Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Midi (abbreviated SNCAM
) was a state-owned
French aircraft manufacturer. The company was formed following the
resolution
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of the 1936
general strike
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of French
heavy industry
Heavy industry is an industry that involves one or more characteristics such as large and heavy products; large and heavy equipment and facilities (such as heavy equipment, large machine tools, huge buildings and large-scale infrastructure); o ...
, when the government of
Léon Blum
André Léon Blum (; 9 April 1872 – 30 March 1950) was a French socialist politician and three-time Prime Minister.
As a Jew, he was heavily influenced by the Dreyfus affair of the late 19th century. He was a disciple of French Socialist le ...
introduced an act to nationalize the French war industry on or before April 1, 1937.
The former
Dewoitine Constructions Aéronautiques Émile Dewoitine was a French aircraft manufacturer established by Émile Dewoitine at Toulouse in October 1920. The company's initial products were a range of metal parasol-wing fighters which were largely ignored by th ...
aircraft company was placed under government control, and renamed SNCAM.
The company had been formed as one of six state-owned ''Société Nationales'' in the 1936 nationalistation of military industries, in late 1940 these were re-organised and SNCAM was absorbed by
SNCASE
SNCASE (abbreviated from ''Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Est'') or Sud-Est was a French aircraft manufacturer. The company was formed on February 1, 1937, by the nationalization and merger of Lioré et Olivier, Potez ...
. SNCASE later merged with
SNCASO
SNCASO (abbreviated from ''Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Ouest'', or commonly, ''Sud-Ouest'') was a French aircraft manufacturer.
Created during 1936 as one of seven nationalised aeronautical manufacturing companies, ...
to form
Sud Aviation
Sud Aviation (, ''Southern Aviation'') was a French state-owned aircraft manufacturer, originating from the merger of Sud-Est (SNCASE, or ''Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du sud-est'') and Sud-Ouest (SNCASO or ''Société n ...
.
Through subsequent mergers, SNCAM's former holdings are now part of the
EADS
Airbus SE (; ; ; ) is a European multinational aerospace corporation. Airbus designs, manufactures and sells civil and military aerospace products worldwide and manufactures aircraft throughout the world. The company has three divisions: '' ...
group.
Products
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Dewoitine D.520
The Dewoitine D.520 was a French fighter aircraft that entered service in early 1940, shortly after the beginning of the Second World War.
The D.520 was designed in response to a 1936 requirement from the French Air Force for a fast, modern fi ...
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Defunct aircraft manufacturers of France
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1937
Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1957
Defence companies of France
French companies established in 1937
1957 disestablishments in France
Manufacturing companies based in Toulouse
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