{"id":180048,"date":"2025-02-26T15:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T05:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/10defunct-military-aircraft-manufacturers\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T15:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T05:00:18","slug":"10-notable-defunct-us-uk-military-aircraft-manufacturers-we-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=180048","title":{"rendered":"10 Notable Defunct US &amp; UK Military Aircraft Manufacturers We Miss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The brand names of         <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink-article\" data-id=\"2032739\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/5-us-built-combat-aircraft-turned-tide-wwii\/\" >many iconic aircraft manufacturers that helped win WWII<\/a><\/span> 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             <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"67962\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/douglas\/\"  >Douglas<\/a><\/span> after merging with             <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"60363\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/boeing\/\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/boeing-icon.png?fit=contain&#038;h=22&#038;w=22\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>Boeing<\/a><\/span>. More rarely, some companies like Curtiss-Wright continue operating today but no longer produce aircraft. 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