F. Hills and Sons 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