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Johnson, Hurley and Martin Ltd

First monoplane to fly in…1

Johnson, Hurley and Martin Ltd were based at the Alpha Works in Gosford Street, Coventry, England and made engines for several car manufacturers as well as the engines for the Weaver Aircraft, which was the first monoplane to fly in England in May, 1910. They continued in various forms of engine production until c1927, with the contents of the Alpha Works being sold off by the Receiver in February 1928.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Johnson, Hurley and Martin Ltd were based at the Alpha Works in Gosford Street, Coventry, England and made engines for several car manufacturers as well as the engines for the Weaver Aircraft, which was the first monoplane to fly in England in May, 1910. They continued in various forms of engine production until c1927, with the contents of the Alpha Works being sold off by the Receiver in February 1928.2

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