Berliner-Joyce Aircraft was an American aircraft manufacturer. It was founded on 4 February 1929 when Henry Berliner

Henry Berliner

Henry Adler Berliner was a United States aircraft and helicopter pioneer. Sixth son of inventor Emile Berliner, he was born in Washington, D.C....

 and his 1922 company, Berliner Aircraft Company of Alexandria, Virginia

Alexandria, Virginia

Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...

, joined with Temple Nach Joyce.

Berliner-Joyce hired William H. Miller as chief designer, and opened a factory in Dundalk, Maryland

Dundalk, Maryland

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 62,306 people, 24,772 households, and 16,968 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4,689.5 people per square mile . There were 26,385 housing units at an average density of 1,985.9 per square mile...

, near Logan Field

Logan Field (Baltimore, Maryland)

Logan Field, also known as Dundalk Flying Field is a former airport located northeast of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, near Baltimore, in the town of Dundalk, Maryland.-Name:...

. The Great Depression

Great Depression

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...

 ended the civil aircraft production market, so Berliner-Joyce concentrated on designing aircraft for the USAAC and US Navy.

In May 1929 the company received its first order, for the Berliner-Joyce XFJ

Berliner-Joyce XFJ

-Biography:* Lloyd S. Jones, U.S. Naval Fighters , pp. 80–83.- External links :* —AeroWeb: The Aviation Enthusiast Corner...

. Other projects, the P-16

Berliner-Joyce P-16

-References:NotesBibliography* Baugher, Joe. American Military Aircraft, 7 June 1998. Retrieved: 10 June 2011.* Dorr, Robert F. and David Donald. Fighters of the United States Air Force: From World War I Pursuits to the F-117. New York: Military Press, 1990. ISBN 0-51766-994-3.* The Illustrated...

 and OJ-2, also received orders, but in 1933 North American Aviation

North American Aviation

North American Aviation was a major US aerospace manufacturer, responsible for a number of historic aircraft, including the T-6 Texan trainer, the P-51 Mustang fighter, the B-25 Mitchell bomber, the F-86 Sabre jet fighter, the X-15 rocket plane, and the XB-70, as well as Apollo Command and Service...

 bought controlling interest in the company and appointed its own executives. In January 1934 Joyce left the company to join Bellanca Aircraft

AviaBellanca Aircraft

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, and soon after Berliner left for Engineering and Research Corporation

Engineering and Research Corporation

Engineering and Research Corporation was started by Henry Berliner in 1930. Berliner was the son of Emile Berliner, who had patented numerous inventions relating to sound and acoustics, and pioneer of helicopter development with the experimental Berliner Helicopter.The younger Berliner founded...

. The company became the B/J division of North American Aviation, and was moved from Maryland to Inglewood, California

Inglewood, California

Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908. Its population stood at 109,673 as of the 2010 Census...

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Aircraft

align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| Summary of aircraft built by

Model name	First flight	Number built	Type
Berliner-Joyce XFJ Berliner-Joyce XFJ -Biography:* Lloyd S. Jones, U.S. Naval Fighters , pp. 80–83.- External links :* —AeroWeb: The Aviation Enthusiast Corner...	May 1930	1	fighter
Berliner-Joyce P-16 Berliner-Joyce P-16 -References:NotesBibliography* Baugher, Joe. American Military Aircraft, 7 June 1998. Retrieved: 10 June 2011.* Dorr, Robert F. and David Donald. Fighters of the United States Air Force: From World War I Pursuits to the F-117. New York: Military Press, 1990. ISBN 0-51766-994-3.* The Illustrated...	1 September 1929	26	fighter
Berliner-Joyce OJ Berliner-Joyce OJ |-See also:-References:...			observation
Berliner-Joyce XF3J Berliner-Joyce XF3J -Bibliography:...	23 January 1934	1	fighter