Perry 1988

Slingsby Aviation is sold to ML Holdings, who in turn bought the original company, now known as Slingsby Engineering Ltd (SEL)

Perry 1979

Vickers devotes itself entirely to shipbuilding and Slingsby is sold to British Underwater Engineering (BUE). The aviation division of Slingsby is sold to a management consortium to become Slingsby Aviation Ltd.

Perry – mid 1970s

Slingsby develops its first fiberglass submarine with a capacity for 2 people. A total of 4 submersibles were built, the last having a 5-person capacity. These submersibles were used primarily in the North Sea on oil and gas operations and were, incidentally, built under license from Perry. The last submersible was built in 1979 was […]

Perry – 1968

A fire destroys the factory, and the consortium was forced to sell Slingsby to Vickers Shipbuilding

Perry – 1964

Fred retires due to ill health and the business is sold to a consortium of four Yorkshire businessmen who developed a metal glider.

Perry – 1934

Frederick switches exclusively to glider manufacturing under the name “Slingsby Sailplanes, Scarborough”, working from disused Scarborough Corporation tramsheds.

Perry – 1931

A fanatical glider enthusiast, Frederick Slingsby sets up a business as a furniture manufacturer after leaving the Royal Flying Corps following the First World War. Frederick Slingsby creates his first glider, the Falcon.

Protected: OBI

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.