Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Est (abbreviated SNCASE or Sud-Est) was a French aircraft manufacturer. The company was formed on February 1, 1937 by the nationalization and reorganization of several aircraft firms. SNCASE merged with SNCASO to form Sud Aviation on March 1, 1957, and SNCASE's former holdings were eventually incorporated into the EADS group.
Following the resolution of the 1936 general strike of French hea...
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Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Est (abbreviated SNCASE or Sud-Est) was a French aircraft manufacturer. The company was formed on February 1, 1937 by the nationalization and reorganization of several aircraft firms. SNCASE merged with SNCASO to form Sud Aviation on March 1, 1957, and SNCASE's former holdings were eventually incorporated into the EADS group.
Following the resolution of the 1936 general strike of French heavy industry, the government of Léon Blum introduced an act to nationalize the French war industry. The act provided for the creation of seven nationalized aeronautical manufacturing companies: six for aircraft (SNCASE, SNCASO, SNCAN, SNCAO, SNCAM, SNCAC), and one for aircraft engines (SNCM).
SNCASE incorporated the facilities of Potez in Berre-l'Étang, Chantiers aéro maritimes de la Seine (CAMS), in Vitrolles, Chantiers aéronavals Étienne Romano in Cannes, Société provençale de constructions aéronautiques (SPCA) in Marseille and Lioré et...
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