Gnome & Rhône: Pioneering Aviation Engines

The Seguin brothers found the company "Société des moteurs Gnome" in Gennevilliers, near Paris, to make rotary engines for airplanes. In 1915, the company merges with its main competitor, "Société des moteurs Le Rhône", created three years before by Louis Verdet. Named "Société des Moteur Gnome et Rhône", this new entity specializes in aircraft engine manufacturing.