The brand names of many iconic aircraft manufacturers that helped win WWII are no longer used. While some iconic names are preserved after mergers, as in the case of Northrop and Grumman, others have disappeared, as in the case of McDonnell and Douglas after merging with 
Boeing. More rarely, some companies like Curtiss-Wright continue operating today but no longer produce aircraft. Here are ten of the most iconic former American and British aircraft manufacturers whose brand names have disappeared and passed into the annals of history.