Private company
SNCAM
French aircraft manufacturer based in Toulouse1
Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Midi (abbreviated SNCAM) was a state-owned French aircraft manufacturer. The company was formed following the resolution of the 1936 general strike of French heavy industry, when the government of Léon Blum introduced an act to nationalize the French war industry on or before April 1, 1937. The former Dewoitine aircraft company was placed under government control, and renamed SNCAM.2 It ceased to exist in 1941.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Midi (abbreviated SNCAM) was a state-owned French aircraft manufacturer. The company was formed following the resolution of the 1936 general strike of French heavy industry, when the government of Léon Blum introduced an act to nationalize the French war industry on or before April 1, 1937. The former Dewoitine aircraft company was placed under government control, and renamed SNCAM. The company had been formed as one of six state-owned Société Nationales in the 1936 nationalistation of military industries, in late 1940 these were re-organised and SNCAM was absorbed by SNCASE. SNCASE later merged with SNCASO to form Sud Aviation. Through subsequent mergers, SNCAM's former holdings are now part of the Airbus group.2
Products and brands
Dewoitine D.520
From Wikipedia’s article on SNCAM, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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Links
- WikipediaSNCAM
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ3488532
Sources
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- 1WikidataSNCAM on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSNCAM on Wikipedia
- 3WikipediaSNCAM on Wikipedia (revision used)