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The Barkley-Grow Aircraft Corporation was a US aircraft manufacturer established by Archiebald St Clair Barkley and Captain Harold Barkley Grow in Detroit in 1936 to produce a small civil transport which incorporated Barkley's patented wing design, the Barkley-Grow T8P-1.[1]
History
Initially purchased by the General American Transportation Corporation in 1939, the company was bought by AVCO only a year later in 1940.[2][3] Meanwhile, Roland A. Freeman the former chief of the experimental division, founded his own company in Santa Monica, California.[4] The Barkley-Grow factory at the Detroit City Airport was seized by the city after a short dispute with Vultee, and turned into an aviation technical high school in 1943.[5][6]
A Barkley-Grow seaplane went to Antarctica in 1939 on board the USS Bear to support the United States Antarctic Service Expedition under the supervision of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd.
Aircraft
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
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| Barkley-Grow T8P-1 | 1937 | 11 | Twin engine transport monoplane |
References
Notes
- ^ "New Barkley Plane Wing Completes Test". Detroit Free Press. 3 August 1936. p. 16.
- ^ "GATX Buys Stock in Air Company". Hammond Times. 14 March 1939. p. 2.
- ^ "Aviation Corporation Acquires Plane Firm". Nashville Tennessean. AP. 3 June 1940. p. 3.
- ^ "New Aircraft Unit for Local Field". Los Angeles Times. 25 January 1941. p. 8.
- ^ "City Would Seize Training Plant". Detroit Free Press. 21 February 1942. p. 1.
- ^ Perry, Robert L. (18 August 1943). "New Aero Mechanics High School Ready". Detroit Free Press. p. 17.
Bibliography
- Eckland, K. O. (11 March 2009). "American airplanes: Ba - Bl". Aerofiles. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 37.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 890 Sheet 02.