Richard Frewen Martin, Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar, AFC was a British test pilot.
Background
He was born in Bournemouth.
Career
After the war, he tested the early experimental jets that led to the development of the Hunter, Swift and Sea Vixen fighter aircraft. He left the Royal Air Force in 1953 with the rank of Wing Commander to become a test pilot at Gloster Aircraft Company, where he was appointed chief test pilot the following year and led development of the delta-wing Javelin fighter. He amassed 19,000 flying hours, and flew 240 different types of aircraft.
5 November 1940 - Flying Officer Richard Frewen Martin (33439) of Number.