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'''F. Hills and Sons''' of Norton Road, Stockton-on-Tees; of Trafford Park, Manchester. | |||
of County Durham | of County Durham | ||
1849 Company founded. | |||
1935 Built their first aeroplane. | |||
1936 Public company. | |||
1937 Aircraft manufacturers. "Hillson Praga" Monoplane<ref>[[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref>. The plane was based on the Czech E114 Praga; production began in 1936 and ended after 28 air frames in 1939. | |||
1961 Timber importers and manufacturers of doors, plywood, flooring and plastic laminates. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref> | |||
Built the Pennine and Helvellyn models. | |||
==See Also== | |||
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==Sources of Information== | ==Sources of Information== | ||
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* British Aircraft Manufacturers since 1908 by Gunter Endres. Pub 1995 ISBN 0-7110-2409-x | * British Aircraft Manufacturers since 1908 by Gunter Endres. Pub 1995 ISBN 0-7110-2409-x | ||
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[[Category: Town - Trafford Park]] | |||
[[Category: Town - Manchester]] | |||
[[Category: Town - Stockton-on-Tees]] | |||
[[Category:Aircraft Builders]] | |||
[[Category: Timber Products]] |
Revision as of 19:26, 22 February 2020
F. Hills and Sons of Norton Road, Stockton-on-Tees; of Trafford Park, Manchester.
of County Durham
1849 Company founded.
1935 Built their first aeroplane.
1936 Public company.
1937 Aircraft manufacturers. "Hillson Praga" Monoplane[1]. The plane was based on the Czech E114 Praga; production 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.
See Also
Sources of Information
- British Aircraft Manufacturers since 1908 by Gunter Endres. Pub 1995 ISBN 0-7110-2409-x