Sea Hawk - Sweat Shirt Blackbird The Sopwith Aviation Company was

The Sopwith Aviation Company was formed in 1912 by Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith

Originally based in Gravesend

troop transport and Search and Rescue

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

The B variant is the short take-off and vertical landing type that is operated by the Royal Air Force

Sea Hawk - Sweat Shirt Blackbird The Sopwith Aviation Company wasHawker Sea Hawk The Sea Hawk first flew in 1951 and entered service with the Fleet Air Arm with 806 Squadron at Brawdy before operating from HMS Eagle. The Sea Hawk saw combat service during the Suez Crisis of 1956. Six Sea Hawk squadrons took part, flying from HMS Eagle, Albion and Bulwark, and was tasked in the ground attack role. The Sea Hawk last saw service in 1960, being replaced by the Supermarine Scimitar and de Havilland Sea Vixen.