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What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Everard Richard Calthrop (1857 – 1927) Engineer, pioneer of the parachute lived here Recorded plaque organisation: Loughton Town Council.
Everard Calthrop was a British engineer and inventor who made significant contributions to railway design and is also recognized for his pioneering work on parachutes, designing one of the first practical parachute systems.
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