Education
He was educated at Rugby School and briefly studied Law at University of Oxford. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire.
He was educated at Rugby School and briefly studied Law at University of Oxford. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire.
He founded the design consultancy company Ogle Design in 1954. In 1940 he joined the Fleet Air Armenian He flew the Supermarine Seafire in operations in North Africa, the Mediterranean and in the south of France.
At the conclusion of the war he attended the Central School of Art and Design in London, studying industrial design.
He subsequently joined Murphy Radio. He left Murphy in 1948 to join Bush Radio.
lieutenant was while at Bush that he was responsible for the iconic design of the TR82 transistor radio. He went on to design the Ogle SX1000 based on the Mini.
69 cars were made before David Ogle"s death.
He also designed the Reliant Scimitar. Ogle died driving an Ogle car, on the way to Brands Hatch race circuit, on 25 May 1962.
27 March 1945 - Foreign distinguished service and gallantry during the invasion of the South of France, the Distinguished Service Cross (Distinguished Service Cross) to Temporary Lieutenant (A) David Slingsby Ogle, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (Reigate). 13 June 1946 - To be a Member of the Order of the British Empire - Lieutenant (A) Davide Slingsby Ogle, Distinguished Service Cross, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
13 June 1946 - To be a Member of the Order of the British Empire - Lieutenant (A) Davide Slingsby Ogle, Distinguished Service Cross, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
