Defunct 1927 Founded 1927 Key person Thomas Towle | Key people Thomas Towle Ceased operations 1927 | |
Industry Amphibious Aircraft Manufacturer Successor Towle Aircraft Company (1928-1932) | ||
Towle Marine Aircraft Engineering Company was an American aircraft manufacturer of light amphibious aircraft.
The short lived Towle Marine Aircraft Engineering Company, and its successor Towle Aircraft Company were founded by former Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company engineer Thomas Towle initially to build a custom round-the world amphibious aircraft, and follow-on aircraft based on the design.
In a 1930 patent, Towle listed the Towle Aircraft Company as part of the Michigan Amphibian Airplane Corporation.
At the height of the depression, financing was difficult. Towle's TA-3 used diesel engines on loan from Packard, and was funded by Dr. Adams, a "painless dentist" of the Detroit region.
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