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Douglas
Aircraft Co
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The
Company |
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First
Flight |
Model |
Military
Number |
Name |
| 1931 |
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O-38 |
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| 1935 |
DC-3 |
C-47/R4D |
Skytrain |
| 1935 |
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B-18 |
Bolo |
| 1939 |
8A |
A-33 |
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| 1939 |
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B-23 |
Dragon |
| 1939 |
DB-7 |
A-20 |
Havoc |
| 1940 |
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SBD |
Dauntless |
| 1942 |
DC-4 |
C-54/R5D |
Skymaster |
| 1944 |
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A-26 |
Invader |
| 1945 |
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AD-1 |
Skyraider |
| 1946 |
DC-6 |
C-118 |
Liftmaster |
| 1946 |
D-558 |
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Skyrocket |
| 1948 |
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F3D |
Skyknight |
| 1949 |
DC-3S |
C-117 |
Skytrain |
| 1949 |
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C-124 |
Globemaster II |
| 1951 |
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F4D |
Skyray |
| 1952 |
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X-3 |
Stiletto |
| 1953 |
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A-3 |
Skywarrior |
| 1954 |
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B-66 |
Destroyer |
| 1954 |
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A-4 |
Skyhawk |
| 1956 |
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C-133 |
Cargomaster |
| 1958 |
DC-8 |
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| 1965 |
DC-9 |
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Donald
Douglas got his start in aviation working for the Glenn L. Martin
Co. in 1915. With David Davis, he formed the Davis-Douglas
Company in 1920. A year later, The Douglas Company
was incorporated.
The company received world-wide recognition when the U.S. Army used
the Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) for the first flight around the world in 1924.
In 1925, the company's name was changed to the Douglas Aircraft
Company.
Perhaps the best know Douglas product is the DC-3
airliner, first flown in 1935. Douglas continued after World
War II with a dominant series of commercial aircraft.
Douglas Aircraft was acquired by McDonnell in 1967
to form McDonnell Douglas. |
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Related
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 | Boeing
(Boeing has an
excellent history section for Boeing, North American, McDonnell
and Douglas) |
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page updated 11 December 2005
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