Scott Air Force Base in St. Clair County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Donald W. Douglas
(1892 - 1981)
Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame Inductee - 1990
Photographed by Thomas Smith, October 5, 2021
1. Donald W. Douglas Marker
Inscription.
Donald W. Douglas. Engineer, visionary, and entrepreneur, his aircraft design revolutionized commercial and military air transport. While the Douglas DC-3 and DC-4 passenger carriers became the C-47 and C-54, the workhorse transports of World War II. It was his C-142 that provided military air transport service and later Military Airlift Command with the first aircraft designed specifically for strategic military airlift with its ease of loading heavy lift capacity and trans-ocean delivery capability, the C-124 made its mark during the Korean War. The Douglas Aircraft Military legacy lives on in the McDonnell Douglas designed, Boeing built C-17 Globemaster III.
Engineer, visionary, and entrepreneur, his aircraft design revolutionized commercial and military air transport. While the Douglas DC-3 and DC-4 passenger carriers became the C-47 and C-54, the workhorse transports of World War II. It was his C-142 that provided military air transport service and later Military Airlift Command with the first aircraft designed specifically for strategic military airlift with its ease of loading heavy lift capacity and trans-ocean delivery capability, the C-124 made its mark during the Korean War. The Douglas Aircraft Military legacy lives on in the McDonnell Douglas designed, Boeing built C-17 Globemaster III.
Erected 1990 by Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Korean.
Location. 38° 32.412′ N, 89° 51.808′ W. Marker is in Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, in St. Clair County. It is on Main Street just east of Symington Drive, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Heritage Dr, Scott Air Force Base IL 62225, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Air Refueling (a few steps from this marker); Pioneers of Aerial Refueling (a few steps from
Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 359 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
