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| Donald Wills Douglas entered the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis where he spent much of his time building and testing model airplanes.
Douglas' family, fellow midshipmen and professors thought his interest in aviation would pass. They were very surprised when he left the Naval Academy in 1912, before he graduated, to look for work in aeronautical engineering. He held several engineering jobs. In 1920, he and millionaire sportsman David R. Davis formed the Davis-Douglas Company to build to build an airplane to make the first nonstop, coast-to-coast flight. This resulted in the Cloudster. Donald douglas airplane builder videosIt did not meet its goal, but did become the first aircraft to lift a useful load exceeding its own weight. It ultimately became the flagship of Claude Ryan's San Diego-to-Los Angeles airline. Davis lost interest and sold out to Douglas, who incorporated The Douglas Company in July 1921. He finally landed his own Navy cont |