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| | Hawker Siddeley Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | Hawker Siddley has its roots in the aftermath of the First World War, when after the bankruptcy of Sopwith Aviation[?], the Sopwith test pilot Harry Hawker[?], with financial backing, bought the assets of Sopwith and formed H.G. Hawker Engineering[?]. |
 | | Renamed in 1933 to Hawker Aviation, Hawker took advantage of the Great Depression and its strong financial position to purchase a series of British aviation companies including Gloster Aircraft[?], Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft[?], Armstrong Siddley Motors[?], and A.V. Roe. |
 | | This was the form of the company during the Second World War, when it produced many aircraft in many designs including the famous Hawker Hurricane fighter plane, which along with the Spitfire was instrumental in winning the Battle of Britain. |
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