Spelling of de Havilland?

I was always taught that it was a small letter ‘d’ EXCEPT at the start of a sentence..

As in….

The de Havilland Mosquito attacked Amiens…..

De Havilland Mosquito’s attacked Amiens ……..

It’s a confusion, but no, as the ‘de’ is a name it should remain lower case even at the start of a sentence. Of course it’s therefore a good idea to start your sentences with a different word to avoid the problem.

The only times it should be a capital ‘D’ are when the whole word has been written in upper case: ‘DE HAVILLAND’ or in the abbreviation: ‘DH’; not ‘dH’

BTW, Apostrophes are for the possessive, not the plural.

All the points have been covered in the previous discussions in the links provided. 😉

Therein lies the difference. Very scary thought that.

Aw come on what harm could a mere woman do? Hmmm I wish I hadn’t asked now:D

Not a mere woman, a pilot woman!:D

Aw come on what harm could a mere woman do? Hmmm I wish I hadn’t asked now:D

Janie promised here to publicly and mercilessly tickle anyone caught spelling either the manufacturer or the engine incorrectly. Be warned :p

Be very afraid…………….;)

Janie promised here to publicly and mercilessly tickle anyone caught spelling either the manufacturer or the engine incorrectly. Be warned :p

I’m almost tempted to deliberately mis-spell both.:D

I was always taught that it was a small letter ‘d’ EXCEPT at the start of a sentence..

As in….

The de Havilland Mosquito attacked Amiens…..

De Havilland Mosquito’s attacked Amiens ……..

Ken

Nope, that would be “De Havilland Mosquitos attacked Amiens ……..” 😉

I was always taught that it was a small letter ‘d’ EXCEPT at the start of a sentence..

As in….

The de Havilland Mosquito attacked Amiens…..

De Havilland Mosquito’s attacked Amiens ……..

Ken

A “dH” advertisement from 1943, I think the small print will help ! Keith.

Just look for the famous film actress Olivia de Havilland, who was related to the aircraft mogul – I think his daughter.
Bri 😀

She and her sister Joan Fontaine, were Sir Geoffrey de Havilland’s cousins.

I seem to recollect reading somewhere that they both were qualified light aircraft pilots and not averse to ‘hitching’ a ride in things like two-seat Vampires when they visited the UK in the 1950s!

Just look for the famous film actress Olivia de Havilland, who was related to the aircraft mogul – I think his daughter. Her sister, of course another de Havilland, chose a different screen name which I can’t think of.

The ‘de’ is French for ‘of’, like the ‘Isle de France’. So it is lower case just as ‘of’ would be.

Just thought you would like to know all that.

Bri 😀

Janie promised here to publicly and mercilessly tickle anyone caught spelling either the manufacturer or the engine incorrectly. Be warned :p

OK. Now we can start arguing about Gypsy Major or Gipsy Major engines! :diablo:

:diablo: I have changed de title accordingly! :diablo:

Hello

The correct surname is written: de Havilland (lowercase “d” space, uppercase “H”).

The correct company abbreviation is simply DH, as used in its logos.

Simon,
in the UK I came across “de Havilland” in the ‘de Havilland Heritage Centre’
See http://www.ruudleeuw.com/museum-dehavilland.htm
There is also a link to the museum.
I think there is a difference in spelling done by DH in Canada, where I found DeHavilland or deHavilland rather more common.
Don’t remember if they wrote the name different in Australia.
hth
Ruud

de Havilland

…is correct. Confusingly, the correct abbreviation is DH.

A quick search will show the previous de Scussions 😉 …

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=76321