Harris Lebus
From Graces Guide
Harris Lebus of Ferry Lane, Tottenham.
Furniture manufacturer.
WWI Maker of aeroplanes.
WWII Manufactured Horsa Gliders and parts for the De Havilland Mosquito.
1947 Floated as a Public Limited Company.
1950 Received an award from the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors for their contribution in use of strip heating for aircraft construction.[1]
1957 Opened a new factory in Woodley, near Reading.[2]
1967 Sold its 43 acre Tottenham factory site to the Greater London Council for £3.6 million.[3]
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Sources of Information
- Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) by J. M. Bruce. Published 1982 ISBN 0-370-30084-x
- Mosquito by C. Martin Sharp and Michael J. F. Bowyer. Published by Crecy Books in 1995. ISBN 0-947554-41-6