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Founded by William Bushnell Stout.1
Private company
Logo: Stout Metal Airplane Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
American aircraft manufacturer
Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company was an American aircraft manufacturer that was founded by William Bushnell Stout as the Stout Metal Airplane Co. in 1922.2 It ceased to exist in 1936.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company was an American aircraft manufacturer that was founded by William Bushnell Stout as the Stout Metal Airplane Co. in 1922.2
Founded by William Bushnell Stout.1
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