British Aerial Transport Co.

Key people: Frederick "Frits" Koolhoven, designer. Managed by Samuel Waring of Waring and Gillow, furniture manufacturers, who also managed Alliance and Nieuport and General Aircraft Co.

In 1917, took on former Armstrong Whitworth designer Frederick "Frits" Koolhoven as chief designer, after which produced ten FK designs including biplane and sesquiplane fighters, trainers, a transport, and one underpowered ultralight monoplane. Unclear if in business before joined by Koolhaven.

Sources

• Gunston, 1993, p28-29, 41, 171, 221
• Gunston, 2005, p31-32, 50, 267-268, 333
• SD , 169-170; Dir1920, p44

Names	British Aerial Transport Co. Ltd. (BAT)
Country	Great Britain
City	London
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Started aero	1917 or pre-1917?
Ended aero	1919
Key people	Frederick "Frits" Koolhoven, Samuel Waring
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