inž. P. Beneš a inž. J. Mráz, továrna na letadla was a Czechoslovak aircraft manufacturer of the 1930s.

History

Beneš-Mráz was established at Choceň by

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and Jaroslav Mráz on 1 Apr 1935 and manufactured a series of light aircraft of their own design until the Nazi-German occupation. In 1939/40, the company was renamed ''Ing. J. Mráz, továrna na letadla'' - ''Ing. J. Mráz, Flugzeugfabrik''. During the war, the factory was used to produce Fieseler Fi 156 "Storch"s and

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training gliders for the German

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. Following the war, the company was reconstituted as Ing. J. Mráz, továrna na letadla, národní správa.Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Naval Institute press. Annapolis.

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Bibliography

* Gunston, Bill. ''World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers.'' Naval Institute press. Annapolis. * Taylor, Michael J.H. ''Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation.'' Studio Editions. London. 1989. * Vos, Ruud. ''Luchtvaart 2010.'' Uitgeverij de Alk bv. Alkmaar. The Netherlands. 2009.

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