: Occ itan ▁cu is ine ▁Category : P ern od ▁Ric ard ▁br ands <0x0A> </s> ▁P avel ▁B ene š ▁( 1 4 ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁in ▁Prag ue ▁- ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁in ▁Prag ue ) ▁was ▁a ▁chief ▁designer ▁at ▁Č K D - P rag a , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁engineering ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁Czech oslov ak ia ▁and ▁today ' s ▁Czech ▁Republic . ▁ ▁B ene š ▁was ▁first ▁a ▁founder ▁and ▁chief ▁designer ▁at ▁A via , ▁along ▁with ▁Mi ros lav ▁H ajn , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁began ▁repair ing ▁plan es ▁in ▁a ▁work shop ▁within ▁the ▁complex ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁sugar ▁factory ▁in ▁Prag ue . ▁ ▁One ▁year ▁later , ▁they ▁designed ▁their ▁first ▁two - se ater ▁plane , ▁the ▁A via ▁B H - 1 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁the ▁two ▁developed ▁the ▁B H - 7 , ▁B H - 9 , ▁and ▁B H - 1 1 ▁mon op lan es , ▁launch ing ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁bi plane ▁f igh ters . ▁ ▁The ▁B H - 1 1 ▁won ▁the ▁Coppa ▁d ' ▁Italia ▁prize . ▁ ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁their ▁B H - 2 1 ▁f ighter ▁was ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁best ▁plan es . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9