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| Company type | Incorporated |
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| Industry | |
| Predecessor | Mid-Continent Aircraft Manufacturing Company |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Founder | William G. Skelly |
| Defunct | 1961 |
| Fate | Dissolved |
| Headquarters | , United States |
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The Spartan Aircraft Company was an American aircraft manufacturing company, headquartered on Sheridan Avenue near the Tulsa Municipal Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[1] Previously known as Mid-Continent Aircraft Company, the company had been reorganized under the Spartan name in 1928 by oil baron William G. Skelly—and operated until 1961, manufacturing aircraft, aircraft components, and recreational vehicle trailers. The company was known for the luxurious Spartan Executive aircraft produced in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
J. Paul Getty acquired the company from Skelly in 1935. After World War II, Getty ended aircraft production and converted the company to manufacturing trailers under the Spartan Manor brand—subsequently ending all production in 1961.[2]
- ^ Donald M. Pattillo. A History in the Making: 80 Turbulent Years in the American General Aviation Industry. p. 20.
- ^ Tolman, Keith. Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. "Spartan Aircraft Company"."Spartan Aircraft Company". Archived from the original on 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2011-01-25.