Barkley-Grow Aircraft

The Barkley-Grow Aircraft Corp. was a US aircraft manufacturer established by Archiebald St Clair Barkley and Captain Harold Barkley Grow in Detroit in 1937 to produce a small civil transport which incorporated Barkley's patented wing design, the Barkley-Grow T8P-1. Sales were disappointing and the firm was bought by AVCO in 1940, that company in turn shortly became part of Vultee.

Image depicting the company logo of the Barkley Grow Aircraft Corporation of Detroit Michigan.

A Barkley-Grow seaplane went to Antarctica in 1939 on board the USS Bear to support the United States Antarctic Service Expedition under the supervision of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd.

References

• Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 37.
• World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 890 Sheet 02.
• aerofiles.com