Towards the end of 1944, the assembly line for the Hornet F.1, the initial production model, was being established at Hatfield and orders had already been received for the Royal Air Force (RAF).
Cara finais de 1944 estableceuse en Hatfield a liña de montaxe para o Hornet F.1, o modelo de produción inicial, e recibíronse os pedidos para a Royal Air Force (RAF).