A.V. Roe
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A.V. Roe may refer to:
- Alliott Verdon RoeAlliott Verdon RoeSir Edwin Alliott Verdon Roe OBE, FRAeS was a pioneer English pilot and aircraft manufacturer, and founder in 1910 of the Avro company...
, British aircraft pioneer and manufacturer - A.V. Roe and Company - generally known as AvroAvroAvro was a British aircraft manufacturer, with numerous landmark designs such as the Avro 504 trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the delta wing Avro Vulcan, a stalwart of the Cold War.-Early history:One of the world's...
- British aircraft manufacturer founded by Alliott Verdon Roe- A.V. Roe Canada - known as Avro CanadaAvro CanadaCommonly known as Avro Canada, this company started in 1945 as an aircraft plant and became within thirteen years the third-largest company in Canada, one of the largest 100 companies in the world, and directly employing over 50,000...
- Canadian subsidiary of Hawker Siddeley (the parent of Avro)
- A.V. Roe Canada - known as Avro Canada