Harry George Hawker, MBE, AFC (22 January 1889 – 12 July 1921) [1] was an Australian aviation pioneer. He was the chief test pilot for Sopwith and was also involved in the design of many of their aircraft.

Harry George Hawker was born on 22nd January 1889, in a small brick-built house up a narrow dirt track at South Brighton (now Moorabbin), on the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia. He was the second son of blacksmith George Hawker, the son of an immigrant worker from Devon, England.

Harry George Hawker. An Australian pioneer aviator, Aircraft Designer, Engineer and Test Pilot, was born in Moorabbin on 22 January 1889. Harry became one of the world's greatest aviators.

Harry George Hawker (1889-1921), aviator, was born on 22 January 1889 at South Brighton, Melbourne, son of George Hawker, blacksmith, and his wife Mary Ann, née Anderson, both Victorian-born. He attended schools to the age of 12 at …

The H. G. Hawker Engineering Company was formed to manufacture motor-cycle and light-weight vehicle bodies of aluminium. He continued his interest in aeroplanes but on the 16 July 1921, whilst testing a biplane for entry in an Aerial derby, was killed instantly when the plane crashed for some reason unknown.

Harry Hawker was one of the worlds pioneering aviators. In 1913 he set an endurance record of 8 hours and 20 minutes, set a new height record of 11,700 feet and then later an air speed record of 92 miles per hour. Hawker also supposedly solved the problem of the spin.

May 17, 2019 · It’s exactly 100 years since an Australian aviation pioneer almost achieved the everlasting fame of a world first. Instead, he and his navigator responded coolly and calmly to an inflight emergency and lived to fly another day. The pilot’s name was Harry Hawker.

On this page we hope to regain the fame Harry Hawker had at the beginning of the last Century and inform people about this extraordinary aviator and his life. Trove list Harry Hawkers life in Melbourne and Victoria

Harry Hawker returned home to Australia in January 1914 with Harry Kauper (mechanic) and the Sopwith “Tabloid” biplane, the most advanced aircraft in Australia at that point, his main objective was to promote the ever increasing aspect off flight to the Australian defence forces.

Harry George Hawker was born on 22nd January, 1889, in Moorabbin, a small town on the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia. Harry was the second youngest in a family of two boys and two girls. His father, George Hawker was an accomplished engineer blacksmith and wheelwright, who ran an engineering business in Moorabbin.