General Aeroplane Company
Airplane manufacturing company in Detroit, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The General Aeroplane Company was Detroit's first commercial airplane builder.[1] GAC built three types of aircraft during the First World War and operated a flying school. The aircraft were the Verville Flying Boat, the Gamma S biplane with floats (floatplane), and the Gamma L biplane with wheels. All had engine installations driving pusher propellers.[2]
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Company type | Private |
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Founded | Detroit, U.S. (February 10, 1915 (1915-02-10)) |
Founder | Corwin Van Husen Fred and Russell Alger |
Defunct | August 28, 1918 (1918-08-28) |
Fate | Dissolved |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Alfred V. Verville, Herbert B. and Frank P. Book, Wm. Hendrie, Jerome H. Remick |
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