Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques de l'ouest (SNCAO) was a state-owned French

France

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 aircraft manufacturer, which originated on November 16, 1936, from the merger of the factories of Breguet

Société Anonyme des Ateliers d'Aviation Louis Breguet

The Société des Ateliers d'Aviation Louis Bréguet also known as Breguet Aviation was a former French aircraft manufacturer. The company was set up in 1911 by aviation pioneer Louis Charles Breguet....

 in Bouguenais

Bouguenais

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, and Loire-Nieuport

Nieuport

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 in St Nazaire and Issy-les-Moulineaux

Issy-les-Moulineaux

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The company had been formed as one of six state-owned Société Nationales in the 1936 nationalistation of military industries, at then end of 1940 these were re-organised and SNCAO was absorbed by SNCASO. In 1957 SNCASO was merged into Sud Aviation

Sud Aviation

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External links

• SNCAO page on AviaFrance.