Fairey Aviation Co.
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
People: Richard Fairey; by 1918, Major Barlow, designer.
Established Fairey Aviation Co., 15 July 1915 with immediate order for 12 Short seaplanes. Then appears to have built company designs including a twin-engine fighter, and various seaplanes. Milestones include building new factory in 1918, becoming a public company in 1929, being a major builder during WW2, and finally being forced by the government to sell his UK company in 1960. A factory set up in Belgium ca. 1930 failed in 1977.
Many workers were Belgian refugees
Location: leased part of factory at Clayton Rd., Hayes, Middlesex, and purchased a nearby field to test landplanes.
Sources
- Gunston, 1993, p112
- Gunston, 2005, pF159-160
- SD120
- 1920Dir44
| Names | Fairey Aviation Co. |
|---|---|
| Country | Great Britain |
| City | Middlesex |
| Affiliations | |
| Keywords | |
| Started aero | 1915 |
| Ended aero | 1977 |
| Key people | Richard Fairey, Major Barlow |
| Wikidata id |
