March 8th

March 8th, 1909

Beatrice Shilling born in Hampshire, UK. She earned a Gold Star for lapping Brooklands at 106mph. A talented engineer, during WWII she invented a device which substantially improved the performance of Merlin engines fitted to Spitfires and Hurricanes during the Battle of Britain.
Tilly Shilling

March 8th, 1918

John Marston, founder Villiers and Sunbeam, died of grief following the death of his third son Roland.
John Marston

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