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    <periodOfReport>2007-04-02</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>BREEZE-EASTERN CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>BZC</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>GOLDSMITH &amp; HARRIS INC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>80 PINE ST</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>GOLDSMITH PHILIP W</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O GOLDSMITH &amp; HARRIS INC</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>HARRIS JAY R</rptOwnerName>
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                    <value>By Goldsmith &amp; Harris Asset Management LLC</value>
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                    <value>By owner of Goldsmith &amp; Harris Asset Management LLC</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>6000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F11"/>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By family releated accounts</value>
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        </nonDerivativeHolding>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">As described in the Schedule 13D (the &quot;13D&quot;) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Reporting Persons,
 among others, on April 2, 2007, with respect to shares of the common stock, $0.01 par value per share (&quot;Common Stock&quot;) of
 Breeze-Eastern Corporation (the &quot;Issuer&quot;), Goldsmith &amp; Harris Incorporated (&quot;G&amp;H&quot;), Terrier Partners LP (&quot;Terrier&quot;) and
 Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P., (&quot;Wynnefield&quot;) (Terrier and Wynnefield being referred to herein as the
 &quot;Non-Affiliated Entities&quot;), on their behalf and on behalf of their affiliates, entered into an agreement as of April 2, 2007
 (the &quot;Agreement&quot;), which agreement is more fully described in the 13D.  By reason of the execution of the Agreement, G&amp;H and
 the Non-Affiliates may be deemed to be members of a group (&quot;Group&quot;) within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b) promulgated under (continued at footnote 2)</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">(continued from footnote 1) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with regard to their respective interests in equity securities of the Issuer.  None of the members of the Group purchased any additional securities in connection with the Agreement.  As more fully reported on a Schedule 13D filed by the Group, the Group collectively beneficially owns greater than 10% of the Issuer's Common Stock.  The amount of the Issuer's securities held by the Reporting Persons as reported herein does not include the holdings of any of the Non-Affiliated Entities.  Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims any pecuniary interest in the Issuer's securities beneficially owned by the Non-Affiliated Entities.  The Non-Affiliated Entities disclaim any pecuniary interest in the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These shares of Common Stock are owned solely by G&amp;H.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">These shares of Common Stock are owned solely by Mr. Philip W. Goldsmith.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">These shares of Common Stock are owned solely by Mr. Jay R. Harris.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">These shares of Common Stock are owned solely by Goldsmith &amp; Harris Capital Appreciation LLC (&quot;GHCA&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Goldsmith &amp; Harris Asset Management LLC (&quot;GHAM&quot;), as the registered investment adviser of GHCA, has an indirect beneficial
 ownership in the shares of Common Stock held by GHCA.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">Mr. Goldsmith, as owner of GHAM has an indirect beneficial ownership in the shares of Common Stock held by GHCA.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">Mr. Harris, as owner of GHAM has an indirect beneficial ownership in the shares of Common Stock held by GHCA.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">Mr. Armand B. Erpf, as owner of GHAM has an indirect beneficial ownership in the shares of Common Stock held by GHCA.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">Mr. Goldsmith is the indirect beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock held through family related accounts.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>GOLDMSITH &amp; HARRIS INC. By:/s/Philip W. Goldsmith, Chairman</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-04-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Philip W. Goldsmith</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-04-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Jay R. Harris</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-04-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Armand B. Erpf</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-04-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>GOLDMSITH &amp; HARRIS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC  By:/s/Philip W. Goldsmith, Managing Director</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-04-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>GOLDMSITH &amp; HARRIS CAPITAL APPRECIATION LLC  By:/s/Philip W. Goldsmith</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-04-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
