General Aeroplane Company
The General Aeroplane Company was Detroit's first commercial airplane builder. 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.
Company type | Private |
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Founded | Detroit, U.S. (February 10, 1915 ) |
Founder | Corwin Van Husen Fred and Russell Alger |
Defunct | August 28, 1918 |
Fate | Dissolved |
Headquarters | Detroit, Michigan , United States |
Key people | Alfred V. Verville, Herbert B. and Frank P. Book, Wm. Hendrie, Jerome H. Remick |
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