The British Executive & General Aviation Limited (trading as BEAGLE) was formed in 1960 when the Pressed Steel Company created an aircraft design office (to design the Beagle B.206) and took over two separate aircraft manufacturers, Auster Aircraft Company of Rearsby, Leicestershire and F.G Miles Limited of Shoreham, Sussex [REF].
Initially the three parts of the company operated independently, the Rearsby factory as Beagle-Auster Limited[REF] and the Shoreham factory as Beagle-Miles Limited.