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English Electric was a 20th-century British industrial manufacturer, initially of Electric Motor s, and expanding to include Railway locomotives and aviation, before becoming part of GEC . HISTORY
PRODUCTS Aircraft Both Dick, Kerr & Co. and the Phoenix Dynamo Manufacturing Company of Thornbury, Bradford had built aircraft in the First World War - Flying Boat s designed by the Seaplane Experimental Station at Felixstowe . The Kingston was a flying boat design of the Phoenix company when it joined English Electric. The first foray by English Electric into aircraft production was given up in 1926. The return of English Electric to aircraft building came from the undertaking during the expansion of the RAF prior to the Second World War of "shadow production" of other aircraft manufacturers designs. This started with production of the Handley Page Hampden bomber in 1938. English Electric built nearly 800 aircraft, more than half of the Hampdens produced. They then built Handley Page 's heavy bomber, the Halifax . At the end of the war they entered production of the second British jet fighter, the De Havilland Vampire , with 1,300 plus built at Samlesbury . Their own design work took off after the Second World War under W. E. W. Petter , formerly of Westland Aircraft . Although EE had only two aircraft produced before their activities became part of BAC, the design team put forward suggestions for many Air Ministry projects.
Computers English Electric initial computing interests came about through agreements with RCA. They ultimately ended up as part of ICL . In 1963 EE merged the computing business of J Lyons (their LEO Computer s) with their own forming English Electric LEO. In 1964 Lyons sold their share to Marconi ; the merger of Marconi and EE LEO resulted in '''English Electric Leo Marconi Computers''', which eventually became part of ICL .
Guided weapons Tank production
Railway Equipment at the National Railway Museum , York , UK ]] , no. E3035, on display at Doncaster Works open day on 27 July 2003.]] , no. 50035 ''Ark Royal'' at Doncaster Works on 27 July 2003. ]] are only 1 of 2 classes of EMUs built by English Electric.]] Engines Locomotives and Multiple Units
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