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  1. The Douglas Aircraft Company was an American aerospace and defense company based in Southern California. It was founded in 1921 by Donald Wills Douglas Sr. and later merged with McDonnell Aircraft in 1967 to form McDonnell Douglas ; it then operated as a division of McDonnell Douglas.

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  3. Douglas Aircraft Company - Wikipedia

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    The Douglas Aircraft Company was an American aerospace and defense company based in Southern California. It was founded in 1921 by Donald Wills Douglas Sr. and later merged with McDonnell Aircraft in 1967 to form McDonnell Douglas ; it then operated as a division of McDonnell Douglas.

  4. McDonnell Douglas Corporation | American company | Britannica

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    McDonnell Douglas Corporation, former aerospace company that was a major U.S. producer of jet fighters, commercial aircraft, and space vehicles. McDonnell Douglas was formed in the 1967 merger of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, founded in 1939, and the Douglas Aircraft Company, established in 1921.

  5. Douglas Aircraft Company | American company | Britannica

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    Douglas Aircraft originated in 1921, when the American aircraft designer Donald Douglas established Douglas Company as a successor to a company he had cofounded the previous year. Douglas Company built its early reputation with the World Cruiser, a…. Read More. In McDonnell Douglas Corporation.

  6. Douglas Aircraft Company | Archives Public Interface

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    Abstract The Douglas Aircraft Company was a pioneer in early aviation and is best known for its DC-3 transport aircraft. The Douglas Aircraft Company Records contain administrative, financial, and legal records relating to the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1921-1945.

  7. Remembering The Douglas Aircraft Company: The Company That ...

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    On July 22 1921, Douglas would establish the Douglas Aircraft Company in Santa Monica, California. To begin with, the company would continue to work on the Douglas Cloudster, trying to modify it to complete its intended purpose of flying coast to coast non-stop.

  8. List of Douglas Aircraft Company Airplanes and Aircrafts - Ranker

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    List of all Douglas Aircraft Company airplanes and aircraft types, with images, specs, and other information. These active and retired Douglas Aircraft Company planes are listed in alphabetical order, but if you're looking for a particular aircraft you can look for it using the "search" bar.

  9. The Rise and Fall of McDonnell Douglas - Simple Flying

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    The Douglas Aircraft Company was formed in 1921 and was a major contributor to US aviation's early development. This included the first aerial circumnavigation of the world in 1924, using a Douglas World Cruiser aircraft. Douglas was a major military aircraft supplier during the Second World War and developed the series of DC commercial aircraft.

  10. McDonnell Douglas - Wikipedia

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    McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturing corporation and defense contractor, formed by the merger of McDonnell Aircraft and the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1967. Between then and its own merger with Boeing in 1997, it produced well-known commercial and military aircraft, such as the DC-10 and the MD-80 airliners, the F-15 ...

  11. The Merger Of McDonnell Douglas And Boeing - A History

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    In 1967, Douglas Aircraft Company and the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. Douglas aircraft were popular following World War II, with strong demand for the DC-8 and DC-9. However, the company saw challenges when it came to increasing output.

  12. How the Douglas Aircraft Company Created the DC-3, Part 2

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    The Douglas Aircraft Company was a pioneer in early aviation and produced a number of different aircraft. However, it is best known for its DC-3, among the most important aircraft ever built....