Vickers [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Vickers
Vickers was a famous name in British engineering that existed through many companies from 1828 until 1999.
History.
History Early history.
Vickers was formed in Sheffield as a steel foundry by the miller Edward Vickers and his father-in-law George Naylor in 1828. Naylor was a partner in the foundry Naylor & Sanderson and Vickers' brother William owned a steel rolling operation. Edward's investments in the railway industry allowed him to gain control of the company, based at Millsands and known as Naylor Vickers and
- Hawker Hurricane Mk.I/IIb/IIc (Dec 1942–Sep 1943)
- Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb (Sep 1943–Apr 1944)
- Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc (Sep 1943–Apr 1944)
- Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX (Oct 1943–Apr 1944)
- Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire LF.IXe (Apr 1944–Mar 1945)
- Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire LF.XVIe (Mar 1945–May 1945)
- Gloster Meteor F.3 (May 1945–Mar 1948)
- Gloster Meteor F.4 (Dec 1947–Oct 1950