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Hawker Cygnet - G-EBMB

            The Cygnet was the first aircraft to be designed by Sydney Camm after he joined what was then the H.G. Hawker Engineering Company. Two were built as the company’s entries in the Air Ministry Light Aeroplane Competition of 1924, in which they performed well.

This surviving Cygnet is the first in an unbroken sequence of famous aircraft designed by, or under the leadership of, the late Sir Sydney Camm.

In 1924, the Royal Aero Club organized a Light Aircraft Competition. £3000 was offered in prizes. An entry was made by Hawker Aircraft, which was a design by Sydney Camm, the Cygnet. Camm had joined Hawker the previous year. Two aircraft were built (G-EBMB and G-EBJH) and were entered in the competition, held in 1924 at Lympne Aerodrome, by T. O. M. Sopwith and Fred Sigrist. The aircraft were flown by Longton and Raynham and came in 4th and 3rd places respectively. In 1925, G-EBMB was entered again in the 100 mi (161 km) International Handicap Race, this time flown by George Bulman, who won at a speed of 75.6 mph (121.7 km/h). At the same meeting, the Cygnet came in 2nd in the 50 mi (80 km) Light Aeroplane Race. In 1926, both aircraft were entered in the competition piloted by Bulman and Flying Officer Ragg, taking first and second place respectively.

Taken in: UK / England / Donington / Cosford (show map)

Taken on: March 13, 2010

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Hawker

Cygnet

Sydney Camm

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RAF

Cosford

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Sets appears in: • Aircraft • RAF Museum Midlands

Groups appears in: • Biplanes and Vintage Aviation

Camera: Nikon D700, f/5.6, 1/125 sec, 35mm, ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D700
Lens:	17.0-35.0 mm f/2.8
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ISO:	1600
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Software:	Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 15.4.1 (Windows)
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