Sopwith Aviation Company
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Sopwith Aviation Company was a pioneering British aircraft manufacturer of the World War I era, best known for producing iconic fighter planes such as the Sopwith Camel.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sopwith Aviation Company canonical | 19 |
| Sopwith Aviation Company design bureau | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British company
ⓘ
aircraft manufacturer ⓘ |
| activeDuring | World War I ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Brooklands
ⓘ
surface form:
Brooklands (early operations)
|
| country |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1920 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Thomas Sopwith
ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith
|
| founder |
Thomas Sopwith
ⓘ
surface form:
T. O. M. Sopwith
|
| hasKeyPerson |
Bill Eyre
ⓘ
Frederick Sigrist ⓘ
surface form:
Fred Sigrist
Harry Hawker ⓘ Thomas Sopwith ⓘ |
| hasNotableAircraft |
Sopwith Camel
ⓘ
surface form:
Sopwith Camel 2F.1 Ship’s Camel
Sopwith Camel ⓘ
surface form:
Sopwith Camel F.1
Sopwith Triplane ⓘ
surface form:
Sopwith Triplane N500 prototype
|
| headquartersLocation |
England
ⓘ
Kingston upon Thames (historically) ⓘ
surface form:
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | pioneering British World War I aircraft manufacturer ⓘ |
| inception | 1912 ⓘ |
| industry |
aerospace industry
ⓘ
aircraft manufacturing ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| majorCustomer |
Royal Flying Corps
ⓘ
Royal Naval Air Service ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thomas Sopwith ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
Sopwith 1½ Strutter
ⓘ
Sopwith Baby ⓘ Sopwith Camel ⓘ Sopwith Dolphin ⓘ Sopwith Pup ⓘ Sopwith Baby ⓘ
surface form:
Sopwith Schneider
Sopwith Snipe ⓘ Sopwith Tabloid ⓘ Sopwith Triplane ⓘ |
| operatedInSector |
civil aviation (limited)
ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ |
| participatedIn | development of British naval aviation ⓘ |
| producedFor | British military ⓘ |
| producedTypeOfAircraft |
fighter aircraft
ⓘ
naval aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | post–World War I excess profits duty issues ⓘ |
| successor |
Hawker Aircraft
ⓘ
surface form:
H. G. Hawker Engineering Company
Hawker Aircraft ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sopwith Aviation Company design bureau
subject surface form:
Thomas Sopwith
subject surface form:
Sopwith Camel
subject surface form:
Sopwith Pup
subject surface form:
Sopwith Triplane