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Donald Wills Douglas



Donald Wills Douglas

Donald Wills Douglas
DONALD WILLS DOUGLAS
Pioneer in Design and Construction of
Commercial Aircraft
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. April 6, 1892. Began his aviation career as engineer for Glen L. Martin Company. Established Douglas Aircraft Company, 1920. Designed and built first airplane to circumnavigate the earth, followed by a continuing line of civil and military aircraft to this day ... Including the legendary DC-3, the C-47 of World War II fame of which 10,926 were delivered. From his inspired genius have come the great civil transports, the DC-4, DC-6, DC-7 and the DC-8, 9 and 10 jets which have made air travel a vital part of society.



Elected to the International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1967