ADC Aircraft

ADC Aircraft

Aircraft Disposals Company (ADC) or Airdisco, was a British firm established in March 1920 to take advantage of the large number of World War I-surplus military aircraft on the market. One of the founders was Frederick Handley Page, the British aviation pioneer. ADC bought ex-military aircraft and converted them to various civil roles before on-selling them. The company had several sites across Britain including 11 acres of Regents Park in London known as Marleybone Green. Three of the National Aircraft Factories became part of the Aircraft Disposal Company including Aintree in Liverpool, Waddon in Croydon, and at Stockport near Manchester.

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* The company became known as Airdisco from its telegraph address. The company had offices at Regent House, 89 Kingsway London WC2. The company name was changed to The Imperial & Foreign Corporation Ltd and was finally wound up in 1930.


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