Barry Laight

Barry Pemberton Laight (12 July 1920 – 6 October 2012) was a British aerospace engineer, known for his design of the Spey-engined Buccaneer, one of the last all-British military aircraft, which left RAF service in March 1994.

He was the son of Donald Laight and Nora Pemberton, and was born in Liverpool.

In July 1937 he was awarded a scholarship from the Society of British Aerospace Constructors.

He worked on the proposed Hawker Siddeley P.1154, which was cancelled in February 1965.

He lived in West Ella near Hull before retiring to Esher.