FLEETWINGS DIVISION OF KAISER CARGO INC.

USA

Formed 1929 and acquired Keystone Aircraft Corporation factory in 1934. Specialized in stainless-steel structure, including wings for the Douglas Dolphin and company's own Sea Bird amphibian, the first stainless-steel aircraft to receive U.S. Approved Type Certificate. Wartime production included subcontract parts manufacture. Acquired by shipbuilder Henry J. Kaiser in March 1943 and developed Model 23 Tandem and Model 33 trainers. Designed XBTK-1 torpedo bomber in 1943; only three completed.


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