Northrop Grumman (El Segundo, California)

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  Shneider

  Originally the former Pickwick Motor Coach Plant Jack Northrop purchased the 75 acres and buildings in 1934 for $25,000 for the second of three companies he started. North American Aviation was just to the north of Imperial Highway but it was located in Inglewood, CA. Douglas had 51% share in this company in 1938 a. When Jack Northrop left to start his last company it became the El Segundo Division of Douglas Aircraft. Previous to WWII this plant built the Northrop BT-1, the Douglas 7A, 7B, DB-7 Boston, A-20 and the DC-5. After WWII the plant built the AD, D-558-1, D-558-2, F3D, A2D, F4D, F5D, and A4D. Now under the control Northrop Grumman the plant builds FA-18 fuselages for Boeing's St. Louis final assembly plant (Formerly McDonnell Douglas.) and as of 2010 employed 12,500 employees located at El Segundo and Redondo Beach.

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