General Aeroplane Company

General Aeroplane Company
Company typePrivate
FoundedDetroit, U.S. (February 10, 1915 (1915-02-10))
FounderCorwin Van Husen
Fred and Russell Alger
DefunctAugust 28, 1918 (1918-08-28)
FateDissolved
Headquarters
Detroit, Michigan
,
United States
Key people
Alfred V. Verville, Herbert B. and Frank P. Book, Wm. Hendrie, Jerome H. Remick

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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bluth was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ The Havre Daily News, August 26th, 1928, Page 3