Henry Potez
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| Born | Henry Charles Alexandre Potez  30 September 1891 Méaulte |
| Died | 9 November 1981 (aged 90) 16th arrondissement of Paris |
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Henry Potez (Méaulte, 30 September 1891 – Paris, 9 November 1981[1]) was a French aircraft industrialist.
He studied in the French Aeronautics School propeller which, after 1917, have been set on most of all Allied planes of World War I.[citation needed]
In 1919, he founded his own company,
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, were an international success, setting world records.
Over the course of twenty years, 7,000 planes left the production lines. Forty prototypes were designed and more than twenty passed to production - this was remarkable at that time.
In 1936, his factories, considered to be strategic, were
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government.
After the Second World War, Potez purchased a controlling interest in
Magister, a two-seat twin engined trainer aircraft, which was a big success.[2]
See also
- Côte d'Azur
References
- ^ "Mort de Henry Potez". Le Monde.fr. 12 November 1981.
- ^ "News Digest Henri Potez". Aviation Week. 11 November 1957.