Douglas Aircraft Company
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Nov 1, 2026
Andrew BasiagoGUEST
They even use the word contact.
Andrew BasiagoGUEST
And then, of course, the Nordics are the group that Bill Tompkins, formerly of Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica, identified as the species that helped the Allies win World War II.
Andrew BasiagoGUEST
that some reptilian species, possibly from the draconian star system, was helping the Axis powers, but the Nordics helped the Allies win the war.
Andrew BasiagoGUEST
So we know that the U.S. government was aware of the E.T. situation in sort of a focused and sharp way during World War II.
Dean BalsaminiHOST
what
Larrian GillespieGUEST
was Douglas Aircraft at the time.
Larrian GillespieGUEST
He hybridized avocados.
Larrian GillespieGUEST
I used to go out with him at night and wipe the smudge pots to keep the avocado mini orchard we had going.
David VanderhoofPANELIST
It's probably one of the single most famous aircraft in the world.
David VanderhoofPANELIST
And that is the Douglas DC-3 slash C-47.
David VanderhoofPANELIST
The B-23 and the B-18 both were Douglas derivatives to convert the C-47 using the wings and the tail and stuff into bombers.
David VanderhoofPANELIST
The B-18 actually went into service and was technically in combat and used over the Panama Canal during the war.
David VanderhoofPANELIST
as protection for the Panama Canal.
David ManteyHOST
A 75-year-old woman was recently added to the FBI's most wanted list for defrauding a bank and posing as a fake heiress to the McDonald Aircraft family.
David ManteyHOST
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Mary Carol McDonald, a former true crime producer and new most wanted fraudster with ties to LA, Montgomery, Alabama, and dubai mcdonald aircraft was a former u.s aerospace manufacturer based in st louis missouri founded in 1939 the company was known for making military jets like the f-4 phantom 2. mcdonald merged with douglas aircraft company to form mcdonald douglas in 1967 which later merged with boeing in august 1997. mary carol mcdonald is wanted in california for a host of alleged crimes a According to the FBI, from around July 2017 through May 2018, McDonald allegedly defrauded the Bank of California out of about $14.7 million.
David ManteyHOST
McDonald similarly targeted other financial institutions, taking another $15 million.
David ManteyHOST
But what is perhaps the most audacious is McDonald's false claims to be the heir to the McDonald Aircraft family, which holds an $80 million secret trust.
BranchyHOST
Is this a story you found? This is a well-known story that I'd...
BranchyHOST
So who is William Tompkins? William Tompkins was an American aerospace designer who served in the US Navy during World War II, later worked for major aerospace companies, including Douglas Aircraft, and he claimed to have been involved in classified intelligence and spacecraft development programs.
BranchyHOST
His background attracted attention for decades.
BranchyHOST
Three reasons he genuinely had history and proof of his position.
Willis CooperSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Okay.
Ernest ChappellVOICE_ACTOR
I work at Douglas Aircraft over in Santa Monica.
Ernest ChappellVOICE_ACTOR
Night shift.
Ernest ChappellVOICE_ACTOR
Oh.
Merrill E. JonesVOICE_ACTOR
Okay.
Ernest ChappellNARRATOR
I work at Douglas Aircraft over in Santa Monica.
Ernest ChappellNARRATOR
Night shift.
Ernest ChappellNARRATOR
Oh.
Larrian GillespieGUEST
Yes.
Larrian GillespieGUEST
And that he had multiple patents for Douglas aircraft.
Larrian GillespieGUEST
He invented the mechanism that's still used today.
Larrian GillespieGUEST
You know, when the plane's wheels go down, there's a piston response.
John Hope BryantHOST
Because my mother owned $15 to $18 an hour.
John Hope BryantHOST
She made that working at McDonald's, Douglas Aircraft.
John Hope BryantHOST
She had a high school education.
John Hope BryantHOST
She had a credit score of 854 when it went that high.
Candice DeLongHOST
Randy Kraft was born on March 19, 1945, in Long Beach, California.
Candice DeLongHOST
His father, Harold, had come from Wyoming during the war to work at Douglas Aircraft.
Candice DeLongHOST
His mother, Opal, was a seamstress and a school cook.
Candice DeLongHOST
Randy was the youngest child and the only boy.
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