Focke-Wulf

Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG () was a German manufacturer of civil and military aircraft before and during World War II. Many of the company's successful fighter aircraft designs were slight modifications of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190. It is one of the predecessor companies of today's Airbus.

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Company.name: Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau
Company.logo: FockeWulf-Logo.svg
Company.logo_size: 200px
Company.type: initially AG, later GmbH
Company.fate: Merged with Weser Flugzeugbau
Company.successor: Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke
Company.defunct: 1964
Company.location_city: Bremen
Company.location_country: Germany
Company.industry: Aerospace

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: aerospace manufacturer
Named after: Georg Wulf
Country: Germany
Founded by: Henrich Focke
Headquarters: Bremen
Industry: aerospace industry
Legal form: Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
Followed by: Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1978-043-02, Focke-Wulf Fw 200 C Condor.jpg

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inception: 1923-10-24
Commons category: Focke-Wulf
topic's main category: Category:Focke-Wulf
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1964-00-00
location of formation: Bremen
product or material produced: helicopter
merged into: Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke

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History
Aircraft
Company designations
RLM designations
Built under license
Planned/unfinished designs
Projects
See also
Notes
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==History== The company was founded in Bremen on 24 October 1923 as Bremer Flugzeugbau AG by Prof. Henrich Focke, Georg Wulf and Dr. rer. pol. Werner Naumann. Almost immediately, they renamed the company Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG (later Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau GmbH).

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