Nieuport, later Nieuport-Delage, was a French aeroplane company that primarily built racing aircraft before World War I and fighter aircraft during World War I and between the wars. == History == === Beginnings === Originally formed as Nieuport-Duplex in 1902 for the manufacture of engine components the company was re-formed in 1909 as the Société Générale d'Aéro-locomotion, and its products were marketed to the aviation industry, including ignition components.
Nieuport, later Nieuport-Delage, was a French aeroplane company that primarily built racing aircraft before World War I and fighter aircraft during World War I and between the wars. == History == === Beginnings === Originally formed as Nieuport-Duplex in 1902 for the manufacture of engine components the company was re-formed in 1909 as the Société Générale d'Aéro-locomotion, and its products were marketed to the aviation industry, including ignition components.
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