Private company
Abbott-Baynes Sailplanes Ltd
UK company
Abbott-Baynes Sailplanes Ltd. was a 1930s glider manufacturing company based at Wrecclesham, near Farnham, Surrey. It was founded as a subsidiary of E. D. Abbott Ltd in 1931 by L. E. Baynes and E. D. Abbott to build the Scud, a glider designed by Baynes in 1930, the prototype of which was built by Brant Aircraft Limited at Croydon Airport. The Scud was popular, and in 1932 a development of it, the Scud II model was launched.2 It ceased to exist in 1941.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Abbott-Baynes Sailplanes Ltd. was a 1930s glider manufacturing company based at Wrecclesham, near Farnham, Surrey. It was founded as a subsidiary of E. D. Abbott Ltd in 1931 by L. E. Baynes and E. D. Abbott to build the Scud, a glider designed by Baynes in 1930, the prototype of which was built by Brant Aircraft Limited at Croydon Airport. The Scud was popular, and in 1932 a development of it, the Scud II model was launched. In 1935, a Scud II flown by Mungo Buxton took the British Height Record for a glider to 8,750 ft (2,666 m).2
Products and brands
- sailplane
Listed on Wikidata.1
Source: Ellison
Abbott Farnham sailplane
Abbott-Baynes Scud 1
Abbott-Baynes Scud 2
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Abbott-Baynes Scud 3
Carden-Baynes Auxiliary
Baynes Cantilever Pou
From Wikipedia’s article on Abbott–Baynes Sailplanes, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
- E. D. Abbott Ltd
- L. E. Baynes
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Timeline
Links
- WikipediaAbbott–Baynes Sailplanes
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- WikidataQ4033165
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