URI(s)
Variants
- Miles Aircraft Limited
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Descriptor
- Business enterprises
Associated Locale
- Great Britain
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
(lcsh) Airplanes -- Design and construction
Additional Related Forms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: Miles Aircraft, c2012:t.p. (Miles Aircraft Ltd) p. 5, etc. (formerly Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd, which started as a public company in 1937; name changed to Miles Aircraft Ltd on October 5, 1943)
- found: Wikipedia, viewed February 25, 2013(Miles Aircraft; founded as Phillips and Powis Aircraft, based in Woodley; in 1936 Rolls-Royce bought into the company and although aircraft were produced under the Miles name, it wasn't until 1943 that the firm became Miles Aircraft Limited when Rolls-Royce's interests were bought out; in 1947 the company went into receivership, with a winding up petition adjourned until January 19, 1948)
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Change Notes
- 2013-02-26: new
- 2013-02-27: revised
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