Lioré et Olivier

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Lioré-et-Olivier was a French manufacturer of aircraft of the 20th century, founded in 1912 by Fernand Lioré and Henri Olivier.

Lioré-et-Olivier
IndustryAeronautics, defence
Founded1912
FounderFernand Lioré & Henri Olivier
Defunct1 February 1937
FateMerged
SuccessorSNCASE
Headquarters
France
ProductsAircraft
Two LeO 25 bombers at Aleppo.

History

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The Société de Constructions Aéronautiques d'hydravions Lioré-et-Olivier had three factories, located in Argenteuil, Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine and Rochefort, Charente-Maritime.

The company was nationalized in 1936,[1] following which it was merged with Chantiers aéronavals Étienne Romano, Potez, CAMS and SPCA in order to form the Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Est (SNCASE) on 1 February 1937.[2] The factory at Rochefort, however, went into SNCASO.

Aircraft designs

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References

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  1. ^ Il y a 75 ans, les nationalisations de l’aéronautique française
  2. ^ Hartmann, Gérard (2005-01-05), Les réalisations de la SNCASE (PDF) (in French), retrieved 2009-07-15, Alors qu'on ne sait pas très clairement si les sociétés nationales sont des « usines de production de guerre » sans indépendance et sans bureau d'études, la SNCASE est officiellement formée le 1er février 1937.
  3. ^ "Liore et Olivier". 15 January 2010.
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