Formed 14 May 1969 as merger of Messerschmitt-Bölkow
GmbH and Hamburger Flugzeugbau GmbH, headquarters
at Ottobrun, Munich. Inherited its forebears' production
programs, including Bolkow's 208C Junior, 209
Monsun and 223 Flamingo light aircraft and Bo.105 helicopter,
also HFB's Hansa executive jet. Produced Bo.105
and Tornado, latter by virtue of its 42.5% holding in Panavia, and participated in Airbus, Transall, and Fokker
F-28 programs; took over VFW January 1981. Became
part of Deutsche Aerospace AG in 1989.
