Skip to content
SNCAN
EntityQ2297050· pop 10· linked from 137 articles

Also known as Société nationale de constructions aéronautiques du Nord, Societe nationale de constructions aeronautiques du Nord

SNCAN, (abbreviated from Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Nord), or commonly, Nord, was a state-owned French aircraft manufacturer in the pre- and post–World War II era. The company had been formed as one of six state-owned Société Nationales in the 1936 reorganization of military industries, and was created by the nationalization of several aircraft factories in the north of France. It survived until 1954 when it merged to form Nord Aviation.

Key facts

Company.name
Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Nord
Company.fate
Acquired (nationalization)
Company.predecessor
Potez (Méaulte)C.A.M.S. (Sartrouville)ANF (Les Mureaux)Amiot (Caudebec-en-Caux)Breguet (Le Havre)
Company.successor
Nord Aviation
Company.foundation
1936
Company.location_country
France
Company.industry
Aerospace, defence
Company.products
Aircraft

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Show 2 more facts
inception
1936-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1954-00-00
Sources (1)

via Wikidata · CC0

~3 min read

Article

5 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Products
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

SNCAN, (abbreviated from Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Nord), or commonly, Nord, was a state-owned French aircraft manufacturer in the pre- and post–World War II era. The company had been formed as one of six state-owned Société Nationales in the 1936 reorganization of military industries, and was created by the nationalization of several aircraft factories in the north of France. It survived until 1954 when it merged to form Nord Aviation.

==History== Following the resolution of the 1936 general strike of French heavy industry the government of Léon Blum introduced an act to nationalize the French war industry on or before April 1, 1937. This led to the formation of six nationalized aircraft manufacturing companies, organized regionally: SNCAN (in the north), SNCAO (west), SNCAM (Le Midi), SNCAC (centre), SNCASO (the south-west), and SNCASE (south-east). A further company, SNCM, (previously Lorraine-Dietrich), was created for building aircraft engines.

Available in 10 languages

via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0

Connections

Categories