Sea Hawk - Sweat Shirt Blackbird The Sopwith Aviation Company was

The Sopwith Aviation Company was formed in 1912 by Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith

in the Mediterranean and famously took part in the sinking of the Bismarck whilst operating from HMS Victorious in the Atlantic

The type was used in anger over Tanganyika

On the back of the shirt we have printed an illustration of the Rolls Royce Merlin

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Sea Hawk - Sweat Shirt Blackbird The Sopwith Aviation Company wasHawker Sea Hawk The Sea Hawk first flew in 1951 and entered service with the Fleet Air Arm with 806 Squadron at Brawdy before operating from HMS Eagle. The Sea Hawk saw combat service during the Suez Crisis of 1956. Six Sea Hawk squadrons took part, flying from HMS Eagle, Albion and Bulwark, and was tasked in the ground attack role. The Sea Hawk last saw service in 1960, being replaced by the Supermarine Scimitar and de Havilland Sea Vixen.