Sopwith Aviation Company

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British company aircraft manufacturer

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.

Aliases (1)

Sopwith Aviation Company design bureau ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British company → aircraft manufacturer →
activeDuring	World War I →
basedIn	Brooklands (early operations) →
country	United Kingdom → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland →
dissolved	1920 →
foundedBy	Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith →
founder	T. O. M. Sopwith →
hasKeyPerson	Bill Eyre → Fred Sigrist → Harry Hawker → Thomas Sopwith →
hasNotableAircraft	Sopwith Camel 2F.1 Ship’s Camel → Sopwith Camel F.1 → Sopwith Triplane N500 prototype →
headquartersLocation	England → 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 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	H. G. Hawker Engineering Company → Hawker Aircraft →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sopwith Camel → Sopwith Pup → Sopwith Triplane →	manufacturer
Harry Hawker → Thomas Sopwith →	employer
Thomas Sopwith →	founded
Thomas Sopwith ("Sopwith Aviation Company design bureau") →	hasPart
Hawker Aircraft →	precededBy
Harry Hawker →	workedAt