Aircraft designer
R. J. Mitchell
Designed the Spitfire while dying of cancer, and lived to see it fly but not to see it fight. He was forty-two.
Reginald Joseph Mitchell was a British aircraft designer who worked for the Southampton aviation company Supermarine from 1916 until 1936. He is best known for designing racing seaplanes, such as the Supermarine S.6B, and for leading the team that designed the Supermarine Spitfire.
- Born
- 1895-05-20, Stoke-on-Trent, EnglandA Monday
- Died
- 1937-06-11, Southampton, EnglandA Friday, aged 42
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1895-05-20, Stoke-on-Trent, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 29°10′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 10°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 16°06′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 8°31′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 17°04′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 6°53′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 2°03′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 17°26′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 14°52′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 10°57′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1937-06-11, Southampton, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 20°05′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 25°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 26°52′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 5°27′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 21°16′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 26°12′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aries | 4°04′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 11°52′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 16°13′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 27°16′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment R. J. Mitchell was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.