Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  FRISBY JEFFRY D
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/23/2009		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TRIUMPH GROUP INC / [TGI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1550 LIBERTY RIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 100		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President & COO
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

WAYNE, PA 19087		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 1,957
D
 
Common Stock 1,853 (3)
D
 
Common Stock 2,865 (4)
D
 
Common Stock 4,538 (5)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 04/20/2011 Common Stock 6,436 $ 38.35 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 04/19/2012 Common Stock 2,317 $ 44.91 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 11/12/2013 common stock 3,045 $ 32.83 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 04/22/2015 Common Stock 5,900 $ 30.74 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
FRISBY JEFFRY D
1550 LIBERTY RIDGE DRIVE
SUITE 100
WAYNE, PA 19087		       President & COO  

Signatures

Jeffry Frisby 07/28/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The options vest in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of grant date.
(2) The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(3) Represents vesting of an award granted on June 22, 2007 under the Triumph Group, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. The performance component of the award provided for vesting upon attaintment of a specified earning per share target for fiscal year 2008, which vesting occcured on April 25, 2008. The shares received are subject to forfeiture restrictions in designated circumstances.
(4) Represents vesting of an award granted on April 24, 2008 under the Triumph Group, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. The performance component of the award provided for vesting upon attaintment of a specified earning per share target for fiscal year 2009, which vesting occcured on April 24, 2009. The shares received are subject to forfeiture restrictions in designated circumstances.
(5) Represents vesting of an award granted on April 20, 2006 under the Triumph Group, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. The performance component of the award provided for vesting upon attaintment of a specified earning per share target for fiscal year 2007, which vesting occcured on May 3, 2007. The shares received are subject to forfeiture restrictions in designated circumstances.

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