inž. P. Beneš a inž. J. Mráz, továrna na letadla was a Czechoslovak aircraft manufacturer of the 1930s.

History Beneš-Mráz was established at Choceň by Pavel Beneš and Jaroslav Mráz on 1 Apr 1935 and manufactured a series of light aircraft of their own design until the Nazi-German occupation. In 1939/40, the company was renamed Ing. J. Mráz, továrna na letadla - Ing. J. Mráz, Flugzeugfabrik. During the war, the factory was used to produce Fieseler Fi 156 "Storch"s and DFS Kranich training gliders for the German Luftwaffe. Following the war, the company was reconstituted as Ing. J. Mráz, továrna na letadla, národní správa.Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Naval Institute press. Annapolis.

Aircraft

Model name First flight Number built Type Beneš-Mráz Be-50 Beta-Minor 1935 43 Single engine sport airplane Beneš-Mráz Be-51 1936 65 Single engine sport airplane Beneš-Mráz Be-52 Beta-Major 1936 1 Single engine sport airplane; two-seat version of Be-56 Beneš-Mráz Be-53 Beneš-Mráz Be-56 Beta-Major 1936 1 Single engine sport airplane Beneš-Mráz Be-60 Bestiola 1935 23 Single engine utility airplane Beneš-Mráz Be-150 Beta-Junior 1937 3 Single engine sport airplane Beneš-Mráz Be-156 1936 1 Single engine sport airplane Beneš-Mráz Be-251 Single engine sport airplane Beneš-Mráz Be-252 Beta-Scolar 1937 1 Single engine sport airplane Beneš-Mráz Be-352 Beneš-Mráz Be-501 1936 1 Single engine touring airplane Beneš-Mráz Be-502 1936 1 Single engine touring airplane Beneš-Mráz Be-550 Bibi 1936 25 Single engine touring airplane Beneš-Mráz Be-555 Super Bibi 1938 10 Single engine touring airplane Mraz Kranich II License built glider Mraz DFS 230 14 License built assault glider 1942 10 Single engine touring airplane Mráz K-65 Čáp 138 License built single engine liaison airplane Mraz M-1 Sokol 1946 287 Single engine touring airplane Mráz M-2 Skaut 1948 1 Single engine sport airplane Mraz M-3 Bonzo 1948 1 Single engine utility airplane

See also Aero Vodochody Avia Let Kunovice Letov Kbely Zlin Aircraft

References Notes

Bibliography

Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Naval Institute press. Annapolis. Taylor, Michael J.H. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions. London. 1989. Vos, Ruud. Luchtvaart 2010. Uitgeverij de Alk bv. Alkmaar. The Netherlands. 2009.

External links

Czech Aircraft used by the Germans – German Aviation 1919 - 1945 Civil Aircraft Register - Czechoslavakia – Golden Years of Aviation Inž. P. Beneš a inž. J. Mráz, továrna na letadla Choceň – Vrtulníky v Česku