British Aircraft Manufacturer
Index of British Aircraft by Airspeed
Company Details |
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Company Name: |
Airspeed Ltd |
Formed: |
1931 |
Sites: |
York Portsmouth Christchurch |
History |
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1931: |
Airspeed Ltd founded in York by N. S. Norway and A. H. Tiltman |
1933: |
Company moves to new airfield at Portsmouth |
1934: |
Airspeed (1934) Ltd formed, taking over business of existing company |
1940: |
Airspeed shares are purchased by de Havilland Aircraft Co |
1944: |
Company renamed Airspeed Ltd |
1951: |
Complete merger with de Havilland announced three years after all Airspeed shares swaped for de Havilland shares |