"British aerospace engineer" . "1891-02-09Z"^^ . . "1948-01-10Z"^^ . . . "Pierson, Rex"@en . "Rex Pierson"@en . "1891Z"^^ . "Reginald Kirshaw \"Rex\" Pierson CBE (1891\u20131948) was an English aircraft designer and chief designer at Vickers Limited later Vickers-Armstrongs Aircraft Ltd. He was responsible for the Vickers Vimy heavy bomber during World War 1 and the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic non-stop and was chief designer of the Vickers Wellington bomber of World War 2.Pierson was born on 9 February 1891 at Little Fransham, Norfolk, the son of the rector the Reverend Kirshaw T."@en . . . . . . "1948Z"^^ .