Société des Avions Marcel Bloch
1929–1935 aircraft manufacturer in France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Société des Avions Marcel Bloch was a French aircraft manufacturer of military and civilian aircraft. It was founded by the aeronautical designer Marcel Bloch (hence "MB" in the aircraft designations), who had previously played a major role in the Société d'Études Aéronautiques, an early French aircraft manufacturer active largely during the First World War.
Industry | Aeronautics, defence |
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Founded | 1929 |
Founder | Marcel Bloch |
Defunct | 1947 |
Fate | Merged |
Successor | Société des avions Marcel Dassault |
Headquarters | , France |
Products | Aircraft |
Following the end of the Second World War, Marcel Bloch changed his name to Marcel Dassault (as in char d'assault, French for "tank") to honour the military nickname adopted by his brother, Darius Paul Dassault. Accordingly, the company was also rebranded as Dassault Aviation, becoming a prominent manufacturer of jet-powered aircraft such as the Dassault Mirage fighter series and the Dassault Falcon family of business aircraft.