Private company
SNCAO
French aircraft manufacturer
SNCAO (abbreviated from Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques de l'ouest) was a state-owned French aircraft manufacturer, which originated on November 16, 1936, from the merger of the factories of Breguet in Bouguenais, and Loire-Nieuport in St Nazaire and Issy-les-Moulineaux. The company had been formed as one of six state-owned Société Nationales in the 1936 nationalistation of military industries; at the end of 1940 these were re-organised and SNCAO was absorbed by SNCASO. In 1957 SNCASO was merged into Sud Aviation.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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SNCAO (abbreviated from Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques de l'ouest) was a state-owned French aircraft manufacturer, which originated on November 16, 1936, from the merger of the factories of Breguet in Bouguenais, and Loire-Nieuport in St Nazaire and Issy-les-Moulineaux.2
Products and brands
SNCAO 30
SNCAO 200
SNCAO CAO.600
SNCAO CAO.700
From Wikipedia’s article on SNCAO, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Acquisitions
- Succeeded by Sud-Aviation1
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaSNCAO
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ1471748
Sources
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- 1WikidataSNCAO on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSNCAO on Wikipedia
- 3WikipediaSNCAO on Wikipedia (revision used)
- 4Wikimedia CommonsSNCAO photo by Sestian, CC BY-SA 4.0