Douglas

Also known as Douglas Aircraft Company

1921-1967 aerospace manufacturer in the United States

Key facts

Industry: Aerospace
Founded: July 22, 1921 ; 104 years ago ( 1921-07-22 )
Founder: Donald Douglas
Defunct: April 28, 1967 ; 59 years ago ( 1967-04-28 )
Fate: Merged with McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
Successor: McDonnell Douglas
Headquarters: Santa Monica, California , and Long Beach, California , U.S.
Key people: Bill Bridgeman LaVerne Ward Browne Carl Cover Ed Heinemann Ted R. Smith

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Research organization · ROR

Type: Company
Founded: 1921
Location: Long Beach, United States
Also known as: Douglas Aircraft, Douglas Aircraft Company
Status: Inactive

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ISNI 0000 0001 2174 7451

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Encyclopedic overview

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

History

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