Jimmy Jeffs Explained
| Jimmy Jeffs |
| Birth Date: | 27 January 1900 |
| Death Date: | 14 May 1996 |
George James Horatio Jeffs, commonly known as Jimmy Jeffs (27 January 1900 - 14 May 1996) was a civilian air traffic control officer at Croydon Airport, London. In 1922 he was issued Air Traffic Control Licence No. 1. He is credited with developing several early procedures for preventing aircraft collisions.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
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Notes and References
- Book: Hales-Dutton . Bruce . Cross-Channel Aviation Pioneers: Blanchard and Bleriot, Vikings and Viscounts . 2020 . Pen and Sword . Yorkshire . 978-1-52677-559-7 . 97 . https://books.google.com/books?id=S90SEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA97 . en . 8. On silver wings.
- Book: Baumgartner . Marc . Cook . Andrew . European Air Traffic Management: Principles, Practice, and Research . 2007 . Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. . Aldershot . 978-0-7546-7295-1 . 5 . https://books.google.com/books?id=vQ9LG6TWl9oC&pg=PA5 . en . 1. The organisation and operation of European airspace.
- News: From Croydon to computers . 5 December 2022.
- Web site: Jimmy Jeffs – UK 100 Years Air Traffic Control . https://web.archive.org/web/20240227055622/https://www.atc100years.org/jimmy-jeffs-uk/ . 27 February 2024 . 5 December 2022.
- News: Deaths. Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser . 16 May 1996. 21. British Newspaper Archive. subscription.
- Web site: 1939 England and Wales Register. 5 December 2022 . 1939 England and Wales Register (Coulsdon and Purley). 1947. ancestry.co.uk. subscription.
