Harry G Hawker Page in Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia | Landmark & historical place

Harry G Hawker Page

Locality: Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 410 110 994

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18.01.2022 Herbert Joseph "Jimmy" Larkin was born on 8 October 1894 at Brisbane in Queensland and educated at St Thomas's Grammar School, Melbourne, http://www.saam.org.au///SAAM-Profiles-LARKIN-BROTHERS.pdf

13.01.2022 Herbert Joseph Larkin, a fighter pilot with the Royal Flying Corps, and his brother Reg Larkin formed an agency for Sopwith aircraft. The company was formed in 1919, as the Larkin-Sopwith Aviation Company of Australia Limited manufacturing aircraft components. The original company went into liquidation and Herbert Larkin then started the Larkin Aircraft Supply Company (known as Lasco) in 1921, at Coode Island. In 1925 the company produced the Avro 504K, the company also produ...ced under-licence the de Havilland Gipsy Moth and one de Havilland DH.50 biplane. It also designed and built a number of aircraft including the Lascoter in 1929, the first allmetal aircraft to be built in Australia. The last design was the three-engined Lascondor. Withdrawal of government subsidy and economic depression caused the company to shut in the 1930s. http://ahsa.org.au///06/AHSA_Newsletter_v32_n3_2016-07.pdf See more

13.01.2022 http://home.vicnet.net.au/~gehs/pdf/aero_350492.pdf The Larkin-Sopwith Aviation Company of Australasia Limited of Aberdeen House, Fulton Lane off 94 King Street, Melbourne was flying aeroplanes from the Melbourne Aerodrome, Grange Road, Glen Huntly in 1919. Today this area is known as Koornang and Lord Parks.

11.01.2022 The Chamberlain 8 (or 'the Beetle' as it was known in its early life for its stunning insect-like body) has many claims to fame: it's possibly the first space-f...rame chassis vehicle in the world, one of the earliest front-wheel-drive racecars, and has one of the longest racing careers in Australian motorsports. It's one of the many 'Australian Specials', the one-off racecars built locally from an assortment of parts for competition in the era, but it is probably the only one that was built entirely from the ground up. The two young engineer brothers who built it, Bill and Bob Chamberlain, became known later in life for their successful tractor manufacturing company. This youthful creation, however, perfectly captures the spirit of ingenuity and excitement about technology that typified the 1920s and 30s. Take a look behind the wheel of the Chamberlain 8, at its intricate opposing-8-piston 4-cylinder engine and - if you're pressed for time - make sure you at least watch the last minute, with some recently unearthed footage of testing in 1928/9, kindly supplied by Mike Trickett.

09.01.2022 Want to learn more about the lives of Ross and Keith Smith, Wally Shiers and Jim Bennett? Want to know what happened to the Vickers Vimy after the epic flight? Discover it all at https://epicflightcentenary.com.au/articles/

08.01.2022 A recent find was this photo of Z7015 dating from around 74 years ago. Seen here at the Department of Aeronautical Engineering at Loughborough College in around 1946 still wearing the markings of 759 Fleet Fighter school colours when operated from Yeovilton Y1-L.

08.01.2022 The Battle of Britain Memorial will be holding a virtual memorial service at 11am on Sunday 12th July, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the start of the B...attle of Britain. This virtual event will include an appearance by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (Official), a performance by RAF Music, and a tribute by the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston. #DetectAndDefend https://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org//virtual-memorial- Remembering the Few - at the National Memorial to the Few

07.01.2022 Sopwith Pup C525 NDOP (allocated to First Peace Loan Flight NSW 060919-131019)Became A4-5. image Wollongong City Library.