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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


An Eastern Air Lines DC-2, soon to be part of ‘The Great Silver Fleet,’ awaits delivery in November 1935.


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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.

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