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THOMAS SOPWITH, M.A., F.R.S., was born at Newcastle-on-Tyne, on the 3rd of January, 1803. He was the only son of Mr. Jacob Sopwith, an extensive cabinet-maker in that town. He was educated at private schools in Gateshead and Newcastle, and duly apprenticed to his father, whose business was then, and had been for many years, large and prosperous ...
Thomas Sopwith. Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith learned to fly in 1910 at the age of twenty-two. By then, he had already raced automobiles and speedboats, and flown daredevil balloon stunts.
Thomas Sopwith was born January 18, 1888, into a family distinguished for several generations in engineering and business. As the eighth child, and first boy, he was named Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith. What he began in 1913 would grow to become half of the British aerospace industry in the post- World War II era.
Sir Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith, CBE, Hon FRAeS (født 18. januar 1888, død 27. januar 1989) var en engelsk luftfartspioner og sejlsportsmand. Som 18-årig købte han sammen med en kammerat en luftballon, og i 1910, blot 22 år gammel, lærte han sig selv at flyve i et Howard Wright Avis-fly.
About. Endeavour was designed for the 1934 America’s Cup by Charles E Nicholson and built at Camper & Nicholson’s in Gosport for Sir Thomas Sopwith. Along with Shamrock, Endeavour is one of the two remaining J Class yachts which actually raced for the America’s Cup. Indeed she came closer to winning the Cup than any other Challenger.
Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith (18 de enero de 1888 - 27 de enero de 1989) fue un pionero de la aviación inglés y un notable piloto de veleros. Thomas Sopwith, circa 1910. Quick facts: Medallero, Reino Unido Reino Unido , ...
Thomas Jnr. laid his rifle across his lap, and the gun suddenly went off, shooting his father through the thigh, severing the femoral artery. After attempting unsuccessfully to staunch the flow of blood, Halliday carried the unconscious Sopwith back to the boat and rowed the quarter-mile back to shore to raise the alarm.
