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Donald Wills Douglas Jr. (July 3, 1917 – October 3, 2004) was an American industrialist and sportsman who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics, the Transpacific Yacht Race, and in equestrian dressage competitions.
Feb 17, 2022 · Earlier this week, we covered how Donald W. Douglas Sr. formed the Douglas Aircraft Company in the 1920s after going it alone following a failed program. While the entrepreneur founded and grew the legendary firm into a household name, his son ascended to the top to steer the company into a new era.
Douglas, Donald Wills, Jr. ( b. 3 July 1917 in Washington, D.C.; d. 3 October 2004 in Hemet, California), head of the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1958 until its merger with the McDonnell Company in 1967 who oversaw the introduction of the DC-8 and DC-9 passenger jets and then became a pioneer in the development of large, mixed-use commercial ...
Oct 3, 2004 · When he became head of Douglas Aircraft Corporation in the late 1950s, Donald Douglas bore one of the most famous names in early aviation. But at his death at 87, there is no Douglas in the business - his old company has disappeared into the Boeing corporation.
Donald W. Douglas Jr. followed in his father's footsteps by joining Douglas Aircraft as an engineer in 1939 and was the company's president when it merged with McDonnell in 1967. He then served as senior vice president at McDonnell-Douglas until his retirement in 1974.
DONALD WILLS DOUGLAS, aviation pioneer, founder of Douglas Aircraft Company, died on February 1, 1981, in Palm Springs, California. His leadership in the aviation/aerospace industry for more than fifty years contributed greatly to development of the world's air transport system and to the exploration of space.
Donald Wills Douglas Jr. (July 3, 1917 – October 3, 2004) was an American industrialist and sportsman who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics, the Transpacific Yacht Race, and in equestrian dressage competitions.
