Cameron Earl

Cameron Earl
Born	1923 Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England
Died	18 June 1952 Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Nationality	United Kingdom
Occupation	Automotive engineer

Cameron Earl (1923–1952) was a British automotive engineer.

Earl was born in Yorkshire in 1923.

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. 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.

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 when his car overturned. Earl, aged 29, died in hospital from a fractured skull.

Cameron Earl was the first driver to die as a result of a crash in a Formula One car.

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