Hawker-Siddeley

Hawker-Siddeley was a group of UK aircraft manufacturing company formed as a result of the merger of Hawker Aircraft with Armstrong-Siddeley. The resulting company combined the legacies of several well-known British aircarft manufacturers. It emerged as one of only two major manufacturers in the 1960s, and was eventually merged into British Aerospace (BAe) in 1977.

End of Hawker

On April 29, 1977, as a result of the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act, the Hawker-Siddeley Group was nationalised and merged with the BAC and Scottish Aviation to form BAe.

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April 29 - 1977 - Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act - Scottish Aviation

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The non-UK and non-aviation parts of the company were later spun-off to form separate enterprise including:

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• In 1980, Hawker Pacific Aerospace was formed.
• In 1991, the Hawker Siddeley Group Public Limited Company was acquired by BTR Aerospace Group.