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of Samlesbury, near Blackburn, Coachbuilders and Engineers. | |||
1942 [[Lancashire Aircraft Corporation]] Ltd was formed by Eric Rylands | |||
1947 Formation of Samlesbury Engineering Ltd. by Eric Rylands. | |||
1953 Directors: [[J. Eric Rylands|Eric Rylands]] (Chairman and Managing), [[David Gaunt]], [[Joseph Mort Twiss]] (General Manager). | |||
1954 Built the new [[Bluebird (Campbell)|Bluebird]] (world's first all metal, turbo-jet hydroplane) for [[Donald Campbell]]; Eric Rylands was chairman<ref>The Times, Nov 27, 1954</ref> | |||
1958 Set up [[Lancashire Aircraft Co]] as a subsidiary to continue production of the EP.9 | |||
1961 Formation of Samlesbury Engineering (1961) | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:49, 8 January 2024
of Samlesbury, near Blackburn, Coachbuilders and Engineers.
1942 Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Ltd was formed by Eric Rylands
1947 Formation of Samlesbury Engineering Ltd. by Eric Rylands.
1953 Directors: Eric Rylands (Chairman and Managing), David Gaunt, Joseph Mort Twiss (General Manager).
1954 Built the new Bluebird (world's first all metal, turbo-jet hydroplane) for Donald Campbell; Eric Rylands was chairman[1]
1958 Set up Lancashire Aircraft Co as a subsidiary to continue production of the EP.9
1961 Formation of Samlesbury Engineering (1961)
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, Nov 27, 1954