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Frog was a well-known British brand of flying model aircraft and scale model construction kits from the 1930s to the 1970s.[1]

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  1. 85 relations: Aircraft recognition, Airfix, Airspeed Oxford, Arado Ar 234, Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, Aurora Plastics Corporation, Avro Shackleton, Avro Vulcan, Axis powers, Blackburn Shark, Blackburn Skua, Bristol Beaufort, Bristol Britannia, Bristol Type 138, Cellulose acetate, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, De Havilland Comet, De Havilland DH.60 Moth, De Havilland Hornet, De Havilland Sea Vixen, De Havilland Vampire, Dewoitine D.520, Dornier Do 17, Dornier Do 335, Douglas DC-7, Ente Scambi Coloniali Internazionali, Fairey Barracuda, Fairey Delta 2, Fairey Firefly, Fairey Gannet, Focke-Wulf Ta 152, Fokker D.XXI, General Aircraft Hotspur, Gloster E.28/39, Gloster Javelin, Grumman OV-1 Mohawk, Handley Page Victor, Hasegawa Corporation, Hawker Sea Fury, Hawker Tempest, Heinkel He 162, Heinkel He 219, Heller SA, Italeri, Lavochkin La-7, Lightship, Lines Bros, Macchi C.202 Folgore, Martin Baltimore, Martin Maryland, ... Expand index (35 more) »

  2. 1976 disestablishments in England
  3. Lines Bros
  4. Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1976
  5. Manufacturing companies established in 1931
  6. Model aircraft
  7. Model manufacturers of the United Kingdom
  8. Toy companies of the United Kingdom

Aircraft recognition

Aircraft recognition is a visual skill taught to military personnel and civilian auxiliaries since the introduction of military aircraft in World War I. It is important for air defense and military intelligence gathering.

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Airfix

Airfix is a British brand and former manufacturing company which produced injection-moulded plastic scale model kits. Frog (models) and Airfix are model manufacturers of the United Kingdom.

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Airspeed Oxford

The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford is a twin-engine monoplane aircraft developed and manufactured by Airspeed.

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Arado Ar 234

The Arado Ar 234 Blitz (English: lightning) is a jet-powered bomber designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Arado.

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Armstrong Whitworth Whitley

The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley was a British medium bomber aircraft of the 1930s.

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Aurora Plastics Corporation

The Aurora Plastics Corporation was an American toy and hobby manufacturing company. Frog (models) and Aurora Plastics Corporation are Defunct toy manufacturers.

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Avro Shackleton

The Avro Shackleton is a British long-range maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) which was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the South African Air Force (SAAF).

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Avro Vulcan

The Avro Vulcan (later Hawker Siddeley Vulcan from July 1963) is a jet-powered, tailless, delta-wing, high-altitude, strategic bomber, which was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1956 until 1984.

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Axis powers

The Axis powers, originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis and also Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, was a military coalition that initiated World War II and fought against the Allies.

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Blackburn Shark

The Blackburn Shark was a carrier-borne torpedo bomber designed and built by the British aviation manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft.

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Blackburn Skua

The Blackburn B-24 Skua was a carrier-based low-wing, two-seater, single-radial engine aircraft by the British aviation company Blackburn Aircraft.

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Bristol Beaufort

The Bristol Beaufort (manufacturer designation Type 152) is a British twin-engined torpedo bomber designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, and developed from experience gained designing and building the earlier Blenheim light bomber.

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Bristol Britannia

The Bristol Type 175 Britannia is a retired British medium-to-long-range airliner built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1952 to meet British civilian aviation needs.

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Bristol Type 138

The Bristol Type 138 High Altitude Monoplane was a British high-altitude single-engine, low-wing monoplane research aircraft developed and produced by the Bristol Aeroplane Company during the 1930s.

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Cellulose acetate

In biochemistry, cellulose acetate refers to any acetate ester of cellulose, usually cellulose diacetate.

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Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter-bomber that first flew in 1938.

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De Havilland Comet

The de Havilland DH.106 Comet is the world's first commercial jet airliner.

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De Havilland DH.60 Moth

The de Havilland DH.60 Moth is a 1920s British two-seat touring and training aircraft that was developed into a series of aircraft by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.

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De Havilland Hornet

The de Havilland DH.103 Hornet, developed by de Havilland, was a fighter aircraft driven by two piston engines.

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De Havilland Sea Vixen

The de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen is a British twin-engine, twin boom-tailed, two-seat, carrier-based fleet air-defence fighter flown by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm from the 1950s to the early 1970s.

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De Havilland Vampire

The de Havilland Vampire is a British jet fighter which was developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.

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Dewoitine D.520

The Dewoitine D.520 is a French fighter aircraft that entered service in early 1940, shortly after the beginning of the Second World War.

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Dornier Do 17

The Dornier Do 17 is a twin-engined light bomber produced by Dornier Flugzeugwerke for the German Luftwaffe during World War II.

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Dornier Do 335

The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) is a heavy fighter built by Dornier for Germany during World War II.

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Douglas DC-7

The Douglas DC-7 is an American transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1953 to 1958.

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Ente Scambi Coloniali Internazionali

Ente Scambi Coloniali Internazionali (Colonial Trade Exchange), mostly known for its acronym ESCI, was an Italian scale model kit manufacturer based in Lombardy. Frog (models) and Ente Scambi Coloniali Internazionali are model aircraft.

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Fairey Barracuda

The Fairey Barracuda was a British carrier-borne torpedo and dive bomber designed by Fairey Aviation.

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Fairey Delta 2

The Fairey Delta 2 or FD2 (internal designation Type V within Fairey) is a British supersonic research aircraft that was produced by the Fairey Aviation Company in response to a specification from the Ministry of Supply for a specialised aircraft for conducting investigations into flight and control at transonic and supersonic speeds.

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Fairey Firefly

The Fairey Firefly is a Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft that was principally operated by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA).

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Fairey Gannet

The Fairey Gannet is a carrier-borne aircraft that was designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer the Fairey Aviation Company.

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Focke-Wulf Ta 152

The Focke-Wulf Ta 152 is a World War II German high-altitude fighter-interceptor designed by Kurt Tank and produced by Focke-Wulf.

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Fokker D.XXI

The Fokker D.XXI fighter was designed in 1935 by Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker in response to requirements laid out by the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force (Militaire Luchtvaart van het Koninklijk Nederlands-Indisch Leger, ML-KNIL).

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General Aircraft Hotspur

The General Aircraft GAL.48 Hotspur was a military glider designed and built by the British company General Aircraft Ltd during World War II.

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Gloster E.28/39

The Gloster E.28/39, (also referred to as the Gloster Whittle, Gloster Pioneer, or Gloster G.40) was the first British turbojet-engined aircraft first flying in 1941.

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Gloster Javelin

The Gloster Javelin is a twin-engined all-weather interceptor aircraft that served with Britain's Royal Air Force from the mid-1950s until the late 1960s.

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Grumman OV-1 Mohawk

The Grumman OV-1 Mohawk is an American armed military observation and attack aircraft that was designed for battlefield surveillance and light strike capabilities.

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Handley Page Victor

The Handley Page Victor is a British jet-powered strategic bomber developed and produced by Handley Page during the Cold War.

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Hasegawa Corporation

The is a Japanese company that manufactures plastic model kits of a variety of vehicles, including aircraft, cars, ships, military vehicles, model armor, model space craft, and science fiction kits.

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Hawker Sea Fury

The Hawker Sea Fury is a British fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by Hawker Aircraft.

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Hawker Tempest

The Hawker Tempest is a British fighter aircraft that was primarily used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Second World War.

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Heinkel He 162

The Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger (German, "People's Fighter") was a German single-engine, jet-powered fighter aircraft fielded by the Luftwaffe late in World War II.

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Heinkel He 219

The Heinkel He 219 Uhu ("Eagle-Owl") is a night fighter that served with the German Luftwaffe in the later stages of World War II.

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Heller SA

Heller Hobby GmbH is a French manufacturing company established in 1957 in Paris. Frog (models) and Heller SA are model aircraft.

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Italeri

Italeri S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer and brand of plastic scale models of airplanes, military vehicles, helicopters, ships, trucks, and cars.

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Lavochkin La-7

The Lavochkin La-7 (Лавочкин Ла-7; NATO reporting name: Fin) was a piston-engined single-seat Soviet fighter aircraft developed during World War II by the Lavochkin Design Bureau.

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Lightship

A lightvessel, or lightship, is a ship that acts as a lighthouse.

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Lines Bros

Lines Bros Ltd was a British toy manufacturer of the 20th century, operating under the Tri-ang Toys brand name. Frog (models) and Lines Bros are toy companies of the United Kingdom.

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Macchi C.202 Folgore

The Macchi C.202 Folgore (Italian "thunderbolt") was an Italian fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by Macchi Aeronautica.

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Martin Baltimore

The Martin 187 Baltimore was a twin-engined light attack bomber built by the Glenn L. Martin Company in the United States as the A-30.

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Martin Maryland

The Martin Model 167 Maryland was an American light bomber Military History Encyclopedia on the Web that first flew in 1939.

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Matchbox (brand)

Matchbox is a toy brand which was introduced by Lesney Products in 1953, and is now owned by Mattel, Inc, which purchased the brand in 1997. Frog (models) and Matchbox (brand) are model aircraft and model manufacturers of the United Kingdom.

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Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse

The Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse (Hornet) is a German heavy fighter and Schnellbomber, or "Fast Bomber" in English, used by the Luftwaffe during World War II.

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Miles Magister

The Miles M.14 Magister is a two-seat monoplane basic trainer aircraft designed and built by the British aircraft manufacturer Miles Aircraft.

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Miles Master

The Miles M.9 Master was a British two-seat monoplane advanced trainer designed and built by aviation company Miles Aircraft Ltd.

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Model aircraft

A model aircraft is a physical model of an existing or imagined aircraft, and is built typically for display, research, or amusement.

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Monogram (company)

Monogram is an American brand and former manufacturing company of scale plastic models of cars, aircraft, spacecraft, ships, and military vehicles since the early 1950s.

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Morane-Saulnier M.S.406

The Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 is a French fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by Morane-Saulnier starting in 1938.

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Oakley-class lifeboat

The Oakley-class lifeboat refers to two types of self-righting lifeboat operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) around the coast of the United Kingdom and Ireland between 1958 and 1993.

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Polystyrene

Polystyrene (PS) is a synthetic polymer made from monomers of the aromatic hydrocarbon styrene.

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R100

His Majesty's Airship R100 was a privately designed and built British rigid airship made as part of a two-ship competition to develop a commercial airship service for use on British Empire routes as part of the Imperial Airship Scheme.

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Revell

Revell GmbH is an American-origin manufacturer of plastic scale models, currently based in Bünde, Germany.

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Royal National Lifeboat Institution

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest of the lifeboat services operating around the coasts of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on some inland waterways.

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Saab 37 Viggen

The Saab 37 Viggen (The Tufted Duck, ambiguous with The Thunderbolt) is a single-seat, single-engine multirole combat aircraft designed and produced by the Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab.

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Scale model

A scale model is a physical model that is geometrically similar to an object (known as the prototype). Frog (models) and scale model are model aircraft.

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Short Empire

The Short Empire was a medium-range four-engined monoplane flying boat, designed and developed by Short Brothers during the 1930s to meet the requirements of the growing commercial airline sector, with a particular emphasis upon its usefulness upon the core routes that served the United Kingdom.

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Skybirds

Skybirds was a brand name for a series of 1:72 scale wood and metal aircraft model kits produced during the 1930s and 1940s, manufactured by the A. J. Holladay & Co. Frog (models) and Skybirds are Defunct toy manufacturers, model aircraft and model manufacturers of the United Kingdom.

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Southern Cross (aircraft)

The Southern Cross is a Fokker F.VIIb/3m trimotor monoplane that was flown by Australian aviator Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm, Harry Lyon and James Warner in the first-ever trans-Pacific flight to Australia from the mainland United States, a distance of about, in 1928.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Spirit of St. Louis

The Spirit of St.

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Supermarine Attacker

The Supermarine Attacker is a British single-seat naval jet fighter designed and produced by aircraft manufacturer Supermarine for the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm (FAA).

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Supermarine Scimitar

The Supermarine Scimitar is a single-seat naval strike aircraft that was designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Supermarine.

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Supermarine Spitfire (Griffon-powered variants)

The Rolls-Royce Griffon engine was designed in answer to Royal Navy specifications for an engine capable of generating good power at low altitudes.

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Tamiya Corporation

is a Japanese manufacturer of plastic model kits, radio-controlled cars, battery and solar powered educational models, sailboat models, acrylic and enamel model paints, and various modeling tools and supplies.

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Tiger-class cruiser

The Tiger class were a class of three British warships of the 20th century and the last all-gun cruisers of the Royal Navy.

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Tri-ang Railways

Tri-ang Railways was a British manufacturer of toy trains, one of the elements of the Lines Bros Ltd company who traded using the brands Tri-ang, Minic, Pedigree, and Frog. Frog (models) and tri-ang Railways are Lines Bros and model manufacturers of the United Kingdom.

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Trinity House

The Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond, also known as Trinity House (and formally as The Master, Wardens and Assistants of the Guild Fraternity or Brotherhood of the most glorious and undivided Trinity and of St Clement in the Parish of Deptford Strond in the County of Kent), is the official authority for lighthouses in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar.

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Tupolev SB

The Tupolev ANT-40, also known by its service name Tupolev SB (Скоростной бомбардировщик – Skorostnoi Bombardirovschik – high speed bomber) and development co-name TsAGI-40, was a high speed twin-engined three-seat monoplane bomber, first flown in 1934.

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Vickers Valiant

The Vickers Valiant was a British high-altitude jet bomber designed to carry nuclear weapons, and in the 1950s and 1960s was part of the Royal Air Force's "V bomber" strategic deterrent force.

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Vickers Vimy

The Vickers Vimy was a British heavy bomber aircraft developed and manufactured by Vickers Limited.

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Vickers Viscount

The Vickers Viscount is a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs.

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Vultee A-31 Vengeance

The Vultee A-31 Vengeance is an American dive bomber of World War II that was built by Vultee Aircraft.

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Westland Wallace

The Westland Wallace was a British two-seat, general-purpose biplane of the Royal Air Force, developed by Westland as a follow-on to their successful Wapiti.

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Westland Wyvern

The Westland Wyvern is a British single-seat carrier-based multi-role strike aircraft built by Westland Aircraft that served in the 1950s, seeing service in the 1956 Suez Crisis.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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1:72 scale

1:72 scale is a scale used for scale models, most commonly model aircraft, where one inch on the model equals six feet (which is seventy-two inches) in real life.

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See also

1976 disestablishments in England

Lines Bros

Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1976

Manufacturing companies established in 1931

Model aircraft

Model manufacturers of the United Kingdom

Toy companies of the United Kingdom

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog_(models)

Also known as International Model Aircraft, International Model Aircraft Ltd.

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