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1940 [[Marcel Lobelle]] joined the [[R. Malcolm|R. Malcolm Co]], which became [[M. L. Aviation]] in 1946 (named after Sir Noel '''Mobbs''' and Marcel '''Lobelle''', the managing director and chief designer respectively). | 1940 [[Marcel Lobelle]] joined the [[R. Malcolm|R. Malcolm Co]], which became [[M. L. Aviation]] in 1946 (named after Sir [[Arthur Noel Mobbs|Noel '''Mobbs''']] and Marcel '''Lobelle''', the managing director and chief designer respectively). | ||
1955 The company received a contract from the Ministry of Supply to construct an example of a small utility aircraft with an inflatable wing designed by Marcel Lobelle<ref> The Times, Aug 13, 1955</ref> | 1955 The company received a contract from the Ministry of Supply to construct an example of a small utility aircraft with an inflatable wing designed by Marcel Lobelle<ref> The Times, Aug 13, 1955</ref> | ||
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1940 Marcel Lobelle joined the R. Malcolm Co, which became M. L. Aviation in 1946 (named after Sir Noel Mobbs and Marcel Lobelle, the managing director and chief designer respectively).
1955 The company received a contract from the Ministry of Supply to construct an example of a small utility aircraft with an inflatable wing designed by Marcel Lobelle[1]
1958 M. L. Holdings Ltd was incorporated
1961 Part of M. L. Holdings Ltd[2]
1965 Designed inflatable buildings which were manufactured by Airborne Industries Ltd[3]
1967 Designed a meter that could be towed behind a car to measure the surface condition of runways[4]
1988 Name changed to ML Aviation Ltd
1989 The Flight Systems Division was transferred to ML Wallop Defence Systems Ltd; Life Support Systems was transferred to ML Lifeguard
1996 Bought the remaining parts of Nash and Thompson
1997 Cobham bought M. L. Aviation
See Also
Sources of Information
- The Times, Dec 01, 1958