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Revision as of 08:02, 30 January 2009
of County Durham
F. Hills and Sons of Trafford Park, Manchester built their first aeroplane in 1935.
- 1849 Company founded.
- 1936 Public company.
- 1937 Aircraft manufacturers. "Hillson Praga" Monoplane. [1]
- The plane was based on the Czech E114 Praga and began in 1936 and ended after 28 air frames in 1939.
- 1961 Timber importers and manufacturers of doors, plywood, flooring and plastic laminates. [2]
- Built the Pennine and Helvellyn models.
Sources of Information
- British Aircraft Manufacturers since 1908 by Gunter Endres. Pub 1995 ISBN 0-7110-2409-x