POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all persons by these presents, that the
undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Richard C. Ill,
John B. Wright, II and James H. Decker, and
each of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-
in-fact, to:

1.	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as a director or an officer of
Triumph Group, Inc. ( the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5,
and any amendments thereto, in accordance with Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules thereunder;
2.	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to
complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, or any
amendment thereto, and timely file such form with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
stock exchange or similar authority; and
3.	take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best
interest of, or legally required by or of, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed by such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact
may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-
in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or
proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or
such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of
attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-
fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming,
any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules thereunder.

This power of attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file
Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to each of the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of
October, 2008.


/s/  Joseph Silvestri
Signature

Joseph Silvestri
Name