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[[Claude Grahame-White]] was an early aviator.
 
[[Claude Grahame-White]] was an early aviator.
  
Purchased land and developed aerodrome that was home to aviation schools and factories, including his own.  Built succession of aircraft, mainly biplanes, including trainers built for RFC and RNAS.  During WWI also built aircraft for several other manufacturers; postwar built luxury transporter and converted military bomber into airliner; business scrapped 1920.
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Purchased land and developed aerodrome that was home to aviation schools and factories, including his own.  Built succession of aircraft, mainly biplanes, including trainers built for [[RFC]] and [[RNAS]].  During WWI also built aircraft for several other manufacturers; postwar built luxury transporter and converted military bomber into airliner; business scrapped 1920.
  
 
=== Sources ===
 
=== Sources ===
* G132; 2dGF194
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* [[Gunston, 1993]], p132
* SD139; 1920Dir44
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* [[Gunston, 2005]], p194
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* SD139
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* 1920Dir44
  
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{{Company
|Organization names=Graham-White Aviation Co. Ltd.
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|Names=Graham-White Aviation Co. Ltd.
|Entity type=1
 
 
|Country=Great Britain
 
|Country=Great Britain
 
|City=Herdon
 
|City=Herdon
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|Keywords=military; biplanes
 
|Started aero=1909
 
|Started aero=1909
 
|Ended aero=1920
 
|Ended aero=1920
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|Key people=Claude Grahame-White
 
}}
 
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Revision as of 09:49, 26 December 2018

Claude Grahame-White was an early aviator.

Purchased land and developed aerodrome that was home to aviation schools and factories, including his own. Built succession of aircraft, mainly biplanes, including trainers built for RFC and RNAS. During WWI also built aircraft for several other manufacturers; postwar built luxury transporter and converted military bomber into airliner; business scrapped 1920.

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Names Graham-White Aviation Co. Ltd.
Country Great Britain
City Herdon
Affiliations
Keywords military, biplanes
Started aero 1909
Ended aero 1920
Key people Claude Grahame-White
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