History
Alfred Comte Schweizerische Flugzeugfabrik
Between 1923 and 1935, Alfred Comte concentrated on airplane design and construction in his own company, Alfred Comte Schweizerische Flugzeugfabrik. In all, around 40 aircraft were built, with an additional eight Fokker D.VII under license for the Swiss Air Force. The company had a good reputation, but financially it was not successful, and a fire destroyed some of Comte’s designs. The Great Depression hit the small business hard; it could not be saved even by switching to the production of tubular steel furniture, and in 1935 filed for bankruptcy.
From 1923 to 1935, Alfred Comte designed and built several aircraf
Comte was married to Erika Zeller, a language instructor, with whom he had three children:
- Ellen Comte, married to Eric Boxall, with issue
- Lottie Comte, married to Nuri Yüksel, with issue
- Alfred Heinrich Comte (1926-2022), married to Sylvia Maria Boetschi (1928-2015); one son, Michel Comte (born 1954), who became a prominent photographer.
He died 1 November 1965 in Zürich, Switzerland aged 70. He was buried in Witikon.[
