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The Douglas Aircraft Company was an American aerospace company founded in 1921 by Donald Wills Douglas Sr. It manufactured the Douglas DC-3, the propeller airliner that had a lasting effect on the airline industry from the 1930s through the Second World War, before merging 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/

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Founded Year
1921 1
Significance
An American aerospace company that manufactured the Douglas DC-3, the propeller airliner that had a lasting effect on the airline industry from the 1930s through the Second World War. 1
Headquarters
Santa Monica and Long Beach, California 1
Merged Into
McDonnell Douglas Corporation (1967 merger with McDonnell Aircraft) 1
Dissolved Year
1967 1
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Donald Douglas, Figures

Founded the company in 1921.

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  • Introduction
    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.
  • Infobox, headquarters
    Headquarters: Santa Monica, California, and Long Beach, California, U.S.
  • History section, Mergers subsection
    On April 28, 1967, after almost four years of merger talks, the two companies merged as McDonnell Douglas Corporation.
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