James Charles Floyd - born 20 October 1914 in Manchester, England. Jim started in January 1930 as an apprentice with A.V. Roe and Company (a position which was gained through connections with Roy Dobson) - Jim moved up the chain finally ending as Senior Vice President and Director of Engineering at A.V. Roe Canada.

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