Parnall
Native name | George Parnall & Co. Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Formerly | George Parnall & Sons |
| Company type | Private limited company (initially), Public limited company (later) |
| Industry | Aircraft manufacturing, later domestic appliances |
| Founded | 1916 (as aircraft manufacturer), 1935 (amalgamation) |
| Founder | George Parnall |
| Defunct | 1967 (acquired by TI Group) |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | TI Group (parent company) |
| Headquarters | Bristol, England (initially), Yate, South Gloucestershire (later) |
Key people | Harold Bolas, Basil B. Henderson |
| Products | Aircraft (Scout, Panther, Puffin, Plover, Possum, Pixie, Perch, Peto, Pike, Pipit, Imp, Elf, Prawn, Parasol, G.4/31, Heck, 382), gun turrets, domestic appliances |
| Parent | Radiation Ltd. (after 1958), TI Group (after 1967) |
Parnall was a British aircraft manufacturer that evolved from a wood-working company before the First World War to a significant designer of military and civil aircraft into the 1940s. It was based in the west of England and was originally known as George Parnall & Co. Ltd.