A.V. Roe and Company
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A.V. Roe and Company, commonly known as Avro, was a British aircraft manufacturer renowned for producing iconic military and civilian aircraft during the first half of the 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A.V. Roe and Company canonical | 12 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British company
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aerospace company ⓘ aircraft manufacturer ⓘ defunct company ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Avro Ltd ⓘ |
| basedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| commonName | Avro ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1963 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Alliott Verdon Roe
ⓘ
Humphrey Verdon Roe ⓘ |
| hasMotto | The World’s First Aircraft Manufacturer to be Registered as a Company ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
England
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Lancashire ⓘ Manchester ⓘ |
| inception | 1910 ⓘ |
| industry |
aerospace
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defence ⓘ |
| locationOfFactory |
Chadderton
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surface form:
Chadderton, Lancashire
Woodford, Cheshire ⓘ Yeadon ⓘ
surface form:
Yeadon, Yorkshire
|
| mergedInto |
Hawker Siddeley
ⓘ
surface form:
Hawker Siddeley Aviation
|
| namedAfter | Alliott Verdon Roe ⓘ |
| notableFor |
production of the Avro Lancaster heavy bomber
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production of the Avro Vulcan V-bomber ⓘ training aircraft for the Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Avro 504
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Avro Anson ⓘ Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck ⓘ Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow ⓘ Avro Lancaster ⓘ Avro Shackleton ⓘ Avro Tudor ⓘ Vulcan bomber ⓘ
surface form:
Avro Vulcan
Avro York aircraft ⓘ
surface form:
Avro York
|
| operatedDuring |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| parentOrganization |
Hawker Siddeley
ⓘ
surface form:
Hawker Siddeley Group
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| product |
airliners
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bombers ⓘ civil aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ trainers ⓘ |
| servedClient |
Royal Air Force
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Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ |
| significantEvent | acquired by Hawker Siddeley in 1935 ⓘ |
| subsidiary | Avro Canada ⓘ |
| timePeriod | first half of the 20th century ⓘ |
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