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


History

Beneš-Mráz was established at
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Pavel Beneš Pavel Beneš (14 June 1894 in Prague - 31 May 1956 in Prague) was a chief designer at ČKD-Praga, one of the largest engineering companies in the former Czechoslovakia and today's Czech Republic. Beneš was first a founder and chief designer at Av ...
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Jaroslav Mráz Jaroslav (also written as Yaroslav or Jarosław in other Slavic languages) is a Czech and Slovak first name, pagan in origin. There are several possible origins of the name Jaroslav. It is very likely that originally the two elements of the nam ...
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
DFS Kranich The DFS Kranich is a type of German glider. It was developed by Hans Jacobs for the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS). History Series production of the Kranich (Crane) took place in the aircraft division of Karl Schweyer AG in Ma ...
training gliders for the German
Luftwaffe The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...
. 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.


Aircraft


See also

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Aero Vodochody Aero Vodochody (commonly referred to as Aero) is a Czech aircraft company. Its main production facilities are located at Vodochody Airport in the Prague-East District, on the municipal territories of Vodochody and Odolena Voda. During the C ...
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Avia Avia Motors s.r.o. is a Czech automotive manufacturer. It was founded in 1919 as an aircraft maker, and diversified into trucks after 1945. As an aircraft maker it was notable for producing biplane fighter aircraft, especially the B-534. Avia ...
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Let Kunovice Aircraft Industries, a.s.,Contacts
" Let Kunovice. Retrieved on 19 May 2011. "Aircraft Industries, a.s. Na Záhonech 1177 ...
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Letov Kbely Letov is an aircraft company located in Letňany, Prague, Czech Republic. It is the oldest aircraft company in the region. History Letov was founded in 1918 by the Czechoslovak Ministry of Defense to repair World War I trophy planes. The first i ...
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Zlin Aircraft Zlin Aircraft a.s. (former well known name Moravan Otrokovice) is a Czech aircraft company. It is located at the Zlín Airfield on the outskirts of Otrokovice. It is known for the line of Z-26 Trener and other small aircraft like crop-dusting ...


References


Notes


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.


External links


Czech Aircraft used by the Germans – German Aviation 1919 - 1945


* ttp://www.vrtulnik.cz/orlican.htm Inž. P. Beneš a inž. J. Mráz, továrna na letadla Choceň – Vrtulníky v Česku {{DEFAULTSORT:Benes-Mraz Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia