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Rolls-Royce celebrates the life of Charles Rolls
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars today commemorated 100 years since the death of one of the company’s founders, The Honourable Charles Rolls.
On 12 July 1910, at the age of 32, Charles Rolls was killed in an air crash at Hengistbury Airfield, Bournemouth when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off during a flying display. He was the first Briton to be killed in an aeronautical accident.
As the foremost pilot in the country and a famous racing motorist, he had become a national hero; his fame is unequalled today. As a businessman he had excelled in the new auto industry, providing a sales outlet and clientele base that were unique and essential to the early success of Rolls-Royce.
Torsten Müller-Otvos, CEO, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, said, “The Honourable Charles Rolls lived only thirty two years, but his legacy to engineering survives a century after. I am sure he would be proud today to see the cars made at Goodwood still bearing the linked RR letters, the first of which stands for Rolls.”
Courtesy: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
On 12 July 1910, at the age of 32, Charles Rolls was killed in an air crash at Hengistbury Airfield, Bournemouth when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off during a flying display. He was the first Briton to be killed in an aeronautical accident.
As the foremost pilot in the country and a famous racing motorist, he had become a national hero; his fame is unequalled today. As a businessman he had excelled in the new auto industry, providing a sales outlet and clientele base that were unique and essential to the early success of Rolls-Royce.
Torsten Müller-Otvos, CEO, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, said, “The Honourable Charles Rolls lived only thirty two years, but his legacy to engineering survives a century after. I am sure he would be proud today to see the cars made at Goodwood still bearing the linked RR letters, the first of which stands for Rolls.”
Courtesy: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
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