

The Société Aérienne Bordelaise (French pronunciation: [sɔsjete aeʁjɛn bɔʁdəlɛz]; SAB) was an aircraft manufacturing company based in Bordeaux, France.[1] The predecessor company, Société de Travaux Dyle et Bacalan had been founded in 1879.[2]
History
The Société Aérienne Bordelaise was established in 1930 when the Société de Travaux Dyle et Bacalan, which had specialized mainly in railways, public works and shipbuilding, decided to establish a branch dedicated to aeronautical construction.[1] Most of the aircraft built by SAB remained in the project stage and no production followed.
In 1935 the Société Aérienne Bordelaise, like most private French aviation industries was nationalized,[3] following which in 1936 it became part of the Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du sud-ouest (SNCASO).[1]
Aircraft
- SAB-SEMA 10 (Societé Aérienne Bordelaise – Societé d'Etudes de Materiel d'Aviation)
- SAB-SEMA 12 (Societé Aérienne Bordelaise – Societé d'Etudes de Materiel d'Aviation)
- SAB AB-20[4][5]
- SAB AB-21[5][6]
- SAB AB-22[5]
- SAB AB-80[5][7]
- SAB DB-80[5]
- SAB DB-81[5]
- SAB LH-70 (a.k.a. Lorraine Hanriot LH-70)[8][9]
- SAB turret bomber (at least two built / converted with VERY large turrets)[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c Aerobordelaise - Entre deux guerres
- ^ Société Anonyme de travaux Dyle et Bacalan
- ^ Il y a 75 ans, les nationalisations de l’aéronautique française
- ^ "A New French Night Bomber". Flight: 170. 26 February 1932. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Bruno.parmentier. "Avions SAB - Aviation française". Aviafrance.com. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ^ "Where is the moat?". Flight: 253. 15 March 1934. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Huge French Bomber Also Transports Troops". Popular Mechanics. June 1935. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ Parmentier, Bruno. "Lorraine Hanriot LH-70". Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "BILL EWING COLLECTION No. 11628. Bordelaise L.H. 70". Retrieved 19 July 2013.
External links
Media related to Société Aérienne Bordelaise at Wikimedia Commons
- Airwar - AB-80
- Le Trait d'Union - l'Aéronautique a Bacalan
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