Leroy Grumman

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Leroy Grumman and his business partner, Leon Swirbul, founded the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Company (later Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation) on Long Island, New York, in 1930. The company introduced the Gulfstream fleet of aircraft in 1958 and in 1967 moved its headquarters to Savannah.

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Leroy Grumman

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