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| Industry | Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Aeronautic Supply Co |
| Founded | 1912 |
| Founder | Thomas W. Benoist |
| Defunct | 1917 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Tony Jannus |
The Benoist Aircraft Company was an early manufacturer of aircraft in the United States. It was formed in 1912 in St Louis, Missouri, by Thomas W. Benoist. Over the next five years, it would build 106 aircraft, including Benoist XIVs that would be used for the first heavier-than-air airline service. The company dissolved with Tom Benoist's accidental death in 1917.