The Conroy Turbo Three in its original state fitted with two Rolls-Royce Darts when exhibited at the 1969 Paris Air Show
Conroy Aircraft was an American aircraft manufacturer founded by John M. Conroy in Goleta, California, in 1968 after he resigned as president of Aero Spacelines. The company imitated Aero Spacelines' success with its Guppy aircraft by converting a Canadair CL-44 to carry oversized cargo as the Conroy Skymonster.
Starting in 1969, the company converted several turboprop aircraft to haul specialty cargo: the Stolifter, based on the Cessna Skymaster; the Turbo Three and the Tri-Turbo-Three, based on the Douglas DC-3, and the Turbo Albatross, based on the Grumman Albatross.[1][failed verification]
The company was reorganized in 1972 as Specialized Aircraft, and moved to Camarillo Airport in Camarillo, California.[2]
^Mutza, Wayne (1996). Grumman Albatross: A History of the Legendary Seaplane. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. pp. 94–95. ISBN 0-88740-913-X.
^Mertens, Randy (1982). Closet Cases (2nd ed.). Kansas City, MO: Pilot News Press. p. 5.
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