John William Fozard was a British aeronautical engineer who helped to design the Hawker Siddeley Harrier.
12 Facts About John Fozard
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John Fozard was born on 16 January 1928 at 21 Holme Street, Liversedge, West Riding of Yorkshire, the son of John Fozard and Eleanor Paulkitt.
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John Fozard was brought up on the Firthcliffe estate in the same town.
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John Fozard grew up in austerity because his father was unemployed due to spinal injuries and only his maternal grandmother was in full-time employment.
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John Fozard worked for Hawker Siddeley from 1950, working under Sydney Camm.
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John Fozard was Chief Designer of the Harrier from 1965 to 1978, taking over from Ralph Hooper.
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John Fozard was elected a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society in 1963.
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John Fozard was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1987.
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John Fozard married Mary Ward in 1951, but they divorced in 1985.
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John Fozard later married Gloria Roberts in 1985, and they lived in Alexandria, Virginia.
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John Fozard was the most capable chief designer I have ever known.
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John Fozard was brilliant but he was a Yorkshire man.