Donald Wills Douglas, Sr.
@donaldsr
American aeroplanes designer and businessman (1892–1981)
Building Douglas as Founder · United States
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1892–1981
- Educated at
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology · United States Naval Academy
About
Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. (1892–1981) was an entrepreneur and aircraft pilot. They were born in Brooklyn. They studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
In context
Douglas was founded in 1921 and closed in 1967, after 46 years. Among the 21 other aerospace industry companies founded in the 1920s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 31 years, so this one outlasted most of them.
Named alongside
- James McDonnellFounder
Contribution
Donald's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.