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'''Angus, Sanderson and Co.''', manufacturers of motor cars, built some 200 Armstrong Whitworth FK8 2-seat reconnaissance bombers and a few FK10 quadruplanes to 1918; then, in 1918, built some 250 Sunbeam-engined Bristol fighters.
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G and 2dG lists under "S," which appears to be a mistake.  Not yet established whether it started before 1917 or what it built before 1918. Not known: when Armstrong Whitworth FK8 was built; have identified some additional sources for research.  Gunston says under Siddeley that [[Armstrong Whitworth]] formed 1919.
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It was named for Sir William Angus.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus-Sanderson</ref>
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=== Sources ===
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* [[Gunston, 1993]], p267
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* [[Gunston, 2005]], p408; 1952FM591; 1953FM612.
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|Names=Angus, Sanderson and Co.
 
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|City=Newcastle-on-Tyne
 
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|Key people=William Angus
 
|Started aero=1916 ?
 
|Started aero=1916 ?
 
|Ended aero=1918
 
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|Sources=Angus, Sanderson and Co., manufacturers of motor cars
 
|Notes 1=built some 200 Armstrong Whitworth FK8 2-seat reconnaissance bombers and a few FK10 quadruplanes to 1918; then, in 1918, built some 250 Sunbeam-engined Bristol fighters. 
 
|Notes 2=Uncertain that at this time there was a comma after Angus, though according to search in Google Books, firm name appeared to have started with a comma.  G and 2dG lists under "S," which appears to be a mistake.  Not yet established that it started before 1917 but it may have, need to find out when Armstrong Whitworth FK8 was built; have identified some additional sources for research.  Gunston says under Siddeley that Armstrong Whitworth formed 1919. so I have to figure out when and what it built before 1918.
 
|Notes 3=G267; 2dG408; 1952FM591; 1953FM612.
 
 
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Latest revision as of 10:41, 25 December 2018

Angus, Sanderson and Co., manufacturers of motor cars, built some 200 Armstrong Whitworth FK8 2-seat reconnaissance bombers and a few FK10 quadruplanes to 1918; then, in 1918, built some 250 Sunbeam-engined Bristol fighters.

G and 2dG lists under "S," which appears to be a mistake. Not yet established whether it started before 1917 or what it built before 1918. Not known: when Armstrong Whitworth FK8 was built; have identified some additional sources for research. Gunston says under Siddeley that Armstrong Whitworth formed 1919.

It was named for Sir William Angus.[1]

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Names Angus, Sanderson and Co.
Country Great Britain
City Newcastle-on-Tyne
Affiliations
Keywords
Started aero 1916 ?
Ended aero 1918
Key people William Angus
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