Standard Aircraft Corp

Standard-Caproni
Standard-DH
Standard-Handley-Page
Gates-Day Standard

Anticipating eventual entry of U.S.A. into First World War, was formed in 1916 as Standard Aero Corp, with factories in New Jersey. Made to own designs SJ trainers; E-1 single-seat fighters, used for advanced training; H-3 landplane reconnaissance biplanes and H-4-H floatplanes. Also built 80 Curtiss HS single-engined flying-boats and began quantity production of Handley Page and Caproni large bombers. Also built about 140 DH-4s; total wartime output was over 1,000 aircraft.

1917: Standard Aircraft Corp.

1920: Ended operations, inventory sold to Nebraska Aircraft Co.

1928: Reorganized as (Ivan R) Gates-(Charles H) Day Aircraft Co, Paterson NJ.

1929: Reorganized as Standard Aircraft Corp to build New Standard line, aka Gates-Day Standard.

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