Exhibit 24(a)



POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned, Textron Inc. ("Textron"), a Delaware corporation, and the 
undersigned directors and officers of Textron, do hereby constitute and
appoint Thomas D. Soutter, Arnold M. Friedman, Michael D. Cahn and W.
Robert Kemp, and each of them, with full powers of substitution, their true 
and lawful attorneys and agents to do or cause to be done any and all acts 
and things and to execute and deliver any and all instruments and documents
which said attorneys and agents, or any of them
may deem necessary or advisable in order to enable Textron to comply with 
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any requirements of the 
Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the Registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the 
offering of up to 1,000,000 shares of Textron's Common Stock pursuant to 
the Paul Revere Savings Plan, including specifically, but without
limitation, power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned
directors and officers in the capacities indicated below and to sign the
names of such officers on behalf of Textron to the Registration Statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of such 
offering of common stock, to any and all amendments to such Registration 
Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to any instruments or 
documents or other writings of which the original or copies thereof are to
be filed as a part of or in connection with such Registration Statement or 
amendments thereto, and to file or cause to be filed the 
same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and each of the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that such attorneys and agents, and each
of them, shall do or cause to be done hereunder, and such attorneys and 
agents, and each of them, shall have, and may exercise, all of the powers 
hereby conferred.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Textron has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed
 and delivered in its name and on its behalf by the undersigned duly
authorized officer and its corporate seal affixed, and each of the
undersigned has signed his or her name hereto, on this 27th day of July, 1994.

TEXTRON INC.

By   /s/ James F. Hardymon
     James F. Hardymon
     Chairman 
     and Chief Executive Officer
        
ATTEST:

/s/ Karen A. Quinn-Quintin
Karen A. Quinn-Quintin
Secretary


TEXTRON BOARD MEMBERS


/s/ James F. Hardymon                  /s/ Sam F. Segnar
James F. Hardymon                      Sam F. Segnar
Chairman                               Director
and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
Director

/s/ Lewis B. Campbell                 /s/ Jean Head Sisco
Lewis B. Campbell                     Jean Head Sisco
President                             Director
and Chief Operating Officer
Director

/s/ H. Jesse Arnelle                  /s/ John W. Snow
H. Jesse Arnelle                      John W. Snow
Director                              Director

/s/ R. Stuart Dickson                 /s/ Martin D. Walker
R. Stuart Dickson                     Martin D. Walker
Director                              Director

/s/ Beverly F. Dolan                  
Beverly F. Dolan                      Thomas B. Wheeler
Director                              Director

/s/ Webb C. Hayes, III                /s/ Richard A. McWhirter
Webb C. Hayes, III                    Richard A. McWhirter
Director                              Executive Vice President
                                      and Chief Financial Officer
                                      (principal financial Officer)

/s/ John D. Macomber                  /s/ William P. Janovitz
John D. Macomber                      William P. Janovitz
Director                              Vice President and Controller
                                      (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Barbara Scott Preiskel
Barbara Scott Preiskel
Director