John Moore-Brabazon was born in 1884. He was the first Englishman to pilot a heavier-than-air machine under power in England in 1909. He served in the Royal Flying Corps, acheiving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and won an MC during the First World War. During this war, he also took a leading role in the development of aerial photography. In 1919 he became Parliamentary Private Secretary to Winston Churchill. He continued to be a Member of Parliament and was briefly Minister of Transport.
Sometime during this tenure as a member of parliament, Brabazon was involved in the making of a newsreel story. He is noted as providing the ‘description’ for ‘JUBILEE’ in British Movietone News No.318 of July 1935. The story title describes him as Lt Col Moore-Brabazon MC, MP.
From 1941-42, Brabazon was Minister of Aircraft Production. Later he was elevated to the House of Lords where he took his seat as Baron Brabazon of Tara. After the war, he was given the job of planning for post-war civil aviation in Britain. He chaired a British Cabinet committee that oversaw the building of a prototype aircraft - the Bristol 167 Brabazon - the largest plane ever built in Britain.
After retiring from public life, Brabazon continued to distinguish himself as a racer of Belgian cars, an avid golfer, and, at the age of 70, he rode the fearsome Cresta bobsled run at St. Moritz. He died in London on 17th May 1964.
Sources
http://www.cogapp2.com/NPGHome/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp00524; Accessed 05/01/05: http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/brabazon.html; Accessed 05/01/05: NoS Number 2149; British Movietone Gazette Number 318; Date released 8/7/1935.