Joseph Smith (aircraft designer)

Joseph Smith
Born	(1897-05-25)25 May 1897
Died	20 February 1956(1956-02-20) (aged 58) Chandler's Ford
Nationality	English
Education	Yardley Secondary School Birmingham Municipal Technical School
Occupation	Engineer
Engineering career
Projects	Supermarine Spitfire
Significant advance	Aircraft design
Awards	CBE Silver medal of the Royal Aeronautical Society

Joseph Smith CBE (25 May 1897 – 20 February 1956) was an English aircraft designer who took over as Chief Designer for Supermarine upon the death of R. J. Mitchell and led the team responsible for the subsequent development of the Supermarine Spitfire.^[1]