Sanford McDonnell, Former CEO of McDonnell Douglas, Dies at 89
Sanford Noyes McDonnell, the former CEO and chairman of McDonnell Douglas Corp., passed away at the age of 89 on March 19, 2012, due to pancreatic cancer. A WWII veteran who contributed to the Manhattan Project, McDonnell played a pivotal role in major aerospace initiatives, including the F-4 Phantom II and the Skylab space station.
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Sanford Noyes McDonnell, former CEO and chairman of McDonnell Douglas Corp., died at age 89 on March 19, 2012, in Clayton, Missouri, from pancreatic cancer. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII, worked on the Manhattan Project, and led significant aerospace projects, including the F-4 Phantom II and Skylab space station.
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