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Old 7th Oct 2010, 08:27
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Tacklebury
 
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Correct !!

Moorabbin, Harry Hawker Airport, Melbourne Australia was opened in December 1949.

It was named after Harry George Hawker MBE, AFC, (22 January 1889 – 12 July 1921) who was an Australian aviation pioneer and co-founder of Hawker Aircraft, the firm that would later be responsible for a long series of successful military aircraft, including the Fury, Sea Fury, Hurricane, Hunter and Harrier.

Hawker was born in Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia

He was killed on 12 July 1921 when the Nieuport Goshawk crashed while he was climbing out from Hendon Aerodrome while practicing for an airshow.

Moorabbin is now the 3rd busiest airport, by aircraft movements, in Australia.

Over to you.

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