Douglas Aircraft Company

Douglas Aircraft Company
IndustryAerospace
FoundedJuly 22, 1921 (1921-07-22)
FounderDonald Douglas
DefunctApril 28, 1967 (1967-04-28)
FateMerged with McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
SuccessorMcDonnell Douglas
HeadquartersSanta Monica, California, Long Beach, California, U.S.
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The Douglas Aircraft Company was an American aerospace and defense company based in Southern California. Founded in 1921 by Donald Wills Douglas Sr., it merged with McDonnell Aircraft in 1967 to form McDonnell Douglas, where it operated as a division. McDonnell Douglas merged with Boeing in 1997.