Mann Egerton

Mann, Egerton & Company Ltd. was an automotive and aerospace company which was headquartered in Norwich, United Kingdom. During its history the company was variously active in automotive retailing, aircraft manufacturing, automotive coachbuilding, and electrical services. It was formally founded in 1905 by Gerald Mann, an electrical engineer and Hubert Egerton, although the two had been working in partnership for a number of preceding years (the logo “Tern” used in the 1960s was often accompanied by the statement “ESTD. 1898”). Besides car dealing the company continued electrical installation work. History The company supplied its first custom built car body in 1909 for a Rolls-Royce chassis. By 1913, it had branches across East Anglia and in London. Starting in 1915, the company was required to build aeroplanes for the national war effort. Most of the aircraft were built under licence, including 22 Short Admiralty Type 184s and 20 Short Bombers. Towards the end of the conflict the firm built 100 SPAD S.VII French designed fighters. The company also produced ten examples of its own Type B the further development of the Short Type 184.