1925 - 1926 1948 Alan Cobham carries USAF B-50A achieves first non-stop flight around the out first flight to and 1992 from South Africa world using Cobham air-to-air refuelling equipment Gordon Page CBE appointed Chief 1934 Executive. 1992 Sir Alan Cobham revenue £183m © Ian Roman attempts first air refuelled 1982 2010 2013 flight to India Cobham air-to-air refuelling Andy Stevens Chosen as a Race 1963 equipment plays vital role appointed Partner for the Michael Cobham in Falklands Campaign Chief Executive. 2014-2015 Volvo appointed Chief 1989 2012 Ocean Race 2009 revenue 2014 1955 Executive of Flight Chelton Ltd Bob Murphy £1,880m idDAS launch 1903 Flight Refuelling Refuelling Ltd joins FR appointed Chief 2016 1997 2013 Wright brothers achieve first 1934 Ltd develops Group plc Executive David Lockwood 1926 and leads Sir Michael Acquisition of powered flight Flight 1946 - 1948 air refuelling appointed Chief Sir Alan Cobham awarded Knighthood 1973 1981 expansion Cobham becomes Axell Wireless Refuelling Ltd Air refuelling trials equipment for 2014 Executive after first flight to and from Australia Sir Alan Cobham Stanley into the Lifetime President formed conducted over South Royal Air Force Acquisition of dies aged 79 Aviation first US USA of Cobham plc 29 October and North Atlantic with and Royal Navy Aeroflex British airline on 21 October acquisition

1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2012 2013 2014 2016 1954 1963 1985 2001 1914 1924 2012 2013 2014 Flight Flight Refuelling Flight Refuelling (Holdings) Allan Cook CBE 2009 Alan Cobham joins Alan Cobham Acquisition of Acquire full Celebrates 80th 1939 Refuelling Ltd Ltd’s ­manufacturing Ltd renamed FR Group plc appointed Chief All businesses adopt British Army on wins prestigious 1929 1994 Thrane & Thrane ownership of FB Anniversary Transatlantic trials becomes a activities moves 1969 Executive. 2001 the Cobham brand outbreak of war King’s Cup Air Cobham Blackburn FR Group plc Heliservices JV successfully carried Public Limited to new factory in Concorde’s first revenue £722m Race Airlines formed renamed out by Imperial Company Wimborne, flight with Cobham Cobham plc 2006 Airway ‘C’ Class flying Dorset UK Equipment Sir Michael Cobham dies 1894 boats refuelled by Flight Refuelling Ltd aged 79, 13 April Alan John Cobham tankers Born 6 May

1995 Sir Michael Cobham 1989 awarded Knighthood 1919 Air Precision, first for ‘Services to the 1949 Defence Industry’ Alcock and Brown are first to ‘Probe and Drogue’ method acquisition in France fly non-stop across the Atlantic of air refuelling invented by Flight Refuelling Ltd