Today we complete our exploration of the history 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 & Volume II.
Morrison.W.H (1991). Donald W. Douglas, a Heart with Wings.
Filucci.J.B (2018), Honest Vision: The Donald Douglas Story.
Time Magazine, various articles, 1940-1952.

0:00 Intro
1:10 The Post-War Slump
6:43 DC-3 Super & DC-6
18:27 Experimental Jet Aircraft & Rocketry
27:24 Korean War Revival
30:49 Trouble Brewing, And The DC-7
37:36 Douglas DC-8 vs Boeing 707
44:40 Douglas Jr Takes Over
52:51 Douglas DC-9
55:56 The Collapse Of The Company
01:03:19 Reflections