In only one month in 1910 Tom Sopwith taught himself to fly. Four years later his aviation company was to design and manufacture a series of classic military aircraft.
Now aged 96, Sir Thomas Sopwith talks to Raymond Baxter about the pioneer days of British aviation, barn-storming in America and the development of the most famous fighter of World War 1: the Camel.
Film editor MIKE ROBOTHAM Producer JONATHAN DENT