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helicopters, and becoming one of the largest suppliers of binoculars in the world with over 200,000 delivered to the U.S. Army. Starting in late 1944, the company began to work on new car designs and by 1945 it completed new proving grounds in
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prior to his appointment as CEO of Nash. The company manufactured cars and refrigerators as well as aeronautic components and helicopters during World War II. In 1954, the company merged with
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propellers to become the largest manufacturer of this type of propeller with more than 158,000 units made with an additional over 85,000 spare blades, assembling nearly 17,000
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