Blackburn Aircraft

1914-1960 aircraft manufacturer in the United Kingdom
Organization aerospace_manufacturer Q633316
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Blackburn Aircraft

Summary

Blackburn Aircraft is an aerospace manufacturer[1]. It draws 100 Wikipedia views per month (aerospace_manufacturer category, ranking #96 of 283).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blackburn Aircraft is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's image is recorded as Beverley.arp.750pix.jpg[4].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's instance of is recorded as aerospace manufacturer[5].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's founder is recorded as Robert Blackburn[6].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's owned by is recorded as Hawker Siddeley[7].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's logo image is recorded as Blackburn Aircraft Logo.png[8].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's followed by is recorded as Hawker Siddeley[9].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's followed by is recorded as Bristol Siddeley[10].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's headquarters location is recorded as Brough[11].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's Commons category is recorded as Blackburn Aircraft[12].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's industry is recorded as aircraft industry[13].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's industry is recorded as manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery[14].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's industry is recorded as vehicle construction[15].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's industry is recorded as weapons industry[16].
  • +1914-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Blackburn Aircraft[17].
  • Blackburn Aircraft was dissolved in +1960-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ctl5[19].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's location of formation is recorded as Brough[20].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's parent organization or unit is recorded as Hawker Siddeley[21].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blackburn aircraft[22].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's replaced by is recorded as Hawker Siddeley[23].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Company'}[24].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blackburn and General Aircraft Limited'}[25].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blackburn Aircraft Limited'}[26].
  • Blackburn Aircraft's legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares[27].

Body

Founding

Blackburn Aircraft's founder is recorded as Robert Blackburn[6]. +1914-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[17]. Its location of formation is recorded as Brough[20].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Company'}[24], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blackburn and General Aircraft Limited'}[25], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blackburn Aircraft Limited'}[26]. Successors include Hawker Siddeley[9] and Bristol Siddeley[10].

Operations

Blackburn Aircraft's headquarters location is recorded as Brough[11]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Hawker Siddeley[21].

Industry

Industries include aircraft industry[13], manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery[14], vehicle construction[15], and weapons industry[16].

Ownership

Blackburn Aircraft's owned by is recorded as Hawker Siddeley[7].

Dissolution

Blackburn Aircraft was dissolved in +1960-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].

Why It Matters

Blackburn Aircraft draws 100 Wikipedia views per month (aerospace_manufacturer category, ranking #96 of 283).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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