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Edward Mannock
Birth date of one of the best propaganda weapons used in World War 1. -
Birth of Tommy Sopwith
The birth date of one of the key plane inventors for both of the world wars -
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History of Aviation in Kingston
Here is a timeline showing the most imporatnt plane, pilots and inventors of aviation in Kingston -
Harry Hawker
The birth date of one of the key plane inventors for both of the world wars -
Sydney Camm
The birth date of one of the key plane inventors for the first world war. Invented the Hawker Hurricane -
The Birth of the Sopwith Hybrid
Sopwith's first plane he ever made. used in the first world war. It was displayed at the International Aero Show in Olympia, London before the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Navy Air Service bought it to be used in the first world war -
Sopwith Dolphin
Fighter aircraft used on the front line on the Western front. -
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World War 1
One of the worst wars the worlds ever had -
Sopwith Camel's first flight
The birth of the Sopwith Camel, one of the most successful fighter planes for the allies in World War 1 -
Death of Harry Hawker
Death of one of the greatest inventors. Died when he crashed his airplane in the Aerial Derby -
Hawker Harrier
A bomber plane in World War 1 replacing the Hawker Horsley. Maximum speeds of 135 mph and contained two sets of guns, one at the front controled by the pilot and one at the back controlled from the cockpit. -
Hawker Fury
British fighter plane that was fast, reaching speeds of 223 mph, and was a hard target for enemie pilots to bring it down -
Hawker Hurricane
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Spitfire
One of the most successful fighter jets used in the second world war. -
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World War 2
The worst war the worlds ever had -
Hawker Tornado
Replacing the Hawker Hurricane, the Hawker Tornado had a Rolls-Royce Vulture II engine and was used as a fighter plane in World War 2 -
Hawker Typhoon
Britians most succussful ground-attack aircraft in the second world war. -
Hawker Tempest
One of the variations of the Hawker Typhoon. It was one of the most powerful fighter aircraft used during the second world war -
Grand Slam Bomb
The allies needed bigger bombs to overpower the Germans. So they created the Grand Slam Bomb, a 10,000kg bomb that could destroy huge buildings. -
Hawker Hunter
This plane was origionally used as a fighter jet but it is now used in The Black Arrows and The Blue Diomonds, display teams -
Air Speed Record Breaking
The newly modified Hawker Hunter sets a new record at a speed of 728 mph -
Sydney Camm
Death of one of the greatest inventors -
Hawker Siddeley Harrier
The Hawker Siddeley Harrier was the first plane to have V/STOL (vertical/short takeoff and landing) and was the birth of the new Harrier era. However, the V/STOL could not be used with a full tank of oil, so they had to fly of a ramp to get it into the air. -
Death of Tommy Sopwith
Death of one of the greatest inventors
