What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Beatrice (Tilly) Shilling 1909-1990 Aeronautical Engineer Lived here 1938-1955 Recorded plaque organisation: The Farnborough Society.
Beatrice Shilling was a pioneering aeronautical engineer who solved a critical problem in the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, significantly improving the performance of British fighter planes during World War II.
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