Peter Twiss

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Peter_Twiss
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:aircraftFlown gptkb:Fairey_Delta_2
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
Air Force Cross
gptkbp:birthDate 1921-07-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lyndhurst,_Hampshire,_England
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:deathDate 2011-08-31
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Sherborne_School
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Lionel_Peter_Twiss
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Peter Twiss
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank Commander
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableAchievement first person to fly faster than 1,000 mph in a jet aircraft
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
gptkb:pilot
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:setWorldRecord gptkb:World_air_speed_record_(1956)
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jane_de_Lucey
gptkb:Sarah_Hayward
gptkb:Valerie_Hobson
gptkbp:subjectOf autobiography 'Faster than the Sun'
obituaries in The Telegraph and The Guardian
gptkbp:testPiloted gptkb:Fairey_Aviation_Company
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fairey_Delta_2
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7