Douglas Aircraft Company Ad and Poster Collection: The Douglas Aircraft Company was an American aerospace manufacturer based in Southern California. It was founded in 1921 by Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. and later merged with McDonnell Aircraft in 1967 to form McDonnell Douglas. Douglas Aircraft Company largely operated as a division of McDonnell Douglas (MD) after the merger. MD later merged with Boeing in 1997. (Wikipedia)
Douglas Ad and Poster Collection:
1940’s Ads and Posters:
1941 Douglas Wings Protect Our Islands Paradise And Speed Its Communications. Hawaiian Airlines Goes Douglas
1944 They Packed The Attack… Douglas Aircraft Company
1945 War Tested For Postwar Dependability. Douglas DC-6
1947 Milk … new weapon of Democracy! Douglas Serving Mankind Around The World
1950’s Ads and Posters:
1950 Dorothy Kilgallen says. ‘For business or pleasure… I fly DC-6!’ Douglas
1952 The shape that helps cut aircraft free from an invisible hitching post – designed by Douglas
1952 ‘Faraway’ Fun that flying makes possible! Douglas
1952 The time you save can buy your ticket. It pays to go by Air! Douglas
1952 To talk ‘plane language’ by electronics faster and more accurately – new Douglas Aircraft Computers
1953 On most of the world’s leading airlines it’s ‘Queen of the fleet’ Douglas DC-6
1954 Which tail identifies America’s fastest airliner. Douglas
1955 Biggest Air Force transport needs no modification to switch from logistic to tactical operations – the Douglas Globemaster
1955 Opportunity unlimited for progressive young me… with the United States Air Force. Douglas
1956 35 ton bomber gets carrier shakedown. Depend of Douglas. First in Aviation
1956 Compact carrier-based A-bomber proves jet mechanic’s dream. Depend on Douglas. First in Aviation
1956 Rush service to the top of the world!. Depend on Douglas. First in Aviation
1956 Sprints from deck to stratosphere. Depend of Douglas. First in Aviation
1956 Candid cameraman shoots at 600 m.p.h. Depend on Douglas. First in Aviation
1959 The fastest way to get there is to Fly… the finest way to fly is by Douglas
1959 The fastest way to get there is to Fly…the finest way to fly is by Douglas
1959 The fastest way to get there is to Fly…the finest way to fly is by Douglas
1960’s Ads and Posters:
1960 Douglas DC-8. Engineers call it… (and so will you!) ‘The world’s most advanced jetliner!’
1965 Suddenly a thousand more cities have jet airports. Douglas DC-9
1966 Fly the quick & quiet jets. Douglas DC-8 or DC-9. The Douglas Royal Family of Jets
