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Ford Aerospace was the aerospace and defense division of Ford Motor Company.It was based in Dearborn, Michigan and was active from 1956 (originally as Philco and then Philco Ford) through 1990, when it was sold to the Loral Corporation.
Philco was founded in 1892 as Helios Electric Company. [6] From its inception until 1904, the company manufactured carbon-arc lamps.As this line of business slowly floundered over the last decade of the 19th century, the firm experienced increasingly difficult times.
The first Model was marked M.B.-50 and was manufactured till 1953 and was marked with a large Brazilian crest. In late 1953, the Model 1953 was introduced. Improvements on the 1953 model were a larger magazine housing and a metal loop riveted to the lower right side of the magazine housing. The loop could then hold the magazine housing together.
Philco Radio Time was an old-time radio radio series starring entertainer Bing Crosby. The series ran over ABC Radio with episodes airing from October 16, 1946–June 1, 1949. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The series also was syndicated for a period of time over the Armed Forces Radio Network .
The Philco Television Playhouse is an American television anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe , the series was sponsored by Philco . It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television , winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 ...