Desoutter Aircraft Company
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The Desoutter Aircraft Company was a British aircraft manufacturer based in Croydon
. It was founded by Marcel Desoutter
and produced aircraft during the late 1920s and the 1930s.
factory at Croydon Aerodrome
. The F.K.41 became quite successful and was marketed under the name Dolphin. The name "Dolphin" was later dropped and for a while the aircraft was marketed only under the name "Desoutter". A slightly modified version was later produced and the versions received the suffixes Mk.I and Mk.II.
Desoutter's aircraft became a familiar sight in British flying clubs, where they were used for instruction, pleasure flights and taxi flights.
The business folded in 1932 after its main customer, National Flying Services at London Air Park, Hanworth
, went into liquidation, having produced 41 aircraft (twenty-eight Mk.Is and thirteen Mk.IIs).
Croydon
Croydon is a town in South London, England, located within the London Borough of Croydon to which it gives its name. It is situated south of Charing Cross...
. It was founded by Marcel Desoutter
Marcel Desoutter
André Marcel Desoutter was an English aviator, who lost a leg in an early flying accident, but went on to a successful career in the aviation industry.-Early life:...
and produced aircraft during the late 1920s and the 1930s.
History
The company was formed in December 1928 to manufacture the designs of the Dutch Koolhoven company in particular the Koolhoven F.K.41, which had drawn a lot of attention due to its modern design. The licence was obtained and Desoutter set up a production unit at the former ADCADC Aircraft
The Aircraft Disposals Company or Airdisco, was a British firm established in March 1920 to take advantage of the large number of World War I-surplus military aircraft on the market.-History:...
factory at Croydon Aerodrome
Croydon Airport
Croydon Airport was an airport in South London which straddled the boundary between what are now the London boroughs of Croydon and Sutton. It was the main airport for London before it was replaced by Northolt Aerodrome, London Heathrow Airport and London Gatwick Airport...
. The F.K.41 became quite successful and was marketed under the name Dolphin. The name "Dolphin" was later dropped and for a while the aircraft was marketed only under the name "Desoutter". A slightly modified version was later produced and the versions received the suffixes Mk.I and Mk.II.
Desoutter's aircraft became a familiar sight in British flying clubs, where they were used for instruction, pleasure flights and taxi flights.
The business folded in 1932 after its main customer, National Flying Services at London Air Park, Hanworth
London Air Park
London Air Park, also known as Hanworth Air Park, was a grass airfield, operational 1917-1919 and 1929-1947. It was situated on the southeastern edge of Feltham, now part of the London Borough of Hounslow...
, went into liquidation, having produced 41 aircraft (twenty-eight Mk.Is and thirteen Mk.IIs).
Aircraft
- Desoutter Mk.I previously also known as "Dolphin" or simply only as "Desoutter"
- Desoutter Mk.IIDesoutter Mk.II-Bibliography:* Kalevi Keskinen, Kari Stenman: Koulukoneet - Suomen ilmavoimien historia 22, Itä-Uudenmaan paino, Loviisa, 2003, ISBN 951-98751-5-8* Tervonen, Ismo: Veljekset Karhumäki Suomen ilmailun pioneereina 1924-1956, Apali Oy, ISBN 952-5026-25-6....
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