McDonnell Aircraft and Douglas Aircraft Merge
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Economics, Aviation, Space Exploration
- Subcategories: Business, Industry, Manufacturing, Factories, Aircraft, Airplanes, Transportation
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Missouri
- Date: April 28, 1967
Article abstract: Douglas Aircraft Company, a civil aviation giant, joined a manufacturer of primarily military aircraft to become one of the nation’s largest aerospace companies.
Summary of Event
Douglas Aircraft Company had just emerged from a decade of success in the mid-1960’s. It maintained the leading position as supplier of commercial transport planes to airlines. Its DC-7 was capable of flying across the North American continent nonstop, and it could cross the oceans nonstop as well. Douglas pioneered the DC-8 and DC-9 jet passenger aircraft...
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