Cameron Earl
{{Short description|British automotive engineer}}
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|birth_date = 8 May 1923
|birth_place = Sculcoates,Actual location not known; the Sculcoates Registration District covers the towns and parishes of Anlaby, Cottingham, Hatlemprice, Hedon, Hessle, Kirk Ella, Melton, North Ferriby, Preston, Sculcoates, Sutton on Hull, Swanland, Wauldby, West Ella and Willerby Yorkshire, England
|death_date = 18 June 1952 (aged 29)
|death_place = Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
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|occupation = Automotive engineer
|nationality = British
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Cameron Charles Earl (8 May 1923 – 18 June 1952) was a British automotive engineer.
Early life
German research
Earl was sent to Germany after the Second World War by the British Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee to study the development of 1930s Grand Prix racing cars, and wrote an influential report about them.Earl, Cameron C., "Investigation into the development of German Grand Prix racing cars between 1934 and 1939 (including a description of the Mercedes world's land speed record ... Intelligence Objectives Sub-committee) [Paperback]" Technical Information and Document Unit (1947), ASIN: B0007JG0I0. Reprinted 1996 with new introduction,"Quick Silver : B. I. O. S. Report No. 1755 : Investigation into the Development of German Grand Prix Racing Cars Between 1934 and 1939 (Including a Description of the Mercedes World's Land Speed Record Contender)" HMSO, reprint edition, 1996. {{ISBN|0-11-290550-1}} This report aided British engine designers by presenting them with secrets of German design, based on Earl's interviews with designers at Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union in April and May 1947, and blueprints he obtained.Ludvigsen, Karl "BRM V16: How Britain's auto makers built a Grand Prix car to beat the world ," Veloce, 2007, pages 6,7, and 10. {{ISBN|978-1-84584-037-2}}. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
Death
Earl was a technical consultant for the English Racing Automobiles team, when, on 18 June 1952 during a test drive of racing car R14B at the Motor Industry Research Association's (MIRA) test track in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, his car overturned.{{cite news | title=Killed While Testing Racing Car | page=4 | date=19 June 1952 | newspaper=The Times | location = London}} Earl, aged 29, died in hospital from a fractured skull.
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Category:British automotive engineers