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Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United States

  • Douglas Aircraft CompanyOn the 22nd of July 1921, Donald Wills Douglas Sr. established the Douglas Company in Santa Monica, California. This new entity emerged after the dissolution…
  • North American AviationOn the 6th of December 1928, Clement Melville Keys established North American Aviation as a holding company. It bought and sold interests in various airlines…
  • ConvairThe year 1943 marked a turning point in American aviation history when Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft joined forces to form the Convair…
  • Glenn L. Martin CompanyGlenn Luther Martin stood in Santa Ana, California on the 16th of August 1912. He opened a small workshop to build military training aircraft for the U.S.
  • GrummanLeroy Grumman and three former Loening Aircraft employees opened a small factory in Baldwin, New York on the 2nd of January 1930.