H. G. Hawker, airman: his life and work

Download or read book H. G. Hawker, airman: his life and work written by Muriel Hawker and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harry George Hawker MBE, AFC was an Australian aviation pioneer. He was the chief test pilot for Sopwith and was also involved in designing many of their aircraft. After the First World War, he co-founded Hawker Aircraft, the firm that would later be responsible for a long series of successful military aircraft. He died on 12 July 1921 when the aircraft he was to fly in the Aerial Derby crashed in a park at Burnt Oak, Edgware, not far from Hendon Aerodrome.