The Globe Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer formed in 1940 in

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. It was declared bankrupt in 1947.

History

The Bennett Aircraft Corporation was originally formed on 5 April 1940 to develop aircraft using a Bakelite bonded plywood '' Duraloid''. The company's first design was the BTC-1 twin engined monoplane. The company was renamed the Globe Aircraft Corporation in 1941 and they produced a single-engined

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powered

Globe GC-1 Swift The Globe GC-1 Swift, also known as the Globe/Temco Swift, is a light, two-seat sport monoplane from the post-World War II period. Design and development The Swift was designed by R.S. "Pop" Johnson in 1940, despite the fanciful story whic ...

. With the start of the war the company abandoned plans to produce the aircraft as it concentrated on sub-contract building of 600

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s and components for other aircraft like the

Curtiss C-46 The Curtiss C-46 Commando is a twin-engine transport aircraft derived from the Curtiss CW-20 pressurised high-altitude airliner design. Early press reports used the name "Condor III" but the Commando name was in use by early 1942 in company pub ...

. When wartime restrictions were removed the company developed a re-designed and all-metal version of the GC-1 designated the GC-1A Swift which first flew in 1945. The production of the Swift was sub-contracted to the Texas Engineering and Manufacturing Company (TEMCO). In July 1947 the company was declared bankrupt; the assets and design rights of the Swift were bought by TEMCO.

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External links

Bennett Aircraft Corporation Search Results – The Portal to Texas History

Globe Aircraft Corporation Search Results – TCU Digital Repository
{{Authority control Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United States