Sir Sydney Camm by John Chacksfield NEW Paperback 9780853616986 BRAND NEW

Sydney Camm\u2019s greatest achievement was, undoubtedly, the creation of the Hawker \u2018Hurricane\u2019 fighter, although there are those who place this accolade on the \u2018Hart\u2019 biplane of 1929, which spawned a series of designs for the RAF in the 1930s and financed the expansion of the Sopwith empire. However, the \u2018Hurricane\u2019, during the Battle of Britain shot down more enemy planes than the combined scores of all other means, whether air-, sea- or land-based, is the aircraft generally associated with Camm. It helped to turn the tide on that crucial conflict in 1940 and enabled us to continue on the path to victory.\nCamm had a patron who realised his potential and used it to full advantage \u2013 this was T.O.M. Sopwith.\nSopwith, of the same generation as Camm, was the complete opposite of him in background, Coming from a wealthy family, he could indulge in his passion for speed \u2013 motorbikes, cars, and racing yachts, before turning to aviation. Sopwith bo.