Hawker Hector

Hector
General information
Type	Army co-operation
Manufacturer	Hawker Aircraft
Status	retired
Primary users	Royal Air Force Irish Air Corps
Number built	179 (including 1 prototype)[1]
History
First flight	14 February 1936
Developed from	Hawker Hart

The Hawker Hector was a British biplane army co-operation and liaison aircraft of the late 1930s; it served with the Royal Air Force and saw brief combat in the Battle of France in May 1940. Some Hectors were later sold to Ireland. It was named after the Trojan prince Hector.