Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du sud-ouest
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SNCASO was a French
France
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aircraft manufacturer, which originated on November 16, 1936, from the merger of the factories of Blériot
Blériot Aéronautique
Blériot Aéronautique was a French aircraft manufacturer founded by Louis Blériot. It also made a few cyclecars from 1921 to 1922.After Louis Blériot became famous for being the first to fly over the English Channel in 1909, he established an aircraft manufacturing company. This company really took...
of Suresnes
Suresnes
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, Bloch
Société des Avions Marcel Bloch
The Société des Avions Marcel Bloch was a French aircraft manufacturer of military and civilian aircraft, that further changed its name in Dassault Aviation, after the end of World War II....
of Villacoublay and Courbevoie
Courbevoie
Courbevoie is a commune located very close to the centre of Paris, France. The centre of Courbevoie is situated 2 kilometres from the outer limits of Paris and 8.2 km...
, SASO (Société Aéronautique du Sud-Ouest) of Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
-Mérignac
Mérignac, Gironde
Mérignac is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the west...
, UCA (Usine de Construction Aéronautique) of Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
-Bègles
Bègles
Bègles is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the south.-Population:-Personalities:Bègles was the birthplace of:* Sandrine Cantoreggi , violinist...
, SAB (Société Aérienne Bordelaise) of Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
-Bacalan and Lioré et Olivier
Lioré et Olivier
Lioré-et-Olivier was a French manufacturer of aircraft of the 20th century, founded in 1912 by Fernand Lioré and Henri Olivier.The company was nationalized in 1936, becoming a part of SNCASE.-Aircraft designs:* Lioré et Olivier LeO 7...
of Rochefort
Rochefort, Charente-Maritime
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. Additionally, SNCASO built a factory in Déols
Châteauroux-Déols Air Base
Châteauroux-Déols Air Base is a former United States Air Force base in France. It is located in the Indre département of France, located about 3 miles northeast of Châteauroux and about 1 mile northeast of Déols on the east side of the Départemental 920 road in Central France.During the Cold...
in 1936.
SNCASO took over SNCAO
SNCAO
Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques de l'ouest was a state-owned French aircraft manufacturer, which originated on November 16, 1936, from the merger of the factories of Breguet in Bouguenais, and Loire-Nieuport in St Nazaire and Issy-les-Moulineaux.The company had been formed as one...
's assets in 1941.
On March 1, 1957, SNCASO merged with SNCASE (Société nationale de constructions aéronautiques du sud-est), to form Sud Aviation
Sud Aviation
Sud-Aviation was a French state-owned aircraft manufacturer, originating from the merger of Sud-Est and Sud-Ouest on March 1, 1957...
.
Aircraft products
- SO.30 BretagneSud-Ouest Bretagne|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bridgeman, Leonard. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953–54. London: Jane's All The World's Aircraft Publishing Company, 1953....
- SO.90 Corse
- SO.95 Corse II
- SO.1100
- SO.1120 Ariel
- SO.1220 Djinn
- SO.1310 FarfadetSNCASO Farfadet-See also:-Bibliography:* Taylor, John W.R. Jane's Pocket Book of Research and Experimental Aircraft, London, Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd, 1976. ISBN 0356 08409 4.-External links:*...
- SO.3050 1945 tourer
- SO.4000
- SO.M-1
- SO.M-2
- SO.4050 VautourSud Aviation Vautour|-See also:-Bibliography:* Gunston, Bill. Fighters of the Fifties. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1981. ISBN 0-85059-463-4.-External links:*...
- SO.6000 Triton
- SO.6020 Espadon
- SO.7010 Pégase
- SO.7060 DeauvilleSNCASO SO.7060 Deauville-References:NotesBibliography...
- SO.8000 Narval
- SO.9000 Trident ISNCASO Trident-See also:-Bibliography:* Gunston, Bill. Fighters of the Fifties. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1981. ISBN 0-85059-463-4* Taylor, John W.R. Jane's Pocket Book of Research and Experimental Aircraft, London, Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd, 1976. ISBN 0356 08409 4.-External links:*...
- SO.9050 Trident IISNCASO Trident-See also:-Bibliography:* Gunston, Bill. Fighters of the Fifties. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1981. ISBN 0-85059-463-4* Taylor, John W.R. Jane's Pocket Book of Research and Experimental Aircraft, London, Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd, 1976. ISBN 0356 08409 4.-External links:*...