Polikarpov
Polikarpov Design Bureau was a Soviet OKB (design bureau) for aircraft, led by Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov. Dux Factory was acquired by the USSR and became part of Polikarpov.
| Industry | Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Founded | Moscow, Russia |
| Defunct | 30 July 1944 |
| Fate | Absorbed into Lavochkin |
| Successor | |
Key people | Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov |
| Products | Aircraft |
After the death of Polikarpov on 30 July 1944 at the age of 52, his OKB was absorbed into Lavochkin, but with some of its engineers going to Mikoyan-Gurevich and its production facilities going to Sukhoi. For a long time the Polikarpov OKB headquarters were located at Aircraft plant #1 (formerly Dux Factory) in Moscow, where its purpose-built building still stands.
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