Padfield, Frank
Francis Padfield (1922-2004), known as Frank, was born in Southampton and attended Taunton's School. He became an RAF officer and was involved in the creation of Skynet, a system of geosynchronous military communications satellites, in the 1960s.
Further reading:
Obituary: Air Commodore Frank Padfield (The Telegraph, 13/02/2004).
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