Beagle Aircraft Ltd. was, immediately before its dissolution,
a state-owned company, acquired in August 1968
to continue the production and development of light aircraft
in Britain. The company was founded in 1960, and
became in 1962 a subsidiary of British Executive and
General Aviation Ltd. before which it had absorbed Beagle-
Auster Aircraft Ltd. and Beagle-Miles
"Husky"
Aircraft Ltd. The
Auster interests were disposed of to Hants & Sussex Aviation
Ltd. which continued to provide spares and modification
support to all Auster aircraft in service. The
company went into voluntary liquidation on 27 February
1970. Beagle produced Auster-designed aircraft, conversions
of ex-military Austers, the B.206 twin-engined light executive transport, of which 20 served with the RAF
as the Basset, and the B.121 Pup two/three-seat light
aircraft. A military trainer version of the latter aircraft,
known as the Bulldog, was also produced; production of
this was continued by Scottish Aviation after Beagle went
into liquidation.
