Avions Ponnier

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Louis-Alfred Ponnier had been director of Hanriot factory at Reims.

Made racing monoplane, 1913; M1 biplane fighter, 1915 (believed designed by Hanriot designer Emile E. Dupont); larger 2-seat M2, prototype, 1916. Formed Societe Anonyme Francaise de Constructions Aeronautiques, 1916, which built at least 25 Ponnier M1 for the Belgian Military (Aviation Militaire Belge).

While naming Société française de construction aéronautique (SAFCA) under Ponnier, neither G, 2ndG, nor SD has a separate listing for it.

Name: Societe Anonyme Francaise de Constructions Aeronautiques from 1916

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Names Avions Ponnier, Société française de construction aéronautique
Country France
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Started aero 1912
Ended aero 1918?
Key people Louis-Alfred Ponnier
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