Hi, Charles Rolls was co-founder of the Rolls Royce Co., but ironically, he died at the age of 33 at the controls of another famous family's invention. Does anyone know how he died?

makebeleaffan

He died in a plane crash while flying one the planes his company built http://www.cjbalm.com/auto-aero/aitem81.htm Jul 26 02, 1:52 AM

ajdale

Rolls-Royce never made aircraft, only aero-engines. Rolls was killed while flying a Wright Bros bi-plane. Jul 26 02, 10:47 PM

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Hi, in 1977, the pilot for the KNBC traffic station helicopter died tragically. It was described as tragic AND ironic, considering who he was and what he did before. Does anyone know his name and what he was famous for? How much is a Rolls Royce? Does anyone know which novelist once owned a Rolls registration number "Any 1"? What is the name of the statue on the hood of the Rolls-Royce?

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