This article is about the British aircraft manufacturer that existed from 1910 to 1963. For the British aircraft manufacturer in the 1990s, see Avro International Aerospace. For other uses, see Avro (disambiguation).
A.V. Roe and Company
Company type
Private
Industry
Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery vehicle construction
Founded
1910 (1910) in Brownsfield Mill, Manchester, U.K.
Founder
A.V. Roe
Humphrey Verdon Roe
Defunct
1963 (1963)
Fate
Merged with Hawker Siddeley Aircraft
Successor
Hawker Siddeley Aviation
Headquarters
Alexandra Park, Woodford, Stockport
,
United Kingdom
Parent
Hawker Siddeley
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