Commonwealth Aircraft

Commonwealth Aircraft Co.
Company type	Corporation
Industry	Aerospace
Predecessor	Rearwin Aircraft & Engines
Founded	1942
Defunct	1947
Fate	Bankrupt
Headquarters	Valley Stream, New York, United States
Key people	Frank Cohen; (chairman); C.H. Dolan; (president and general manager);
Products	Commonwealth Skyranger; Commonwealth Trimmer; Waco CG-3A; Waco CG-4A;
Number of employees	2,000
Parent	Empire Ordnance Company
	Footnotes / references;

Commonwealth Aircraft Company was an aircraft manufacturer from Valley Stream, New York. Originally Rearwin Aircraft & Engines of Kansas City, the company was renamed in 1942 after it was purchased by a new owner.^[1]^: 199 During World War II, Commonwealth primarily made combat gliders under contract to the Waco Aircraft Company. After World War II, Commonwealth resumed production of the Rearwin-designed Commonwealth Skyranger and consolidated operations in Valley Stream, New York.^[1]^: 212 Commonwealth Aircraft went bankrupt in March 1947 and ceased operations.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c Wright, Bill (1997). Rearwin: A Story of Men, Planes, and Aircraft Manufacturing During the Great Depression. Manhattan, Kansas: Sunflower University Press. ISBN 0-89745-207-0.
^ ^a ^b Freeman, Paul. "Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields: New York: Long Island, Nassau County". Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

[Rearwin-1] Wright, Bill (1997). Rearwin: A Story of Men, Planes, and Aircraft Manufacturing During the Great Depression. Manhattan, Kansas: Sunflower University Press. ISBN 0-89745-207-0.

[Freeman-2] Freeman, Paul. "Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields: New York: Long Island, Nassau County". Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

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