F. Hills and Sons
From Graces Guide
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.
- 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.
Built the Pennine and Helvellyn models
Sources of Information
- British Aircraft Manufacturers since 1908 by Gunter Endres. Pub 1995 ISBN 0-7110-2409-x
- 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries