Today we explore the origins of the Douglas Aircraft company.
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 Hear With Wings)

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Sources:
Francillon.R.J (1979), McDonnel Douglas Aircraft Since 1920: Volume I.
Morrison.W.H (1991). Donald W. Douglas, a Heart with Wings.

00:00:00 Intro
00:02:06 Donald W. Douglas Sr.
00:07:51 The Davis-Douglas 'Cloudster'
00:13:25 The Douglas Company Is Formed
00:14:18 The Cloudster Story Continued
00:18:17 The Douglas Torpedo Bomber
00:28:43 The Douglas World Cruiser
00:39:16 The Douglas O-2 Observation Planes
00:47:09 The Douglas Mail Planes
00:49:31 Observation Planes (Continues)
00:51:37 Attempts At Civil Aircraft
00:56:03 Douglas C-1 Transport
00:58:22 The Douglas Aircraft Company Is Formed