Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,669 pages of information and 247,074 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
of Samlesbury, near Blackburn, Coachbuilders and Engineers.
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]
1960 became Lancashire Aircraft Co
1961 Formation of Samlesbury Engineering (1961)
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