Sydney William George Foster

Background

Foster, Sydney William George was born on September 24, 1916 in London. Son of Sydney Amos and Nellie (Bryant) Foster.

Education

National certified, Twickenham (England) Technology College, 1940.

Career

Apprentice, General Aircraft Ltd., Croydon, England, 1932-1935; draughtsman, General Aircraft Ltd., Croydon, England, 1935-1938; senior design draughtsman, Heston Aircraft Ltd., Southall, England, 1938-1945; technical director, Broadway ENG Ltd., England, 1945-1950; partner, Aerospace Consultancy, Middlesex, England, since 1950; consultant, London, 1981-1990. Local government officer London Borough Hounslow, 1971-1981. Lecturer on matters of aviation.

Member Air Registration Board Design Approval, 1959.

Achievements

• Sydney William George Foster has been listed as a noteworthy aerospace and aviation history consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Councillor, Parish Council, Guildford, England, since 1995. Member Guildford Environmental Forum, since 1992. Member Farnboro Air Sciences Trust, since 1996.

Lieutenant, Home Guard, Middlesex, 1940-1945, Heston Airport. Fellow British Interplanetary Society. Member Cody Society (founding member, chairman since 1993), Royal Aero.

Society (Farnboro branch since 1996, Weybridge branch since 1980).

Interests

• Avocations: writing, environmentalism, art, gardening, masonry, aviation history research.

Connections

Married Norma Dorreen Dight, June 27, 1942. Children: Valerie Anne Dight-Foster, Michael Noel Dight-Foster.

Father:

Sydney Amos Foster

Mother:

Nellie (Bryant) Foster

Spouse:

Norma Dorreen Dight

child:

Michael Noel Dight-Foster

child:

Valerie Anne Dight-Foster