Today, in this extended video, we explore the history of the Douglas Aircraft Company.
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Recommended reading:
https://amzn.to/3LpaCG9 (McDonnell Douglas Aircraft since 1920, Vol I)
https://amzn.to/3Lp7Mkx (McDonnell Douglas Aircraft since 1920, Vol II)
https://amzn.to/44PGz1h (Honest Vision: The Donald Douglas Story)
https://amzn.to/44QnmN0 (Doland W. Douglas: A Heart With Wings)
0:00 Intro
00:02:05 Donald W. Douglas Sr.
00:07:54 Douglas's First Aircraft
00:19:33 The Douglas Torpedo Bomber
00:29:59 The Douglas World Cruisers
00:41:07 Early Military Observation Planes
01:00:13 First Twin-Engine Designs
01:08:14 The Douglas Aircraft Company Is Born
01:12:27 The Douglas Dolphin Flying Boat
01:18:48 Early Monoplane Designs
01:21:45 The Douglas DC-1 & DC-2
01:42:08 The Douglas DC-3
01:50:57 The El Segundo Division
01:54:24 Donald Douglas & His Son
01:57:03 The Douglas DC4-E & DC-4
02:04:50 Douglas Aircraft in WW2
02:16:29 Postwar Challenges
02:19:38 Douglas A-1 Skyraider
02:21:54 Douglas DC-6
02:34:10 Experimental Military Jets
02:40:48 Donald Douglas Jr Gets Involved
02:41:18 Douglas F3D Skynight
02:43:31 Missile & Rocket Development
02:46:24 1950s Military Projects
02:49:27 Recipe For Douglas's Downfall
02:51:38 Douglas DC-7
02:56:37 Douglas DC-8
03:03:07 Don Jr Takes The Helm
03:07:17 Financial Problems Begin
03:11:51 Douglas DC-9 & DC-8 'Super Sixties'
03:14:51 The Financial Collapse of Douglas Aircraft