McDonnell Douglas: Douglas Aircraft 1920-1997, Revised

by René J. Francillon

When first published in 1979, this reference was acclaimed as an important contribution to aviation history and one of the most comprehensive of all of the Putnam manufacturing series. Now completely revised. this first volume of the two-volume series covers Douglas aircraft from their beginnings in1920s Los Angeles up to the merger with the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in 1967. Among the aircraft discussed are the first Douglas transport, the Cloudster; the world cruisers that made the first flights around the earth; the DC-1, DC-2, and DC-3; and such World War II combatants as the SBD Dauntless dive bombers and the Devastator and Boston series. Postwar jet aircraft included are the DC-8, DC-9, and DC-10 and the Skyray, Skyhawk, and Skylancer. 270 photographs. 85 line drawings. 8 x 101/2 inches.

368 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988