Douglas Aircraft Company began development of the Douglas Commercial Series with the DC-1 and the DC-2 prior to evolving the model into the DC-3—which would arguably become the greatest airplane ...

On July 1, 1933, the Douglas DC-1 made its first flight, launching the iconic DC series and paving the way for the revolutionary DC-3 in commercial aviation history.

McDonnell Douglas was birthed in 1967 from a merger between the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and the Douglas Aircraft Company, two companies that had been active since 1939 and 1921, respectively.

India Peters was one of many 'Rosie the Riveter' WWII factory workers. Now, at 106, she's looking back on her life.

During 1966, says President Donald Douglas Jr., “the company’s earnings, if any, will be nominal.” For the first half of Douglas’ 1966 fiscal year, through May, profits have been nominal ...

The DC-3 was developed by Douglas Aircraft Company in the early 1930s. Boeing's 247 was really the only option for commercial flight at the time, first flown by United Air Lines in 1933, and was ...

The Douglas Aircraft company has rolled out the first DC-3 commercial passenger aircraft – a revolutionary, two-engine, all metal, low-wing aircraft that would soon dominate commercial aviation.

Douglas Aircraft Company Physical Description Low-wing, swept-back monoplane (33 degrees); carrier- and land-based, single-seat, lightweight attack bomber; USN / USMC. Summary In 1959, the A-4C went ...

B y the late 1930s, the Douglas Aircraft Company of Santa Monica, California had firmly established itself as a world leader ...