SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        Washington, D.C. 20549
                              FORM 10-K
(x) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 
    For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995
                            OR
( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 
    For the transition period from          to        
  
                     Commission File No. 0-1093 
                           KAMAN CORPORATION
                      (Exact Name of Registrant)
      Connecticut                             06-0613548 
(State of Incorporation)     (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 
  
           Blue Hills Avenue, Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002
               (Address of principal executive offices)
  
Registrant's telephone number, including area code-(860) 243-7100 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: 
       -Class A Common Stock, Par Value $1.00
       -6% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due 2012
       -Series 2 Preferred Stock, Par Value $1.00
       -Depositary Shares, each representing one quarter of a     
        share of Series 2 Preferred Stock
  
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed
all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to
file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes (X)  No ( )   
     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers
pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (Section 229.405 of this
chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to
the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of
this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [  ].
     State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
non-affiliates of the registrant.  The aggregate market value
shall be computed by reference to the price at which the stock
was sold, or the average bid and asked prices of such stock, as
of a specified date within 60 days prior to the date of filing. 
$1,267,088 as of February 1, 1996.
     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the
registrant's classes of common stock as of the latest practicable
date.
                Class A Common       17,796,902 shares
                Class B Common          667,814 shares
  
                 DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Corporation's 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders
are incorporated by reference and filed as Exhibit 13 to this
Report.  No other documents except those previously filed with
the Commission are incorporated herein by reference.


  
                                  PART I
  
ITEM 1.  BUSINESS
  
     Kaman Corporation, incorporated in 1945, and its
subsidiaries (collectively, the "Corporation") serve government,
industrial and commercial markets through two industry segments: 
Diversified Technologies and Distribution.  The Diversified
Technologies group provides design and manufacture of advanced
technology products and systems, advanced technology services and
aircraft manufacturing. The Distribution segment distributes
industrial products, distributes and manufactures music products
and provides various services to its customers. 
  
DIVERSIFIED TECHNOLOGIES
  
     The Diversified Technologies segment consists of several
wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Kaman Diversified
Technologies Corporation, Kaman Aerospace Corporation, Kaman
Aerospace International Corporation, Kaman Sciences Corporation,
Kamatics Corporation, Kaman Electromagnetics Corporation, and
Kaman Instrumentation Corporation. 
   
     An important element of the Diversified Technologies
segment's business is aircraft manufacturing, including the
development and manufacture of helicopters and the integration of
systems related to helicopters.  The Corporation has been the
prime contractor for the U.S. Navy for the SH-2 series
helicopter, a multi-mission aircraft.  As a result of reductions
in the size of the U.S. Navy's fleet, the Corporation is not
presently manufacturing further aircraft for the U.S. Navy.
However, there are presently sixteen (16) such aircraft of the 
SH-2G configuration in the U.S. Navy's Reserve fleet and the
Corporation expects to continue to provide logistics and spare
parts support for such SH-2G helicopters. The Corporation is
exploring the potential for use of SH-2G helicopters by foreign
military services as maritime helicopters operating off of FF 1052
class frigates provided by the U.S. government or smaller ships
built by such foreign governments.  In 1995, the Corporation began
work pursuant to a letter agreement between the Republic of Egypt
and the U.S. Navy for the acquisition of ten (10) SH-2G
helicopters.  Such work involves the retrofit of SH-2F helicopters
already manufactured for the U.S. Navy into the SH-2G
configuration.  The contract between the Corporation and the U.S.
Navy for this work is in the process of being finalized and is
expected to have a value of approximately $135 million over
approximately a three year period.  Incremental funding under such
agreement began in 1995.  In addition, the corporation is exploring
the possibility of other sales to a number of foreign government
customers.  The Corporation has made proposals to the Royal
Australian Navy and the Royal New Zealand Navy.  In December, 1995, 
  
  
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the government of New Zealand notified the Corporation that the
Corporation was one of two competitors (and the only U.S. company)
that would enter the Best and Final Offer process for the
procurement of four (4) to six (6) retrofitted aircraft.  
  
The Corporation also produces a commercial helicopter, known as
the K-MAX (Registered Trademark) "aerial truck" incorporating
intermeshing rotor technology developed by the Corporation.  The
K-MAX is an FAA type certificated medium-to-heavy lift helicopter
which is designed to provide superior operational capabilities,
and which experienced its first full year of commercial operation
in 1995. While a substantial portion of the Corporation's
research and development activities were devoted to this product
over the past several years, research and development activities
were reduced in 1995 due to the development of the product being
essentially complete.  In 1995 the K-MAX was certificated in
Switzerland and Canada and approval process was initiated in
Japan.  The production lot of K-MAX helicopters for 1995
consisted of six (6) aircraft and a similar number are scheduled
for production in 1996.  During the third quarter of 1995 the
K-MAX was chosen as the winner of the U.S. Navy vertical
replenishment (VERTREP) demonstration competition involving two
aircraft.  The demonstration was conducted for a period of two
months and the Corporation is presently in the process of
competing for a six month VERTREP project which would involve
deployment of two aircraft under a charter/lease arrangement with
the U.S. Navy.
  
     Kaman manufactures subcontract aircraft products for
government and commercial customers on programs such as the
McDonnell Douglas C-17 and the Boeing 767 and 777, and is
involved in various programs requiring development of new
technologies such as composite structural components for the F-22
aircraft.  It also manufactures ruggedized tape and disk memory
systems used primarily in aircraft, and airborne laser-based
electro-optical imaging and detection systems for military and
commercial operations.  Such electro-optical systems include
imaging LIDAR systems and the Corporation's proprietary Magic
Lantern (Registered Trademark) system which allows underwater
objects to be detected from an airborne platform.
  
     As a second category of its business, the Diversified
Technologies segment also provides advanced technology services
to a number of customers, including all branches of the armed
forces, various Government agencies, the Department of Energy,
Department of Transportation, various defense contractors,
utilities and industrial organizations.  The services offered
include software engineering and maintenance, operation of
Government information analysis centers, field and laboratory
testing services, communication system design and analysis,
specialized sensor design, electromagnetic interference and
compatibility evaluations, analysis and simulation of electronic
signals, various types of artificial intelligence systems,
intrusion detection systems, and weapon systems evaluation.
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     A third category of this segment's business is developing
and manufacturing various advanced technology products and
systems which are used in markets that the Corporation serves. 
Among the products manufactured are self lubricating bearings for
use on aircraft, marine vessels and hydropower plants; flexible
couplings for helicopters; precision measuring instruments used
in a variety of industries; composite flyer bows used in wire
making machinery; RF transmission and delay lines;
telecommunication products; photonic and optical systems; and
safing and fuzing systems for use in missiles.  The Corporation
also develops and produces various motors, generators,
alternators, launchers and electric drive systems using
electromagnetic technology. In addition, the Corporation has
contracts with the U.S. government for a number of advanced 
technology programs relating to some of the systems described 
above and to other proprietary systems developed by the
Corporation. 
  
DISTRIBUTION
  
     The Distribution segment consists of several wholly-owned
subsidiaries including the following:  Kaman Industrial
Technologies Corporation, Kaman Music Corporation, and AirKaman
of Jacksonville, Inc.  This segment distributes industrial
products and services, manufactures and distributes music products,
and provides aviation services.  
  
     Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation is a national
distributor of industrial products operating through more than
150 service centers located in 29 states and British Columbia,
Canada.  The Corporation supplies a broad range of industries
with original equipment, repair and replacement products needed
to maintain traditional manufacturing processes and,
increasingly, with products of higher technological content that
are required to support automated production processes.  The
Corporation serves nearly every sector of heavy and light
industry, including automobile manufacturing, agriculture, food
processing, pulp and paper manufacturing, mining, chemicals,
electronics and general manufacturing.  Products available
include various types of standard and precision mounted and
unmounted bearings; mechanical power transmission equipment such
as V-belts, couplings, and gear reducers; electrical power
transmission products, motors, AC/DC controls, sensors and motion
control devices; materials handling equipment, belts, conveyor
idlers and pulleys; linear motion products; hydraulic drive
systems and parts; and accessory products such as lubricants and
seals. Although the vast majority of the company's business
consists of resale of products, operations include some design,
fabrication, and assembly work in connection with products sold.  
  
  
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     The Corporation continues to develop certain support service
capabilities in order to meet the maintenance needs of its
customers' manufacturing operations.  These services include
electrical panel and systems fabrication centers capabilities and
similar capabilities for hydraulic and pneumatic control panels,
linear positioning systems, and material handling systems.  In
1995 the Corporation, on a limited basis, continued to act as a
supplier of capital equipment to various systems engineering and
manufacturing customers by acting as a sales agent for certain
equipment manufacturers.  As the Corporation has entered new
market areas, it has invested in new product inventory and in
some instances it has established inventory on consignment in
customer locations.  The Corporation maintains a management
information system, consisting of an on-line computer network
linking all of its mainland U.S. and Canadian industrial
distribution facilities, which enhances its ability to provide
more efficient nationwide service and to improve inventory
management. In addition, the Corporation has undertaken
initiatives to address the needs of certain national account
customers that desire to consolidate their vendor base by
entering into "partnering" relationships to broaden geographical
coverage.  For larger customers, the Corporation has increasingly
been given the opportunity to provide an "integrated supply"
function involving management of parts inventories and associated
personnel as well as selection of suppliers for the customer's
facility.
  
     Kaman Music Corporation distributes more than 13,000
different music instruments and accessories to independent
retailers in the United States and Canada and to
international distributors throughout the world.  Products
include acoustic, acoustic-electric and electric guitars and
basses, music strings for all fretted instruments, drums,
percussion products and related accessories, instrument and P.A.
amplification systems, electronic tuners and metronomes,
educational percussion and brass instruments and a full range of
accessories for all musical instruments.  The Corporation
manufactures and distributes certain guitars under the
Corporation's various brand names including Ovation and Hamer
guitars, fretted musical instrument strings of various brands,
and the Trace Elliot range of stringed instrument amplification
equipment. Operations of Kaman Music Corporation are conducted
through three (3) manufacturing facilities and seven (7)
distribution centers in the United States and Canada, an
international sales division based in the United States and a
manufacturing facility in Great Britain.  
   
     The segment also distributes aviation fuel and provides
aviation services at Jacksonville International Airport,
Jacksonville, Florida where the Corporation conducts fixed base
operations for general and commercial aviation under a contract
with the Port Authority of the City of Jacksonville which extends
through the year 2008. 
   
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
  
     Information concerning each segment's performance for the
last three fiscal years appears in the Corporation's 1995 Annual
Report to Shareholders and is included in Exhibit 13 to this Form
10-K, and is incorporated by reference.
  
PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
  
     Following is information for the three preceding fiscal
years concerning the percentage contribution of the Corporation's
classes of products and services to the Corporation's
consolidated net sales: 

                                         Years Ended December 31
                                           1993    1994    1995
                                         ------  ------  ------
                                                
Diversified Technologies:
  Advanced Technology Products            
    and Systems                            6.5%*   6.2%*   5.3%
  Advanced Technology Services            14.1    13.5    12.7
  Aircraft Manufacturing                  22.5*   18.2*   18.0
                                          ----    ----    ----
     Segment Total                        43.1    37.9    36.0 
 
Distribution:
  Industrial Products                     42.9    46.7    48.0 
  Music Products and Other Services       14.0    15.4    16.0
                                          ----    ----    ----
     Segment Total                        56.9    62.1    64.0 
  
       Total                             100.0%  100.0%  100.0%
                                         =====   =====   =====
  
*Reflects reconfiguration of certain business lines.

  
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES
  
     Government sponsored research expenditures by the
Diversified Technologies segment were $70.2 million in 1995,
$82.2 million in 1994 and $118.8 million in 1993.  Amounts shown
for 1993 and 1994 reflect reconfiguration of certain government
sponsored contracts.  Independent research and development
expenditures were $13.7 million in 1995, $21.1 million in 1994,
and $18.4 million in 1993. 
  
  
  
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BACKLOG
  
     Program backlog of the Diversified Technologies segment was
approximately $218.7 million at December 31, 1995, $228.9 million
at December 31, 1994, and $240.8 million at December 31, 1993. 
The Corporation anticipates that approximately 90.1% of its
backlog at the end of 1995 will be performed in 1996. 
Approximately 62.9% of the backlog at the end of 1995 is related
to government contracts or subcontracts which are included in
backlog to the extent that funding has been appropriated by
Congress and allocated to the particular contract by the relevant
procurement agency.  Certain of these government contracts, less
than 1% of the backlog, have been funded but not signed.
  
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
  
     During 1995, approximately 47.5% of the work performed by
the Corporation directly or indirectly for the United States
government was performed on a fixed-price basis and the balance
was performed on a cost-reimbursement basis.  Under a fixed-price
contract, the price paid to the contractor is negotiated at the
outset of the contract and is not generally subject to adjustment
to reflect the actual costs incurred by the contractor in the
performance of the contract.  Cost reimbursement contracts
provide for the reimbursement of allowable costs and an
additional negotiated fee. 
  
     The Corporation's United States government contracts and
subcontracts contain the usual required provisions permitting
termination at any time for the convenience of the government
with payment for work completed and associated profit at the time
of termination.
  
COMPETITION
  
     The Diversified Technologies segment operates in a highly
competitive environment with many other organizations which are
substantially larger and have greater financial and other
resources.  For sales of advanced technology products and
systems, the Corporation competes with a wide range of
manufacturers primarily on the basis of price and the quality,
endurance, reliability and special performance characteristics of
those products.  Operations also depend in part on the ability to
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military applications.  Examples of proprietary or patented
products developed by the Corporation include the Magic Lantern
(Registered Trademark) system for detecting underwater objects
from a helicopter, the Kamatics line of specialty bearings and
the Corporation's line of electromagnetic motors and drives,
among others.  In providing scientific services and systems
development, the Corporation competes primarily on the basis of
the technical capabilities and experience of its personnel in
specific fields.  When bidding for aerospace contracts and
subcontracts, the Corporation competes on the basis of price and
quality of its products and services as well as the availability
of its facilities, equipment and personnel to perform the
contract.  Defense market conditions have been significantly
affected by an ongoing slowdown in defense spending.  During 1995
the Department of Defense continued to pursue its implementation
of defense acquisition reform by emphasizing the use of
commercially developed state-of-the-art technology products and
performance-based procurement standards rather than traditional
military specification standards.  The change in defense program
emphasis and greater constraints in the federal budget have
increased the level of competition for defense programs.  As the
U.S. Navy reduces the size of its fleet, and to the extent such
reductions are not offset by foreign military sales, the
Corporation expects a corresponding reduction in the level of
logistics and spare parts required to maintain the series SH-2
helicopters previously produced or retrofitted by the
Corporation.  In providing spare parts, the Corporation competes
with other helicopter manufacturers on the basis of price,
performance and product capabilities and also on the basis of its
experience as a manufacturer of helicopters.   The Corporation's
FAA certificated K-MAX helicopters will compete with military
surplus helicopters and other helicopters used for lifting, as
well as with alternative methods of meeting lifting requirements.
  
     Distribution operations are subject to a high degree of
competition from several other national distributors and many
regional and local firms both in the U.S. and elsewhere in the
world.  Certain musical instrument products of the Corporation
are subject to competition from U.S. and foreign manufacturers
also.  The Corporation competes in these markets on the basis of
service, price, performance, and inventory variety and
availability.
  
     The Corporation also competes on the basis of quality and
market recognition of its music products and has established
certain trademarks and trade names under which certain of its
music products are produced both in the United States and under
private label manufacturing in foreign countries.
  
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
  
     To the extent this report includes forward-looking
statements that describe the corporation's business prospects,
there may be other factors that could have an adverse impact on 
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those prospects in addition to those described above.  These
include political, economic, or other conditions, such as
recessionary or expansive trends, inflation rates, currency
exchange rates, taxes and regulations and laws affecting the
business; as well as product competition, pricing, the degree of
acceptance of new products to the marketplace, and the difficulty
of forecasting sales at various times in various markets.
  
EMPLOYEES
   
     As of December 31, 1995, the Corporation employed 5,400
individuals throughout its industry segments as follows: 

                                            
  Diversified Technologies                     2,964
  Distribution                                 2,373
  Corporate Headquarters                          63

  
PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS  
  
     The Corporation holds patents reflecting scientific and
technical accomplishments in a wide range of areas covering both
basic production of certain products, including aerospace
products and musical instruments, as well as highly specialized
devices and advanced technology products in such areas as nuclear
sciences, strategic defense and other commercial, scientific and
defense related fields.
  
     Although the Corporation's patents enhance its competitive
position, management believes that none of such patents or patent
applications is singularly or as a group essential to its
business as a whole.  The Corporation holds or has applied for
U.S. and foreign patents with expiration dates that range through
the year 2012.
  
     These patents are allocated among the Corporation's industry
segments as follows: 

                                  U.S. PATENTS    FOREIGN PATENTS
Segment                          Issued Pending   Issued  Pending
                                                  
Diversified Technologies           95       11       45       41
Distribution                       23        2       14        0

     Trademarks of Kaman Corporation include Adamas, Applause,
Hamer, KAflex, KAron, K-MAX, Magic Lantern, and Ovation.  In all,
the Corporation maintains 202 U.S. and foreign trademarks with 53
applications pending, most of which relate to music products in
the Distribution segment.
 
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COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAWS
  
     In the opinion of management, based on the Corporation's
knowledge and analysis of relevant facts and circumstances, there
will be no material adverse effect upon the capital expenditures,
earnings or competitive position of the Corporation or any of its
subsidiaries occasioned by compliance with any environmental
protection laws. 
  
     The Corporation is subject to the usual reviews and
inspections by environmental agencies of the various states in
which the Corporation has facilities, and the Corporation has
entered into agreements and consent decrees at various times in
connection with such reviews.  On occasion the Corporation also
has been identified as a potentially responsible party ("PRP") by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in connection with its
investigation of certain waste disposal sites.  In each such
instance to date, the Corporation's involvement, if any,  has
been either of a de minimis nature or the Corporation has been
able to determine, based on its current knowledge, that
resolution of such matters is not likely to have a material
adverse effect on the future financial condition of the
Corporation.
  
     In arriving at this conclusion, the Corporation has taken
into consideration site-specific information available regarding
total costs of any work to be performed, and the extent of work 
previously performed.  Where the Corporation has been identified
as a PRP at a particular site, the Corporation, using information
available to it, also has reviewed and considered a number of
other factors, including (i) the financial resources of other
PRP's involved in each site, and their proportionate share of the
total volume of waste at the site; (ii) the existence of
insurance, if any, and the financial viability of the insurers;
and (iii) the success others have had in receiving reimbursement
for similar costs under similar policies issued during the
periods applicable to each site. 
  
FOREIGN SALES  
  
     Ninety two and six tenths percent (92.6%) of the sales of
the Corporation are made to customers located in the United
States.  Certain retrofit work on SH-2 series helicopters for
delivery to the Republic of Egypt is presently being performed by
the Corporation under an agreement between it and the U.S. Navy
and, because such work is a "foreign military sale" with the U.S.
Government, it is not included in the calculation of foreign
sales.  In 1995, the Corporation continued its efforts to develop
international markets for its products and foreign sales
(including sales for export). 
  
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ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES 
  
     The Corporation occupies approximately 4.418 million square
feet of space throughout the United States, Canada, and Great
Britain, distributed as follows:  
 
     SEGMENT                          SQUARE FEET (in thousands)
                                            
     Diversified Technologies                  1,965
     Distribution                              2,413
     Corporate Headquarters                       40
 
     Diversified Technologies principal facilities are located in
Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and
Virginia; other facilities including offices and smaller
manufacturing and assembly operations are located in several other
states, and in 1995 the Corporation opened an office in Turner,
Australia.  These facilities are used for manufacturing, scientific
research and development, engineering and office purposes.  The
U.S. Government owns 154 thousand square feet of the space occupied
by Kaman Aerospace Corporation in Bloomfield, Connecticut in
accordance with a facility contract. In 1995 the Corporation sold
approximately 18 acres of land previously owned by it in Colorado
Springs, Colorado to an unrelated third party.
  
     The Distribution segment's facilities are located throughout
the United States with principal facilities located in
California, Connecticut, Florida, New York, Texas and Utah with
smaller facilities located in several other states.  Additional
Distribution segment facilities are located in British Columbia,
and Ontario, Canada; and in Essex, England. These facilities
consist principally of regional distribution centers, service
centers and office space with a portion used for fabrication and
assembly work.  Also included are facilities used for
manufacturing musical instruments, and facilities leased in
Florida for aviation services operations.  
  
     Kaman Corporation occupies a 40 thousand square foot
Corporate headquarters building in Bloomfield, Connecticut.
  

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     The Corporation's facilities are suitable and adequate to
serve its purposes.  While substantially all of such properties
are currently fully utilized, the Corporation consolidated some
of its properties in the Diversified Technologies segment during
1995.  Many of the properties, especially within the Distribution
segment, are leased and certain of the Corporation's properties
are subject to mortgages.
  
ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 
  
     There are no material pending legal proceedings to which the
Corporation or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any
of their property is subject.
  
ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
  
     There were no matters submitted to a vote of security
holders during the fourth quarter of 1995.
  
  
  
                            PART II
  
ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED
         SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
  
  
CAPITAL STOCK AND PAID-IN CAPITAL
  
     Information required by this item appears in the
Corporation's 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders and is included
in Exhibit 13 to this Form 10-K, and is incorporated herein by
reference.
  
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
  
     Registered shareholders of Kaman Class A common stock are
eligible to participate in the Automatic Dividend Reinvestment
Program.  A booklet describing the plan may be obtained by
writing to the Corporation's transfer agent, Chemical Mellon
Shareholder Services, L.L.C., P. O. Box 590, Ridgefield Park, NJ
07660.
  
  
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QUARTERLY CLASS A COMMON STOCK INFORMATION 
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                          High      Low       Close   Dividend
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1995
First                     $11 1/2   $10       $11 1/8   $.11
Second                     13 3/8    10 7/8    12 3/4   $.11
Third                      13        11 1/2    11 7/8   $.11
Fourth                     12 1/8    10 1/2    11 1/8   $.11
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1994
First                     $10 3/8   $ 9       $ 9 5/8   $.11
Second                     10 1/8     8 7/8     9 1/8   $.11
Third                      10 1/8     8 1/2     9 5/8   $.11
Fourth                     11 1/8     9 1/8    11       $.11
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QUARTERLY DEBENTURE INFORMATION (6% Conv. Subordinated)(Bid)
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                          High      Low       Close
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1995
First                     $77       $72 1/2   $74      
Second                     82 1/2    74        79 1/4     
Third                      86        80        86         
Fourth                     87        82        82         
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1994
First                     $85       $83       $83      
Second                     83        76        76         
Third                      76        74        74         
Fourth                     74        71        74         
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QUARTERLY DEPOSITARY SHARES INFORMATION 
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                          High      Low       Close   Dividend
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1995
First                     $50       $44 3/16  $45       $.81 1/4
Second                     56        46        54 1/4   $.81 1/4
Third                      54        50 3/4    52       $.81 1/4
Fourth                     53        47        47       $.81 1/4
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1994
First                     $52       $50 1/2   $50 3/4   $.81 1/4
Second                     51        42 1/2    42 1/2   $.81 1/4
Third                      46        40 3/4    43 5/8   $.81 1/4
Fourth                     48        42 3/4    46 3/4   $.81 1/4
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     NASDAQ market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices,
without retail mark-up, mark-down, or commission and may not
necessarily represent actual transactions.
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ANNUAL MEETING
  
     The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Tuesday, 
April 16, 1996 at 11:00 a.m. in the offices of the Corporation, 
1332 Blue Hills Avenue, Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002. 
  
ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
  
     Information required by this item appears in the
Corporation's 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders and is included
in Exhibit 13 to this Form 10-K, and is incorporated herein by
reference.
  
ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
         CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
  
    Information required by this item appears in the
Corporation's 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders and is included
in Exhibit 13 to this Form 10-K, and is incorporated herein by
reference.
  
ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
  
    Information required by this item appears in the
Corporation's 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders and is included
in Exhibit 13 to this Form 10-K, and is incorporated herein by
reference.  Additional financial information is contained in the
Financial Data Schedule included as Exhibit 27 to this Form 10-K.
  
ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
         ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE 
  
     None.
  
  
                            PART III
  
ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
  
    Following is information concerning each Director, Director
Nominee, and Executive Officer of Kaman Corporation including name,
age, position with the Corporation, and business experience during
the last five years:
  
T. Jack Cahill           Mr. Cahill, 47, has held various
                         positions with Kaman Industrial
                         Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary
                         of the Corporation, since 1975, and has 
                         been President of Kaman Industrial
                         Technologies since 1993.  
  
  
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E. Reeves Callaway, III  Mr. Callaway, 48, was elected a Director
                         at the Corporation's 1995 Annual Meeting
                         of Shareholders.  He is President of The
                         Callaway Companies, Inc.
  
Frank C. Carlucci        Mr. Carlucci, 65, has been a Director   
                         since 1989.  He is Chairman of The
                         Carlyle Group, merchant bankers, having
                         formerly served as Vice Chairman since
                         1989. Prior to that he served as U.S.
                         Secretary of Defense.  Mr. Carlucci is
                         also a Director of Westinghouse Electric
                         Corporation, Ashland Oil, Inc., Bell
                         Atlantic Corporation, General Dynamics 
                         Corporation, Neurogen Corporation,
                         Northern Telecom Limited, Quaker Oats
                         Company, Pharmacia and Upjohn, Inc., Sun
                         Resorts, Inc., Texas Biotechnology
                         Corporation, BDM International, and CB
                         Commercial Real Estate Group, Inc.
  
Laney J. Chouest, M.D.   Dr. Chouest, 42, is a Director Nominee
                         for election at the Corporation's 1996
                         Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  He is
                         owner-manager of Edison Chouest Offshore,
                         Inc.
  
John A. DiBiaggio        Dr. DiBiaggio, 63, has been a Director
                         since 1984.  He is President and Chief
                         Executive Officer of Tufts University.
                         Prior to that he was President and Chief
                         Executive Officer of Michigan State
                         University.  
   
Edythe J. Gaines         Dr. Gaines, 73, has been a Director
                         since 1982.  She is a retired
                         Commissioner of the Public Utility
                         Control Authority of the State of
                         Connecticut. 
  
Ronald M. Galla          Mr. Galla, 45, was appointed Senior
                         Vice President and Chief Information
                         Officer in December, 1995.  Prior
                         to that he served as Vice President and
                         Director of the Corporation's Management
                         Information Systems, a position which he
                         held since 1990.  Mr. Galla has been
                         Director of the Corporation's Management
                         Information Systems since 1984.
  
  
  
  
  
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Robert M. Garneau        Mr. Garneau, 51, was appointed Executive
                         Vice President in December, 1995 and
                         continues to be designated as the
                         Corporation's Chief Financial Officer.
                         Previously he served as Senior Vice
                         President, Chief Financial Officer and
                         Controller.  Mr. Garneau has held
                         various positions with the Corporation
                         since 1981.
  
Huntington Hardisty      Admiral Hardisty (USN-Ret.), 66, has
                         been a Director since 1991, and was
                         appointed President of Kaman Aerospace
                         International Corporation, a
                         subsidiary of the Corporation, in 1995.
                         He retired from the U.S. Navy in 1991
                         having served as Commander-in-Chief for
                         the U.S. Navy Pacific Command since
                         1988. He is also a Director of Contraves,
                         Inc., MPR Inc., and CNA Corporation.
  
Charles H. Kaman         Mr. Kaman, 76, has been Chief Executive
                         Officer and Chairman of the Board of
                         Directors since 1945.  He was also
                         appointed President in December, 1995,
                         a position he previously held from 1945
                         to 1990.
  
C. William Kaman II      Mr. Kaman, 44, has been a Director
                         since 1992 and was appointed Executive
                         Vice President in December, 1995.  He
                         has held various positions with Kaman
                         Music Corporation, a subsidiary of the
                         Corporation, since 1974, and continues
                         to serve as President of that
                         subsidiary.  Mr. Kaman is the son
                         of Charles H. Kaman, Chairman, President
                         and Chief Executive Officer of the
                         Corporation.
  
Walter R. Kozlow         Mr. Kozlow, 60, has held various
                         positions with Kaman Aerospace
                         Corporation, a subsidiary of the
                         Corporation, since 1960. He has been
                         President of Kaman Aerospace since 1986.
  

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Eileen S. Kraus          Ms. Kraus, 57, was elected a Director at
                         the Corporation's 1995 Annual Meeting of
                         Shareholders.  She is Chairman of Fleet
                         Bank, N.A.  Since 1979 she has held
                         various positions at Shawmut Bank
                         Connecticut and Shawmut National
                         Corporation, predecessors of Fleet Bank,
                         N.A. and its holding company, Fleet
                         Financial Group.  She is a Director of
                         Yankee Energy System, Inc., The Stanley
                         Works, and CPC International, Inc.
    
Hartzel Z. Lebed         Mr. Lebed, 68, has been a Director since
                         1982.  He is the retired President of
                         CIGNA Corporation and is a Director of
                         Shawmut National Trust Co., a subsidiary
                         of Fleet Financial Corporation.
  
Harvey S. Levenson       Mr. Levenson, 55, has been a Director
                         since 1989.  He has served as President
                         and Chief Operating Officer of the
                         Corporation from 1990 until his
                         retirement in December, 1995.  
                         Mr. Levenson is also a Director of
                         Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation 
                         and Security-Connecticut Corporation. 
  
Walter H. Monteith, Jr.  Mr. Monteith, 65, has been a Director
                         since 1987.  He is the retired Chairman
                         of Southern New England Telecommuni-
                         cations Corporation. Mr. Monteith is
                         also a Director of Fleet Bank.
  
John S. Murtha           Mr. Murtha, 82, has been a Director
                         since 1948.  He is counsel to and a
                         former senior partner of the law firm of
                         Murtha, Cullina, Richter and Pinney. 
  
Patrick L. Renehan       Mr. Renehan, 62, has been a Vice
                         President of Kaman Diversified
                         Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary
                         of the Corporation, since 1987. Prior to
                         that he served as a Vice President of
                         Kaman Aerospace Corporation.
                                
Wanda L. Rogers          Mrs. Rogers, 63, has been a Director
                         since 1991.  She is Chief Executive 
                         Officer of Rogers Helicopters, Inc. 
                         She is also Chairman of the Board of
                         Clovis Community Bank.
  

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Robert H. Saunders, Jr.  Mr. Saunders, 55, was appointed Senior
                         Vice President in December, 1995. 
                         Previously he was Vice President and
                         Chief Financial Officer of the
                         University of Hartford from 1993 to
                         1995.  Prior to that he was President
                         of J. M. Ney Corporation.
     
Richard E.W. Smith       Mr. Smith, 61, was appointed a Vice 
                         President of the Corporation in 1989. 
                         He has been President of Kaman
                         Diversified Technologies Corporation, 
                         a subsidiary of the Corporation, since
                         1990 and prior to that he served as Vice
                         President of Kaman Sciences Corporation,
                         a subsidiary of the Corporation.
   
     Each Director and Executive Officer has been elected for a
term of one year and until his or her successor is elected.  The
terms of all such Directors and Executive Officers are expected
to expire as of the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders and
Directors of the Corporation to be held on April 16, 1996.
  
No Section 16(a) Reporting delinquencies occurred in 1995.  
However, during the week of January 8 through January 12, 1996,
various governmental offices, including the Securities and
Exchange Commission, were closed due to the combined effects of a
blizzard and a general government shutdown mandated by Congress. 
As a result of this, filing of the following two Forms 4 were
delinquent by one day: A Form 4 dated January 9, 1996, by Mr.
Murtha, a Director of the Corporation, involving one transaction;
and a Form 4 dated January 9, 1996, by Mr. Desautelle, a former
Executive Officer of the Corporation, involving five transactions.
  
ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
   
A)  GENERAL.  The following tables provide certain information
relating to the compensation of the Corporation's Chief Executive
Officer, its four other most highly compensated executive
officers and its Directors.
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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       B)  SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE.
 
               Annual Compensation        Long Term Compensation   
               -------------------        ----------------------
(a)         (b)   (c)     (d)    (e)      (f)      (g)      (h)     (i)
                                                                     All 
Name and                         Other        AWARDS               Other
Principal         Salary  Bonus  Annual     RSA  Options     LTIP   Comp.
Position     Year  ($)     ($)   Comp.     ($)(1)(#Shares)Payments ($)(2)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      
                                           
C. H. Kaman  1995 660,000 275,000 ------    ------  ------   ---   56,145
Chairman and 1994 660,000 ------- ------    ------  ------   ---   55,261
Chief        1993 660,000 218,000 73,004(3) ------  ------   ---   69,768
Executive    
Officer
  
H.S.Levenson 1995 400,000 125,000 ------    ------  ------   ---  173,279
President    1994 400,000 ------- ------    ------  ------   ---   10,743
and Chief    1993 400,000 108,000 ------    38,000  12,000   ---   18,603
Operating    
Officer
  
R.M.Garneau  1995 216,000  80,000 ------    56,875   7,500   ---    6,485
Executive    1994 200,000  60,000 ------    ------  ------   ---    4,845
Vice Pres-   1993 190,000  45,000 ------    28,500   9,000   ---    5,931
ident and 
Chief
Financial
Officer             
  
W.R.Kozlow   1995 226,000  60,000 ------    56,875   7,500   ---    9,515
President,   1994 216,000  60,000 ------    ------  ------   ---    8,636
Kaman        1993 216,000  50,000 ------    28,500   9,000   ---   10,446
Aerospace    
Corporation
  
P.L.Renehan  1995 216,000  45,000 ------     56,875   7,500   ---   9,339
Vice         1994 210,000  45,000 ------     ------  ------   ---   8,214
President    1993 205,000  40,000 ------     28,500   9,000   ---   8,799
Kaman        
Diversified
Technologies 
Corporation 

  

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1. As of December 31, 1995, aggregate restricted stock holdings and
their year end value were: C.H.Kaman, none; H.S.Levenson, none;
R.M.Garneau, 8,600 shares valued at $95,675; W.R.Kozlow, 8,600
shares valued at $95,675; P.L.Renehan, 8,300 shares valued at
$92,338.  Restrictions lapse at the rate of 20% per year for all
awards, beginning one year after the grant date. Awards reported in
this column are as follows: H.S.Levenson, 4,000 shares in 1993;
R.M.Garneau, 5,000 shares in 1995 and 3,000 shares in 1993;
W.R.Kozlow, 5,000 shares in 1995 and 3,000 shares in 1993; 
P.L.Renehan, 5,000 shares in 1995 and 3,000 shares in 1993.
Dividends are paid on the restricted stock. 

2.  Amounts reported in this column consist of:  C.H. Kaman,
$53,000 - Officer 162 Insurance Program, $ 3,145 - medical expense
reimbursement program ("MERP"); H.S. Levenson, $3,653 - Senior
executive life insurance program ("Executive Life"), $11,524 -
Officer 162 Insurance Program, $1,875 - employer matching
contributions to the Kaman Corporation Thrift and Retirement Plan
(the "Thrift Plan employer match"), $1,276 - MERP, $64,710 - all
supplemental employer contributions under the Kaman Corporation
Deferred Compensation Plan ("supplemental employer contributions"),
$14,891 - company automobile provided by the Corporation upon his
retirement, $15,275 - Discretionary cash out of certain stock
options under Stock Incentive Plan, $60,075 - Discretionary lapsing
of restrictions on restricted stock awards; R.M.Garneau, $1,777 -
Executive Life, $851 - Officer 162 Insurance Program, $1,875 -
Thrift Plan employer match, $607 -MERP, $1,375 supplemental
employer contributions; W.R. Kozlow, $4,576 - Executive Life,
$1,875 - Thrift Plan employer match, $1,489 -MERP, $1,575 -
supplemental employer contributions; P.L. Renehan, $5,748 -
Executive Life, $1,875 - Thrift Plan employer match, $403 - MERP,
$1,313 - supplemental employer contributions. 

3.  The Corporation maintains a program pursuant to which it pays
for tax and estate planning services provided to executive officers
by third parties, up to certain limits.  $62,164 of the figure
reported in this column relates to payments for such services on
behalf of Mr. Kaman.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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C)  OPTION/SAR GRANTS IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR: 
 
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        Potential Realizable
                                                        Value at Assumed
                                                        Annual Rates of
                                                        Stock Price
                                                        Appreciation for
                  Individual Grants                     Option Term          
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a)             (b)        (c)        (d)        (e)       (f)      (g)  
                       % of Total
                        Options/
                          SARs
              Options/  Granted to
                SARs    Employees  Exercise or               
              Granted   in Fiscal  Base Price  Expiration
Name            (#)        Year     ($/Sh)        Date      5%($)   10%($)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         
C. H. Kaman      none     ----       ---         ---        ---       ---
H. S. Levenson   none     ----       ---         ---        ---       ---   
R. M. Garneau    7,500    16.7       11.375      2/14/05    18.53     29.50 
W. R. Kozlow     7,500    16.7       11.375      2/14/05    18.53     29.50 
P. L. Renehan    7,500    16.7       11.375      2/14/05    18.53     29.50 

  
D) AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, AND
   FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION/SAR VALUES.

- -------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    Value of
                                     Number of      Unexercised
                                     Unexercised    in-the-money
                                     options/SARs   options/SARs
              Shares                 at FY-end (#)  at FY-end ($)
              acquired on  Value     exercisable/   exercisable/
 Name         Exercise(#)  realized  unexercisable  unexercisable
  (a)            (b)         (c)        (d)            (e)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        
C. H. Kaman     None       ------    45,000/-0-     143,125/-0-
H. S. Levenson  27,000     92,500    ------/------  -------/------
R. M. Garneau    3,600     15,300    11,000/13,501   30,725/10,650
W. R. Kozlow     2,400      8,100    16,600/13,500   48,925/10,650
P. L. Renehan   11,700     41,513     2,800/13,400    6,300/10,338

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E)  LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS:  No long term incentive plan
awards were made to any named Executive Officer in the last fiscal
year.
  
F)  PENSION AND OTHER DEFINED BENEFIT DISCLOSURE.   The following
table shows estimated annual benefits payable at normal retirement
age to participants in the Corporation's Pension Plan at various
compensation and years of service levels using the benefit formula
applicable to Kaman Corporation.  Pension benefits are calculated
based on 60 percent of the average of the highest five consecutive
years of "covered compensation" out of the final ten years of
employment less 50 percent of the primary social security benefit,
reduced proportionately for years of service less than 30 years: 


                        PENSION PLAN TABLE
  
                         Years of Service
Remuneration*    15        20       25         30        35
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                       
  125,000      33,900    45,426    56,274    67,800    67,800
  150,000      41,400    55,476    68,724    82,800    82,800
  175,000      48,900    65,526    81,174    97,800    97,800
  200,000      56,400    75,576    93,624   112,800   112,800
  225,000      63,900    85,626   106,074   127,800   127,800
  250,000      71,400    95,676   118,524   142,800   142,800
  300,000      86,400   115,776   143,424   172,800   172,800
  350,000     101,400   135,876   168,324   202,800   202,800
  400,000     116,400   155,976   193,224   232,800   232,800
  450,000     131,400   176,076   218,124   262,800   262,800
  500,000     146,400   196,176   243,024   292,800   292,800
  750,000     221,400   296,676   367,524   442,800   442,800
1,000,000     296,400   397,176   492,024   592,800   592,800
1,250,000     371,400   497,676   616,524   742,800   742,800
1,500,000     446,400   598,176   741,024   892,800   892,800
 
*Remuneration:  Average of the highest five consecutive years of
"Covered Compensation" out of the final ten years of service.

  
     "Covered Compensation" means "W-2 earnings" or "base
earnings", if greater, as defined in the Pension Plan.  W-2
earnings for pension purposes consist of salary (including 401(k)
and Section 125 Plan contributions but not deferrals under a
non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan), bonus and taxable
income attributable to restricted stock awards.  Salary and bonus
amounts for the named Executive Officers for 1995 are as shown on 
  
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the Summary Compensation Table.  Compensation deferred under the
Corporation's non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan is
included in Covered Compensation here because it is covered by
the Corporation's unfunded Supplemental Employees' Retirement
Plan for the participants in that plan.
  
     Current Compensation covered by the Pension Plan for any
named executive whose Covered Compensation differs by more than
10% from the compensation disclosed for that executive in the
Summary Compensation Table: Mr. Kaman, $660,000, Mr. Levenson,
$150,000; Mr. Garneau, $307,815; Mr. Kozlow, $317,815; Mr.
Renehan, $289,114.
         
     Federal law imposes certain limitations on annual pension
benefits under the Pension Plan.  For the named executive
officers, the excess will be paid under the Corporation's
unfunded Supplemental Employees' Retirement Plan.
  
     The Executive Officers named in Item 11(b) are participants
in the plan and as of January 1, 1995, had the number of years of
credited service indicated:  Mr. Kaman - 50.10 years; Mr.
Levenson - 13.20 years; Mr. Garneau - 14.48 years; Mr. Kozlow -
35.70 years; and Mr. Renehan - 12.00 years.
  
     Benefits are computed generally in accordance with the
benefit formula described above.
  
G)   COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS.  Non-officer members of the Board
of Directors of the Corporation receive an annual retainer of
$14,000 and a fee of $750 for attending each meeting of the Board
and each meeting of a Committee of the Board, except that the
Chairman of the Audit Committee receives $850 for attending each
meeting of that Committee.  These fees may be received on a
deferred basis.
  
H)   EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND TERMINATION, SEVERANCE AND CHANGE
OF CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS.  Except as described in connection with
the Corporation's Pension Plan and the Corporation's non-
qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, the Corporation has no
employment contract, plan or arrangement with respect to any
named executive which relates to employment termination for any
reason, including resignation, retirement or otherwise, or a
change in control of the Corporation or a change in any such
executive officer's responsibilities following a change of
control, which exceeds or could exceed $100,000, except as
disclosed in Item 13.
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I)   Not Applicable.
   
J)   COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
IN COMPENSATION DECISIONS.
  
     1)  The following persons served as members of the Personnel
and Compensation Committee of the Corporation's Board of
Directors during the last fiscal year:  Dr. Gaines, Mr. Carlucci,
Admiral Hardisty (for the period April through September 1995), Mr.
Murtha, Mr. Monteith, and Mr. Newell (through April, 1995).   None
of these individuals was an officer or employee of the
Corporation or any of its subsidiaries during either the last
fiscal year or any portion thereof in which he or she served as a
member of the Personnel and Compensation Committee.  Mr. Murtha's
relationship with the Corporation is further disclosed in Item 13
of this report. 
  
     2)  During the last fiscal year no Executive Officer of the
Corporation served as a Director of or as a member of the
Compensation Committee (or other board committee performing
equivalent functions) of another entity, one of whose executive
officers served as a Director of, or on the Personnel and
Compensation Committee of the Corporation.
  
K)  Not Applicable.
  
L)  Not Applicable.
  
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
          MANAGEMENT
  
      (a)  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS. 
  
Following is information about persons known to the Corporation
to be beneficial owners of more than five percent (5%) of the
Corporation's voting securities.  Ownership is direct unless
otherwise noted.
  

- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
Class of                          Number of Shares  
Common     Name and Address       Owned as of        Percentage  
Stock      Beneficial Owner       February 1, 1996     of Class  
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                
Class B    Charles H. Kaman          258,375(1)          38.69%
           Kaman Corporation
           Blue Hills Avenue
           Bloomfield, CT 06002
  
Class B    Newgate Associates, Ltd.  199,802             29.91%
           c/o John T. Del Negro
           CityPlace I
           185 Asylum Street
           Hartford, CT 06103
  
Class B    C. William Kaman, II       52,539(2)           7.86%
           Kaman Corporation
           Blue Hills Avenue
           Bloomfield, CT 06002
 
Class B    Robert D. Moses            48,729(3)           7.30%
           Farmington Woods
           Avon, CT 06001                 
  
(1)      Excludes 1,471 shares held by Mrs. Kaman.  Excludes      
         199,802 shares reported separately above and held by     
         Newgate Associates Limited Partnership, a limited        
         partnership in which Mr. Kaman serves as general 
         partner.

(2)      Excludes 4,800 shares held by Mr. Kaman as Trustee in
         which shares Mr. Kaman disclaims any beneficial interest.

(3)      Includes 15,192 shares held by Mr. Moses and
         33,537 shares held by Paulson and Company as follows:  
         11,481 shares for the benefit of Mr. Moses, and
         22,056 shares held for a partnership controlled by Mr.
         Moses.
     

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      (b)  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT.  The following is
information concerning beneficial ownership of the Corporation's
stock by each Director of the Corporation, each Executive Officer
of the Corporation named in the Summary Compensation Table, and all
Directors and Executive Officers of the Corporation as a group. 
Ownership is direct unless otherwise noted.
  

                    Class of     Number of Shares Owned   Percentage
Name               Common Stock  as of February 1, 1996     of Class
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                
E. Reeves Callaway         --            --                --
Frank C. Carlucci       Class A          3,000(1)          *
John A. DiBiaggio          --             --               --
Edythe J. Gaines        Class A          2,057             *
Robert M. Garneau       Class A         29,437(2)          *
                        Class B          7,970             *
Huntington Hardisty        --             --               --
Charles H. Kaman        Class A        373,112(3)         2.18%
                        Class B        258,375(4)        38.69%
C. William Kaman, II    Class A         67,895(5)          *
                        Class B         52,539(6)         7.86%
Walter R. Kozlow        Class A         56,064(7)          *
                        Class B            296             *
Eileen S. Kraus         Class A            500             *
Hartzel Z. Lebed        Class A          7,446(8)          *
Harvey S. Levenson      Class A         48,280             *
                        Class B         19,500(9)        2.92%
Walter H. Monteith, Jr. Class A            200             *
John S. Murtha          Class A         45,918(10)         *
                        Class B            432             *
Patrick L. Renehan      Class A         32,652(11)         *
Wanda L. Rogers         Class A          1,000             --
All Directors and                    
Executive Officers      Class A        667,561(12)        3.75%
as a group **           Class B        339,112           50.78%
    
  

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(1) Held jointly with Mrs. Carlucci.
(2) Includes 11,000 shares subject to the exercisable portion 
    of stock options.
(3) Excludes the following:   24,132 shares held by Mrs. Kaman;     
    7,871 shares held by Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Inc., a
    charitable foundation of which Mr. Kaman is President and
    Director, in which shares Mr. Kaman disclaims beneficial
    ownership;  184,434 shares held by Newgate Associates
    Limited Partnership, a limited partnership of which Mr.
    Kaman is the general partner; and 60,000 shares held by 
    the Charles H. Kaman Charitable Foundation, a private 
    charitable foundation.  Included are 45,000 shares subject 
    to exercisable portion of stock options.
(4) Excludes the following:  1,471 shares held by Mrs. Kaman and
    199,802 shares held by Newgate Associates Limited Partnership,
    a limited partnership of which Mr. Kaman is the general
    partner.
(5) Includes 14,400 shares subject to exercisable portion of
    stock options; and excludes 76,496 shares held by Mr. Kaman
    as Trustee, in which shares Mr. Kaman disclaims any
    beneficial ownership.
(6) Excludes 4,800 shares held by Mr. Kaman as Trustee in which
    shares Mr. Kaman disclaims any beneficial ownership.
(7) Includes 16,600 shares subject to exercisable portion of
    stock options.
(8) Includes shares held jointly with Mrs. Lebed, excludes
    480 shares held by Mrs. Lebed.
(9) Excludes 500 shares held by Mrs. Levenson.
(10)Held by Fleet National Bank pursuant to a revocable trust. 
    Excludes 7,980 shares held by Fleet National Bank pursuant
    to a revocable trust for the benefit of Mrs. Murtha.
(11)Includes 2,800 shares subject to exercisable portion of
    stock options; and includes 7,453 shares held jointly with
    Mrs. Renehan.
(12)Includes 89,800 shares subject to exercisable portion of
    stock options.
*   Less than one percent.
**  Excludes 24,612 Class A shares and 1,971 Class B shares held
    by spouses of certain Directors and Executive Officers.
  
ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
  
    During 1995, the Corporation obtained legal services from the
Hartford, Connecticut law firm of Murtha, Cullina, Richter and
Pinney of which Mr. Murtha, a Director of the Corporation, is
counsel. In addition, the Corporation obtained consulting services
in the amount of $93,000 from Admiral Hardisty, a Director of the
Corporation prior to his employment with the Corporation.  The
Corporation has also entered into a consultant's agreement with Mr.
Levenson for a term of one year wherein the Corporation has agreed
to pay Mr. Levenson a consultant's fee at the rate of $10,000 per
month.  The Corporation has also agreed to pay premiums on Mr.
Levenson's Group Universal Life Insurance policy for 1996, which
premiums are estimated to be $3,600.  In addition, the Corporation
has agreed to retain Mr. Levenson as a participant for 1996 in a
program pursuant to which it pays for tax and estate planning
services, up to certain limits.
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                                  PART IV
  
  
  
  
ITEM 14.  EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON
          FORM 8-K
  
  
  (a)(1)  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
          See Item 8 concerning financial statements appearing as
          Exhibit 13 to this Report and concerning the Financial
          Data Schedule appearing as Exhibit 27 to this Report.
  
  
  (a)(2)  FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
          An index to the Financial Statement Schedules immediately
          precedes such schedules.
  
  
  (a)(3)  EXHIBITS.
          An index to the exhibits filed or incorporated by
          reference immediately precedes such exhibits.
  
  
  (b)     REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
          No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the last 
          quarter of the year ended December 31, 1995, which
          year is covered by this report.
 
  
  
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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                              SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Bloomfield, State of
Connecticut, on this 22nd day of March, 1996.
 
                           KAMAN CORPORATION
                           (Registrant)
 
                           By Charles H. Kaman, Chairman, President 
                           and Chief Executive Officer
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on
behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
 
Signature:            Title:                             Date:
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  
Charles H. Kaman      Chairman, President, Chief     March 22, 1996
                      Executive Officer and Director
                      (Chief Executive Officer)
  
Robert M. Garneau     Executive Vice President       March 22, 1996
                      and Chief Financial Officer
                      (Principal Financial and 
                      Accounting Officer)
  
Robert M. Garneau                                    March 22, 1996
  
Attorney-in-Fact for:
  
    E. Reeves Callaway, III  Director 
    Frank C. Carlucci        Director
    John A. DiBiaggio        Director
    Edythe J. Gaines         Director
    Huntington Hardisty      Director
    C. William Kaman, II     Director
    Eileen S. Kraus          Director
    Hartzel Z. Lebed         Director
    Harvey S. Levenson       Director
    Walter H. Monteith, Jr.  Director
    John S. Murtha           Director
    Wanda L. Rogers          Director
  
  
  
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                    KAMAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
  
                  Index to Financial Statement Schedules
  
  
  
Report of Independent Auditors
  
Financial Statement Schedules:
  
    Schedule VIII - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
  
    Schedule IX - Short-Term Borrowings
  
    Schedule X - Supplemental Income Statement Information
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
  
  
  
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Certified Public Accountants
CityPlace II
Hartford, Connecticut 06103
  
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Kaman Corporation:
  
Under date of January 29, 1996, we reported on the consolidated
balance sheets of Kaman Corporation and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1995 and 1994 and the related consolidated
statements of earnings, changes in shareholders' equity and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 1995, as contained in the 1995 annual report to
shareholders.  These consolidated financial statements and our
report thereon are included in the annual report on Form 10-K for
1995.  In connection with our audits of the aforementioned
consolidated financial statements, we also audited the related
financial statement schedules as listed in the accompanying
index.  These financial statement schedules are the
responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statement schedules
based on our audits.
  
In our opinion, such schedules, when considered in relation to
the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole,
present fairly, in all material respects, the information set
forth therein.
  
  
/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
  
  
  
Hartford, Connecticut
January 29, 1996
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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                       KAMAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
               SCHEDULE VIII - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
                             (Dollars in Thousands)

                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993
                                   Additions
                                            
                 BALANCE    CHARGED TO                     BALANCE
                 JANUARY 1, COSTS AND                      DECEMBER 31,
DESCRIPTION      1993       EXPENSES   OTHERS   DEDUCTIONS 1993
                                               
Allowance for 
doubtful 
accounts         $1,234     $1,141     $-----   $  799(A)  $1,576
                 ======     ======     ======   ======     ====== 
Accumulated 
amortization 
of goodwill      $8,730     $1,268     $-----   $-----     $9,998 
                 ======     ======     ======   ======     ======
  
                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
                                   Additions
                                            
                 BALANCE    CHARGED TO                     BALANCE
                 JANUARY 1, COSTS AND                      DECEMBER 31,
DESCRIPTION      1994       EXPENSES   OTHERS  DEDUCTIONS  1994
                                              
Allowance for
doubtful 
accounts         $1,576     $1,198     $-----   $1,109(A)  $1,665
                 ======     ======     ======   ======     ======
Accumulated 
amortization 
of goodwill      $9,998     $1,318     $-----   $7,772(B)  $3,544
                 ======     ======     ======   ======     ======
  
                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                   Additions
                                            
                 BALANCE    CHARGED TO                     BALANCE
                 JANUARY 1, COSTS AND                      DECEMBER 31,
DESCRIPTION      1995       EXPENSES   OTHERS  DEDUCTIONS  1995
                                              
Allowance for
doubtful 
accounts         $1,665     $2,476     $-----   $1,852(A)  $2,289
                 ======     ======     ======   ======     ======
Accumulated 
amortization 
of goodwill      $3,544     $ 355      $-----   $-----     $3,899
                 ======     ======     ======   ======     ======

(A) Write-off of bad debts, net of recoveries 
(B) Write-off of accumulated amortization of goodwill related to
    the write-down of goodwill in Raymond Engineering Inc.
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                KAMAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
               SCHEDULE IX -- SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
                      (Dollars in Thousands)

                    YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993
                                             
                                    Maximum     Average     Weighted
                                    Amount      Amount      Average
Category of               Weighted  Out-        Out-        Interest 
Aggregate       Balance   Average   standing    standing    Rate     
Short-Term      Dec. 31,  Interest  During the  During the  During
Borrowings      1993      Rate      Year        Year        the Year
- ----------      --------  --------  ----------  ----------  --------
                                                     
Notes Payable 
- -- Bank         $31,161     3.6%    $62,880     $43,158     3.5%
                ========  ========  =======     =======     ====
  
  
                    YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
                                             
                                    Maximum     Average     Weighted
                                    Amount      Amount      Average
Category of               Weighted  Out-        Out-        Interest 
Aggregate       Balance   Average   standing    standing    Rate
Short-Term      Dec. 31,  Interest  During the  During the  During
Borrowings      1994      Rate      Year        Year        the Year
- ----------      --------  --------  ----------  ----------  --------
                                                     
Notes Payable
- -- Bank         $52,659     5.9%    $81,053     $45,546     5.0%
                ========  ========  =======     =======     ====
  
                    YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                             
                                    Maximum     Average     Weighted
                                    Amount      Amount      Average
Category of               Weighted  Out-        Out-        Interest 
Aggregate       Balance   Average   standing    standing    Rate     
Short-Term      Dec. 31,  Interest  During the  During the  During
Borrowings      1995      Rate      Year        Year        the Year
- ----------      --------  --------  ----------  ----------  --------
  
Notes Payable 
- -- Bank         $62,851     6.2%    $88,587     $72,302     6.5% 
                ========  ========  =======     =======     ====
  

  
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                       KAMAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            Schedule X -- Supplemental Income Statement Information
                             (Dollars in Thousands)
  
  
  
  
                                               
                                                   Charged to Costs 
ITEM                                               and Expenses
- ----                                               ----------------
  
  
                                              
  
                    Year Ended December 31, 1993
  
                                                 
Maintenance and repairs                             $ 8,650
                                                    ======= 
                                                      
  
  
                    Year Ended December 31, 1994
  
                                                 
Maintenance and repairs                             $10,482
                                                    ======= 
                                                      
  
                    Year Ended December 31, 1995
  
  
  
Maintenance and repairs                             $ 7,864
                                                    ======= 
  
  

  
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets, preoperating 
costs and similar deferrals; taxes, other than payroll and income 
taxes; royalties and advertising costs were not included above 
since they were not of a significant amount.
  
  
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                        KAMAN CORPORATION
  
  
                     INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  
Exhibit 3a    The Amended and Restated                 by reference
              Certificate of Incorporation 
              of the Corporation, as amended,
              including the form of amendment
              designating the Corporation's
              Series 2 Preferred Stock has been
              filed as Exhibits 2.1 and 2.2 to the 
              Corporation's Form 8-A (Document 
              No. 0-1093 filed on September 27, 1993), 
              and is incorporated in this report 
              by reference.
  
Exhibit 3b    The By-Laws of the Corporation           by reference
              were filed as Exhibit 3(b) to
              the Corporation's Annual Report
              on Form 10-K for 1990 (Document
              No. 0-1093, filed with the
              Securities and Exchange Commission
              on March 14, 1991).
  
Exhibit 4a    Indenture between the Corporation        by reference
              and Manufacturers Hanover Trust
              Company, as Indenture Trustee,
              with respect to the
              Corporation's 6% Convertible
              Subordinated Debentures, has
              been filed as Exhibit 4.1 to
              Registration Statement No. 33 -
              11599 on Form S-2 of the
              Corporation filed with the
              Securities and Exchange
              Commission on January 29, 1987
              and is incorporated in this
              report by reference.
  
  
  
  
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Exhibit 4b    The Revolving Credit Agreements          by reference
              between the Corporation and The
              Shawmut Bank Connecticut, as
              agent, and between the Corporation
              and the Bank of Nova Scotia, as agent,
              both dated as of July 15, 1994
              were previously filed as Exhibits
              to the Corporation's Quarterly
              Report on Form 10-Q for the period
              ending June 30, 1994 (Document
              No. 0-1093 filed with the Securities
              and Exchange Commission on August 11,
              1994) and are incorporated in this 
              report by reference.
  
Exhibit 4c    The Revolving Credit Agreement           attached
              between the Corporation and The
              Bank of Nova Scotia and Fleet National
              Bank of Connecticut, as 
              Co-Administrative Agents, dated
              as of January 29, 1996.
  
Exhibit 4d    Deposit Agreement dated as of            by reference
              October 15, 1993 between the 
              Corporation and Chemical Bank as 
              Depositary and Holder of Depositary 
              Shares has been filed as 
              Exhibit (c)(1) to Schedule 13E-4 
              (Document No. 5-34114 filed with the 
              Securities and Exchange Commission 
              on September 15, 1993) and is 
              incorporated in this report by 
              reference.
  
Exhibit 4e    The Corporation is party to certain      by reference
              long-term debt obligations, such
              as real estate mortgages, copies
              of which it agrees to furnish to
              the Commission upon request.
  
  
  
  
  
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Exhibit 10a   The 1983 Stock Incentive Plan            by reference
              (formerly known as the 1983
              Stock Option Plan) has been
              filed as Exhibit 10b(iii) to the
              Corporation's Annual Report on
              Form 10-K for 1988 (Document No.
              0-1093 filed with the Securities
              and Exchange Commission on 
              March 22, 1989) and is incorporated 
              in this report by reference.
  
Exhibit 10b   The Kaman Corporation 1993 Stock         by reference 
              Incentive Plan has been filed as
              Exhibit 10(b) to the Corporation's
              Annual Report on Form 10-K for 1993
              (Document No. 0-1093 filed with the
              Securities and Exchange Commission on
              March 11, 1994) and is incorporated
              herein by reference.
  
Exhibit 10c   The Kaman Corporation Employees          by reference 
              Stock Purchase Plan as amended has
              been filed as Exhibit 10(c) to the
              Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K
              for 1993 (Document No. 0-1093 filed with 
              the Securities and Exchange Commission on
              March 11, 1994) and is incorporated
              herein by reference.
  
Exhibit 11    Statement regarding computation          Attached
              of per common share earnings.
  
Exhibit 13    Portions of the Corporation's            Attached
              1995 Annual Report to
              Shareholders as required by 
              Item 8.
  
Exhibit 21    Subsidiaries.                            Attached
  
Exhibit 23    Consent of Independent Auditors.         Attached
  
Exhibit 24    Power of attorney under which            Attached
              this report has been signed on
              behalf of certain Directors.
  
Exhibit 27    Financial Data Schedule                  Attached
  
  
  
  
  
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