McDonnell Aircraft Corporation

McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
IndustryAerospace
FoundedJuly 6, 1939 (1939-07-06)
FounderJames Smith McDonnell
DefunctApril 28, 1967 (1967-04-28)
FateMerged with Douglas Aircraft Company
SuccessorMcDonnell Douglas
Headquarters,
United States of America
Key people

The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation was an American aerospace manufacturer based in St. Louis, Missouri. The company was founded on July 6, 1939, by James Smith McDonnell, and was best known for its military fighters, including the F-4 Phantom II, and crewed spacecraft including the Mercury capsule and Gemini capsule. McDonnell Aircraft later merged with the Douglas Aircraft Company to form McDonnell Douglas in 1967.

  1. ^ McDonnell Douglas Logo History, McDonnell Douglas, archived from the original on 5 June 1997, retrieved 29 November 2020

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