Taylorcraft History

[Grant S. Bailey]

From what I have been able to peice together from various magazine articles, Taylorcraft turned out BC-12D's until late 1946 or early 1947 out of the factory in Alliance. Then the company went belly-up. Then a new Taylorcraft company was formed that moved to Conway, PA and started to produce the Model 19 in 1951. Is this correct and how long did that company survive? Did they also produce BC-12D's or just Model 19's and the four place job? What year did they go bankrupt and was that it for Taylorcraft production until the Ferris era starting in 1973 I think???

I am trying to piece together a bit of a chronology as I have a group coming over to look at my restoration on Monday evening.

How may Taylorcraft produced by the first company out of Alliance?

How may by the second company out of Conway (BC-12D or Model 19 only)?

How many in the Ferris era?

Any info would be appreciated.

[Forrest Barber]

A few answers : Nov 8th , 1946 bankruptsy process started finished in March 47. Re organized numerous times maybe get the boof " The Taylorcraft Story " by Chet Peek..... we got them here at the Foundation : Barber Aircraft , Inc.. that is Feris era , 1968 Taylorcrafts out of Alliance over 10,000 Feris 153 plus two kind of strange ships.... Conway was about the fifth company...... most of this is in the book or try all the info on the web site www.taylorcraft.org the WFAH 1956 article has most of it. bye Forrest

[Dick Smith]

Taylorcraft and Alaska

This was mentioned perhaps a while back...but it's always nice to remember that the largest commuter airline in Alaska had its beginning with a Taylorcraft! Mr. Taylor would be proud.

http://www.penair.com/history.htm

Dick