Siebel

{{Short description|German aircraft manufacturer}}

{{other uses|Siebel (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox company

| founded = {{start date and age|1937}}

| hq_location_city = Halle an der Saale

| hq_location_country = Germany

| name = WMD-Siebelwerke ATG (WMD/SIAT)

| former_name = {{ubl|Siebel Flugzeugwerke|Siebel Flugzeugwerke ATG (SIAT)(1948–1956)}}

| defunct = {{end date|1968}}

| fate = Absorbed by Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm

| image = Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1981-066-21A, Albert Kesselring in seinem Flugzeug.jpg

| image_caption = Albert Kesselring in his Siebel Fh 104

| industry = Aerospace

}}

Siebel was a German aircraft manufacturer founded in 1937 in Halle an der Saale.Gunston p.424

History

It originated in the Klemm-Flugzeugwerke Halle that had been founded in 1934 as a branch of Leichtflugzeugbau Klemm in Böblingen. Its name changed to Siebel Flugzeugwerke when it was taken over by Friedrich Siebel in December 1937.Interessengemeinschaft Luftfahrtgeschichte im Luftsportverband Sachsen-Anhalt (Hrsg.): Dokumentation der 90-jährigen Geschichte der Luftfahrt und des Luftsports in der Region Halle (Saale), 1997

After World War II the company was revived as Siebel Flugzeugwerke ATG (SIAT) in West Germany in 1948, with its headquarters in Munich. In 1956, its headquarters were moved to Donauwörth and the company became WMD-Siebelwerke ATG (WMD/SIAT) in 1958 in cooperation with Waggon- und Maschinenbau GmbH Donauwörth (WMD). In 1968 the company was absorbed by Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm after MBB became the major shareholder.[http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/noerdlingen/In-100-Jahren-vom-Trasswerk-zur-Firma-Eurocopter-id4618061.html Augsburger Allgemeine – In 100 Jahren vom Trasswerk zur Firma Eurocopter]

Products

;Siebel

;SIAT

See also

References

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  • {{Cite book |last=Gunston |first=Bill |title=World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers, 2nd Edition |publisher=Sutton Publishing Limited |year=2005 |isbn=0-7509-3981-8 |location=Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK}}