When did Douglas Aircraft become a company?

…1967 through the merger of Douglas Aircraft Company with McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. Douglas Aircraft originated in 1921, when the American aircraft designer Donald Douglas established Douglas Company as a successor to a company he had cofounded the previous year. Douglas Company built its early reputation with the World Cruiser, a…

How did Douglas Aircraft develop?

The Douglas Aircraft Company was formed in 1921 and was a major contributor to US aviation's early development. This included the first aerial circumnavigation of the world in 1924, using a Douglas World Cruiser aircraft. Douglas was a major military aircraft supplier during the Second World War and developed the series of DC commercial aircraft.

What type of aircraft did Douglas make?

In 1934, Douglas produced a commercial twin-engined transport plane, the Douglas DC-2, followed by the famous DC-3 in 1936. The wide range of aircraft produced by Douglas included airliners, light and medium bombers, fighter aircraft, transports, reconnaissance aircraft, and experimental aircraft.