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
Choceň (; ) is a town in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,600 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Choceň consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 c ...
by
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 ...
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
DFS Kranich
The DFS Kranich is a type of German Glider (sailplane), 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 Ka ...
training gliders for the German
Luftwaffe
The Luftwaffe () was the aerial warfare, aerial-warfare branch of the before and during World War II. German Empire, Germany's military air arms during World War I, the of the Imperial German Army, Imperial Army and the of the Imperial Ge ...
. 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 ...
*
Avia
AVIA () is a Soviet/Russian experimental pop band formed in Leningrad in 1986. AVIA released four studio albums and led the first wave of the Soviet bands which made their breakthrough in the West in the late 1980s.
Band history
AVIA was formed ...
*
Let Kunovice
Aircraft Industries, a.s.,[Contacts]
" Let Kunovice. Retrieved on 19 May 2011. "Aircraft Industries, a.s. Na Záhonech 1177 ...
*
Letov Kbely
Letov is an aircraft company located in Letňany district of 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 ...
*
Zlin Aircraft
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
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Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia
Manufacturing companies established in 1935
1935 establishments in Czechoslovakia
2010 disestablishments in the Czech Republic
Manufacturing companies disestablished in 2010