British Aircraft Manufacturer

Index of British Aircraft by De Havilland

Company Details

Company Name:

The de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd

Formed:

25 September 1920

Sites:

Stag Lane, Edgware Hatfield Aerodrome Hawarden Aerodrome Christchurch Aerodrome

History

1908:

Geoffrey de Havilland builds two aircraft before joining Balloon Factory (later Royal Aircraft Factory) in 1910

1920:

Company founded

1934:

Company moves headquarters from Stag Lane to Hatfield

1959:

De Havilland company becomes a division of Hawker Siddeley Aviation