Industry | Aerospace |
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Founded | 1933 (as Percival Aircraft Co.) |
Defunct | 1960 |
Fate | Merged to form British Aircraft Corporation |
Headquarters | Luton, Bedfordshire, UK |
Hunting Aircraft was a British aircraft manufacturer that produced light training aircraft and the initial design that would evolve into the BAC 1-11 jet airliner. Founded as Percival Aircraft Company in 1933, the company later moved to Luton, UK. It was eventually taken over by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) in 1960.