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The A.V.
Roe and Company Ltd. (Avro) was founded by Alliot Verdo
Roe. A.V. Roe designed, built and piloted the aircraft
credited with the first flight in England by a British-designed
aircraft powered by a British engine in 1909.
Famous Avro aircraft include the 504 of
World War I fame, the Lancaster bomber of World War II and
the Vulcan bomber of the 1960's and 1970's.
Avro was acquired by Hawker
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Book:
Avro: The History of an Aircraft Company
Harry Holmes |
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page updated 24 December 2005
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