The story of the Hawker Siddeley Group that built some of the most
important aircraft and missiles of the 1960s, 70s and beyond. Charts the
progress of the Group and follows their development after they became
British Aerospace in 1977 to the present day.
Hawker Siddeley's history can be traced back to 1912 and the formation
of the Sopwith Aviation Company by Tom Sopwith, which metamorphosed into
Hawker Aircraft after World War One. In 1934-35, Gloster, Avro,
Armstrong Siddeley, Armstrong Whitworth and others were taken over to
create the Hawker Siddeley Group.