Blackburn Aircraft Limited was a British manufacturer of planes who concentrated on the production of planes intended for the navy.

History

The origin of Blackburn comes from Robert Blackburn who built its first plane in 1908. The Blackburn Airplane & Motor Company was created in 1914. A new factory was born with Brough in 1916. With the acquisition of Cirrus-Hermes in 1937, Blackburn started to produce engines of plane, the range Blackburn Cirrus. The company changed name with the acquisition of General Aircraft Limited into 1949 and took that of Blackburn and General Aircraft Limited . Starting from 1958, the company was again re-elected in Blackburn Aircraft Limited . In 1960, with the rationalization of the British manufacturers of planes, the company was absorbed by Hawker-Siddeley, and in 1963 the name Blackburn disappeared completely.

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