. ▁( 2 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁– ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁aer onaut ical ▁engineer , ▁chief ▁designer ▁Sau nd ers - R oe , ▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁British ▁H over craft ▁Cor p . ▁and ▁vice - ch air man ▁of ▁West land ▁Hel ic op ters . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁perhaps ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁contribution , ▁along ▁with ▁Sir . ▁Christopher ▁C ocker ell , ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁SR . N 1 ▁hover craft ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁Sau nd ers - R oe . ▁ ▁Life ▁Richard ▁St anton - J ones ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bomb ay , ▁India ▁to ▁Indian ▁Army ▁Officer , ▁ ▁Brig . ▁John ▁C . ▁Jones ▁O BE ▁and ▁Kath ar ine ▁St anton , ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁mission ary ▁Rev . ▁Dr . ▁William ▁A ▁St anton . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁King ▁Edward ▁VI ▁College , ▁St our bridge , ▁King ' s ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁and ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Aer onaut ics , ▁C ran field . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Richard ▁St anton - J ones ▁joined ▁De ▁Hav ill and ▁Engine ▁Co .. ▁He ▁worked ▁under ▁A . V . ▁Cle aver ▁in ▁the ▁D H ▁special ▁projects ▁section . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁he ▁married ▁Dor ine ▁Mary ▁Wat kins , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁son , ▁Richard ▁St