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of Samlesbury, near Blackburn, Coachbuilders and Engineers. | of Samlesbury, near Blackburn, Coachbuilders and Engineers. | ||
1942 Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Ltd was formed by Eric Rylands | 1942 [[Lancashire Aircraft Corporation]] Ltd was formed by Eric Rylands | ||
1947 Formation of Samlesbury Engineering Ltd. | 1947 Formation of Samlesbury Engineering Ltd. | ||
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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> | 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) | 1961 Formation of Samlesbury Engineering (1961) | ||
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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.
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)
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, Nov 27, 1954