Clinton Hunter Havill (November 25, 1892 – March 25, 1953) was an American naval officer and early aeronautical engineer, who worked in the areas of aerodynamic drag[1] and airships.
[2] He was born on November 25, 1892, in Rochester, New York, to Eric E. Havill and Lydia A. Parkes.
He held a commission as a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy.
He was the inaugural recipient of the Wright Brothers Medal in 1928 for work on the performance of aircraft propellers.
[3] He died on March 25, 1953, in his office at Curtiss-Wright Corporation in Carlstadt, New Jersey.