Potez
Sign in to savePotez (pronounced ) was a French aircraft manufacturer founded as Aéroplanes Henry Potez by Henry Potez at Aubervilliers in 1919. The firm began by refurbishing war-surplus SEA IV aircraft, but was soon building new examples of an improved version, the Potez SEA VII.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Potez
- Company.successor
- Sud Aviation
- Company.foundation
- 1919
- Company.founder
- Henry Potez
- Company.defunct
- 1967
- Company.location
- Aubervilliers, France
- Company.industry
- Aerospace industry
- Company.products
- Aircraft, aircraft engines
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Potez (pronounced ) was a French aircraft manufacturer founded as Aéroplanes Henry Potez by Henry Potez at Aubervilliers in 1919. The firm began by refurbishing war-surplus SEA IV aircraft, but was soon building new examples of an improved version, the Potez SEA VII.
==History== During the inter-war years, Potez built a range of small passenger aircraft and a series of military reconnaissance biplanes that were also licence-built in Poland. In 1933, the firm bought flying boat manufacturer CAMS.
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