Tag: Forgotten Factories
Vought: The 109-Year Legacy of Corsair, Crusader Maker
Vought evolved from early Navy aircraft to the F4U Corsair, F-8 Crusader and A-7 Corsair…
Glenn L. Martin Company: The Story of the Builder of Enola Gay and Bockscar Airframe
Glenn L. Martin Company built iconic aircraft from the B-26 Marauder and B-29 Superfortress to…
Fairchild: What Happened to the Early US Aerial Photography Aircraft Pioneer
Fairchild Aviation evolved from an aerial photography pioneer into a major US aircraft manufacturer, producing…
American Eagle: How the World’s Third-Largest Aircraft Manufacturer During the Great Depression Lost its Sky
American Eagle Aircraft Corporation built more than 700 light aircraft before the Great Depression ended…
Handley Page: Why the UK’s First Publicly Traded Aircraft Manufacturer Disappeared
The rise and fall of Handley Page, a pioneering British aircraft maker behind the Halifax,…
Avro – How One of The World’s First Aircraft Builders Was Lost in Time
Avro made some of Britain's most iconic aircraft, from the Lancaster bomber to the Vulcan.
Tupolev – The Soviet Factory That Built 18,000 Aircraft
Tupolev designed more than 100 aircraft types and over 18,000 planes, shaping Soviet military and…
Nakajima: Why Japan’s First Aircraft Manufacturer Had to Close Down
Nakajima Aircraft became one of Japan's largest aircraft manufacturers, producing thousands of fighters, bombers and…
Rockwell: The Rise and Fall of One of the Largest Defense Contractors in the Cold War
Rockwell International became a Cold War aerospace and defense giant behind the B-1 Lancer, Space…
Arado: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Operational Jet Bomber Maker
The rise and fall of Arado Flugzeugwerke, from its post-WWI revival to the Nazi war…
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