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  • Bristol Aeroplane Co logo

    1910

    Bristol Aeroplane Company

    During a chance meeting with Wilbur Wright in France during 1909, George White recognised the business potential of aviation in the UK.

    1910

  • Vickers Vagabond

    1924

    Vickers Vagabond

    Vickers’ entrant in the 1924 Lympne two-seat light aeroplane competition.

    1924

  • Vickers FB7

    1915

    Vickers FB7

    A twin-engine biplane fighter whose production order was cancelled.

    1915

  • Vickers VIM

    1920

    Vickers VIM

    A training aircraft developed by Vickers for the Chinese, based on war surplus RAF FE2d aircraft with Rolls-Royce Eagle engines.

    1920

  • Airspeed AS5 Courier

    1933

    Airspeed AS5 Courier

    The Courier was the first British private aircraft to be fitted with flaps and to have an undercarriage that retracted into the wings.

    1933

  • Airspeed Oxford

    1937

    Airspeed AS10 Oxford

    A British Commonwealth Aircrew Navigational and Radio Communications Trainer during World War II.

    1937

  • Airspeed AS4 Ferry

    1932

    Airspeed AS4 Ferry

    The first powered aircraft type to be designed and built by Airspeed Ltd.

    1932

  • Vickers Supermarine Types 510 517 528 & 535

    1948

    Vickers Supermarine Types 510, 517,528 & 535

    Experimental prototypes leading to the Vickers Supermarine Swift

    1948

  • Nevil Shute Square

    1899

    Nevil Shute Norway

    The aviation design pioneer who became world famous as a novelist

    1899

  • Weybridge

    1930

    Weybridge (Brooklands), Wisley & Foxwarren

    Weybridge and Brooklands - Over 100 years of Aviation and Motor Sport excellence

    1930

  • Hatfield

    1930

    Hatfield, Hertfordshire

    Biplanes to jet airliners, Hatfield was a centre of innovation.

    1930

  • De Havilland DH No Biplane

    1909

    De Havilland No1 Biplane

    Geoffrey de Havilland's first aeroplane design

    1909

  • Geoffery de Havilland Portrait

    1882

    Geoffrey de Havilland

    One of the world's leading pioneers in aviation

    1882

  • AV Roe & Co Ltd

    1910

    AV Roe & Co (Avro)

    The first commercial aircraft manufacturers the United Kingdom and the forefathers of an industry.

    1910

  • Chadderton Square Image

    1939

    Chadderton, Manchester

    A vital part of Manchester's industrial transformation

    1939

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