Sopwith - Hoodie Harrier GR.3 the first man to fly

the first man to fly across the English Channel

The ill-fated TSR2 was planned as a strike and reconnaissance aircraft for the Royal Air Force

During the Cold War the RAF worked with NATO as part of a 'one-two' attack strategy

This profile is a Skyhawk from the VA-153 Blue Tail Flies

Sopwith - Hoodie Harrier GR.3 the first man to flySopwith Aviation Company The Sopwith Aviation Company was formed in 1912 by Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith. Tommy was a wealthy sportsman interested in aviation, yachting and motor racing. The business started at Brooklands, moved to Canbury Park Road then settled in Kingston. After World War I Sopwith was liquidated and Tommy Sopwith formed HG Hawker Engineering with Harry Hawker, Fred Sigrist and Bill Eyre. Sopwith produced many aircraft types