Thomas Sopwith

English aviation pioneer and yachtsman (1888-1989) · United Kingdom · On the map · Athletes · Died at 101

Sir Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith, CBE, Hon FRAeS was a British aviation pioneer, businessman and yachtsman.

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Mother Lydia Gertrude Messiter

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Child Tommy Sopwith

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Thomas Sopwith at the controls of his Howard Wright 1910 Biplane

Sopwith's gravestone in Little Somborne

Bust of Sopwith at Kingston Library, London

Awards

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society

Knight Bachelor

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United Kingdom

Athletes from the United Kingdom 6

Bobby Lammie48.8 of 100

Leo Mansell48.8 of 100

Jim Crawford48.8 of 100

Daniel Lloyd48.8 of 100

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