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EXHIBIT 23.5
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We have issued our report dated August 18, 1999, accompanying the
consolidated financial statements of ERDA, Inc. and Subsidiary for each of the
two years in the period ended June 30, 1999 included in the DeCrane Aircraft
Holdings, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K/A (Amendment No. 1) dated June 30,
2000. We consent to the incorporation by reference of the aforementioned report
in the Registration Statement of DeCrane Aircraft Holdings, Inc. on Form S-3 and
to the use of our name as it appears under the caption "Experts."
GRANT THORNTON LLP
Appleton, Wisconsin
August 8, 2000
