Supermarine - Sweat Shirt
£39.00
Supermarine Aviation Works
Supermarine started in 1913 as Pemberton-Billing in Southampton, building seaplanes and flying boats. As Supermarine, it found fame when winning the Schneider Trophy three times. This success led to the development of the legendary Spitfire and many other types. In 1928 Vickers-Armstrongs took over the company to become Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers) Ltd.
English Electric - Sweat Shirt
£39.00
The English Electric Company Limited
Formed in 1918, English Electric was the conglomeration of five business making munitions, armaments and aeroplanes during World War I. Best known for electric motors and transformers for the rail industry the business expanded into consumer electronics, reactors, guided missiles and aircraft. The company is most famous for producing two aircraft; the Canberra and Lightning jets.
Hawker - Sweat Shirt
£39.00
Hawker Aircraft
As Sopwith Aircraft went bankrupt Sopwith, test pilot Harry Hawker and Tommy Sopwith formed H.G. Hawker Engineering in 1920, becoming Hawker Aircraft Limited in 1933. The company acquired Gloster Aircraft, Armstrong Siddeley and Armstrong Whitworth to become Hawker Siddeley. Avro was eventually included in this group of companies. Today the Hawker brand still exists within the American company Raytheon that produces business jets.
Sopwith - Sweat Shirt
£39.00
Sopwith Aviation Company
The Sopwith Aviation Company was formed in 1912 by Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith. Tommy was a wealthy sportsman interested in aviation, yachting and motor racing. The business started at Brooklands, moved to Canbury Park Road then settled in Kingston. After World War I Sopwith was liquidated and Tommy Sopwith formed HG Hawker Engineering with Harry Hawker, Fred Sigrist and Bill Eyre. Sopwith produced many aircraft types including the Camel, Dove, Pup and Swallow. The design has a deliberate aged look.
Avro - Sweat Shirt
£39.00
Avro Aircraft
Avro was formed in 1910 in Manchester by Alliott Verdon Roe. The company is best known for producing aircraft such as the Avro 504, Lancaster and Vulcan as well as the Blue Steel Missile. In 1963 the company was merged into Hawker Siddeley.
Curtiss - Sweat Shirt
£39.00
Curtiss Aeroplane Company
In 1907 Glenn Curtiss became a member of the Aerial Experiment Association founded by Dr Alexander Graham Bell. The purpose of the association was to establish aeronautical research and development. Glenn Curtis then formed the Herring-Curtiss Company with Augustus Herring which was then renamed the Curtiss Aeroplane Company in 1910 based in Hammondsport, New York. Curtiss merged with the Curtiss Motor Company in 1916 and established itself in Buffalo, New York. The Curtiss Aeroplane Company ended in 1929 with the merger of the Wright Corporation.
Bristol Aeroplane Company - Sweat Shirt
£39.00
Bristol Aeroplane Company
Founded in 1910 by Sir George White, the Bristol Aeroplane Company is one of Britain's best known manufacturer of airframes and aero engines. At the start of the sixties the company merged with others to form the British Aircraft Corporation. The design has a deliberate 'aged and weathered' look. This design is also available as a t-shirt, long-sleeve t-shirt and hoodie.
Handley Page - Sweat Shirt
£39.00
Handley Page Limited
Handley Page was Britain's very first aircraft manufacturing company, formed in 1909 by Frederick Handley Page. In 1912 the factory moved from Barking to Cricklewood Aerodrome. During the First World War Handley Page produced heavy bombers for the Royal Navy to bomb the Zeppelin yards. Between the wars Handley Page turned to transport aircraft, becoming Imperial Airways. At the onset of the next war, bomber production restarted with the Hampden and the Halifax. Handley Page continued into the cold-war era with the Victor. Handley Page eventually merged with Hawker Siddeley and the British Aircraft Corporation.
Gloster - Sweat Shirt
£39.00
Gloster Aircraft Limited
HH Martyn & Co, based in Cheltenham, constructed aircraft during WWI as the Gloucestershire Aircraft Company. The name was simplified to Gloster Aircraft then merged with the Hawker Siddeley Group. Many aircraft were manufactured including the Gladiator, Meteor and the Javelin. This design has a deliberate weathered and aged look.
Blackburn Aircraft - Sweat Shirt
£39.00
Blackburn Aircraft
Blackburn Aircraft was founded by Robert and Jessy Blackburn with their first monoplane in 1908. By 1914 the Olympia Works at Roundhay, Leeds was opened. The design has a deliberate 'aged and weathered' look. This design is also available as a t-shirt, long-sleeve t-shirt and hoodie.
Hunting - Sweat Shirt
£39.00
Hunting Percival Aircraft Ltd
Percival Aircraft Co. was formed by Edgar Percival in 1933. Originally based in Gravesend, the company moved to Luton Airport in 1936. Percival joined the Hunting Group in 1944. Eventually in 1960 the company became part of the British Aircraft Corporation. Many aircraft were manufactured including the Gull, Proctor, Provost and Pembroke. This design has a deliberate weathered and aged look.
Fairey - Sweat Shirt
£39.00
Fairey Aviation Company Limited
Charles Richard Fairey and Ernest Oscar Tips formed Fairey Aviation in 1915 after leaving Short Brothers. In 1960 Fairey merged with Westland Aircraft. Many aircraft were manufactured including the Flycatcher, Swordfish, Gannet and Rotodyne. This design has a deliberate weathered and aged look.