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Fleming, Ian Bowman (1913 - 1993)

OBE, FTSE
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Born: 24 June 1913.  Died: 1993.
Ian Bowman Fleming was director of the project that led to the successful development of JINDIVIK, an unmanned target aircaft, around 1950. He was educated at the Universities of Sydney (BE) and Cambridge (MSc) and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
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1943 - 1947Engineer with the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
1947 - 1957Chief Designer at the Government Aircraft Factories
1947 - 1957Assistant Designer with the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
1957 - 1958General Manager of Aircraft Factories within the Department of Defence Production
1958 - 1967Controller of Aircraft and Guided Weapon Supply, Commonwealth Department of Supply
1967 - 1976Controller of Aircraft, Guided Weapons and Electronic Supply, Department of Industry and Commerce
1971 - 1973President of the Royal Aeronautical Society, Australian division
1976 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)

 
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