The fair weather and abundance of flat, open land also attracted the earliest aircraft producers.
Until the 1930s, most aircraft were built by hand, one at a time.
Donald Douglas, the founder of the Douglas Aircraft Company established his factory on an airfield by the ocean in Santa Monica.
The Lockheed Aircraft Company (see Lockheed Martin Corporation) was established in Hollywood, and North American Aviation (see Rockwell International Corporation) in Inglewood.
After the U.S. Congress authorized a massive defense buildup in 1940 and the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, these factories expanded enormously.
The companies established the Los Angeles region as the leader for many years in the engineering and production of aircraft and, later, aerospace equipment.
Until the 1930s, most aircraft were built by hand, one at a time.
Donald Douglas, the founder of the Douglas Aircraft Company established his factory on an airfield by the ocean in Santa Monica.
The Lockheed Aircraft Company (see Lockheed Martin Corporation) was established in Hollywood, and North American Aviation (see Rockwell International Corporation) in Inglewood.
After the U.S. Congress authorized a massive defense buildup in 1940 and the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, these factories expanded enormously.
The companies established the Los Angeles region as the leader for many years in the engineering and production of aircraft and, later, aerospace equipment.
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