-
Period: to
Thomas Sopwith
Wikipedia Page on SopwithThomas Sopwith creatred the Sopwith Aviation Company and co-created Hawker Aircraft. His full life can be read about in the link above. -
Sopwith Aviation are formed
Sopwith Aviation company were formed in June 1912 and created many planes vital to the Great War. -
Sopwith Tabloid
The Sopwith Tabloid was one of the first planes built by Sopwith Aviation Company. The first flight was in November 1913. It was a small biplane. There was a seaplane variant known as the Sopwith Schneider, which is pictured. -
Period: to
First World War
-
Sopwith Baby
The Sopwith Baby was a seaplane first introduced in September 1915. It was a scout and bomber biplane. -
Sopwith Pup
The Sopwith Pup was a popular biplane on the Second World War that was launched on the 9 February 1916. -
Sopwith Camel
The first flight of the Sopwith Camel. -
Hawker Aircraft formed
In 1920, Hawker Aircraft were formed as H G Hawker Engineering. They were formed by Thomas Sopwith (whose Sopwith Aviation company had been bankrupted) and Harry Hawker. They were the main producer of British aircraft in Kingston during the Second World War. The image is of a Hawker Hind bomber. -
Hawker Harrier
The first flight of the Hawker Harrier. It is a different plane to the Hawker Siddeley Harrier. Its first flight was in February 1927 -
Hawker Fury
The first flight of the Hawker Fury was on 25 March 1931. It was originally called the Hawker Hornet. It was a biplane and first lew at Brooklands. -
Hawker Hind
The Hawker Hind was a bomber plane that made it's first flight on the 12 September 1934. -
Hawker Hurricane
The Hawker Hurricane was one of the two main planes fighting in the Battle of Britain, the other being the Supermarine Spitfire. It was responsible for 60 percent of the air victories in the Battle of Britain, so it could not have been won without this plane. -
Period: to
Second World War
-
Hawker Typhoon
The Hawker Typhoon was a single seater bomber that was originally intended to replace the Hawker Hurricane. It never actually did replace it as it never was as good, but it was good in some respects. It's first flight was on the 24 February 1940. -
Hawker Tempest
The Hawker Tempest was a very powerful plane used in World War Two that was first flown on 2 September 1942. -
Hawker Hunter
Hawker produced a subsonic jet called the Hunter which first flew in 1951. It was a famous plane for breaking the world air speed record with a prototype in 1953. -
Period: to
First World War
