Potez was a French aircraft manufacturer founded as Aéroplanes Henry Potez by Henry Potez at Aubervilliers in 1919. The firm began by refurbishing war-surplus SEA IV aircraft, but was soon building new examples of an improved version, the Potez VII. During the inter-war years, Potez built a range of small passenger aircraft and a series of military reconnaissance biplanes that were also licence-built in Poland. Aubervilliers is a town and commune of France, in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris, on which it is bordering. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1919: Events Avianca begins services. ... The SEA IV was a French two-seat military aircraft of World War I and the immediate post-war era. ...

In 1936, the French aviation industry was nationalised. Potez's factories in Sartrouville and Méaulte were taken over by SNCAN and the Berre factory went to SNCASE. This is a list of aviation-related events from 1936: Events February February 13 - Imperial Airways commences airmail services to West Africa March March 23 - Impreial Airways begins scheduled flights between Hong Kong and Malaysia. ... Sartrouville is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. ... The Société Nationale des Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud-Est (SNCASE, or simply Sud-Est) was a French aircraft manufacturer. ...

After World War II, Potez was re-established as Société des Avions et Moteurs Henry Potez at Argenteuil but did not return to the prominence that the company enjoyed prior to nationalisation. In 1958, the company bought Fouga to form Potez Air-Fouga, but when Potez's last design, the 840 (a small turboprop airliner) failed to attract customers, it was forced to close. The remaining assets were purchased by Sud-Aviation in 1967 Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Argenteuil is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1958: Events Gulfstream Aerospace founded in Savannah, Georgia, USA. London Gatwick Airport opens after two years of extensive reconstruction. ... Sud Aviation was a French state-owned aircraft manufacturer, originating from the merger of SNCASE (Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud-Est) and SNCASO (Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud-Ouest) on March 1, 1957. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from Canadian Golden Centennaires aerobatic team is formed and performs all year to celebrate the Canadian centennial year. ...

Aircraft

• Potez VII
• Potez VIII
• Potez IX
• Potez XV
• Potez XVII
• Potez 25
• Potez 32
• Potez 33
• Potez 36
• Potez 37
• Potez 39
• Potez 43
• Potez 54
• Potez 56
• Potez 58
• Potez 60
• Potez 62
• Potez 63
• Potez 65
• Potez 75
• Potez 91
• Potez 840

The Potez 630 and its derivatives were a family of multi-role twin-engined aircraft developed for the Armée de lAir in the late 1930s. ...

Engines

• Potez 4D
• Potez 6D
• Potez 8D
• Potez 12D

References

• Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 243. 
• Gunston, Bill (1986). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens, 107.