Plaque

Sir Francis Chichester

Sir Francis Chichester Sir Francis Chichester
Inscription

Westminster City Council
Pioneer aviator, sailor and author, Sir Francis Chichester KBE, 1901 - 1972, single-handed circumnavigator of the World, 1966 - 67, lived here 1944 - 1972.
The Royal Institute of Navigation

Site: Sir Francis Chichester (1 memorial)

SW1, St James's Place, 9

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Sir Francis Chichester

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Sir Francis Chichester

Pioneer aviator, sailor and author. Single-handedly circumnavigated the Worl...

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Westminster City Council

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