Hansa und Brandenburgische Flugzeugwerke (more usually just Hansa-Brandenburg) was a German aircraft manufacturing company that operated during World War I. It was created in May 1914 by the purchase of Brandenburgische Flugzeugwerke by Camillo Castiglioni, who relocated the factory from Libau to Brandenburg am Havel. Camillo Castiglioni ( October 22, 1879 – December 18, 1961) was an Austrian financier and banker and was the wealthiest man in Central Liepāja (liepaja) is a city in western Latvia on the Baltic sea and the administrative center of Liepāja district. Brandenburg an der Havel is a Town in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. Brandenburg's chief designer, Ernst Heinkel was retained by the new enterprise. Ernst Heinkel ( January 24 1888 &ndash January 30 1958) was a German aircraft designer and manufacturer By Autumn 1915, it had become the largest aircraft manufacturer in Germany, with a capital of 1,500,000 Marks, 1,000 employees, and two more factories - one in Rummelsburg, Berlin, and one in Wandsbech, Hamburg.
Although manufacturing was carried out in Germany, Castiglioni was an Austrian, and many of the firm's military aircraft were produced for the Austro-Hungarian aviation corps. The Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops ( Kaiserliche und Königliche Luftfahrtruppen or K The firm became especially known for a highly-successful series of floatplane fighters and reconnaissance aircraft that were used by the Imperial German Navy during the war. The Kaiserliche Marine or Imperial Navy was the German Navy created by the formation of the German Empire. Hansa-Brandenburg did not survive in the post-war market, and ceased operations during 1919. A number of the firm's designs continued to be produced in other countries, however, most notably Finland and Norway.
References
- Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 56.
- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919. London: Sampson Low Marston, 218.
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