Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. built a plant in 1922 at Clover Field (Santa Monica Airport) for the Douglas Aircraft Company. In 1924, four Douglas-built planes took off from Clover Field to attempt the first aerial circumnavigation of the world. Two planes made it back, after having covered 27,553 miles (44,342 km) in 175 days, and were greeted on their return September 23, 1924, by a crowd of 200,000 (generously estimated). The Douglas Company (later McDonnell Douglas) kept facilities in the city until the 1960s. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who built a plant in Clover field? ANS1 Donald Wills Douglas, Sr QSN2 What company was the structure at Clover Field for? ANS2 Douglas Aircraft QSN3 What did Clover Field built airplanes attempt the first of? ANS3 aerial circumnavigation of the world QSN4 The Douglas Company had facilities in Santa Monica through what decade? ANS4 1960s QSN5 How Many Planes returned from the circumnavigation in 1924? ANS5 Two