Douglas Aircraft Company
Organization
Biography
Existence: 22 Jul 1921-28 Apr 1967 as an independent company.
Existence: 28 Apr 1967-31 Jul 1997 as a division of McDonnell Douglas Corp.
On 1 Aug 1997, merged with Boeing Commercial Airplane Co.
Variants: Douglas Aircraft Co. // McDonnell Douglas Corporation. Douglas Aircraft Company
Successor: McDonnell Douglas Corporation [LCCN n 81039757]
Moody’s ind. manual, 1968, p. 2661 (McDonnell Douglas Corporation > incorporated in 1939 as McDonnell Aircraft Corp., name changed to McDonnell Co. in 1966, merged with Douglas Aircraft Co. in 1967 to form McDonnell Douglas Corporation; [McDonnell Co. & Douglas Aircraft Co. became divisions of the new corp.; McDonnell Co. seems to have changed its name to McDonnell Aircraft Company]
Functions
- Aircraft industry -- Date: 1921-07-22 - 1967-04-28 -- Date: 1967-04-29 - 1997-07-31
Topics
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Douglas DC-6B Lithograph Print (Alitalia Airlines night flight over Rio de Janeiro), Circa mid to late 1950s (possibly 1958)
Item — Cabinet East Art Storage, Bay / Shelf: 5.4
Identifier: 20240016
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Graphic (Poster/Print).Purpose: Sales and marketing.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Series: Douglas Aircraft Company DC-6 and DC-7 Airline printsScope: Full-color lithographic print from an original painting by artist George Akimoto (later Chief Illustrator at McDonnell Douglas). He was a longtime illustrator for Douglas Aircraft Company creating technical and promotional works. Work was likely done in the late...
Dates:
Circa mid to late 1950s (possibly 1958)
Douglas DC-7 Lithograph Print (National Airlines flight over Miami Beach, Florida), Circa mid to late 1950s (possibly 1958)
Item — Cabinet East Art Storage, Bay / Shelf: 5.4
Identifier: 20240017
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Graphic (Poster/Print).Purpose: Sales and marketing.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Series: Douglas Aircraft Company DC-6 and DC-7 Airline printsScope: Full-color lithographic print from an original painting by artist George Akimoto (later Chief Illustrator at McDonnell Douglas). He was a longtime illustrator for Douglas Aircraft Company creating technical and promotional works. Work was likely done in the late...
Dates:
Circa mid to late 1950s (possibly 1958)
Douglas DC-7B Lithograph Print (South African Airways flight over Johannesburg, South Africa), Circa mid to late 1950s (possibly 1958)
Item — Cabinet East Art Storage, Bay / Shelf: 5.4
Identifier: 20240018
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Graphic (Poster/Print).Purpose: Sales and marketing.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Series: Douglas Aircraft Company DC-6 and DC-7 Airline printsScope: Full-color lithographic print from an original painting by an unknown artist. Artist signed the painting, however we have yet to decipher the signature (possibly R.G. Smith, Neal Jacobe, William Carr or Keith Meininger). Work was likely done in the late 1950s, as...
Dates:
Circa mid to late 1950s (possibly 1958)
"The New Douglas DC-6C Convertible Combination Cargo Coach" [Sales pamphlet], 1958
Item — Box TB.S2.002, Folder: TF.S2.B.0002
Identifier: 20220203.01
Scope and Contents
TBD
Dates:
Publication: 1958