Canadair
Limited was formed in 1944 to manage a facility at Cartierville
Airport near Montreal manufacturing PBY Canso
amphibian patrol aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force.
In 1946, Canadair was acquired by the Electric
Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. Electric Boat also
acquired Consolidated-Vultee (Convair) in 1952 and merged it with
Canadair to form General Dynamics.
Canadair remained a subsidiary of General Dynamics
until re-acquired by the Canadian government in 1976.
Canadair was sold by the government to Bombardier,
a Quebec based company, in 1986.
