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'''F. Hills and Sons''' of Trafford Park, Manchester.
'''F. Hills and Sons''' of Norton Road, Stockton-on-Tees; of Trafford Park, Manchester.


of County Durham
of County Durham
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1849 Company founded.
1849 Company founded.


1935 built their first aeroplane  
1935 Built their first aeroplane.


1936 Public company.
1936 Public company.
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[[Category: Town - Trafford Park]]
[[Category: Town - Manchester]]
[[Category: Town - Manchester]]
[[Category: Town - Stockton-on-Tees]]
[[Category:Aircraft Builders]]
[[Category:Aircraft Builders]]
[[Category: Timber Products]]
[[Category: Timber Products]]

Revision as of 19:26, 22 February 2020

Sept 1940.
May 1949.
July 1949.
Sept 1949.

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

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Sources of Information

  • British Aircraft Manufacturers since 1908 by Gunter Endres. Pub 1995 ISBN 0-7110-2409-x