Hawker Engineering 100th Anniversary GB?

[iggie]

Following on from Greg's timely posting regarding this year being the 100th anniversary of the formation of Hawker Engineering, and my suggestion of a Hawker themed GB, how about a GB featuring any Hawker aircraft (or any other vehicle if you can substantiate it's Hawker origins) from their start up until they were subsumed into the Hawker Siddeley Group (suggested by JRatz to be after the P. 1127 but before the Kestrel or Harrier)
The original thread was here: https://uamf.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=19727

[Gregers]

I am in. Was considering a Harrier T2 but as this is a no am having a re-think. Maybe a Hunter, Hurricane or one of the biplanes.

All the best

Greg

[Kitaholic]

I'll be in with either a Tempest II or a Sea Fury

[MarkyM607]

I might go for a Sea Fury, or something inter-war, not sure yet. But I'm in!.

[iggie]

Just to help the decision making process, this is a list taken from Wikipedia of the Hawker line from start to finish:
Hawker Duiker 1923 prototype – first original design by Hawker, 1 aircraft built, J6918[5][6]
Hawker Woodcock 1923
Hawker Cygnet 1924
Hawker Hedgehog 1924 prototype
Hawker Horsley 1925
Hawker Heron 1925
Hawker Hornbill 1925
Hawker Danecock 1925
Hawker Harrier 1927 prototype
Hawker Hawfinch 1927
Hawker Hart 1928
Hawker F.20/27 1928 prototype
Hawker Hoopoe 1928
Hawker Tomtit 1928
Hawker Hornet 1929
Hawker Osprey 1929
Hawker Nimrod 1930
Hawker Fury 1931
Hawker Fury variants
Hawker Audax 1931
Hawker Dantorp 1932
Hawker Demon 1933
Hawker P.V.3 1934 prototype
Hawker Hart 1934
Hawker Hind 1934
Hawker Hind variants
Hawker P.V.4 1934 prototype
Hawker Hartbees 1935
Hawker Hurricane 1935
Hawker Sea Hurricane
Hawker Hector 1936
Hawker Henley 1937
Hawker Hotspur 1938
Hawker Tornado 1939
Hawker Typhoon 1940
Hawker Tempest 1942
Hawker F.2/43 Fury 1943 prototype
Hawker Sea Fury 1944
Hawker P.1040 1947 prototype
Hawker Sea Hawk 1947
Hawker P.1052 1948 prototype
Hawker P.1072 1950 prototype
Hawker P.1078 prototype
Hawker P.1081 1950 prototype
Hawker Hunter 1951
Hawker P.1127 1960 prototype

[fredk]

Count me in as well please.
I reckon I have: Fury, Demon, Hurricane, Typhoon, Tempest, Sea Fury, Sea Hawk, Hunter

[MarkyM607]

Not much to choose from then!!

[fredk]

Whilst checking up that list * I noticed that de Havilland is also 100 years old

* not doubting iggie, just sometimes Wiki can show a photo of the type

[iggie]

Whilst checking up that list * I noticed that de Havilland is also 100 years old

* not doubting iggie, just sometimes Wiki can show a photo of the type

No worries Fred; it took me a while to edit out the links to sub-types and operators of some aircraft so there may well be omissions! I'm still looking for a picture of the Hawker Hedgehog
If de Havilland are 100 this year too, then should we widen the GB to a centenarian GB, or have a separate one for de Havilland?

[Gregers]

A separate DH one but we had a DH one a few years back. Has the gap been long enough?

All the best

Greg

[Kitaholic]

join them and you might get more people on board

[fredk]

I'm still looking for a picture of the Hawker Hedgehog

Here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Hedgehog;
Whilst I would prefer separate GBs, as the calendar is rather full a joint one would probably fit in better. Maybe a 6 to 8 week GB?

A separate DH one but we had a DH one a few years back. Has the gap been long enough?

October - November 2015. So I think the gap is ok

[iggie]

Cheers for the link Fred Not the best looking beastie!

OK, let's sort out the joint/separate GB issue first:
Can anyone interested in commemorating either or both anniversaries please say so, and also give their preferences regarding a joint/separate GB.
Once we get an idea of likely participation and format we can go into some more detail as regards dates etc. etc.

[fredk]

I'd like to have both
I'd like them to be separate but needs dictate that a joint venture has more chance of being allocated space in this year's calendar

[Kitaholic]

Both and joint for me