Entrepreneur. He gained recognition as a British pioneer in aircraft and boat designer, engineer, and as a record-breaking powerboat racer. From a young age, he had an enthusiasm for the sea and air, which he carried into his adult life. His passion for fast boats led him to design, sell, and race them. Born Hubert Paine, he attended local schools and, by 1917, was hyphenating his parents' surnames to create Scott-Paine. He had no formal engineering training. He married Alice Brenda Hockey in 1917, and the couple had four children. At age 23 in 1913, he started working with Noel Pemberton-Billing, a British aviator and eventually purchased the business in three years, naming it Supermarine Aviation Company. By 1919, he had created the first business of "flying boats" or seaplanes crossing the English Channel, British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd. He won the 1922 Schneider Trophy Race with the Supermarine "Sea Lion II." After selling Supermarine, he was a wealthy businessman. As a successful entrepreneur, he merged three airlines to form Imperial Airways in 1924 and was the director of the airline until 1939. Later, he purchased Hythe Shipyard in 1927 and renamed it the British Power Boat Company. This became a state-of-the-art boat-building yard that produced seaplanes and many high-performance award-winning racing boats. In 1929, his "Miss England" racing boat won the World Championship from "Miss America" at Daytona Beach, Florida. He lived in the United States during World War II. He also designed and supplied PT boats during World War II. He had his first stroke in 1946, and his health declined. He died in Greenwich, Connecticut, after suffering another stroke at age 63.
Entrepreneur. He gained recognition as a British pioneer in aircraft and boat designer, engineer, and as a record-breaking powerboat racer. From a young age, he had an enthusiasm for the sea and air, which he carried into his adult life. His passion for fast boats led him to design, sell, and race them. Born Hubert Paine, he attended local schools and, by 1917, was hyphenating his parents' surnames to create Scott-Paine. He had no formal engineering training. He married Alice Brenda Hockey in 1917, and the couple had four children. At age 23 in 1913, he started working with Noel Pemberton-Billing, a British aviator and eventually purchased the business in three years, naming it Supermarine Aviation Company. By 1919, he had created the first business of "flying boats" or seaplanes crossing the English Channel, British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd. He won the 1922 Schneider Trophy Race with the Supermarine "Sea Lion II." After selling Supermarine, he was a wealthy businessman. As a successful entrepreneur, he merged three airlines to form Imperial Airways in 1924 and was the director of the airline until 1939. Later, he purchased Hythe Shipyard in 1927 and renamed it the British Power Boat Company. This became a state-of-the-art boat-building yard that produced seaplanes and many high-performance award-winning racing boats. In 1929, his "Miss England" racing boat won the World Championship from "Miss America" at Daytona Beach, Florida. He lived in the United States during World War II. He also designed and supplied PT boats during World War II. He had his first stroke in 1946, and his health declined. He died in Greenwich, Connecticut, after suffering another stroke at age 63.
Bio by: Linda Davis
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Hubert Scott-Paine
PIONEER OF THE SEA AND AIR
RESPECTED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM AND
DEARLY LOVED BY THOSE WHO WORKED WITH HIM
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