Sopwith - Sweat Shirt Johnnie Johnson The C-130 Hercules first entered

The C-130 Hercules first entered service in 1956 as a tactical transport aircraft

ground-attack and reconnaissance

S Air Force's primary pilot training aircraft from 1957 to 2009

After the war the Airacobra was used in the US National Air Races

Sopwith - Sweat Shirt Johnnie Johnson The C-130 Hercules first enteredSopwith Aviation Company The Sopwith Aviation Company was formed in 1912 by Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith. Tommy was a wealthy sportsman interested in aviation, yachting and motor racing. The business started at Brooklands, moved to Canbury Park Road then settled in Kingston. After World War I Sopwith was liquidated and Tommy Sopwith formed HG Hawker Engineering with Harry Hawker, Fred Sigrist and Bill Eyre. Sopwith produced many aircraft types