Heritage

1910

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

1910

1924

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

1924

1915

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

1915

1920

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

1920

1933

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

1933

1937

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

1937

1932

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

1932

1948

Experimental prototypes leading to the Vickers Supermarine Swift

1948

1899

The aviation design pioneer who became world famous as a novelist

1899

1930

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

1930

1930

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

1930

1909

Geoffrey de Havilland's first aeroplane design

1909

1882

One of the world's leading pioneers in aviation

1882

1910

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

1910

1939

A vital part of Manchester's industrial transformation

1939