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Norman Thompson Flight Co

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Norman Thompson, a manufacturer of aeroplanes, based at Middleton-on-Sea near Bognor in Sussex.

1915 Formerly traded as White and Thompson Co

Norman Thompson designed and built several more aircraft including 50 of the NT4 reconnaissance and anti-submarine flying boat.

Model NT2b. Flying boat trainer. A single engined biplane with a crew of two and powered by 160 hp Beardmore; 200 hp Sunbeam Arab; 150 hp Hispano-Suiza or 200 hp Hispano-Suiza. 150 built from 1917. Nicknamed the 'Ruptured Duck'.

Post-WWI: Awarded £2,259 by the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors for the N.T.2, N.T.2a, N.T.2b, N.T.3 and N.T.4 seaplanes[1]


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ The Times, Jan 13, 1925
  • The Encyclopedia of British Military Aircraft by Chaz Bowyer. Published in 1982. ISBN 1-85841-031-2
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