The Spirit of Santa Monica
Between 1920 and 1975, Donald Douglas’ company—and a southern California city—helped shape aviation history.
- By The Editors
- Air & Space magazine, April 2012
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Courtesy Bill Wasserzieher
Bill Wasserzieher, author of Douglas: The Santa Monica Years, worked for the company's media relations department, and "regularly got lost in the Douglas archives whenever I had free time." While researching his book, he read old news clips, leafed through correspondence with legendary aviation figures, and talked to veterans of the days when Douglas airplanes dominated air travel. "I felt a need to help preserve the Douglas name," he told us by email, "and all the company accomplished. Hence, this book."
Donald Douglas (second from left) in front of a Douglas M-3 mail plane on May 7, 1926.
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I'm a Mexican aviation fanatic, and one of the personalities ive allways deeply admired is Mr D. Douglas along with Mr Boeing, Mr. Cessna, Mr. Beechcraft, Mr. Lear, to name a few American giants that changed the aviation world and inspired me to live a life amid airplanes. I'm retired now, but still loving airplanes and anything related to them. Regards.
Posted by Jose Antonio Rangel Landeos on June 15,2012 | 06:46 PM