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Прочее; WWII;
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Отдельно о Реджинальде Митчелле:
> Реджинальд Митчелл не имел ВУЗа за плечами даже уже в 1920-х, когда он проявил себя. Это обычная практика.
"In 1911, at the age of sixteen, Reg left Hanley High School and his father entered him as an apprentice at the locomotive engineering firm of Kerr, Stuart & Co.
During his five-year apprenticeship at Kerr Stuart he attended night school, taking classes in engineering drawing, higher mathematics and mechanics, since he had already decided to make a career in basic engineering. He did so well in mathematics that, while he was attending the Wedgewood Burslem Technical School, he was awarded a special prize, one of three presented by the Midland Counties Union. Also, in 1913, he was awarded the second prize by the Union of Educational Institutions for his success in their examination in Practical Mathematics in the Advanced Stage. For his prize, R.J. selected Applied Mechanics by D.A. Low (1910), a textbook for engineering students.
In 1916, Reg left Kerr Stuart and began to look round for work. He was now twenty-one, and the First World War was in its second year. He made two attempts to join the forces, but each time he was told that his engineering skills would be of more use in civilian life. While he was looking for a job he did some part-time teaching in Fenton Technical School. In 1917, he applied for a job as personal assistant to Hubert Scott-Paine, the owner, at the Supermarine Aviation Works, Woolston, Southampton.
Working with seaplanes and flying boats gave Mitchell great satisfaction, because it gave him a chance to use his creative ability. When faced with a problem, he would stick at it until he found the answer. He had an intuitive eye for a good design and he could usually tell merely from looking at a drawing whether it had possibilities. His competence in mathematics was a great help and enabled him to calculate such complicated factors as the stresses in aircraft structures."
Mitchell, Gordon.
"R.J. Mitchell: Schooldays to Spitfire (pp. 31-32)"