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Catalogue description BAE Systems Collection
This record is held by Aerospace Bristol
| Reference: | BAE |
|---|---|
| Title: | BAE Systems Collection |
| Date: | 1910-1980s |
| Held by: | Aerospace Bristol, not available at The National Archives |
| Legal status: | Not Public Record(s) |
| Creator: |
BAE Systems |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
As an early cradle of UK aviation, aircraft production began at Filton in 1910 with Sir George White’s British & Colonial (later, Bristol) Aeroplane Company. Over one hundred years of succession, mergers and takeovers has seen the creation of the British Aircraft Corporation, Bristol Siddeley and British Aerospace, through to the well-known industry names of today such as BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce and Airbus. From the earliest advances in flight to some of the world’s most successful aero engines, and the birth of supersonic flight to the latest innovations in composite materials, the region’s companies are still at the forefront of the world’s aerospace industry. |
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