Barnfield Customs

Whether it’s the Slingsby, the Anson or the Hampden, these three designs honour the ingenuity and spirit of the early years of flight.

Slingsby Aviation was a British aircraft manufacturer. The company was founded in Scarborough by Frederick Slingsby.

An RAF pilot in World War I, he bought a partnership in a woodworking and furniture factory in 1920 before building his first aircraft on 1931. The company became part of the Vickers Group in 1969 after a fire at the factory forced the company into liquidation.

After a number of name and ownership changes and in more recent years, Marshall Slingsby Advanced Composites won the Aerospace Company of the Year.