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The Verville Aircraft Company was a Detroit, Michigan based manufacturer of small airplanes and flying boats, which became bankrupt during the Great Depression. Alfred V. Verville started the corporation after working for multiple aviation companies. An innovative corporation, it could not survive the difficult financial crisis of the early 1930s.〔 The Verville Aircraft Company was located at 4815 Cabot Street, Detroit, Michigan,〔Reeves, Earl, ("Aviation's place in tomorrow's business" ), Commercial Aeronautics, c1930, United States (Link 2 )〕 occupying the former Rickenbacker plant. Verville Aircraft was organized by Walter Briggs, Sr., president and chairman of Briggs Manufacturing Company.〔(''Verville Aircraft Company'' ), Wall Street Journal, August 7, 1928, pg. 15.〕 Barney Everett (Everitt) served as the president of the company. The treasurer was S. E. Poole. ==First Airplane== The first dedicated passenger plane that Verville Aircraft produced was the Verville Air Coach. After being acquired by Briggs, the manufacturer produced a light plane followed by the construction of two others.〔 The following designers worked for Verville Aircraft: *Louis G. Meister *Edgar A. Goff, Jr. *Peter Altman *Myron E. Zeller *Charles S. Knight (test pilot)〔. Home.earthlink.net (1930-04-26). Retrieved on 2009-08-29. Copy of Packard Inner Circle, Detroit Mich., April 26, 1930〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Verville Aircraft Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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