Thomas Sopwith
@thomassopwith
English aviation pioneer and yachtsman (1888-1989)
Building Sopwith Aviation Company as Founder · United Kingdom
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1888–1989
- Educated at
- Cottesmore School
About
Thomas Sopwith (1888–1989) was an aerospace engineer and ice hockey player. They were born in Kensington. They studied at Cottesmore School.
In context
Sopwith Aviation Company was founded in 1912 and closed in 1920, after 8 years. Among the 14 other aircraft industry companies founded in the 1910s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 30 years, so this one closed earlier than most.
Contribution
Thomas's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.