I am a London based Australian pilot doing some research on Harry Hawker.
In particular I am interested in the Circuit of Britain Race of 1913 and the aircraft flown by Harry Hawker, a Sopwith Tractor Waterplane.
Does anyone have any photographs, plans or any other information available on the aircraft?
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Sopwith Waterplane
by TheFlyingPhysio » Sun Mar 20, 2011 4:05 pm
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Re: Sopwith Waterplane
by AquilaAudax » Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:25 pm
Hello Flying Physio
Welcome to the forum from another Aussie - retired mechanical engineer in Perth (trying to write a book about Trimotors).
Looking in H.F.King's Sopwith Aircraft 1912-1920 (Putnam, 1980) there is a chapter titled 'Circuit Seaplanes' which has some notes and a couple of (fairly poor quality) illustrations of the aircraft that Harry Hawker flew in that event.
If you don't have a copy of that book, or access to it through a local library, send me your details off-line and I'll scan it and send it to you.
Cheers, Ray
Welcome to the forum from another Aussie - retired mechanical engineer in Perth (trying to write a book about Trimotors).
Looking in H.F.King's Sopwith Aircraft 1912-1920 (Putnam, 1980) there is a chapter titled 'Circuit Seaplanes' which has some notes and a couple of (fairly poor quality) illustrations of the aircraft that Harry Hawker flew in that event.
If you don't have a copy of that book, or access to it through a local library, send me your details off-line and I'll scan it and send it to you.
Cheers, Ray
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Re: Sopwith Waterplane
by TheFlyingPhysio » Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:19 pm
Many thanks for the replies. I was starting to give up hope there!
Alas have already seen both book chapter and article. Really after more detail if it exists.
Ray. Will be in Perth for a couple of days in April. Fancy a cool one?
Cheers
Alas have already seen both book chapter and article. Really after more detail if it exists.
Ray. Will be in Perth for a couple of days in April. Fancy a cool one?
Cheers
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