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De Havilland

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Founders Geoffrey de Havilland
Founded1920
HeadquartersHatfield
United Kingdom
Ceased operations1964
Parent organizations Hawker Siddeley
Subsidiaryde Havilland Propellers
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The de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited was a British aviation manufacturer established in late 1920 by Geoffrey de Havilland at Stag Lane Aerodrome Edgware on the outskirts of north London. Operations were later moved to Hatfield in Hertfordshire.

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