Complex sentence: Horace Short began design work on in November 1908, Barnes 1967, p.6 Work was started on the aircraft at Short Brothers' Battersea workshop in early 1909 and the uncovered airframe was exhibited in March at the 1909 London Aero Show at Olympia.
Split into simpler sentences: Horace Short began design work in November 1908, Barnes 1967, p.6 and work was started on the aircraft at Short Brothers' Battersea workshop in early 1909. The uncovered airframe was exhibited in March at the 1909 London Aero Show at Olympia.