Avions Amiot
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Avions Amiot was a former French
aircraft manufacturer. The company was formed in 1916 by Félix Amiot
as the Society of Mechanical Drawing and Construction (SECM).
Félix Amiot's first aircraft was built in a Paris garage in 1913, but it was not until 1916, during the First World War, that he became seriously involved in construction. The Minister of Defence
granted a contract to SECM ' onMouseout='HidePop("31579")' href="/topics/Lorraine-Dietrich">Lorraine-Dietrich
engine company to the government. In 1934, controversially, the Lorraine company, then known as SGA, was sold to Amiot-SECM and Marcel Bloch for a fraction of the price the government had paid five years earlier.
As well as SGA, and the original SECM-Amiot works at Le Bourget
, Amiot controlled the CAN at Cherbourg. In the early phases of rearmament, Amiot scored a considerable success with the Amiot 143
, widely considered one of the ugliest aircraft, along with its contemporary the Potez 542, to have flown.
As the pace of rearmament increased in the late 1930s, Amiot scored another success, this time with the elegant Amiot 354
bomber. With the fall of Paris in June 1940, Amiot and 3000 of his workers headed south, to the unoccupied zone, where he established a new factory at Marseilles. During the war, Amiot co-operated with the German
occupiers to protect his interests, and those of the exiled Wertheimers, then working in the United States
. Amiot became a subcontractor for the Junkers company, building 370 aircraft. Licence production of the Junkers Ju 52
trimotor continued after the war under the designation Amiot AAC.1 Toucan. Over 400 examples were built for the French military and for airline use in France and its overseas territories.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
aircraft manufacturer. The company was formed in 1916 by Félix Amiot
Félix Amiot
Félix Amiot was a French aircraft constructor.Amiot's first aircraft was built in a Paris garage in 1913, but it was not until 1916, during the First World War, that he became seriously involved in construction. The Minister of Defence granted a contract to SECM , owned by the Wertheimer brothers,...
as the Society of Mechanical Drawing and Construction (SECM).
Félix Amiot's first aircraft was built in a Paris garage in 1913, but it was not until 1916, during the First World War, that he became seriously involved in construction. The Minister of Defence
Minister of Defence (France)
The Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs is the French government cabinet member charged with running the military of France....
granted a contract to SECM ' onMouseout='HidePop("31579")' href="/topics/Lorraine-Dietrich">Lorraine-Dietrich
Lorraine-Dietrich
Lorraine-Dietrich was a French automobile and aircraft engine manufacturer from 1896 until 1935, created when railway locomotive manufacturer Société Lorraine des Anciens Etablissments de Dietrich and Cie branched into the manufacture of automobiles...
engine company to the government. In 1934, controversially, the Lorraine company, then known as SGA, was sold to Amiot-SECM and Marcel Bloch for a fraction of the price the government had paid five years earlier.
As well as SGA, and the original SECM-Amiot works at Le Bourget
Le Bourget
Le Bourget is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.A very small part of Le Bourget airport lies on the territory of the commune of Le Bourget, which nonetheless gave its name to the airport. Most of the airport lies on the territory of the...
, Amiot controlled the CAN at Cherbourg. In the early phases of rearmament, Amiot scored a considerable success with the Amiot 143
Amiot 143
The Amiot 143M was a late 1930s French medium bomber designed to meet 1928 specifications for a bomber capable of day/night bombing, long-range reconnaissance and bomber escort.-Design and development:...
, widely considered one of the ugliest aircraft, along with its contemporary the Potez 542, to have flown.
As the pace of rearmament increased in the late 1930s, Amiot scored another success, this time with the elegant Amiot 354
Amiot 354
|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography*Breffort, Dominique & Jouineau, André. French Aircraft from 1939 to 1942*Green, William. War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Seven Bombers and Reconnaissance Aircraft. London:Macdonald, 1967....
bomber. With the fall of Paris in June 1940, Amiot and 3000 of his workers headed south, to the unoccupied zone, where he established a new factory at Marseilles. During the war, Amiot co-operated with the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
occupiers to protect his interests, and those of the exiled Wertheimers, then working in the United States
United States
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. Amiot became a subcontractor for the Junkers company, building 370 aircraft. Licence production of the Junkers Ju 52
Junkers Ju 52
The Junkers Ju 52 was a German transport aircraft manufactured from 1932 to 1945. It saw both civilian and military service during the 1930s and 1940s. In a civilian role, it flew with over 12 air carriers including Swissair and Deutsche Luft Hansa as an airliner and freight hauler...
trimotor continued after the war under the designation Amiot AAC.1 Toucan. Over 400 examples were built for the French military and for airline use in France and its overseas territories.
Aircraft
- Amiot 120 SeriesAmiot 120|-References:*-External links:* at Aviafrance-See also:...
- 1925 - Amiot 140/150 SeriesAmiot 143The Amiot 143M was a late 1930s French medium bomber designed to meet 1928 specifications for a bomber capable of day/night bombing, long-range reconnaissance and bomber escort.-Design and development:...
- 1931 - Amiot 340/350 SeriesAmiot 354|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography*Breffort, Dominique & Jouineau, André. French Aircraft from 1939 to 1942*Green, William. War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Seven Bombers and Reconnaissance Aircraft. London:Macdonald, 1967....
- 1940 - Amiot AAC-1 ToucanJunkers Ju 52The Junkers Ju 52 was a German transport aircraft manufactured from 1932 to 1945. It saw both civilian and military service during the 1930s and 1940s. In a civilian role, it flew with over 12 air carriers including Swissair and Deutsche Luft Hansa as an airliner and freight hauler...
- (Junkers Ju 52)
Further reading
- Frédéric Patart, L’aventure Amiot-CMN, des hommes, le ciel et la mer., Éditions des Champs, Bricqueboscq, 1998