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Jan 22, 1889 Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia Died on 12 Jul 1921 (aged 32)
Australian aviation pioneer
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About Harry Hawker
- Harry George Hawker MBE, AFC (22 January 1889 – 12 July 1921) was an Australian aviation pioneer.
- He was the chief test pilot for Sopwith and was also involved in the design of many of their aircraft.
- After the First World War, he co-founded Hawker Aircraft, the firm that would later be responsible for a long series of successful military aircraft.
- He died on 12 July 1921 when the aircraft he was to fly in the Aerial Derby crashed in a park at Burnt Oak, Edgware, not far from Hendon Aerodrome.
