Fairchild-Hiller Corporation

Fairchild-Hiller Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer in the United States, formed from the 1962 merger of Fairchild Stratos Corporation and its acquisition, Hiller Aircraft Company.

In 1964 the name was officially changed to Fairchild-Hiller Corporation from Fairchild Stratos Corporation and its division and subsidiaries(Aircraft Missiles Division, Aircraft Services Division, Electronics Systems Division, Inc., Fairchild Aviation (Holland) N.V. and Fairchild Arms International, Inc.).

German rocket pioneer Werner Von Braun was associated with this company.

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