De Havilland Aircraft Company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/De_Havilland_Aircraft_Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:car
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:defunct	1960
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Geoffrey_de_Havilland
gptkbp:foundedYear	1920
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Hatfield,_Hertfordshire,_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	De Havilland Aircraft Company
gptkbp:industry	aerospace defense
gptkbp:notableAircraft	gptkb:de_Havilland_Dragon_Rapide gptkb:de_Havilland_DH.88_Comet gptkb:aircraft gptkb:de_Havilland_Chipmunk gptkb:de_Havilland_Comet gptkb:de_Havilland_Dove gptkb:de_Havilland_Hornet gptkb:de_Havilland_Heron gptkb:de_Havilland_Mosquito gptkb:de_Havilland_Tiger_Moth
gptkbp:notableContributor	Development of jet engines Development of the Ghost jet engine Development of the Goblin jet engine First commercial jet airliner Light transport aircraft Military aircraft for WWII Pioneering airliner design Training aircraft for RAF Wooden aircraft construction techniques
gptkbp:notableEmployee	gptkb:Geoffrey_de_Havilland gptkb:Ronald_Bishop gptkb:Frank_Halford
gptkbp:notableEvent	Acquisition by Hawker Siddeley, 1960 First flight of de Havilland Comet, 1949 First flight of de Havilland Mosquito, 1940
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Leavesden_Aerodrome Hatfield Aerodrome Stag Lane Aerodrome
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:John_Cunningham gptkb:Geoffrey_de_Havilland_Jr.
gptkbp:notableProduct	missiles aircraft engines aircraft parts propellers
gptkbp:parentCompany	gptkb:Hawker_Siddeley
gptkbp:subsidiary	gptkb:de_Havilland_Australia gptkb:de_Havilland_Engine_Company gptkb:de_Havilland_Canada
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Hawker_Siddeley
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Dorothy_Spicer
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7