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Formed December 1936. Incorporated elements
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of Liore
et Olivier, Potez, Romano and SPCA. Company
thus became responsible for development and production
of LeO.45 twin-engined bomber, first flown January 1937,
outstanding in many points
 | | S.E.2410 Grognard |
of design and much used and
adapted during and after Second World War. Built also
Romano trainers and LeO.43 catapult floatplane, of type
first flown December 1934.
 | | SE 5000 Baroudeur |
In 1941 the company absorbed
SNCAM. Early post-Second World War products
included Languedoc four-engined airliner, developed from
Bloch 161 of 1939, which entered service between Paris
and Algiers
 | | Sud-Est SE.3120 "Alouette" |
in 1946, and was ordered additionally for military
use. Military types in development included Grognard
twin-jet attack aircraft of 1950; the unique trolley-launched
skid-landing Baroudeur strike aircraft
 | | SE-210 "Caravelle" |
of 1953; and Mistral
and Aquilon developments of the British de Havilland
Vampire and Sea Venom. Especially notable original developments
were the Alouette helicopter series first flown in
1951, and the rear-engined twin-jet Caravelle in 1955.
Became part of Sud-Aviation.
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SE 100
S.E.2410 Grognard
SE 530 Mistral
S.E.2415 Grognard II
Aquilon
SE 5000 Baroudeur
SE 212 Durandal
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