British Built Aircraft

British Built Aircraft Synopsis

This is the final volume of Ron Smith's definitive directory of the British aircraft industry features a vast array of companies, both large and small, who have constructed aircraft across Northern England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. From the autogyros of G. & J. Weir at Catchcart to the Cunard Steamship Co.'s Aintree factory, via Avro at Manchester; Shorts at Belfast; Blackburn at Brough, Filey, Leeds and Dumbarton; the Barnwell brothers at Stirling; Scottish Aviation at Prestwick; English Electric at Preston & Warton; the Lake Windermere flying-boat factory and the Inchinnan airship factory, this illustrated volume covers every British aircraft and component manufacturer in the area.