Herbert Smith (aircraft designer)

As a youth, he attended Keighley Boys Grammar School, in West Yorkshire.

Smith subsequently attended Bradford Technical College, graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1907.

[1] In March 1914, Smith joined the Sopwith Aviation Company as a draughtsman.

In February 1921 the Mitsubishi Internal Combustion Engine Manufacturing Company in Nagoya invited Smith, along with several other former Sopwith engineers to assist Mitsubishi in creating an aircraft manufacturing division.

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Commemorative plaque displayed at the town hall in Skipton
A Sopwith Camel , one of the aircraft designed by Smith