February 1941, the Minister of Aircraft Production ordered twelve (reduced to eight later) Meteor prototypes.

The twin engine design was chosen because the engines available were not powerful enough for a single-engine design.

1942

He was the second person to fly the Gloster E.28/39 "Pioneer" (Britain's first jet aircraft) in November 1942.

He had many severe accidents that he was lucky to survive, including one for which he had no recollection.

Michael Daunt was born in Hastings.

His father was a General Practitioner (GP).

Michael went to St Catharine's College, Cambridge where he studied engineering.

He learnt to fly with the Cambridge University Air Squadron (CUAS).

He joined the RAF on a short service commission serving in 25 Squadron.

He played rugby union for the RAF as a three-quarter back.

He became Chief Test Pilot of Gloster in 1942 when the previous pilot, Gerry Sayer, was lost presumed killed in an accident flying a Hawker Typhoon on 21 October 1942.

Most of his test flying took place at Brockworth, Gloucestershire.

He flew the Gloster E.28/39 on 6 November 1942 at RAF Edgehill in Oxfordshire, near Shenington off the A422.

The Messerschmitt Me 262 V3 prototype first flew on 18 July 1942 at Leipheim with the Junkers Jumo 004 axial-flow jet engine, piloted by Fritz Wendel.

Michael Daunt became a farmer after the war in south-west Oxfordshire, close to what is today the M40 motorway.

1943

The first Meteor (Gloster F9/40) prototype was moved to RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire on 12 February 1943.

On 5 March 1943 Daunt flew the Meteor, prototype DG206, on the Meteor's first flight.

It was not fitted with Power Jets W.2 engines, but the de Havilland Halford H-1.

The first flight lasted three and a half minutes, as the aircraft began to yaw violently from side to side.

The second flight of the Meteor was on 17 April 1943.

He flew the first Meteor (DG205) powered by Power Jets jet engines on 12 June 1943.

Another Meteor prototype, DG204, flew with the axial-flow Metropolitan-Vickers F.2 jet engine in November 1943, which was the fifth Meteor prototype, and the Metropolitan-Vickers (MetroVick) engines outperformed those of Power Jets.

The highest speed of any Meteor prototype was 488 mph at 10,000 ft. An order was made for 300 Meteors, but due to engine problems, this first order was reduced to 20 aircraft.

1944

He retired from test flying in June 1944 when the Meteor he was flying had a full compressor failure in mid-air and he was lucky enough to have a safe landing.

Michael Daunt flew the first production (military) version of the Meteor Mk 1, equipped with four 20mm Hispano cannon, EE210/G, on 12 June 1944.

The Meteor entered service in July 1944.

1945

He was awarded the OBE in the 1945 Birthday Honours for services to test flying.

1948

After divorce, he married Monica Claire Parnell in 1947 in Ploughley Rural District, and they had a daughter on 5 November 1948 and a son on 10 June 1950.

He lived at Pyrton, now in South Oxfordshire and then in Kent, South Wales, Hertfordshire, Devon and Oldbury in the West Midlands.

1969

From 1969 to 1976 he was Chief Technician of the kidney unit of the Wordsley Hospital in Kingswinford.

1989

His third wife Monica died in May 1989.

1991

He died in Ipswich on 26 July 1991.