Company:Morrow Aircraft Corporation

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Morrow Aircraft Corporation
IndustryAerospace
Founded1940; 86 years ago (1940)[1]
FounderHoward B. Morrow[1]
Headquarters
San Bernardino, California
,
United States
Key people

Morrow Aircraft Corporation was American aircraft and aerospace manufacturing company in San Bernardino, California. It developed a process to build airplanes out of plastic impregnated wood.[4]

History

Plans for a $65,000 plant at the yet-completed Municipal Airport, San Bernardino were announced in October 1940.[5] By the dedication of the airport in December, construction had started on the facility.[6] The 28,000 sq ft (2,600 m2) plant was somewhat unique in that it was completely air conditioned.[7] After originally facing a shortage of engineers, the company tripled its staff and moved to the new location in May 1941.[8][9] The company received a certificate authorizing expansion a few weeks later.[10]

Morrow was forced to sell its plant to the War Department in February 1942 for $64,000.[11][12] The following month, the company began removing its equipment to Rialto and the Tri-City Airport.[13] Shortly thereafter, it announced plans to begin hiring women and begin building wooden pilots' seats.[14][15] In 1943, it became the Morrow Aircraft-Ziebrach Joint Adventure.[16]

Aircraft

Model name First flight Number built Type
Morrow 1-L 1941 1 Single engine monoplane trainer

See also

  • California during World War II

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wagner, Ray (1990). Mustang Designer: Edgar Schmued and the Development of the P-51 (First ed.). New York, New York: Orion Books. pp. 94–96. ISBN 978-0-517-56793-7. http://archive.org/details/mustangdesignere0000wagn. Retrieved 7 November 2022. 
  2. ↑ "Big Airport Development Predicted". San Bernardino Daily Sun: pp. 16. 18 December 1940. http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/49173165. 
  3. ↑ "Morrow Aircraft Names V. G. Paradise". Los Angeles Times: p. 18. 9 February 1941. http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/380849585. 
  4. ↑ "New Technique Developed by Engineers for Construction at Morrow Aircraft Co.". San Bernardino Daily Sun: p. 6. 17 June 1941. http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/48934711. 
  5. ↑ "Aircraft Firm to Establish Plant in Valley". San Bernardino Daily Sun: pp. 11, 19. 2 October 1940. http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/49146461. 
  6. ↑ "Airport Ceremonies are Arranged". San Bernardino Daily Sun: pp. 11, 19. 7 December 1940. http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/49172391. 
  7. ↑ "New Trainer Designed by Morrow Engineers". San Bernardino Daily Sun: pp. 11, 19. 26 January 1941. http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/49144244. 
  8. ↑ "They Needed Engineers, Got Plenty". Van Nuys News: p. 1. 9 January 1941. http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/700447476. 
  9. ↑ "Aircraft Plant Triples Personnel". San Bernardino Daily Sun: p. 13. 29 May 1941. http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/48932361. 
  10. ↑ "Morrow Aircraft Plant Expansion Reported Certified". Bloomington News: p. 3. 6 June 1941. http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/747958278. 
  11. ↑ "[Untitled"]. Aviation: 301. February 1942. http://archive.org/details/sim_aviation-week-space-technology_1942-02_41_2/page/301. Retrieved 8 November 2022. 
  12. ↑ "Court Grants Cash Advance on Depot Site". San Bernardino Daily Sun: p. 13. 19 February 1942. http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/48947136/. 
  13. ↑ "Morrow Aircraft Leases New Sites". San Bernardino Daily Sun: pp. 4, 11. 9 March 1942. http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/48551240. 
  14. ↑ "Aircraft Firm Preparing for Hiring Women". San Bernardino Daily Sun: p. 12. 19 June 1942. http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/48946649. 
  15. ↑ "Morrow Aircraft Making Parts for America's Planes". Colton Courier: p. 1. 14 July 1942. http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/626335626. 
  16. ↑ "Officers Tell New Set Up of Morrow Firm". San Bernardino Daily Sun: p. 13. 28 January 1943. http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/48944967. 



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