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Radio Surrey,23 May 2024,5 mins

The pioneer who created the Harrier Jump Jet

Secret Surrey

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In 1910 Tommy Sopwith taught himself how to fly in a monoplane at Brooklands. This was just the beginning. David Hassard from the Sopwith Archives, picks up the story. Image: Brooklands Museum

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