SNCASE
| Industry | Aerospace, defence |
|---|---|
| Fate | Merged |
| Predecessor | Lioré et Olivier, Potez, Chantiers aéro maritimes de la Seine, Chantiers aéronavals Étienne Romano & Société provençale de constructions aéronautiques |
| Successor | Sud Aviation |
| Founded | France (February 1, 1937) |
| Defunct | March 1, 1957 |
| Headquarters | Toulouse, France |
| Products | Aircraft Missiles |
SNCASE (abbreviated from Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Est) or Sud-Est was a French aircraft manufacturer. The company was formed on February 1, 1937, by the nationalization and merger of Lioré et Olivier, Potez, CAMS, Romano and SPCA.
Following the resolution of the 1936 general strike of French heavy industry, the government of Léon Blum introduced an act to nationalize the French war industry. The act provided for the creation of seven nationalized aeronautical manufacturing companies: six for aircraft (SNCASE, SNCASO, SNCAN, SNCAO, SNCAM, SNCAC), and one for aircraft engines (SNCM - Lorraine-Dietrich).
SNCASE incorporated the facilities of Potez in Berre-l'Étang, CAMS in Vitrolles, Romano in Cannes, SPCA in Marseille and Lioré et Olivier at Argenteuil and Marignane. SNCASE became the largest of the aeronautical Sociétés nationales, with 225000 m2 of space in six factories and 2550 employees. (1700 of the workforce came from Lioré et Olivier, along with 90% of then-current manufacturing contracts.)
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