It was designed by C.H. Latimer-Needham, and built by Luton Aircraft at Barton-in-the-Clay, Bedfordshire in 1936, using the fuselage and components of the earlier experimental L.A.2 tandem-wing aircraft.
It was conceived by C.H. Latimer-Needham and constructed by Luton Aircraft in 1936 at Barton-in-the-Clay, Bedfordshire, drawing inspiration from their earlier experimental L.A.2 tandem-wing aircraft.