Morrow Aircraft Corporation was American

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and

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manufacturing company in

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. It developed a process to build airplanes out of plastic impregnated wood.

History

Plans for a $65,000 plant at the yet-completed Municipal Airport, San Bernardino were announced in October 1940. By the dedication of the airport in December, construction had started on the facility. The plant was somewhat unique in that it was completely air conditioned. After originally facing a shortage of engineers, the company tripled its staff and moved to the new location in May 1941. The company received a certificate authorizing expansion a few weeks later. The was forced to sell its plant to the

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in February 1942 for $64,000. The following month, the company began removing its equipment to

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and the Tri-City Airport. Shortly thereafter, it announced plans to begin hiring women and begin building wooden pilots' seats. In 1943, it became the Morrow Aircraft-Ziebrach Joint Adventure.

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References

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External links

USC Library of Aeronautical History Morrow Aircraft scrapbook – Online Archive of California

Compression Tests of Stiffened Wooden Panels for Morrow Aircraft Corporation – Google Books

Shear Tests on Wooden Specimens for Morrow Aircraft Corporation – Google Books
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