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Alfred Cyril Lovesey blue plaque

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Alfred Cyril Lovesey blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: Alfred Cyril Lovesey CBE born 15th July 1889, lived near here at 3 Greenfield Villas. Designer and developer of the Rolls Royce Merlin engine which powered the Spitfire, Hurricane, Mosquito and Lancaster aircraft and the Avon engine which powered the Hunter, Canberra and Comet. Recorded plaque organisation: City of Hereford.
Alfred Cyril Lovesey CBE was a prominent engineer born in 1889; he is historically significant for designing and developing the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, crucial to Allied aircraft like the Spitfire and Lancaster during World War II, and the Avon engine used in various Cold War era planes.

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