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Photograph of a student card for Doctor L.G. Whitehead.  The card has a photograph of the student on the right of the card, and details of his studies at Queen Mary College on the left side

Student card of Dr L.G.Whitehead, alumni and former staff of Queen Mary College.

Leslie Whitehead spent at least 30 years at Queen Mary College as a student and lecturer. He gained a 1st class honours degree in Engineering in 1936 and a PHD in 1939, researching aerodynamics and aircraft structure.

He joined the Department of Aeronautics in 1938 as a Research Assistant and was still on the staff as a Reader in Aeronautics in 1968.

Gallery: Celebrating Success at Queen Mary

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