Vincent Crane Richmond, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vincent Crane Richmond

British military officer

Date of Birth: 21-Jan-1893

Place of Birth: Dalston, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 05-Oct-1930

Profession: engineer, aerospace engineer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Lieutenant-Colonel Vincent Crane Richmond OBE B.Sc., A.R.C.
F.R.Ae.S.
(1893–1930) was an English engineer and airship designer.
He served first with the Royal Naval Air Service then the Royal Air Force.
He was notable as designer of the Royal Airship Works R101 airship in which he died on 5 October 1930 when it crashed over France on its maiden voyage.