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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * FLYNN JOHN L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FAIRCHILD CORP [FA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior V.P., CFO & Treasurer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE FAIRCHILD CORPORATION, 1750 TYSONS BLVD., SUITE 1400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/28/2005 (Street) MCLEAN, VA 22102 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock               8,057 (1) I 401K Class A Common Stock 02/28/2005   M   20,255 A (7) 44,623 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 6.5625

09/19/2001(2)

09/18/2005

Class A Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 3.1

09/21/2002(3)

09/20/2006

Class A Common Stock

6,668

6,668

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to buy)

$ 5.03

09/20/2003(4)

09/19/2007

Class A Common Stock

6,666

6,666

D

Deferred Compensation Units (5)

(6)

02/28/2005

M

4,027

02/28/2005

02/28/2005

Class A Common Stock

4,027

(7)

0

D

Deferred Compensation Units (5)

(6)

02/28/2005

M

8,496

02/28/2005

02/28/2005

Class A Common Stock

8,496

(7)

0

D

Deferred Compensation Units (5)

(6)

02/28/2005

M

630

02/28/2005

02/28/2005

Class A Common Stock

630

(7)

0

D

Deferred Compensation Units (5)

(6)

02/28/2005

M

7,102

02/28/2005

02/28/2005

Class A Common Stock

7,102

(7)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FLYNN JOHN L C/O THE FAIRCHILD CORPORATION 1750 TYSONS BLVD., SUITE 1400 MCLEAN, VA 22102			Senior V.P., CFO & Treasurer

Signatures

John L. Flynn		02/28/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	401K: 651 additional shares acquired through routine acquisitons.
(2)	Exercisable in 25% annual increments on 9/19/01; 9/19/02; 9/19/03; 9/19/04.
(3)	Exercisable in 25% annual increments on 9/21/02; 9/21/03; 9/21/04; 9/21/05.
(4)	Exercisable in 25% annual increments on 9/20/03; 9/20/04; 9/20/05; 9/20/06.
(5)	The Reporting Person elected to defer receipt of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of his option, resulting in the accural to his account of a corresponding no. of Deferred Compensation Units.
(6)	1 share Class A Common Stock for 1 DCU
(7)	N/A: DCU pay-outs in the form of one share of Fairchild Class A Common Stock for each Deferred Compensation Unit.

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