The Douglas Aircraft Company was an early American aerospace and defense company that was based in Southern California. The company was founded in 1921 by Donald Wills Douglas Sr. In its early days, ...

The McDonnell Douglas DC-8 stands as a pivotal icon in the annals of aviation history, marking the dawn of the commercial jet age in the United States. Developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company, which ...

Hundreds of different passenger airliners have gone into service in the last century-plus. Only a handful went on to be remembered in any substantial way. But the Douglas DC-7 sure did, if not always ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. First flown in 1935, the Douglas DC-3 ...

Perhaps the most important aircraft in the history of commercial aviation was the Douglas DC-3. This year will mark the 90 th anniversary of the first commercial flight of the DC-3. On June 25, 1936, ...