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Donald Douglas

Also Known As Donald Wills Douglas Sr.
Aviation Industrialists and Engineers

American aircraft industrialist and engineer who founded the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1921; the firm's DC-3 airliner became one of the most influential transport aircraft in aviation history, and the company later merged with McDonnell Aircraft in 1967 to form McDonnell Douglas. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1892 1
Death Year
1981 1
Nationality
American 1
Connections

Followed By

Joe Sutter, Figures

Operates

Douglas Aircraft Company, Networks and Operators

Founded the company in 1921.

Source Wikipedia: Donald Douglas

Preceded By

William Boeing, Figures
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Nationality

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Donald DouglasLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Donald Wills Douglas Sr. (April 6, 1892 – February 1, 1981) was an American aircraft industrialist and engineer.
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1. Wikipedia: Donald Douglas
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    He founded the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1921 (the company later merged with McDonnell Aircraft to form McDonnell Douglas Corporation, which merged with Boeing in 1997).
  • Lead section (full name)
    Donald Wills Douglas Sr. (April 6, 1892
  • In Group: Aviation Entrepreneurs and Industrialists, Lead sentence
    Donald Wills Douglas Sr. (April 6, 1892, February 1, 1981) was an American aircraft industrialist and engineer.
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