[WWI] Added:Boeing MB 3A fighter
dave fleming
dave.fleming at dial.pipex.com
Fri May 25 10:30:49 EDT 2007
Quoting Joel Christy <jbarchristy at yahoo.co.uk>:
> No it didn't, Sopwith just changed it's name to Hawker to avoid confusion
> over WWI production. See Sopwith-The Man and His Aircraft, Harleyford
> Publications.
I would beg to differ - Sopwith went into Liquidation in September 1920 due to
heavy taxes on War Profits. Hawker was formed in November 1920 by the directors
of Sopwith as a new Company, purchasing the assets of the former company.
>The last strictly Sopwith/Hawker was the Harrier!
>
The Hawk (still in production) probably claims that title.
Dave
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