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Victory Aircraft
Victory Aircraft Limited was a Canadian manufacturing company that, during the Second World War, built mainly British-designed aircraft under licence. It acted as a shadow factory, safe from the reach of German bombers.2 It was founded in 1942.1 It ceased to exist in 1945.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1942Founded1
- Industryaerospace industry1
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Victory Aircraft Limited was a Canadian manufacturing company that, during the Second World War, built mainly British-designed aircraft under licence. It acted as a shadow factory, safe from the reach of German bombers.2
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- WikipediaVictory Aircraft
- WikidataQ7927457
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- 1WikidataVictory Aircraft on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaVictory Aircraft on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsVictory Aircraft photo by Bzuk at English Wikipedia, Public domain